change....

the week/month has been a fast one with a lot of emotional changes...

Kurt's surgery went well last Monday,
the tumor that was on his gum that the Dr. was concerned about,
was just a lot of scare tissue from his past 4 bone grafts, so the good news is he was able to get it all cleaned up, the hard part is just trying to heal and keep on top of the pain, and Kurt is the kind that won't take an aspirin for a headache! but, he's done pretty good!!!

Caitlyn and Kurt are going to Virginia this week for a college visit.

My dad has decided to RETIRE!
I'm still trying to process it.....

I'm looking for a new job, our house sold, but an investor bought it and wants to rent it back to us!
which was the biggest blessing because we love our neighbors and ward!

We past Landon's 17th birthday, I actually had to calculate it just to make sure, I couldn't wrap my brain around it....

I'm the proud wearer of new contacts.... it's amazing to actually be able to see again... imagine that!!!!
their is a great eye dr. up in Vernal, and I'm so grateful for my little sister, she's been such a great example and support to me through all of this! (especially trying to put contacts in my eyes for the first time....it was worst than having a baby.... almost!)

a lot of change this month, sometimes I'm okay with it all, and sometimes I'm not!?!

(sometimes it just makes me mad cuz I can't control it!)

by george, he's done it again!

Billy Bob

 (aka Kurt, my husband....)

 knocked out his teeth AGAIN yesterday up in Idaho,

remember when he did it a few years ago in Wyoming?

This time it wasn't as bad, thank goodness!

but I'm thinking once is enough!!! right?

(originally postdated 6-30 2010)

So....

June 30th to be exact...

We were in Utah....

everyone

except Kurt,

he found himself in Wyoming dropping a load

in his pretty green truck,

while he was unloading a rubber strap flipped off and the metal end flipped him right in the smacker..

and

knocked out two of his front teeth!!!

he called me and was all calm, telling me what just happened....

I, on the other hand, was a nervous wreck...

it took him a day to finally get back to us in Utah,

I've never been so relieved to see him as I was then.

meanwhile,

I called our wonderful dentist, Dr. Titensor, back here in Texas, to give us a referral and some info. on what to do or what not to do...

so,

he gives us the name of a great dentist,

Dr. Ellis, if your in the provo/orem area...

who happens to be my sister's dentist and is just a few blocks from where we are staying...

tender mercy,

he even opens his office and comes in to met us there to take care of Kurt!

through out this scary ordeal we felt blessed in so many ways,

blessed that it only hit his teeth, and didn't take out an eye or something worse!

and blessed to have a great dentist both here and there,

so

after some intense dental work,

Kurt was the proud owner of a fake tooth named "flipper",

yep, 'flipper' is what it's really called in the field of dentistry,

so

'flipper' is uncomfortable and it can be 'flipped' in and out easily,

( hence the name)

which is exactly what Kurt would do with it and so therefore,

little 'flipper' would drive me crazy cuz it was always 'flipping' around!!!

so

today was a good day because we got to bid 'flipper' good-bye forever,

and in it's place Kurt got a bone-graft and 5 stitches,

which is ironic cuz thats what I got to go through a few months ago in the same spot...

(it just brings Kurt and I closer together when we have so much in common....

like matching bone-grafts and all.......precious!)

If I do say so myself, his teeth look great again!

In the scriptures it says;

"Mourn with those who mourn

and

comfort those who stand in need of comfort,,,

or

in other words,

put a raisin over your tooth to make it appear like your missing a tooth too!

we love you Dave!

We love you, Dave,
he truly gets the unconditional love thing!!!