Miss Britt Update!

Hey all just thought I would give you all an update! If you have a weak stomach don't look at the x-rays I attached or even read this post!! LOL
Things didn't quite go as well as we initially thought they would but all ended well so YAAAY for small victories! We arrived at the hospital at about 10 minutes to 7 and they got her all prepped and then we just had to wait for the doctor to arrive. He got there a little after 8 and they took her back and started surgery. At first, we were told they were going to manually manipulate her finger back into position without opening it up and then place pins into the bones (which would then later be removed) to hold them into place until it healed and it would only be about a half an hour until she was done. They said it looked really good and they thought all was well until the doctor flexed her finger up towards her hand. When he did that instead of rotating in with the rest of the fingers the pinkie was still rotating outwards. So, at the 20 minute mark the PA, (who was AWESOME BTW and it turns out Matt used to date his sister and he was also in wrestling with him), came out to tell us that they were going to have to open the finger up and set it that way and then put the pins into the finger from there in order to get it rotated into the correct position. After attempting to do that for an additional half and hour, they couldn't get the pins to stay in place and the bones kept rotating out of position so they decided the best option was going to be to put screws into the bone all along the fracture to hold it in place. She will have them in her hand the rest of her life which kinda stinks but what can you do? hehe We were finally able to leave the hospital just a little after 11 a.m. and she has been doing AWESOME! She is so amazing and tougher than tough! She came out of the anesthesia really well (no thrashing, screaming or fighting) and her finger is still numb for the most part with only mild pain (or so she says, I have a feeling it may be worse than what she says but she isn't one to complain). Anywho, in about 2 weeks she will be able to have the stitches removed and in about 3 months it should be healed completely! :) Thank you Teresa and Allen for coming and babysitting my two youngest boys!! You are life savers!! Thanks VERY much to everyone for all your well wishes and prayers!! You guys are so amazing and wonderful! I feel silly for having been as stressed as I have been about all this (after all it's just a pinkie finger hehe) but my excuse is I am a mom and can't help it! LOL Anywho, here are the pics and xray's!! Thanks again to all!! :) Cross your fingers that this is the end of bad stuff for us this year!! LOL

Worst freaking day ever!!

Poor Britt!! She had one of the worst days I think almost any girl could have! This morning I got the dreaded "your kid is hurt" call from the school and went to get her. She had been crying (which if you know my kids is extremely unusual) and looked like she was in pain. She had been playing Frisbee with her math class and she and another kid ran into each other and she ended up breaking her little finger on her right hand. The "wonderful" lady we saw at the doctors office kept giving me the well it's probably just sprained talk because of course Britt wasn't crying at all and even when she pulled and touched it, she didn't make a peep (again normal for my kids) and I knew it was broken so she said she would send us to get x-rays "just in case". Sure enough it was broken clean threw. YUCKY!! It was kinda funny when she called I made the comment, "I told you she was tough!" and she replied "yeah I believe you now!" STUPID GOOBER! Anywho, it isn't a perfectly straight clean break so we get to go to a orthopedic surgeon on Thursday (after the swelling goes down) to get it looked at and fixed. Poor girl! AND as if that wasn't enough to ruin the poor girls day... she went out and was riding her rip stick around and one of the neighborhood dogs ran up and bit her on the leg! GAAAA! Luckily it wasn't a real bad bite, nothing we had to see the doctor for or anything but still!?! It gave her a good bruise and we were mean and called and filed a report with the police just so there was a record of it in case someone else ever gets bitten. What a way to become ubber popular with the neighborhood! LOL Anywho, life has been a little tough around here for a while and that is why I haven't updated in a LONG while! Matt sprained his ankle last week playing basketball with the elder's quorum, my fibromyalgia itching is coming back with a vengeance and Tyson is struggling with what I think is most likely asthma. Stinking health issues!! Anywho, crappy, crappy, crappiness all around and for those reasons I will stop now while this is still somewhat readable! hehe I do have pics from recent good happenings to post but haven't gotten them on here (of course!) I will try later! :)

Whitewash... Again! :)

We went there again! It was pretty good too! The first night was freaking cold but I am blaming that on leaving the vent open on the trailer cause we were afraid we would suffocate! LOL It was a little windy a some of the time but I just walked around in my goggles so it didn't bother me! LOL One of the kids with our group of friends got his thumb smashed horribly but is now doing well! Other than those few hiccups it was a TON of fun! The last day was even getting to where it was TOO hot, which is funny because when we left Springville, there was at least three inches of snow on the ground! We were there on Dillan's birthday so Matt made him dutch oven brownies! When we put the candles in they started to melt so we had to dig out all the wax before we could eat them but they were still really good! :) I didn't get a lot of pictures we have more video but I still don't know how to get it on here! :( So here are the few pics I have...

There is Dillan's dutch oven brownie cake!! Happy Birthday Dillan! :) He was sooo excited to be 7!! I don't know why he was so excited to be 7 but he was! hehe The ones of Matt and Brittany are when they were riding down this INSANELY scary rock that is UBBER steep but you can't really tell from the pictures. Britt's machine goes right up it, although the front tires try to come off if Matt doesn't lean WAY forward! This was her first trip riding her new four wheeler and she LOVED it! She even learned to run her clutch really well! :) I can't believe Matt talked her into riding down that rock either! Usually we all get off and make Matt ride all the machines up stuff we don't want to go up (or down) or can't get up (or down) because we aren't real good riders yet or because it is too scary! The pics of all the kids on their machines is one of our favorite places to stop! It is pretty and quiet there and there is a little ledge the kids climb up on and sit on and eat snacks when we bring them! :) It was so nice with everyone having their own machines! It was getting really hard to ride with Dillan on mine because he is tall enough our helmets hit together when we hit bumps and stuff. In another year he will be able to get his license and we won't have to stress about getting a ticket! LOL I think that is part of the reason he was so excited to be 7 because then he only has one more year until he can take his class!