So it's a little ironic, I think.
I was a competitive, stunting cheerleader all though high school. Worst injury: black eye.
I make one catch in the first powder puff football practice at school. I celebrate, turn and jump to be an aggressive defenseman. ...
... a crumple to the ground in a heap of pain and throbbing of my left knee.
In high school, I twisted my knee twice: skiing and playing basketball. I was hoping this was just the same.
But after a weekend of pain, and no reduction of swelling, things weren't looking too good. I took Tuesday off and went to the doctor who ordered an MRI. I got the news back today, and here's what was diagnosed (as best as I can read from my notes when talking to the doctor):
1. High grade partial tear of the ACL
2. Major Bone Bruise (Contusion) on the Conduils (sp?)
3. Fracture from impact on the posterior corner of the tibia.
4. Fracture from impact on the interior corner of the tibia.
5. Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) sprained
6. Patella has been shifted to the side.
7. Moderate Joint Effusion (i.e. fluid in the knee and lower leg)
Yeah.
She kept on going, and going, and going...it was like my problems were never going to end! So I have an appointment on Monday afternoon with an orthopedic surgeon. I'm supposed to use crutches (ugghh...so much pain).
Oh yeah, and Emma has been up for the last three nights in the middle of the night for a couple of hours. When it rains, it pours.
So that's it. More updates later. To bed and rest (and pain meds) for now.
Stupid Football injury. :)
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Jesus Loves Me!
This video is a few weeks old, but it is pretty cute! It kept me company on my camera while I was in Spain!
Monday, March 16, 2009
Ola from Spain!
Hi everyone! It´s 9:45 pm here in San Sebastian, Spain...and 3:45 pm back home in Fort Worth! Just wanted to let you know that we are having a great time. Don´t forget to check the blog: lccsmissions.blogspot.com. Unfortunately, I´m not able to use all the wording that I want for a variety of reasons, so my updates sound ambiguous, but we are doing great!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Off to Spain!!!!
Well, the arrangements have been made and it is time to head off to Spain!!!! I can't believe it is already time to go! We leave out of DFW around noon-- Newark first, then the long flight to Madrid. Go through customs (my favorite thing since I have such good memories of it in Miami.......sarcasm.) and then a commuter flight from Madrid to San Sebastian. San Sebastian is on the Atlantic coast of Spain, very close to the Northern border with France. We might even get to drive into France one day!!! The hardest thing will be being away from Daniel and Emma for so long. :( But I have a lot of pictures to take with me!
We set up a blog site for all 3 mission teams from LCCS this year. We all will be updating it so you can find out what is happening on 3 different continents- Europe, Asia, and South America!! How cool is that! Anyways- check it out at lccsmissions.blogspot.com. Thailand is checking in at the airport right now, we leave tomorrow morning and Peru is leaving tomorrow evening. I'm so excited to see what God will do through all of the teams!
On another note, Emma had an appointment today with her Pulmonary specialist, Dr. Dyson at Cooks. It's weird because we haven't been to one of the specialist clinics in 9 months! (Weird in a good way, of course) Anyways, we were checking up on her tracheomalcia, because she can still get pretty raspy and wheezing, and she should have outgrown it by 2. He said that everything is still pointing in that direction, but that it was unusual that she hadn't outgrown it. He said that the kids that don't usually are CHD kids, but its because an enlarged valve or artia is pressing against the trachea. Anyways, we did have a chest x-ray done while we were there. It was actually kinda cute-- at first, Emma really didn't want to have to sit for the x-ray. Luckily, she's big enough now that we don't have to hold her flat down to take it. The tech showed her the big camera but still Emma didn't want to sit on the table. Then I told her that she could have her lollipop after the pictures were taken, and she didn't have to wait until we left the doctor's office. Well...she just hopped right up on that table, and even smiled and said "cheese" as they took the pictures-- even with her arms being raised sabove her head by the tech! She did awesome. So the chest x-rays looked ok, which is good news. We decided to wait a few more months until the summer to see if she will outgrow everything. We have an appointment to see him again in July. If she still has symptoms, we are going to do another outpatient procedure where they sedate her, and then send a probe down her throat to look at what is going on. He said that if the symptoms are still there, ti could very well be that she has some scar tissue from a breathing tube that will need to be lasered off to get rid of the symptoms. Obviously, her growth and activity levels have not been affected by this, but she would forever sound like our little "monster" if that is was causing the raspiness and we didn't remove it.
So not terrible news, not great news, just ok news. It was our decision to wait until the summer because we are just not at the point where we are ready to subject her to another procedure right now. Both for her and us, I guess you could say!
