Today was an uneventful day. I didn't do much. Corey has gone to spend the night at a friend's house. Chance and Kendall are home with me. We did go to Wal-Mart for a little while after we dropped Corey off. Our central air at home is not working correctly. It is freezing up outside. I think it is low on free-on. I guess we will have to get it checked out on Monday. Chance seems to be some better with his shoulder. It doesn't seem to be hurting him as much. He isn't taking his pain medicine as often.
I was just thinking today that the summer is slipping away quickly. My July is full of things to do. We are going on vacation the 8th -11th. Chance has another doctor's appointment, Corey and Chance both have an orthodotist appt., and Kendall goes back to the hearing doctor again. I also have 3 professional developments at the end of July and the first of August. Then school starts on the 6th. I am a little overwhelmed to think of all that. I'm sure everything will get done and work out one way or the other.

Thursday, June26

Oh, me! We had an unexpected trip to the emergency room late yesterday evening. Chance and Corey went over to swim in the pool and in a few minutes they come back through the door Corey saying, "Mom, Chance got hurt." Chance was holding his right arm close to his body. My mind went back to when he broke his left arm. Apparently, Chance had climbed the ladder and was getting ready to jump in when he slipped. He fell on the handle part of the ladder and it broke with him causing him to hit the ground. He said he landed directly on the back side of the shoulder.
It was his collar bone that he hurt. There was already a small egg-sized knot popped up when he came into the house. So, I took him to the ER. They did x-rays but the doctor didn't see anything broken. They put his arm in a sling, gave him some pain medicine, and sent him home. We went to the orthopedic doctor (Dr. Lessenberry) today to make sure. He did another x-ray because he could not tell on the other ones that were taken. He said he thought Chance had possibly fractured the end of his collar bone where it connects to the shoulder. He said he could not tell for sure but the sling would be the treatment for it. He is still in some pain and taking Tylenol 3 which is knocking him out. Here goes another cautious summer for Chance. It was 2 years ago when he broke his arm. He is a little down in the dumps about it. He commented, "Why do things always happen to me?"
The boys both had an orthodotist appointment today but Chance didn't make his. My mom took Corey. Dr. Clinard said he would need 4 brackets on his top teeth to close the space but his bottom teeth looked good. I guess we will get the ball rolling with them and hopefully have them before school starts.
Kendall has learned to patty cake and shake her head No. I took a video of her on my digital camera but I could figure out how to put it on here.
Yesterday, Kendall went to the babysitters and I worked on painting posts for Chris' racetrack. He is getting certified to turn in workout times from his farm so he needed a 1/4, 1/2, 3/8, and finish poles to put around the track. I bought those post toppers with the plates and knobs to go on top. They turned out really neat.

Monday, June 23

We are back from Gatlinburg. We had a good trip. Splash Country wasn't worth the money but it was an experience. They had several things to do but the lines were really long. We went and rode go carts on Fri. and Sat. The boys really enjoyed the arcade. Of course, the prizes were just junk but they like doing it. We played Laser tag on Saturday night. It was pretty neat. The boys had fun. Kendall did really well. She was a little fussy on the way down but thanks to Puffs we made it. The trip back seemed to take forever. I guess I was ready to get back home.

Thursday, June 20

Today I had to run some errands for Chris. He is on his way home from the horse sale in Florida. He bought 5 horses.
I have been looking at pillowcase dresses on ebay so I took a wild hair and decided to make Kendall one myself. As you can see in the picture, she can wear it. It wasn't as hard to make as I thought. I guess I will have to attempt another one later on. We will see what happens when I wash first. It may come a part. Ha!
I have decided to go with the boys and Chris' mom to Gatlinburg this weekend. Chris' dad didn't want to go so I decided to go. Kendall is going too. I have been busy trying to make sure I have everything that we need. We are leaving early in the morning and will be back sometime Sunday.

Monday, June16th

Saturday was a long day. It was the boys baseball tournament. They played at 8:00 in the morning. They won the first two games but lost the last game. So they came in 2nd place in the tournament. Kendall stayed with me for the first two games then I took her to mom and dad's for the last game. It was at 2:00 so I knew she would be hot and irratable. She seemed to have a good time there. She is almost crawling. She does an army crawl but she is going forward now. She is also starting to sit alone better.
We are not letting the boys play All-Star baseball this year. We are taking the summer off and doing things we want to do. The boys are needing a break so this is the perfect time.
Chris left for Florida yesterday to go to the horse sale again. The boys, Kendall, and I went to church then came home.
Chance and Corey decided to help their Papa separate some calves. He wanted the smaller ones to stay in the corral and the larger ones to go into the field. I laughed.......they were so funny. They were both a little scared when the calves started coming at them. They would fuss at each other. They did get the job done.
Chris' mom is taking the boys to Gatlinburg this weekend. They are planning on going to the waterpark, Splash Country. The boys are excited. They love to swim and things so it will be great for them.

