You've Got a Lot of Gall!

Okay, the big news of the week and part of the reason that I haven't posted lately . . . turns out Adam and his gall bladder decided to get into it with each other this weekend. He woke up in pain Saturday morning. He just put up with it most of the morning, but by 2:00 pm we were in the emergency room. Poor thing, he was miserable! They admitted him around 8:00 Saturday night and that is where he had to spend the weekend :-( It was very frustrating, a lot of testing and waiting. By Monday, they had finally confirmed that his gall bladder is kaput and has to come out. Luckily, it is not infected so it did not have to come out right away. So, Monday evening he finally got to come home. He will be scheduling the surgery for some time after Christmas. He's not looking forward to it, of course. But, in the end it will be a good thing and eliminate a lot of discomfort. Thoughts and prayers welcome :-)

I'm off work today - Christmas break starts tomorrow!! Yeah! The kids get out of school early today so I've been trying to get some things done this morning while they're not around. Got a few things wrapped and organized. Then, I put on a pot of pinto beans with a ham bone we saved from Thanksgiving. The whole house smells yummy. It would be even better if the weather was chilly. But, it's flippin' 70+ degrees this week. Crazy! Santa will have to wear shorts this year I guess.
The boys and Adam put up our Christmas lights earlier this month. This year, Hayden wanted to get up on the roof and help. Luckily, I was inside when the decision was made to let him. It makes my hands sweat just looking at this picture. I am NOT one for heights. Turns out Hayden's not real crazy about them either. Christian is insane and will walk and jump around on the roof like he's on solid ground. He skids and slides and makes me very nervous. One day I just know he's going to slip and I'm going to find him tangled and mangled in the bushes. Hayden is a bit more cautious - for now anyway.

Last week, Hayden had his first band concert. He was very excited about it and it went really well. It was a 2 hour concert with all of the different groups performing (Beginning Band, Jazz Band, Concert Band, Guitar Class, Strings Class, and Chorus). We really enjoyed it. It was especially nice to see our handsome young man all dressed up. He looked so nice!!

Looking sharp!

This is Christian with his girlfriend Nicole. They have been going out for almost a month now. They've been good friends for over a year. She is a really neat girl!!

This picture was taken on Eglin Range. Nicole's dad is in charge of a project to test the effects of explosives on a special kind of glass. The bags are reffered to as "fertilizer." They are 4,900 pounds of real deal explosives - not hooked up to detonators in this picture :-) Nicole's dad invited Christian to come watch the test (the kids were on Thanksgiving break). Once everyone was a safe distance away, they detonated the bags. It made a HUGE hole in the ground, I felt the shock at home (10-15 miles away), Adam felt it at work, but . . . the glass didn't break, only fractured inside and remained intact.


I'm sure I've got more to catch you up on, but I'm going to close for now. Gotta' go get some more Christmas preparations done. Have a GREAT day!!!