Fractured Clavical

I'm hoping one thing doesn't happen - my son has my injury proneness....

What a way to start a blog post, but I'm serious. The other day Cash and I took his first trip to the doctor's for a broken bone. Yes, he fell and ended up in the doctor's office.

Let me tell you that Cash is a daredevil. He will do anything and everything just to be able to climb, jump, run, twist, turn, etc... He loves adventure! Well, he decided that it was a good idea to put his shirt over his legs and rock really hard in my black rocking chair. Well, that resulted in him falling straight onto his shoulder. I didn't see it happen, but I heard it. It was a loud, "Crunch!"

I had been cleaning up Colt from breakfast when Cash came into the kitchen screaming. At first I though the just bonked his head because he ALWAYS bonks his head, but he just kept crying. He had this huge lump on his head behind his left ear so I made him show me what happened. He kept pointing at the chair, so I was like, "hmmm". I went and put Colt down for his nap and came back and started to rock Cash and he kept going "owie owie owie" on his shoulder. I then put him in the chair and started to inspect him. I got looking and could tell that one of his collarbones looked different then the other. I then called his pediatrician and they told me to bring him in and they would squeeze him in. After waiting for what seemed like an eternity, Dr. Erickson finally came in and said I was right to bring him in and we needed x-rays. He told me to call my insurance and see where I needed to go. After being on the phone for 10+ minutes I was told I couldn't go to the hospital 100 feet away and had to drive across town. Cash was so tired by this point, but at least we didn't have to go back to his doctor's office.

After getting checked in, we went and got his x-ray's done and then went home, sling and all. Cash was so tired he passed out about 20 minutes after we got home. He was such a trooper through all of this and I couldn't believe how much of a little boy he was. He was patient and didn't cry much. The only time he really cried was during the second picture of the x-ray. He finally realized something was going on and needed me (made me feel good).

We now have to keep his arm swaddled against his body for the next 3-6 weeks as it heals. We go back in two weeks for a checkup and then we will know more by then. Cash is doing extremely well for the circumstances and I'm shocked that he is taking it in strides. He has a little trouble sleeping, but other than that - what a trooper!

I know this probably won't be our last trip for x-ray's, but at least I know he can handle it.

It's a New Year

So much has happened this past year I don't know where to begin. All I can say is that so far 2012 has been good and we have a lot going on. So much so that I will make the officially announcement here.

We are moving.

To Helper.

And to Salt Lake.

We are going to be split up.

Why you ask? Because Jeff and I are going to be saving a lot of money this way, which will enable us to pay off our debts in about a year or two. We are sick of being poor. We are sick of not being able to do anything because of bills So, come March, the boys and I will be spending our days in Helper and four of the days Jeff will be up here in North Salt Lake working. He is going to get a small cheap studio apartment and he will come down on his days off (4 each week) now that he is a full-time operator at his work.

Am I looking forward to this? NO! Well, yes too. I don't want to be separated from Jeff, I hate being away from him. He is the butter to my bread and I don't know what I will do without him around all the time. Even if I only get to see if for a few hours each night before I pass out, he still is in bed with me. Four nights a week my bed will be lonely. I probably will make my dogs sleep with me just because of this. But on the brighter side of things, we will be getting our business taken care of. We will be able to get some bills paid and not have to stress from pay check to pay check. We will be able to start putting money in savings and eventually buy a house up in the Woods Cross/West Bountiful area. We will keep the house in Helper, but since Jeff has such a good job at the Holly Refinery, it makes no sense for him to leave his job. 

So with that said, here comes being a single mom for four days a week. I am lucky though because I do have family around in the Carbon County area that will probably be willing to help me out when I need a break. Plus, my parents just moved to Manti so they are just over the mountain if I need my kids to go to Grandma and Grandpa's for a weekend or so. Also, Jeff's mom and Uncle will be around as well.

We have thought over and over about this and if there is any chance of us getting out of debt, this is what we have to do. We have to sacrifice for us to be able to have a bright future. I hear a lot of families do this and it's going to be hard but Jeff and I have such a solid relationship I know we will make this work. We will just be doing a lot of skyping during the days he isn't home haha

Well, as for the boys, they are getting huge! They turn 27 months and 15 months old in a few weeks and they have fully come out with their personalities. Colt cracks us up daily and Cash is repeating EVERYTHING we say. They are monsters and I'm not going to lie, they wear on my patience, but I would not trade being a mom for the world. I may complain but I love 100x more than I complain and I'm so happy to have the little boys that I do. They can put a smile on any body's face and just make you crack up with a silly word or a silly face. I love my bugeal and jugeal.

As for me, I'm hanging in there. We have a lot to do in the next month or so so I will be extremely busy. Jeff has been working so much and I'm so thankful to have him in my life. He does so much for this family and we would be lost without him. The boys love their dad so much and sometimes I feel like they wouldn't survive without one of his wrestling matches haha they love to wrestle with their dad!

Well, that's all for now. I promise I will try to blog more, we have just been so busy and I've been trying to keep my head on straight.

Hope all is well with everyone! Here's to going back to our roots!

As always - smile!