I'm your best friend?

So recently Caden has started saying to me, "I won't be your best friend" if you don't or if you won't something or an other. At first I was a little hurt, how could such a sweet boy say something so un-sweet? Then after hearing it a few times I got to thinking, he thinks of me as his best friend. How great is that? How long will this last? He still loves to cuddle, he sporadically tells me that he loves me, he will be walking away and say "oops I verygot (forgot) something" and come back to where I am and give me a kiss. I look at him every day and sometimes find myself staring at him in amazement. Where has the time gone? When did my baby turn into such a big boy.

Look What I Did!!

Last Thursday a friend and I and our kids who weren't in school went to a local orchard and picked red raspberries. They charge $2 a pound and you can eat as many as you want while you are picking. I was having such a fun time picking that I went home with 5 1/2 pounds. After eating A LOT of them with cream and sugar I made jam. I have never made jam by myself and I am quite pleased with the results. It is so yummy!

Time, I have plans for you!

Today Caden started pre-school at a little church down the street from our house. He has been so excited to go. We have driven by it as often as I would allow, just to see the playground all summer. I was telling Caden yesterday that he was going to get to go to pre-school tomorrow. He got really excited. I told him I was going to miss him while he was gone. He looked at me and smiled and then said, "I will miss you too momma, but I will come back." I thought it was pretty funny that a 4 year old was doing the comforting.

Caden is going to be in a class with 20 other little kids, three of which are his friends from our ward/neighborhood. He was really excited about that. There was no hesitation from him going into his classroom this morning. I'm sure all the puzzles and toys had something to do with that. It made it easier for me too.

This is what happens when you have 4 moms trying to take a group picture at the same time. Can you tell where everyone's mom was?

Caden getting right into it.

Rise and Shout the Cougars are out!!

So this post is a little backwards. I am just way too excited to get to say that college football has started. Not just college football, but BYU football. Those of you who know me well, know that I have been going to BYU football games since I was 4 years old. I absolutely LOVE them. I love being in the crowd, I love wearing the blue and white, and I LOVE the game of football. I love to hear the pads hit together, I love to watch a long drive, I love...well I think you probably get the fact that I LOVE BYU FOOTBALL. This was something I got to share with my dad, who also was a huge fan, it is fun to have memories of him every time I get to see a game. Now the sad report. Comcast does not carry the MTN. here in Indiana, I guess not a lot of people out here are interested in the Mountain West conference. We will get a few of the games, so I guess I should be happy with that. I have also already told Dave that when we are done with school I would like us to be season ticket holders, he is a fan too so I think we will make sure that happens! OK, so that is probably enough of my ranting, I just really love it!! GO COUGARS!!

Last Thursday Dave and I (and some friends) got to go to a Colts pre-season game is the new Lucas Oil Stadium. I know it is not the biggest stadium, but it is the biggest I have ever been in. It was amazing. Because of Dave's injury we were able to exchange our tickets for some that were in the disabled area, they were really good seats too. No one in front of us, the snack bar right behind us and no stairs for Dave to have to climb. We had a great time!

Now a little report on Dave's Achilles. He had surgery on the 22nd. It was a much bigger deal then either of us thought it would be. Dave was intibated and the surgery lasted about 3 hours. They gave him a nerve block in his leg to help with the pain. Apparently, according to the surgeon, this is the most painful of orthopaedic surgeries to recover from. This proved to be true on Saturday. Now, Dave is a tough guy, he doesn't complain and whine when he is hurt. I don't think anyone knew what really happened when it did because he just walked off the court. Saturday, was horrible, I was bawling watching him be in so much pain, and knowing there was nothing I could do to make it better. The catheter they put in for the nerve block was turned up as high as it could go and was not working and he was taking as much pain meds as he was allowed. By Sunday afternoon his pain seemed to be under control, thank goodness! He has gone back to school and has a follow up appointment on Thursday. We have been told that he could be in a cast for the next 6-12 weeks. Yikes!! We are both hopeful that some of that time will at least be a walking cast so he can get around school/lab a little better. I wanted to say thank you to those of you who have called and wished Dave well. Also those of you who have watched our boys during the last couple weeks, thank you to the two great friends who came and gave Dave a wonderful blessing, and of course all of your prayers on his behalf. Your kindness and generosity are greatly appreciated. We recognize the hand of the Lord in all things and are grateful for His help during all of this.