Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Shoe sizes and body aches....

We have two boys in mens' shoe sizes now. Our 12 year old and almost 11 year old are now wearing men's 8 1/2 shoe sizes! Our 7 year old is not far behind. He is into the big boys' size 5. That just jumped school shoe shopping up A LOT! (I dare you to say school shoe shopping 5 times fast.)

My body hurts. My whole abdomen area hurts, my back hurts, my arms hurt. From moving Nephi around. I can't wait for Russell to come home to help with the moving part. I keep praying for the strength I need to move this broken leg boy around but end up feeling like I have a few hernias in the making. (I've already had my share of those.) Maybe in four more weeks little squirt will be able to put weight on his leg. Right now that phase of leg healing is out of the question. Spiral fractures take a long time to heal.

2 comments:

Millie said...

Poor girl. :(

I've had hernias too. Once they had me on the table, they had to repair five - one for each kid. :) Wow, we must be related!

Eileen said...

oh my gosh - your poor back and tummy! i know 5 years olds can be heavy on their own - but add a cast and they may as well be 6' tall adult males. my heart and prayers go out to you. have you tried delving into your rice reserves, filling a cut-up and tied up jammie leg with about 2 pounds of it then nuking it? it really feels good - and because it's bulky but flexy can really conform to what hurts. oh and it gets warm - but doesn't get hot enough to burn anything. i'm thinking about you dear. hugs!

I just love this picture! The beach...it's the place to be!

I just love this picture!  The beach...it's the place to be!
I think this was in 2004. It was Nephi's first trip to the beach. The boys were all so little! My have they grown.

Meet the Parents...Russell and Candace

Meet the Parents...Russell and Candace
It all started for us when Russell left for Cape Town South Africa on a mission. Candace felt inspired to write him - so she did! We wrote for 3 1/2 years. Candace came home from her mission to the Texas Houston East Mission and we dated for 5 months. We married in July 1994 and have been happy ever after!

Son 1...Donovan

Son 1...Donovan
Our 14 year old boy scouter, 50 miler bike rider, cartoon drawer, computer gamer, book reader, clarinet player, babysitter, 8th grader boy!

Son 2...Christopher

Son 2...Christopher
Our 13 year old, boy scouter, harry potter computer gamer, lego creator, imaginator, book reader, 6th grader boy!

Son 3...Michael

Son 3...Michael
Our 9 1/2 year old drama king, perfectionist (I wonder if he gets that from mom? lol), drawer of many things, 3rd grader boy!

Son 4...Nephi

Son 4...Nephi
Our8 year old keeper of surprises, leg breaker, book listener, lego creator, music enjoyer, 1st grader boy!