Another project done

We used to have some old barn wood behind the TV.

I wanted a change...so we took it down.

It took me a while to figure out how we wanted to do it...but we finally decided.

So this is what we put together .

I love it...and I am so excited to get pictures put up to make it look even better.

I love projects...

And I love projects that my hubby and I get to do together...

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Elsie got another present today.

Dussy Boy sent her a poster of her Strip.

She was so excited!!!

And lucky for me, I had some hand-me-down frames...

Elsie wanted it pink, so we painted it pink, and I put some green material on the mat.

Now it is hanging right by her head at night.

And she LOVES it!!!

She has been doing so great today.

I am so excited to have my Elsie back!

Sweet...

Elsie got another card today.

It was another one from Emmy.

Emmy sent her a cute little bathrobe card telling her that she was proud of her for taking a bath the other day...it was so cute!

But you know what Elsie's favorite part was....

The picture Emmy included.

It is Elsie and her Emmy.

Love it.

She stared at it for minutes...she even has the same picture in a frame by her bed.

She loves her Emmy.

Emmy loves her tons too!

Enough to take time off work next week to come see her...we can't wait!!!

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So this is becoming a blog about Elsie...oh well...

I write about what goes on in our day..and lately our days have been consumed with Elsie.

But good news today.

She has been ROCKIN' it today!!!

She woke up grumpy...

But she wanted breakfast this morning...which she hasn't had for about a week....

Then she kept eating...cereal, pudding, ice cream...I thought she would be sick.

She played really good all day.

Not very much crying.

She is so close to being back to her sweet little self.

I weighed her today.

I knew she had lost weight...her little body is just a tiny skeleton!

The day we did the surgery, she weighed 29 lbs.

Today she is 24 lbs.

FIVE POUNDS!!!

That is a lot!

I think about what a difference 5 pounds makes on a adult body...think about it on one that is already too tiny!

So I can't wait to fatten her up now that she is eating real food!

Playing....

Isn't play dough the greatest creation???

Elsie played with it today, and it made her very happy.

She is doing pretty good today.

Still pretty weak and tired.

But I think we are close to having our little sweet Elsie back!

After school Madi got to play with our new friend who moved in across the street.

Cassi wasn't very happy about it.

But her and I made a cute little Taylor Swift cut-out picture...and she played with Play dough.

She was pretty happy.

She made quite the mess...but she was happy.

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Tonight was back to school night for Cassi class.

I am really excited about Cassi's teacher...and I am so excited about how excited Cassi is about school!

It is gonna be a great year!

More LOVES from afar...

I think this little girl has received something from someone who loves her EVERY DAY since she had her tonsils out.

She is getting pretty spoiled rotten...and she deserves it.

She got a very cute little bumble bee and flower card from aunt Emmy today...she was so excited about the 'I Love You' sign Emmy drew inside...but I do think that a surprise visit from Aunt Emmy might be even better...(I am just teasing...)

Thanks Emmy!!!

She also got a package in the mail today from her Dussy Boy.

(I hope you don't think this gets you out of wearing your orange and blue for the rest of the season!)

It was just the thing we needed to get Elsie up and out of bed...she had so much fun...

Thanks Dussy Boy!!!

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We actually got out of the house today...

It wasn't bad.

We got some grocery shopping done.

We got home and she had a little melt-down.

She was just so tired!

I am wondering how long it is gonna take to get her energy and strength back up...

And I am wondering how long it is gonna take for her to adjust to going back to school!

She is a tough little girl, though...we will get through it!

Go BSU!!!

It's the big game tonight!!!

We LOVE this time of year!

He is in a shirt that is too little and a hat that is too big...

I need to invest in some bronco gear for this boy!

Now that is one adorable little girl, right!

She is wearing her bronco shirt, specially made for her by her Dussy boy.

(Dussy, I know the bet you made with Brent...I am gonna hold you to it! If we win, you cheer for us ALL YEAR!!!)

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Today was a good, no great, day.

I had a special visitor stop by this morning.

My amazing friend, who shall remain nameless...stopped by and told me she was there to help me clean the house.

I was so grateful, a little embarrassed...but so grateful.

The girls were such great helpers.

Elsie was good the whole time, watching Dora...

