And another update....

The ventilator has come out! My Brother called my mom this morning from the hospital to tell her he was off the ventilator. It is a glorious day and a wonderful thing to hear when less than 2 weeks ago they told us at most he would live an hour without it. Thank you all for your prayers....now the long road to recovery depends alot on him and his choices. I pray he makes healthier ones this time!

Home...

...and off to work. I have missed so much work being with my brother but no job is as important as family. He is doing better....the ventilator may come out today or tomorrow. They have been doing tests with it set to a function where he has to do the breathing on his own. He is awake and can use a paper and pencil to talk to us because he cant speak with the tube in his throat. Sadly he remembers nothing....some of you may think its cruel to wish he remembered but I figure if he did he might not drink or smoke anymore or take too much tylenol for pain! His liver is slowly repairing and will function to a certain extent. We will see how long this lasts....I dont hold out much hope but I do pray for the best. His life is in his own hands but hopefully with the help of all our prayers he will make better decisions.

Thank you all for your prayers and support! Soon I will get the pics of the finished fence project posted!

MIA

Thats me....missing in action. A quick update. As many of you know I have a younger brother who hasnt lead the healthiest life. Well that life is in real danger right now. He has been in ICU with Liver failure since thursday night. He has developed pneumonia and also has ecoli(who knows how that happened). Monday we had to make the decision to put him on a ventilator. Even though we knew he did not want life support after talking to the doctor we chose to do it on a day to day basis. He told us his liver had started to repair slightly but because of the pneumonia he wouldnt live a day without the ventilator. To date his liver is still improving slightly and the pneumonia has a bit as well. We will leave it another 24-48 hours and reassess. It was by far the hardest decision my mom and sister and I have ever had to make. But given even a 20% chance like they gave him I would hope someone would fight for my life too. regardless of his bad habits and life choices he is still my baby brother and I love him. Im just not ready to let him go yet. All prayers would be greatly appreciated.

Holli

A fire sale!

Less than a week ago my favorite Prim shop caught fire. Simply Primitive in Truro Nova Scotia has been closed since last friday night when the fire took place. Today I got a message on my facebook saying that as they were bringing things out to try and salvage what they could people were asking to buy items. Sooooo...they decided to have a fire sale. The pic below is them outside the building with big tubs of water scrubbing everything. It is a scorching 88 degrees here today and as the word got around on facebook loyal customers like me showed up for a bargain!
That being said I didnt just go for a bargain...these girls have become friends and I know they depend on their income just like the rest of us. I figure if I can help out by shopping...why not?? The faster they get up and running....the better for all of us!This is what I came home with....OOHHHH the Treenware!!! Three bowls and a scoop and 1/2 price too! I also got a basket and candles and a wrought iron towel holder that is going to look awesome in my bathroom! A rusty moon and some stars and well you see it all! Im loving everything!
They lost anything that was fabric(dolls,etc) and anything closer to the fire. Im just thrilled to death with the treenware alone. Good luck girls getting back up and running!

My week has been crazy busy....I am hosting a family/graduation party for my son on Saturday this week. 50-60 people and the forcast is rain!! Pray for me that it wont. I have a big house but the heat would do me in with everyone inside! I have been cleaning and cooking and crafting and preparing things. The fence is complete except for a gate...pics of that to come later. The yard is looking awesome and I am so pleased! I hope to post again soon. Hugs to you all! Have a great week.

Holli

Graduation

This was my cute little cowboy when he was about 3 years old.... gotta love a cowboy!!
And here he is wearing a different hat this week at 18 years old and graduating high school. I just dont know where that 15 years has gone.... I cant believe he is all grown up!

This is one of me and Aidan before Graduation. Not a great pic of me....but at least I have one of the two of us! And my three boys! Pearse is the one smiling...Chance isnt looking impressed cause he is being held still! He is sooo hyper!

And last but not least Harley and Aidan. Aidan is the only one who can pick him up and hold him like that.

So thats my boy....all graduated and working a full time job in tourism visitor information for the summer. Then in September he is off to university. I sure hope I taught him all the life lessons he will need to make it on his own! Love you buddy and Im so proud of you!

Back to Work!

Well the last week has been eventful to say the least and soooo busy!! These pics are from the weekend. We got the cement footings poured for the fence posts and hope to have the posts and panels up this week! Thats my husband working the cement mixer....good thing he doesnt read my blog cause he hates having his pic taken and would probably kill nme if he knew it was here!
And my son wouldnt be any more impressed to have this one of him on here tamping down the cement to get air pockets out. As you can see beyond him this is why we want the privacy fence. We have a huge lot....almost an acre but we back onto a grocery store parking lot. They tell us that years ago the property went all the way back and the store was not there.
Aside from working on the fence we have managed to get thru Prom, graduation, Safe grad party and now I am back to work today and tomorrow is a holiday here! So I will work a day and have a day off and then work a day and have the weekend off. Its been a busy chaotic week but I have managed to get thru it with only a few tears over graduation. I will post those pics later! I have even managed to do a little crafting but I cant show you yet because its for a secret swap and I dont want my partner to know what she is getting! I hope everyone is having a good week.

Holli

A little bragging

Im sorry but I have to brag just a little! This is my handsom son and his prom date! We had a photographer come and take pics before prom. I will post more when we get them all but she sent me this sneak peek and I had to share. Arent they cute???
Now Im sitting home worrying cause they are at an all night party! Whats a momma to do? Time to get out something to work on to distract me. Hope you are all having a good week.

Holli