Elephant Man

OK....the past weekend was GREAT! Michael and I attended a Marriage Retreat through our church in Columbus, TX. It was called R&R with your spouse. They had an awesome speaker (Guy Gourley for those that know him) and we had lots of alone time and then time to play! We went Horseback riding, did a ropes course (zip lines) and then Michael and I went on a run around the lake! The food was so awesome. Nothing like camp food I am missing it already it was that good.

Bad things......Caden's ear infection worsened and I spent and hour with the ENT on call explaining our situation with him and that he needed an atibiotic. Really I( need my own perscription pad! He told me he would not put his 12 month old on an antibiotic so he wouldn't mine. I asked if they had the same history....ear infection with tubes..one gets blocked needed new tube..this one is partially blocked and he needs to get it unblocked before he has to have another surgery. I was at the doctor Wed and we knew this was a possibility.....can not have adnoids out becuase of hidden cleft paellete therefore ear infection usually leads to runny nose which leads to chest issues because of his asthmas..I am not asking for antibiotics for my health here I am trying to prevent his asthma from flaring. I start bawling so Michael gets on the phone for 30 minutes begging this guy to just call our docotr in the morning and explain the situation to her she would call us in meds trust us. He argues he is the doctor on call for 20 minutes and mIchale finally says we have had 5 surgeries with her between all our kids she knows us well we arejust asking for that patient/docotr relationship to mean something. Needless so say he was an *&@# BUT late yesterday afternoon on the way home our doctor called us and called us in an antibiotic...WAS THAT THAT HARD! MALE PRIDE I SWEAR!!!!!!!

....Then Michael's nose and the right side of his face started swelling...he looks like the elephant man promise! Keep your kids away if you do not want them to have nightmares. *Doesn't he look happy in the pictures this morning..I wanted to blog his deformaty..He was not so happy about it! So...we left the retreat early and headed to the ER Clinic by our house AGAIN and they had to drain it WOW!!! They deadened it and then stuck a needle in his nose. I told him not to be a baby..if the docotr could push Tate's staph out of her vagina with no deadining and he was deadened than he could do this just fine. He is now on his way to see an ENT for follow up and the fact his face is still swelling. All joking aside please pray for himsstaph is very dangerous and this is up on his fave close to the brain so along with my joking is much worry!!!

The other picture is of Jakey Boy getting ready for Tiny Texan Day./ I pray they took there pictures earlier before this storm blew in because he sure looks cute and he will be so upset if he does not get to ride that darn pony!

If you have never attended a Marriage retreat with your spouse DO IT!!!! It was amazing and we learned so much to help us love and respect eachother the way God intended!!!