It's That Time Again...

It is so strange to me, but it happens every year.  As soon as we hang our hummingbird feeders, we start getting woodpeckers drinking from them.  This guy just tips the feeder and then gets the liquid as it drips down the side...pretty smart fellow.

Mother's Day Weekend...

What a wonderful Mother's Day weekend I had.  It all got started on Friday night with a delicious dinner with the hubby at Outback Steakhouse...yummy!  Then, on Saturday,  the entire family (both sides) was invited for a cookout and swim at Greg and Leslie's house.  The weather was a bit chilly but they had the pool heated to 87 degrees so the kids swam the entire day.

Greg loves to cook and once again he outdid himself in preparing food for everyone.  Leslie, of course, was still laid up with her broken leg so we all tried to take care of her as best as we could.

We almost had a tragedy during the day.  Leslie's brothers little grandson, 2 year old Chandler, was in the pool with the other kids and one of his swimmies came off.  He went under the water and his mom had to jump in to get him.  When she pulled him out, little Chandler was blue and unresponsive.  Thank God Leslie is a nurse...she knew exactly what to do.  We called 911 also and they responded with two police cars, an ambulance, a fire truck and the first responders.  They worked on him for a while and didn't leave until they were sure he was fine.  A huge thank you to the city of Nolensville for their quick response.

You just don't expect things like this to happen.  There were at least 15 adults right there by the side of the pool when Chandler went under.  It just goes to show how quickly something can happen and change everything.  It was very scary for everyone, but thankfully, we had a good end result.

On Sunday morning we had a beautiful church service in honor of all of our mothers.  So many of us have moms who have already gone to be with the Lord and Mother's Day can be hard for us.  It was for me, as my mom has been gone since December of 2000.  I miss her every day but am honored to have had her as my mother.  At the end of the church service, my husband, David, did the closing prayer.  In that prayer, he remembered my mom and what a special woman she was.  It was quite emotional.

After church Chris, Melodie and the kids took us to Cracker Barrel for lunch.  I love to go there on Sunday for their fried chicken...can't be beat.

Thank you to my wonderful family for making my Mother's Day

a very special one.

Down By The River...

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 David and I have worked really hard this year to get it looking good down by the river  and it paid off when I took Anna Grace down there to take some pictures.  It was easy to walk down to that part of the river  for the first time since we have lived here.

Plates, Screws & Surgery...oh my

Today was surgery day for Drew and Leslie.  His, this morning early and Leslie's in late morning.

 Everything went good during Drew's surgery but I was totally shocked when the doctor came out and showed us the pictures of what he had to put in Drew's arm to repair it.  I was expecting some little flat metal pieces with a couple screws holding it together.  Boy, was I wrong.  This is what is now in his arm.  I call him the "bionic" grandson now.

Recovery will be slow for Drew but he hasn't complained at all.  This is what he

 looked like right after his surgery.

Now on to Leslie...she also had to have a weird looking set of plates and screws.  

This is the  leg now of our "bionic" daughter-in-law.

All I can ask is that you keep our family in prayer as everyone recuperates

from their surgery.  I know God is the great healer and I pray

he will be with Drew and Leslie as they lay in the bed together to recuperate.

Surgery Scheduled...

Turns out that both Leslie and Drew will be having surgery on the same day, Friday the 13th, in different hospitals.  How in the world is that going to work?

Ouch...

What a week it has been... last week Leslie fell and broke her leg and today Drew was in a 4-wheeler accident and broke his arm.

Leslie didn't just "break" her leg...she broke the large bone in the lower part of the leg.  It broke up and down instead of through the bone.  When she fell it also jammed up her knee cap and messed up her ACL.  All she was trying to do was feed the birds.  Of course, she knew better than to stand on a huge rock that was in the backyard.  One slip and down she went.  Looks like some major surgery for her to repair the leg.

Drew, on the other hand, was driving their 4-wheeler and turned so fast he tipped it over.  Luckily his passenger wasn't injured, but he broke his arm in a big way.  Usually an arm will heal itself, but not this time.  He will also have to have some major surgery to get his arm back in shape.  The doctor says a couple of plates and screws should do the job.

Easter...

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