The End of a Season

It has been a really fun year watching our granddaughter, Cami play basketball.  With such a small team, he had opportunity to play on the Varsity team as well. 

We have such a week conference that she was able to play Varsity a lot!  The only real competition was Manawa and although the games were hard fought, they did split and share the conference title.

I've seen her confidence increase as the season went on.  

The season ended in Edgar in the semi-final regional game.  We were most interested in this official who spent more time bent over than upright.  He didn't move very much and was rarely in position to make a call.  I believe with officials all calling the infractions in their own area the outcome may have been different.  Either way, it was a fun season to be a part of.

 

Oral Surgery is Fun

Tom had a tooth that never erupted through the skin.  I knew about it from the time he was a teenager.  The tooth was very close to the sinus and the oral surgeon said he didn't want to touch it.

Fast forward to this past summer.  Tom had a dentist appointment and Laurie said he flinched as she cleaned his teeth and got near that spot.  Dr. Walsh said it needed to come out.  

I was to find an oral surgeon and there are just none that take his insurance.  Oh wait, there's one in the Milwaukee area.  Not driving down there.  Then I thought about what it would cost and decided to make an appointment with the same oral surgeons that removed the wisdom teeth of all our children.  

We went to have the tooth removed and the surgeon said the tooth was partially through and the x-ray she had didn't give her a very good look at the way the tooth was positioned.  She wanted to do a 3-D scan which was only available on the east side clinic.  I made a new appointment.

He had the tooth removed and I was told what a good patient he is.  The 3-D scan was referred to several times during the procedure.  So much so that the surgeon said we didn't have to pay for it.  That's a savings of $200!  Tom told us that the surgery was fun.  What a guy.  Who thinks being in pain is fun?  I gave him drugs for pain for several days.  Only once did he tell me that he had a little pain and that was about day 3.  

I came home from watching Eddie the day after surgery to find this site.  His ipad was still playing whatever he had on and he was sound asleep.  He didn't even hear me come in the house.  

In our testimony meeting he told everyone that he had Oreo surgery and it was fun but that he will never do it again!  Apparently it wasn't all that fun after all.  :-)
 

The Almario Home

Dan and Lauren Almario purchased a home in Bonduel.  They closed on February 1st and decided they needed to make some improvements before moving in.  All the flooring was torn out making way for new wood laminate.  Lauren wanted the place painted.  She picked a color that is basically white.  Then she picked a medium blue color as an accent.

The really interesting thing about this house is that whomever painted it last did not remove any switch plates or outlet covers.  They painted right over the top!   

Then there are these two closet doors that were painted.  The mirrors weren't removed.  Why would they be?  That's way more work than removing a switch plate. 

I really like how the blue turned out.  It is a splash of color that's needed with all that white!

We painted the east wall in the living room the same blue color. This built in book shelf in the same room looks so good with the blue background!  I carried this little splash of blue to the bathroom cabinets and it is also in the kitchen.  It may also get carried yet into the family room.  There are drawers there that could be the same splash of blue. 

The family room is knotty pine.  I'm sure it would be beautiful if someone hadn't tried to stain it a yellowish green color.  It reminded me of the color of baby poop.  It is now painted that same white.  The house has been refreshed and looks so good.  It was a labor of love for them.  Sammi worked with me and without me some days so we could get it done.  I hope they love their home!
 

White Out!

One day while painting at the Almario's home in Bonduel it began to snow and I knew it was time to go home.  

It didn't snow a lot but it surely blew around and made driving difficult.  I drove at a speed I felt comfortable with but many behind me felt the need for speed.  The roads weren't slippery but as a vehicle passed me, it blew up the snow until it was a white out!  Then I really slowed down.  

 While I did get home safely, I thought about how long winter is.  I'm feeling the need for Spring!

Easter Tree

When we purchased this little pencil tree after Christmas I never thought I would have it up as long as I do.  I took all the hearts down that had pictures of my family and loved ones.  

Since I think St. Patrick's day is silly I skipped it and went right on to Easter.  I thought about the true meaning of Easter being the resurrected Savior and decided that He needed to be the theme of the tree.  

I think I could use a few more photos on eggs but it makes a statement and it is a reminder of what the Easter season is all about.  No chicks and bunnies on this tree.