The tennis star

Megan and I went to Billings, Montana last weekend so she could play in a tennis tournament. She entered into the 18 year old girls singles and the Women's open catagories. She worked her but off and came out the champion in both events. She was so great. She played some of the best matches ever. I was really impressed with her. I loved just getting to spend three days, sitting in a lawn chair under a shade tree watching her play and reading my book. Just a great weekend. The end of this month we are off to Cody Wyoming so she can play in another tournament.

Sam is on vacation for the next 18 days and really looking forward to having so much time off work. I am still going to work, but take off a couple days when we go to Cody.

Great News -- prayer's answered

Well today marks one month since my son broke his humerous just below his shoulder sliding into home plate during his baseball game. He got to experience a lot of firsts that day. His first real ride in an ambulance (don't think he want's to experience that again, it wasn't as great as they make it look in the movies.) His first real extensive broken bone and his first major injury that required extensive time in the ER. Well Monday was the magical day because we had another doctor appoinment. The great news was there is new bone growth and his arm is healing on his own so there will not be any surgery. When he first broke it and we went to the orthopedic surgeon there were 2 options: 1) do surgery right away, setting the break and putting in rods and plates to hold the bone or 2) just wait it out and see if the bone moves into place setting itself with gravity and new bone will begin to grow healing the break (if after a month they would do the surgery than if this didn't happen.) He said there was about a 20% chance he wouldn't need to do surgery but once he did the surgery his arm would forever be weak and many of the activities he enjoys such as baseball and football would be out. Well we figured since he was only 14 and that he had his whole life ahead of him, we would go with option 2 and pray like crazy that he doesn't need the surgery. Well Monday those prayers were answered. The bone is healing all on his own.... no surgery!! Jerad will still be in his cast for another 8 weeks and than begin physical therapy to regain some strength and motion he has lost with his arm tied to his body but all is good.

I worked on a couple layouts last night for a word challenge "go" and "stop". Tomorrow Megan and I are off for a tennis tournament in Billings!!

Happy June

Boy does it feel like June weather, it is cloudy and rainy here again today. I love the smell of rain, but don't so much like when it comes and stays for a week. It is great though because we are actually at about normal percipitation for the year right now which hasn't happened in years. Maybe not near as many forest fires this year.

Glad things for the day:
It is FRIDAY!
I have a crop tonight (love some time with friends).
Mike has a race this weekend over in Dickinson!!
Hubby changed the water in the Hot Tub last night so it is clean and smells so good!!
A weekend of scrapbooking planned!!
And my kit from Scrap in Style will hopefully be here!!

The window is one I altered to hang on my wall. I love it!! I got a bunch of old windows when they remodeled the fair grounds and wasn't sure what to to with them, I just knew I would use them for the craft show this fall. Anyway this is what I came up with. I made it so I can insert new pictures into the layouts. I am also making layouts in the christmas theme so that I can put them in during the holiday season with pictures of past holidays.

Happy Friday, all.

State Tennis

Wow I have to say I was really impressed at the State Tennis meet this week. Megan lost her first match and than won her second, but lost out on the third round. It was amazing how hard those kids played. They gave it their all. I am so proud of her for even making it to state.

Today we were working on some senior pictures today. Here is one of my favorites from today.

Happy Thursday

I just stopped in at work to catch up on a few things before heading off to see my daughter at the State Tennis meet. Jerad is sporting a new (holy cow 268.00) piece of plastic on his arm. I had to laugh because the cast sounds so funny "functioning humerous". I had to laugh at him yesterday when the doctor was talking to him and he pipes up and tells the doctor he doesn't know why anyone would name the bone the humerous because there is nothing funny about it. That is so my wise son, who questions everything.

I am so glad that he got the new cast and things are good. I am a little leary about changing the cast because it has a cloth compression sleeve that goes under the plastic that has to be changed every couple of days. So basically hubby and I have to take the cast off change the sleeve while holding his arm where it broke with out moving it. I am such a worrier that the thought of being the one responsible for moving his arm scares me to death. I told him I hope it doesn't start stinking for about a week, so I have some time to get my nerve up to change it.

Off to watch tennis today!! Hope everyone is having a great day.

State Qualifiers in Tennis

Well here they are, our small town State Tennis Qualifiers. Left to Right
Justin Duke and Addie Lordemann, Assistant coaches, Rich Lindgren, DCHS tennis coach
Bethany Orcutt and Ashlea Duke (2nd place doubles), Mariah Linn (2nd place singles), Alex Tsomaya (3rd place singles), Blake Anderson (4th place singles), and Megan Geiger (4th place singles).

I have never been so proud of my daughter to watch her struggle in 90 plus degree weather with exhaustion because her match was already going on 3 1/2 hours to take state qualifing position. There were 16 people in her group and to come out in one of the top 4 spots is truly amazing, especially for a Junior in high school.

Random Thoughts

I am really starting to get nervous about tomorrow. My worry is that Jerad will have to have surgery to place the rods and pins in his upper arm where he broke it. I worry the bone hasn't moved into position on it's own over the last week and half and that he will need the surgery. I worry that they will try to set it tomorrow and he will be in pain. I just worry what tomorrow will bring for him.

Last night I started working on some "layouts" to hang on the window of the tennis bus taking the state qualifiers to their tennis meet. I just took a 12x12 sheet of paper that has a ball going over the tennis net. I put everyone's name at the top in large letters and than on the white top of the net, I am putting the words Red Devil Tennis. I am hoping to have a picture of each of the state qualifiers to add to the layout when I tape them up on the bus windows. Than when they take them home they can hang them up there.

Blue

Took this from my friend Becca's blog post. It was amazing how accurate this is to how I truly am.

BLUE

You give your love and friendship unconditionally. You enjoy long, thoughtful conversations rich in philosophy and spirituality. You are very loyal and intuitive.

Find out your color at QuizMeme.com!

Happy Monday all, I am feeling very grateful today. It is a cloudy rainy day here but that is a great thing. We need the rain and I am loving being inside. It will make me appreciate the sun later this week when I can be outside enjoying it. I just am so thankful today for all the things I have in my life and how greatful I am to be able to enjoy them. Guess in a strange way I am just really appreciating everything that is right in my life today!! Hope you all have a great Monday!

Lego Land

Just working on some layouts today. Here is one I did of Jerad and Freddie-Leigh at the Mall of America!

Going to State Baby

I am so excited right now. My daughter, Megan, is going to State Tennis next weekend. She is a junior and this will be her first year at state!! I am not sure if she is going in ranked 3rd or 4th in the division in singles yet because she still has another match, but she is so going!!

She just played the marathon match of her life. She took the court at 11:15 and finished her last set at 3:00. 3 hours and 45 minuted in 90 plus weather. It was the most awesome match of the whole year!! She won the first set in a tie-breaker, lost the 2nd set in a tie-breaker and won the third set in a tie-breaker. My daughter was so excited, but I was so disappointed in the other girl because she threw her rachet down and walked off the court, not shaking hands or anything. Megan gathered her stuff and went to shake hands with the girl, but she wouldn't shake her hand. Megan is a true sportsman, she does get down on herself, but she gives it 100% to everything she does. I am so proud of her.