Nathan

On July 31st, Nathan was admitted into the Henderson hospital. He suffered from acute paralysis in his lower legs, low blood pressure, low sodium levels and dehydration.  They monitored him overnight and decided to send him on to Bryan in Lincoln the following day. He was in the ICU for 10 days and then transferred to Bryan West to begin rehabilitation. 

The boys and I went to visit him on August 15th and they had fun peppering him with all kinds of curious questions. They even played a round of bingo with some of the other patients.

Nathan is still unable to stand on his own but he is making small improvements and his attitude remains positive. He plans to move home on August 28th and will be in a wheel chair for a while and work with the amazing Sutton PT team.

End of Summer

The final days of summer always get a bit dicey in our house. The kids have done did all the summer things and are bored with life and each other. And I am ready for the house to be quiet again so I can focus on work. 

When the patience runs thin, I call for reinforcements.  

Fortunately, we have an Aunt, Uncle, two cousins, and Papa & Grandma willing and ready to take the kids for some end of the summer fun.

Mason talked both Grandma and then Papa into the Drop Zone in Kearney.  They also went to Fort Kearney and the Archway. 

One evening, Uncle Chad and Kelly let them ride along to Anna's softball game in Kearney and Aunt Kelly took them to the Sandy Channel for an afternoon of swimming.

Grandma took Jentry shopping, to the Tasty Bowl and snuck in a stop at the quilt shop.

The cousins shuffled them to and from their house a few times and they are always so good to entertain them.

New Views

On June 30th, I closed on our new house in Holdrege. We slowing started packing and moving items throughout the month of July and the boys and I officially started staying here on July 28th. 

This season has come with many emotions but we are grateful for this new opportunity and are taking in all the new views.

Morning coffee and sunlight on the east deck.

Full "Buck" Moon over the backyard.

New friends in the North Park.

Phelps County Demo Derby

Holdrege Pool

TJ in his flag football, purple jersey!

Western glow from the front porch.

Sunrise over North Park Lake

Sunday's best - Handsome boys!

Painting the gaming room Kensington Blue.

Sunset cruise on the edge of town.

Often times the right choices are the most difficult. 

In time, we will settle in to our new community, make new friends, discover new activities and be grateful for new beginnings, peaceful moments and deep joy.

Edgerton

This summer Grandma Bose came to Sutton and took Tucker for a special day of his choosing. He spent the entire day at the Edgerton Explorit Center in Aurora. He was having so much fun he didn't even want to stop and eat lunch! 

SOAR Camp

In July, Mason attended his third and final year of Summer Orientation About Rivers (SOAR) Camp. He had a great time exploring outside, along the Platte River and even got to SOAR into the night with a late night session in the dark. At one point, he got to use his artistic abilities to draw this owl and I just love it!

4th of July

Fireworks - Flags - Family - Friends - Fun - Fourth

Another ER Visit

For a third time I sat next to the very same bed in the Henderson ER.  This time beside Tucker. 

It was late evening on July 1st and the boys had talked Nathan into buying and lighting a few fireworks.  They were all set up on driveway when I left to the store and when I returned there were some remnants of fireworks but no one in sight. My mind immediately went to the worst case scenario and I was certain someone had blown off their hand.

To my surprise, the injury was not the direct result of a firework but rather a poorly placed gas meter. Apparently, Tucker was looking up and chasing after a parachute when he ran directly into the neighbor's gas meter.  The meter left a cut to his scrotum that warranted a drive to the ER. 

Tucker was very brave but he did request that Mason come along for moral support and of course Foxy came too. The doc said glue vs. stitches should do the trick and Tucker celebrated with a fist in the air. 

He was sore for a few days and had to stay out of the lake and pool but fortunately no major harm done. He is healing up well.