So that's all for now...gotta go pack!!! :)
We set up a blog site for all 3 mission teams from LCCS this year. We all will be updating it so you can find out what is happening on 3 different continents- Europe, Asia, and South America!! How cool is that! Anyways- check it out at lccsmissions.blogspot.com. Thailand is checking in at the airport right now, we leave tomorrow morning and Peru is leaving tomorrow evening. I'm so excited to see what God will do through all of the teams!
On another note, Emma had an appointment today with her Pulmonary specialist, Dr. Dyson at Cooks. It's weird because we haven't been to one of the specialist clinics in 9 months! (Weird in a good way, of course) Anyways, we were checking up on her tracheomalcia, because she can still get pretty raspy and wheezing, and she should have outgrown it by 2. He said that everything is still pointing in that direction, but that it was unusual that she hadn't outgrown it. He said that the kids that don't usually are CHD kids, but its because an enlarged valve or artia is pressing against the trachea. Anyways, we did have a chest x-ray done while we were there. It was actually kinda cute-- at first, Emma really didn't want to have to sit for the x-ray. Luckily, she's big enough now that we don't have to hold her flat down to take it. The tech showed her the big camera but still Emma didn't want to sit on the table. Then I told her that she could have her lollipop after the pictures were taken, and she didn't have to wait until we left the doctor's office. Well...she just hopped right up on that table, and even smiled and said "cheese" as they took the pictures-- even with her arms being raised sabove her head by the tech! She did awesome. So the chest x-rays looked ok, which is good news. We decided to wait a few more months until the summer to see if she will outgrow everything. We have an appointment to see him again in July. If she still has symptoms, we are going to do another outpatient procedure where they sedate her, and then send a probe down her throat to look at what is going on. He said that if the symptoms are still there, ti could very well be that she has some scar tissue from a breathing tube that will need to be lasered off to get rid of the symptoms. Obviously, her growth and activity levels have not been affected by this, but she would forever sound like our little "monster" if that is was causing the raspiness and we didn't remove it.
So not terrible news, not great news, just ok news. It was our decision to wait until the summer because we are just not at the point where we are ready to subject her to another procedure right now. Both for her and us, I guess you could say!
So that's all for now...gotta go pack!!! :)
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Addicted to facebook?
You may or may not know that I am going on a mission trip over Spring Break with my school. We are going to San Sebastian, Spain to work with missionaries over there with the Basque people. We are helping them make contacts with high schoolers in the area. I have started to get very excited about it- I've never been to Europe! Daniel and I were blessed to lead a trip to Panama in 2005, and he went to Argentina in 2006 and South Africa in 2007. (I was taking care of Emma those years- both inside of me and out! :) )
Anyways, one of the ways that we prepare is to fast two things for 40 days beforehand. Kinda like Lent for all my Catholic/Episcopal/Anglican friends. We are fasting one food and one activity. I will be getting a MEGA Dr. Pepper in the airport. ;)
My activity has been Facebook. I have gotten to really enjoy Facebook because I have caught up with so many friends from elementary school, high school, college, family, and beyond. Sometimes I get so caught up in my little circle of teaching and family, I cut myself off from others. So anyways, it has been really, really weird these past couple of weeks not accessing it. (Although it is easier when you don't have a computer at home anymore, and Facebook is blocked on my computer at school!) I feel so out of touch--which in the way a fast is designed, it helps me refocus on my relationship with God, my husband, my child.
But this is not a serious post. I found this article on the web a few days ago. By now, I don't remember who posted this or where I got it from, so I apologize for the lack of citation. Please forgive me English teachers. However, it is not mine--so no plagarism problems here.
Pretty much everyone I know has a Facebook account. I use it for emailing, messaging, sharing pictures, and more. That sounds pretty reasonable, right? Well, Facebook has a way of creeping from something useful into a major contributor to carpal tunnel, burning eyes, procrastination, and mindless clicking.
Haven't seen people you went to high school with in ten years or more? With Facebook it's no problem. Since you can view everyone's friend list as soon as you connect with one person, the floodgates open, and you're back in your hometown, for better or worse.
Want to see what people are up to but have no interest in really talking to them? No problem with Facebook. If someone has an open profile you can click around on their page like you are their BFF, seeing all their pictures, friends' comments, and status updates. You can locate exactly where someone is and how they're feeling today in 3 minutes or less.
Got something to promote? It's no problem with Facebook. Set your favorite site as your status, create a link to your project and your friends will surely check it out. Got a new business? Create a Facebook group and your friends can join and keep in contact with all the updates of your company.
Ok, obviously I am a Facebook user. I enjoy seeing a picture of my friend when I send them a message. I am a fan of the status update. I even like notifications and am only mildly concerned when I am friend-requested by a total stranger. I enjoy clicking through pictures of my long lost friends' houses in the suburbs and seeing their kids covered in spaghetti. It's sort of exotic to a country girl transplant like me.