Porter was mad when my friend left...she took the girls with her to go play...and he wanted to be with her too...it was cute.

I fed Porter lunch and put him down for a nap...

Then I gave Elsie my full attention.

She wasn't feeling so good.

I tried to hold her...then she wanted me to put her down, then hold her, then put her down...over and over...finally I got her to let me hold her and rock her to sleep.

I fell asleep with her for a little bit.

It was nice.

Then I got a quick shower, did a few other things around the house before Porter woke up...

It was very relaxing.

Just what I needed.

Thanks so much to my friend who shall remain nameless.

Sunday...

Well, we made it through the day.

We skipped church, obviously.

With Brent at work, and Elsie not all better yet, we weren't gonna try it.

So we laid around and stayed in our jammies all day.

Elsie kinda had a rough day.

She did a lot of crying and sleeping.

But when she was happy, she was HAPPY!

She really has the most perfect smile...even with that dang Binky...

I finally got her to take a bath today.

She was one dirty little girl.

She had medicine in her hair...and food in there...and who knows what else.

I needed her to take a bath...but I DID NOT want to make her upset.

My friend Jenni took the other kids to the park this afternoon, thanks Jenni!

Then I went and put my swim suit on and told Elsie I was gonna take a bubble bath.

I got the bath all full and bubbly...she was pretty weary of me...but sat on my lap and watched the bath fill up.

Then I set her on the floor and jumped in the tub in my swim suit.

Then I played with the bubbles and made a big spectacle out of it.

She stuck her arms in and I convinced her to take her jammies off so they wouldn't get wet...

Then I got her to sit on the side of the tub to stick her toes in...

Then I just pulled her in the tub with her tights and diaper on.

She looked at me like I was crazy, but then she thought it was funny.

It took some trickery to get her hair wet and shampooed and rinsed off...she got mad at me a few times...but I recovered quickly.

I finally got her all done and out and dried off, then she got mad.

Really mad.

She wanted to go to bed and she wanted me to leave.

I hate leaving her when she is crying...but sometimes that is just what she wants...and it breaks my heart!

So she didn't get her hair brushed...but I would rather have snarls then crunchy old medicine in her hair!

She is sleeping now...and I hope she has a good night.

I assume tomorrow will go like today did...

I hope I can just keep her comfortable and try to stay away from crying...it has got to hurt her throat like crazy!

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I love the way this boy carries his trucks around.

He grabs their ladders and drags them around.

Just adorable...

(Hey, look, he is wearing a shirt again!)

One project checked off the list...YAY!!!

I am including this picture, only because I think she looks so darn cute playing her guitar!!!

Great work Cassi...you are a natural!

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Looky-looky!!!

My chairs are done!!!

My chairs I got for my birthday, back in march!!!

The picture is terrible lighting...I need to take one during the day...

But now I am so excited to work on my table, and cabinets and counters...oh man...there is so much on my to-do list!!!

I am really happy with how they turned out.

I didn't take any short-cuts with this make-over...like I usually do.

I want them to last.

So we did it right!
I hope to find some cool turned legs to use when I re-do the table....that would look much better, right???

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Elsie is doing much better today.

She did throw-up this morning...but that might have been more to do with her ice-cream that she had for breakfast...

Hey, if I can get her to eat something...ANYTHING...I am gonna do it!

We did have a pretty scary experience giving her antibiotics to her today.

She holds the medicine in the back of her throat, and won't breathe...I am sure she feels like she is drowning.

Well, today...she didn't breath...and she still didn't breath.

I tired everything I knew to do...

She was turning blue.

SHE COULD NOT BREATH!

Finally Brent ran over and grabbed her from me and whacked her back, and got her to take a breath.

I can't do it.

I can't do that to my poor little Baby girl anymore.

It broke my heart.

She had a pretty good day after she recovered from that.

She has her beautiful smile back.

And her voice.

Her little voice is so sweet.

Like a little angel.

And surprisingly loud without those huge tonsils in there!

I think, THINK, we are through the worst...

I sure hope we are.

She just melts my heart...

She is just the sweetest little thing, with the best hugs!

Lots of LOVE...

There are a lot of people out there who love this little girl.

She has had so many well wishers...and presents.

She is a little spoiled!

