Mom update, 18th Bday and ENT news

Well it's definitely been a rough week! My mom's surgery went well overall. The surgeon replaced one disc and fix four so she now she is reattached with rods and screws. The original plan was that she would come home today but that's definitely a no go! I was in the waiting room from 2-7 with no news! I finally heard something from the doc and then had to wait almost two more hours to see my mom! That made for a very long day! I was so worn out! You wouldn't think sitting in a chair for hours on end is tiring but it definitely is. I did read Sue Grafton's new book U is for Undertow though. I definitely wished at that point that I had a Kindle though because after I read that I was bored! My mom has had trouble with getting sick from meds and such and last night she fell in the bathroom. That's right she was alone and fell! She is not to get up on her own but she did and ended up falling! Exactly what a patient that just had back surgery needs! Fortunately the nurse for the other patient in the room heard her yell and was able to help her but still! It shouldn't have happened! I doubt she will even be home tomorrow but I don't know. I'm going to be staying with her all weekend so even if she does go home I'll be there to help her out. Please continue to pray for her healing!!!

My beautiful daughter turned 18 yesterday! I can't believe she is 18, it blows my mind! She had a great day and her best friend Gage took her out to eat at Olive Garden so she was thrilled. Our family had taken her out over the weekend because she was too busy for us this week! She's going out "clubbing" with her friends this weekend. She's obviously never been to that sort of place before, ought to be interesting! Happy Birthday Jarika! I'm so proud to be your mom!!

Talking to her Grandmama in the hospital. This was before the tears set in, she is soooo close to my mom!

I accidentally burned Ariel's hair, sorry!

She got two more posters of Taylor Lautner, who doesn't need several posters of a hot werewolf huh?

Since I was off work all day Tuesday, Scott took today off so he could take Addy to the ENT. I couldn't miss my Tues/Thurs kids again so it was a big help! Dr. Ears was able to the left ear tube out with the assistance of Scott and a nurse. Not a pretty sight I guess! They did tympanograms on her and she did have peaks but they are going to do new tubes on the 15 of February! Yeah! I'm so glad he decided to go ahead and do them, I know if we don't we are going to be facing more infections and I'm sick of her being on so many antibiotics! Praying things go smoothly! When she got her first set of tubes she was also having her analplasty surgery so we joked what a breeze tubes are!!

Tonight my brother is with my mom again and I'm heading to the basketball game with the girls and Cooper. Scott and Jake are going to his basketball practice. It's Breast Cancer Awareness night so everyone's supposed to be in pink! I made the cheerleaders some bows to wear, they're pretty cute. I'll get pix tonight!