So here is the problem, well, my problem. And I am assuming I'm not alone on this one. I'm on Facebook all the time! I go to the site not even conscious that I am going to it. I turned on my computer this morning with the intention of opening Word first thing, and where did I find myself? You guessed it. Facebook. I am addicted! Admitting is the first step to recovery (bankers take note). Sign me up for Facebook rehab.
Pope Benedict XVI has warned us about getting in a pickle with Facebook. Now I'm not one to go around quoting any kind of Church, especially if you knew the extent of my Catholic grade school story, but this was sort of interesting. The Associated Press brought us his thoughts about how Facebook (and MySpace, a whole other topic mostly about kids and bands) can foster friendships and understanding, but warns that they also can isolate people and marginalize others. Benedict welcomes as a "gift" new technologies such as social networking sites, saying they respond to the "fundamental desire" of people to communicate. But he warns that "obsessive" virtual socializing can isolate people from real interaction and deepen the digital divide by excluding those already on the sidelines. He urges producers to ensure that the content respects human dignity, and of course the "goodness and intimacy of human sexuality."
What about burning eyes, carpal tunnel, hunched shoulders, stiff hips, and monkey mind? Those issues are more interesting to me as a health, yoga, and psychology geek.
I would friend-request the Pope. What would his status updates be? "Slipping into Prada loafers getting ready for mass."
So here I am, busted by the Pope! On one hand, he's got a point. Cyber-bullying is not a joke. The horrific suicide of 13-year-old Megan Meier from Missouri in October of 2006 was the direct result of her former friend's mom taunting her through MySpace. Being a teenager is hard enough. I can't even imagine what kids go through now. There are so many new ways to torture each other. I know a few teens in NY that have problems with teasing each on Facebook too. It's a mess.
I'm sure adults have had problems with taunting and other social blunders on Facebook too, but the majority of problems adults face is just plain over-use. Let me reference my "25 random things." If you're a Facebook user, you are well aware of the "25 random things" that have been going around in the last few months. Maybe you've written yours. Or, maybe you think you won't get pulled in. Good luck.
I should be writing at this moment. July 1st deadline will be here soon. FB is one big distraction really, but I do firmly believe in its usefulness. And its ability to deliver BlockBuster-esque horror, comedic, and dramatic episodes in the disconnected yet intimate way only the modern web experience can.
Correct me if I am alone on this one, but the reality of our lives displayed on Facebook splattered with debauchery is a big part of the fun!
I've come up with some warning signs here. This may be the start of developing a support group for Facebook addicts. The group will be listed on Facebook, where you can become a fan of the group, add pictures, look at pictures of other cute people who are in the group, and write on the wall.
10 warning signs that you may be addicted to Facebook
1. Facebook is your home page.
2. You update your status more than twice a day.
3. You have over 500 "friends" half of whom you've never actually met.
4. As soon as you step away from your computer you're on FB on your phone.
5. You are a FB stalker. You qualify as a FB stalker if you
a) click on someone's profile more than once a day even if they haven't messaged or tagged you in a photo.
b) have dragged and dropped more than 3 FB photos (not from your own profile)
c) actually go to a place mentioned on someone's page in hopes of seeing them in real life...creepy!
6. You change your profile picture more than a 12-year=old girl.
7. You have checked your FB page while reading this article.
8. You clean up your "wall" so it looks like you spend less time on FB.
9. You are a member of more than 10 groups and respond to every event invitation "attending" even if you have no intention of going.
10. You change your relationship status just to mess with people.
Luckily, I do not exhibit any of those signs!
Anyways, one of the ways that we prepare is to fast two things for 40 days beforehand. Kinda like Lent for all my Catholic/Episcopal/Anglican friends. We are fasting one food and one activity. I will be getting a MEGA Dr. Pepper in the airport. ;)
My activity has been Facebook. I have gotten to really enjoy Facebook because I have caught up with so many friends from elementary school, high school, college, family, and beyond. Sometimes I get so caught up in my little circle of teaching and family, I cut myself off from others. So anyways, it has been really, really weird these past couple of weeks not accessing it. (Although it is easier when you don't have a computer at home anymore, and Facebook is blocked on my computer at school!) I feel so out of touch--which in the way a fast is designed, it helps me refocus on my relationship with God, my husband, my child.
But this is not a serious post. I found this article on the web a few days ago. By now, I don't remember who posted this or where I got it from, so I apologize for the lack of citation. Please forgive me English teachers. However, it is not mine--so no plagarism problems here.