Thanks so much to everyone who has helped to make her recovery as good as possible!!!

She got this card from Grandma Ene today, and it could not have come at a better time.

Elsie slept most of the morning until about 2:00 in the afternoon.

She was very lethargic, and not drinking...

I was getting really concerned about how she looked and how she was acting.

We came close to taking her to see if she needed IV's at the emergency room...

Well, I convinced her to have some ice cream...and then I gave her the card that Grandma sent in the mail.

She was so excited...not only was it a card...but it had STRIP on it!!!

Thanks Grandma...you saved the day!

She is doing better.

She has had o pain medication today, I still had to do the antibiotics...

My heart was broken today.

She wouldn't even let me hold her...cause I think she thought I was gonna give her medicine if she allowed me to hold her.

That makes me sad.

But we made amends tonight, and she told me she loves me and promised to love me tomorrow too.

I love you Elsie Rose...get better soon!

Recovering...

Today was kinda a weird day with Elsie.

They said that the first few days to expect her to just lay around and not do much.

Except the last two days, it has been hard to keep her from running around.

So I was a little worried today when she wasn't doing anything.

She wouldn't even drink.

And she stayed in bed all morning long.

But she wasn't crying...but she wasn't doing anything else.

When it came time for medicine, I would ask her if she was hurting anywhere, and she would grab her neck.

So we tried talking to her about how the medicine makes her feel better.
Well, needless to say, her medication was spread out pretty far today...

It just kills me to give it to her.

I really feel like I am drowning my own child.

Well...at about 1:30, I needed to give her antibiotics to her...so we did the pain stuff at the same time.

I thought she would hate me forever.

She looked at me like she couldn't believe that I was doing this to her.

I hate that.

Then she wanted to go back to bed...

So I took her...she wouldn't look at me.

She was very upset with me.

So I laid her down and asked her if she still loved me.

She gave me her "I Love You" sign.

And I knew we were good.

I can't wait until we can get past this medication thing.

I really believe she would rather have her throat in pain, than take the medicine...but I can't do that either!

Elsie loves to make this sign too.

We got the idea from Taylor Swift (who we all love).

A little heart made out of your hands...

Elsie is so excited that she has mastered it!

Isn't she a cutie?

I am sure glad she still loves me after I torture her.

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Hey, and look...

Porter is wearing a shirt!!!!

Porter is doing good with his ear infections...he is just clingy...

He had a lot of fun helping Dad clean out the garage...

I was taking pictures of Dads old tools to sell, and he crawled right in the pictures.

I think I might now a little boy who would LOVE to have Dads old tools...

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The big girls got to go swimming with the Young's tonight.

It was fun for them to get out and play...

And I have to tell you...Madi has been a very pleasant girl to be around.

She has been so helpful.

She willingly helps with Porter

She is being nice to Cassi.

She is letting Cassi sleep in her room tonight so Elsie doesn't wake Cassi up...

She talks to me likes she likes to be around me...I am loving it!

I like 4th grade!

Melt-down

Yesterday she was a little emotional...but I think today took the cake!

Cassi had a complete meltdown today.

She is so worn out and exhausted from being at school all day.

But I am sure she will adjust.

It is sad to see Cassi so upset...

It looks mean that I took pictures...but I warned her.

I told her I would take pictures if she didn't stop so she could see how silly she was being...

Well, that didn't work.

I am sure she will fully adjust after a couple weeks...right???

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Elsie is doing really good.

If you would have asked me last night at 3:30, 4:30 and 5:30 a.m....I would have not said that things were going good.

Last night was bad.

She hates the medicine...she hates it even more at night time...
I hate giving it to her...and I have to every 3 hours!!!

She holds it in the back of her throat and won;t swallow it, and she holds onto me for dear life cause she probably feels like she is drowning.

All I can say is I hope that part gets easier.

Other than the times she has to get her medicine...she is AWESOME!

But every three hours and then twice a day for the antibiotics...that is A LOT of unwanted medicine!

Oh, and on top of it all...Brent took Porter to the Dr. today cause he has been acting clingy and rotten (more than usual)...and he was talking about his ears today...and sure enough, he has double ear infections!!!

Poor little boy.

He can be as rotten as he wants.