Kody's Basketball Tournaments

This was so much fun.
This was Kody's first year to play in Mexia.
Kody is on the Centex Team.
Their scrimmage and tournament were held at Baylor in Waco.
Coach Shine is Awesome! Kody loves him.

Homestead Heritage

Heritage Craft Fair
Elm Mott, TX (Near Waco)
www.homesteadheritage.com
www.sustainlife.org

Before & After

It's amazing what doctors can do these days. The bottom x-ray shows my broken and crushed tibia plateau. The top x-ray shows the plate and pins. I'm not allowed to put any weight on the leg for 4 months. The doctor put a bone graph (from the crushed bone and synthetic bone) where the bone was crushed to get the bone to grow. In the end my bone should grow and fill in the space.

Most of my pain has finally gone away. I am able to hop around and drive the wheel chair in my house. I'm getting pretty good at maneuvering. I won't be going anywhere for a long time. It's hard to get in and out of my house due to the steps. Also, the pain meds keep me drowsy so I sleep 50% of the day. A positive is that I'm losing weight. The meds keep me where I'm never hungry. Also, when the nurse comes to see my staples - that makes me nauseous - so, I don't feel like eating afterwards. Smiles!

I will try and keep everyone updated. Thanks for the cards, gifts, phone calls, and prayers! God is totally in control. With His healing powers, it won't be long 'till I am up and going again!

Car Accident 2-20-2009

So, what happened?

I was going home from work on Friday, February 20, 2009 at 4:15 pm. I was on Highway 84 (a two-way, two lane hwy) between Mexia and Teague. Tasha and the missionaries were coming over for dinner. Chicken fried steaks were lying on my counter thawing. I had just set my cruise control to 70 (the posted speed limit). Before I realized what was going on - there was a truck stopped trying to make a left turn. I don't believe he had his blinker on but he says otherwise. Anyway, I was up on him before I realized he was stopped. I slammed on the breaks and swerved to the right trying to steer into a pasture. I remember saying, "God, please help me."

Luckily, there was a nurse or may I say an angel on the scene. She immediately jumped in my back seat to hold my head straight. She talked to me, comforted me, and tried to keep my mind off the pain. I was covered in glass shards. My knees were pinned by the dashboard. My left foot and hand were throbbing. It took the emergency people about 20-25 minutes to arrive on the scene. They had to pry my door open and cut my dashboard to get me out. I prayed that I would be awake and aware of everything the entire time (I was). I joked with the emergency people - they asked me what personals did I need them to take from the car - I replied the papers in the backseat but they needed to be graded before they returned them because report cards were due. They put me on a stretcher and got me on an IV. One of the paramedics asked if I had ever flown. I said on a plane. They then life-flighted me to Waco because they thought my foot/ankle was severely broken. When we got to Waco the paramedic asked how was the flight. I said, "Sorry". She asked why. I said my first time on a helicopter and all I could do was stare at the ceiling. I had a neck brace on and couldn't even look out the window. She smiled. They said they wished all their patients were as happy and positive as I was. I said, "Did you see my car." They responded yes. I said "I'm blessed that only my leg is hurting."

The tip of my tibia that holds my knee cap broke off. I will have reconstructive surgery on Tuesday, March 3, 2009.

All I really have to say is that LIFE IS GOOD AND GOD IS GREAT!!!

The Globetrotter's in Dallas, TX on Jan. 31, 2009

We left our house at 8:30 am. We drove around and went site seeing. We found a McDonald's in the shape of a Happy Meal Box and we had to stop for lunch. Then we headed off to the American Airlines Center. The pics don't do the Globetrotter's justice. The boys laughed and laughed. We had a great time. We all got t-shirts and Kody got a basketball. We were going to get it signed but the lines were too long and they were only signing autographs for a certain amount of time. After the game I took them to Chuck E. Cheese. They played games for hours. We didn't get home till almost 9:00pm.

A Blast From the Past

My Brother's Crazy Family

Enjoy!!!

Faith Elizabeth

This is just wrong!!!

Too cute!!!

Family Christmas

Besides the White Elephant Exchange, we had a different type of Christmas this year. Last year, Dad announced that our family was growing too big and so we drew names. He put a spin on it and said the gifts had to be homemade. As you will see not everyone participated but the majority of us did. Those that didn't participate said they would this next year. So, we drew names again.

Thanksgiving 2008

Let this be a lesson. Don't give Wade or any 17 year old boy your camera at Thanksgiving. These are the kind of pics you will end up with. Luckily, these were on my digital camera and I didn't have to pay for developing. Can you tell that Faith, the cute, little, red-head, gets all the focus these days?

Tamie Wanke

This is Tamie, my niece. She just made All Regional Band! She is the section leader of the 8th grade drum line. Although, I've never heard or seen her play - I hear she is really good. I'm glad she's my niece and not my daughter - I can't imagine having a drummer live in my house. Kody drums enough without being in a band. LOL! Congratulations and Good Luck!!!

Wade Wanke

This is a picture of my nephew, Wade Wanke. He's player number 87 for the Altus Bulldogs. This picture was taken on October 16, 2008. He kicked a 43 yard field goal. Way to go, Wade! Just wanted you to know that we are proud of you! Keep up the great work! Class of 2009!

Burnt Pizza

I made frozen pizza, tonight. Like usual, I cooked it a little too long. I said, "Kody, I think I burnt your pizza." Kody replied, "That's how I like it." Kody's gonna make a good husband someday!!!

Jessica at Katy High's Homecoming

Isn't she Beautiful?

Kody's a runaway criminal

Kody participated in a drive by shooting the other day. Smiles! We were out taking our dog for his daily walk. Two kids were playing in their front yard and told us, "Stick em up". We played along with them and put our hands up. They were holding fake rifles. I continued to walk and one kid said, "If you move, I'll shoot." I told him we had to finish our walk so he shot us. Kody had a bright idea. He said "Let's go home and I'll get my weapons." He has pretend machine guns. So that's what we did. We went home, got his guns, and I loaded him up in the car. When we got there, there was not a kid in sight. We drove around the block. There were two adults outside so I went and asked if the two boys were theirs. They said yes. I explained what was up and they said they would get the boys to come out. We made another trip around the block. This time the boys were waiting for us with their guns drawn. Kody rolled his window half way down and began shooting (oh by the way his gun has sound effects). It was hilarious. The parents died laughing. The boys couldn't stop laughing. Finally, one said I'm dead and fell down. Now, when we walk Kody takes his guns. We have had a couple of "shoot outs". Hopefully, the police will never show up. Smiles!

Classroom Setup

I redecorated my classroom. I have a Sports theme, now. I made curtains for our classroom and the lunchroom. We decorated the lunchroom as Got Milk? We are going to take pics of the boys with milk mustaches and pin them on the bulletin board.

We visited Jess' Favorite Drink - The Dr. Pepper Museum

Do Ya Wanna Be a Pepper, Too?

The museum showcases the different types of machinery used to make and distribute Dr. Pepper. They have a whole section on "Foots". To find out what or who "Foots" is - you must visit the museum. Did you know Dr. Pepper was the first to have 23 different fruit flavors? No one else had ever tried to mix so many unique flavors. I think we forget that mixing flavors and chemicals to make soda pop is actually science. The antique bottles were really fascinating. The museum has a gift shop and a soda fountain shop. You can experience an ole' fountain taste of a real mixed Dr. Pepper. Go to the website to learn more about the history of Dr. Pepper. To find the location, fees, and hours visit http//www.drpeppermuseum.com .

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