Pretty much everyone I know has a Facebook account. I use it for emailing, messaging, sharing pictures, and more. That sounds pretty reasonable, right? Well, Facebook has a way of creeping from something useful into a major contributor to carpal tunnel, burning eyes, procrastination, and mindless clicking.
Haven't seen people you went to high school with in ten years or more? With Facebook it's no problem. Since you can view everyone's friend list as soon as you connect with one person, the floodgates open, and you're back in your hometown, for better or worse.
Want to see what people are up to but have no interest in really talking to them? No problem with Facebook. If someone has an open profile you can click around on their page like you are their BFF, seeing all their pictures, friends' comments, and status updates. You can locate exactly where someone is and how they're feeling today in 3 minutes or less.
Got something to promote? It's no problem with Facebook. Set your favorite site as your status, create a link to your project and your friends will surely check it out. Got a new business? Create a Facebook group and your friends can join and keep in contact with all the updates of your company.
Ok, obviously I am a Facebook user. I enjoy seeing a picture of my friend when I send them a message. I am a fan of the status update. I even like notifications and am only mildly concerned when I am friend-requested by a total stranger. I enjoy clicking through pictures of my long lost friends' houses in the suburbs and seeing their kids covered in spaghetti. It's sort of exotic to a country girl transplant like me.
So here is the problem, well, my problem. And I am assuming I'm not alone on this one. I'm on Facebook all the time! I go to the site not even conscious that I am going to it. I turned on my computer this morning with the intention of opening Word first thing, and where did I find myself? You guessed it. Facebook. I am addicted! Admitting is the first step to recovery (bankers take note). Sign me up for Facebook rehab.
Pope Benedict XVI has warned us about getting in a pickle with Facebook. Now I'm not one to go around quoting any kind of Church, especially if you knew the extent of my Catholic grade school story, but this was sort of interesting. The Associated Press brought us his thoughts about how Facebook (and MySpace, a whole other topic mostly about kids and bands) can foster friendships and understanding, but warns that they also can isolate people and marginalize others. Benedict welcomes as a "gift" new technologies such as social networking sites, saying they respond to the "fundamental desire" of people to communicate. But he warns that "obsessive" virtual socializing can isolate people from real interaction and deepen the digital divide by excluding those already on the sidelines. He urges producers to ensure that the content respects human dignity, and of course the "goodness and intimacy of human sexuality."
What about burning eyes, carpal tunnel, hunched shoulders, stiff hips, and monkey mind? Those issues are more interesting to me as a health, yoga, and psychology geek.
I would friend-request the Pope. What would his status updates be? "Slipping into Prada loafers getting ready for mass."
So here I am, busted by the Pope! On one hand, he's got a point. Cyber-bullying is not a joke. The horrific suicide of 13-year-old Megan Meier from Missouri in October of 2006 was the direct result of her former friend's mom taunting her through MySpace. Being a teenager is hard enough. I can't even imagine what kids go through now. There are so many new ways to torture each other. I know a few teens in NY that have problems with teasing each on Facebook too. It's a mess.
I'm sure adults have had problems with taunting and other social blunders on Facebook too, but the majority of problems adults face is just plain over-use. Let me reference my "25 random things." If you're a Facebook user, you are well aware of the "25 random things" that have been going around in the last few months. Maybe you've written yours. Or, maybe you think you won't get pulled in. Good luck.
I should be writing at this moment. July 1st deadline will be here soon. FB is one big distraction really, but I do firmly believe in its usefulness. And its ability to deliver BlockBuster-esque horror, comedic, and dramatic episodes in the disconnected yet intimate way only the modern web experience can.
Correct me if I am alone on this one, but the reality of our lives displayed on Facebook splattered with debauchery is a big part of the fun!
I've come up with some warning signs here. This may be the start of developing a support group for Facebook addicts. The group will be listed on Facebook, where you can become a fan of the group, add pictures, look at pictures of other cute people who are in the group, and write on the wall.
10 warning signs that you may be addicted to Facebook
1. Facebook is your home page.
2. You update your status more than twice a day.
3. You have over 500 "friends" half of whom you've never actually met.
4. As soon as you step away from your computer you're on FB on your phone.
5. You are a FB stalker. You qualify as a FB stalker if you
a) click on someone's profile more than once a day even if they haven't messaged or tagged you in a photo.
b) have dragged and dropped more than 3 FB photos (not from your own profile)
c) actually go to a place mentioned on someone's page in hopes of seeing them in real life...creepy!
6. You change your profile picture more than a 12-year=old girl.
7. You have checked your FB page while reading this article.
8. You clean up your "wall" so it looks like you spend less time on FB.
9. You are a member of more than 10 groups and respond to every event invitation "attending" even if you have no intention of going.
10. You change your relationship status just to mess with people.
Luckily, I do not exhibit any of those signs!
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