HEY THERE'S ONLY 359 DAYS LEFT UNTIL CHRISTMAS!!! I JUST SAW IT THERE ON THE SIDE OF MY BLOG TICKING AWAY. I'M SO EXCITED, I'M AHEAD FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. I ALREADY HAVE CHRISTMAS UP AND THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME TO GET MY SHOPPING DONE. HOW AWESOME IS THAT!
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Grandma Annie
Well, as most of you know, my mom has a good for nothin' heart valve that's been giving her trouble for years now. The mitral valve to be exact. It's all scarred due to rheumatic fever as a child. Scarring of the mitral valve thickens the tissue and prevents it from opening and closing very well, which makes pushing blood through a little difficult to say the least. Over the past 10 years she's had 2 procedures of a balloon valvoplasty (for stenosis) — In this procedure, a tiny catheter with a balloon at its tip is passed through the narrowed heart valve. The tiny balloon then is inflated and pulled back through the narrowed valve to widen it. This has worked fine for a temporary fix but they can't do it a 3rd time. It got to the point where just walking to the other side of the house was exhausting for her, as her blood couldn't pump to get new oxygen. In October she fell in front of Sams Club just trying to get across the street to hang onto a cart to rest. She got too light headed and busted her ribs. Soooo, it was time for a valve replacement. On Friday, Dec 5th, she went into surgery. Morgan flew out for 2 weeks to help and I was so grateful!!! I couldn't have done it without him. Melissa is a saint for letting him come. Not only was he here during the holiday craze, he missed his daughter's birthday. Manhattan turned 6 while he was gone. Thank you Manhattan for being such a wonderful little girl to let your dad come help me for 2 weeks. To top it all off...Melissa and the kids all got the flu while he was away. Just being a mom myself I know how miserable that is to be by yourself without a break and sick kids. Just saying thank you seems sort of pathetic. Anyway, it was such a relief to have Morgan stay at the hospital with our mom everyday. It was better for him to be there anyway because he could understand what everyone was saying...being the very professional Physicians Assistant that he is. She was in the hospital for a week and then was able to come home. It was a very painful surgery and has been difficult to wait for all the healing. We're hoping that within the next few months all the discomfort will subside and she'll be able to see a difference in her energy level. A good flow of blood with oxygen makes all the difference baby! Thanks for coming Morgan!
Piper's Birthday
Well, Piper is officially 9 years old now. Her birthday was on the 16th of December. Uncle Morgan was here which was a treat. We had a little family celebration and are going to do a party after all the holidays.
She got cute pj's from Uncle Morgan & Aunt Melissa, a shirt and pants from Grandma Annie that she wore to school. Aunt Melysah and cousin Kalani gave her a Madame Alexander doll and Grandma Linda gave her an extra outfit for it. We had cheesecake for dessert, it's her favorite!
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
What month are we in??
Hello to the neglected but not forgotten followers of the Tafua blog home page! I just wanted to let all my fans know that I've kept you in my thoughts even though it may have appeared that I'd abandoned you. I appreciate the commitment on your part in not losing faith in me as I've failed to keep you updated on the latest happenings in my day to day existence. Just so you know, I am alive and somewhat well. I only say somewhat because within the past 24 hours I've suddenly realized that I think we're in the month of December....not only that, I think it's a little half over. That means I suddenly have anxiety flowing through my body in lethal amounts due to the fact that I have this overwhelming feeling... like I should be prepared for some major event this month. I can't quite put my finger on it but it's just this nagging in the back of my mind I have that won't go away. Is anyone else experiencing this? It seems like everywhere I go, everyone has this look on their face. You know, the deer in headlights, tunnel vision, extreme concentration on a particular item with an obvious expression of confusion all at the same time. Am I missing something? Huh, well whatever it is that seems to have me all anxious will come to pass whether I get it all figured out in time or not. So I guess we'll see how things go. In January I'll let you know if whatever seems to have my bra feeling 4 sized too small was worth letting it get to me....
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