Friday, June 13

I took Kendall to the ear doctor yesterday. He said that she still had fluid on her right ear. It has been like that every time I have taken her. It isn't causing her a lot of trouble though. He said that it was hard to say what to do at this time since she wasn't having continual ear infections or it wasn't causing her not to hear. He said he was on the fence about what to do. He brought up putting tubes in but he said he thinks we should wait and see. So we go back in 6 weeks to check it again.
Chris, Chance, Corey, Kendall, and I went to the Russell Co. Fair last night. We watched some of the cage fighting then I took the kids to the carnival. My brother and his daughter were there also. Kendall was amazed at the carnival. She just looked around the entire time at all the flashing lights. She never fussed while we were in the carnival.

Wednesday, June 11

It's been a busy week. I tried to type the other day and had a huge paragraph typed but for some reason it wouldn't save. Oh, well. My brother, his girlfriend, and his daughter came in to visit on Sat. We have been doing some things together. We went to the Somer Splash waterpark today in Somerset. We really enjoyed it. The kids had a great time. They didn't have to wait in any lines or anything. I think we will for sure go back. Kendall went to daycare today so it was a good day to go. We got lots of sun.
Kendall goes back to the hearing doctor tomorrow. I just pray that we get another good report. She had to get shots on Monday. She screamed and was MAD. She grouchy and touchy the rest of the day.

Sunday, June 8

It has been a busy few days. On Thursday, Kendall went to daycare and Chance and Corey went to a friend's house to swim and play. So, I had part of the day without any children. I decided to relax and lay out in the sun for a little.

The boys played their last regular season ball game on Friday night. They lost but it was a good game. Kendall went to the doctor earlier on Friday. It was her 6 month checkup but actually she was 6 1/2 months. She weighed 21 lbs. 14 oz. She was 28 inches long. I asked the doctor if she was too heavy and he said no because she is tall.

Wednesday, June 4

I finally had time to blog again. I've taken the boys to basketball camp for the last 3 mornings. On Monday, Kendall and I went to Russell County to K-Mart, Kroger, and the Mighty Dollar while Chance and Corey were in camp. Then Tuesday, Kendall and I went to Campbellsville to Super Wal-Mart. I bought her a new pink car seat. She had outgrown her other one. Her feet were hanging off the end. Then this morning, Kendall and I went to Chris's barn to kill some time until they got finished. She played and liked watching the baby kittens. Corey won an award at camp for having the most lay-ups in the lay-up drill. Go Corey!
After picking up the boys, we had to make a special trip back to the barn to get 1 baby kitten to take home, I thought. But we came home with 2. Corey didn't want the same one as Chance wanted so we brought them both home. Then a stop by the Dollar Store for cat food and toys. We now have Ralph and Rex. The boys named them themselves.
I am really excited. We have booked a cabin in Gatlinburg for July 8-11. I am anxious to go. Finally, VACATION!!! Hopefully, we will also go somewhere else this year also. The ocean has been calling my name for about 3 years now, but something always seems to come up.

Sunday, June 1

Today was a busy day. We went to church this morning, stopped by Wal-Mart and the Dollar Store, and then came home for about 2 hours. Then it was time to get ready for another baseball game. The boys played at 3:00. They lost by 1 run. It was a good game though. Chance scored an in the park home run and Corey got a couple of hits also. We went to the grocery after the game to gear up for this week at home. It takes much more food trying to feed two hungry boys.
I am getting Chris packed to go to West Virginia to Mountaineer Park to race tomorrow. The boys ar doing a basketball camp for the next 3 days from 8-12. That will be good for them.

Kendall has learned something new. She will make a noise and I will pat her mouth so she makes an indian sound. It's funny. She started doing it at the ball game. She would grab my hand and want me to do it again. She is trying to crawl but hasn't been successful yet. She just rolls around about anywhere she wants. The picture shows her when she rolled, she rolled herself up in the blanket. I put blankets down to help keep her knees from hurting because of the laminate flooring.