Tuesday, April 11, 2023

March 2023

March 1 - We celebrated Brian's birthday at Texas Roadhouse, he was kind enough to let Clark and Declan sit on the saddle, while he watched.

March 2 - Isn't this Penny girl just the cutest little button?

March 4 - My Mom got her hair all fixed up!

March 5 - This is how you play Pickle Ball with a wet driveway and snowbanks on the side.

March 6 -  Just hanging out with Mom and playing a game.  A cat named Compass came to visit in his little stroller. It was a nice break from reality. 

March 9 - I got to tend Hallie and Penny! I love Penny's little praying hands. Hallie took my picture with Penny and some tiny baby dolls, then she took a picture of Randy feeding Penny, then we kind of took a selfie.

March 13 - Mom was making this little arm skateboard move around with her left arm.

March 14 - My parents, Paul and Beth Chambers celebrated their 65th Wedding Anniversary in Mom's hospital room.  We surprised them with a book of cards that many people sent to them.  Suzanne got a cake and ice cream.  Mom loved the cake! Bottom picture, Branson, Dad, Avery, Suzanne, Mom, Dallin, Me and Randy Chambers.

March 15 - We convinced Dad to ride the therapy bike and have a race with Mom. 

March 17 - Tending these cute little girls again.  They are a delight!

March 18 - Having a silly moment at the hospital with Suzanne and Maden.

March 20 - Mom got in the "car" in the therapy gym, so Dad got in too.  They didn't get very far though.  Compass the Cat came to visit again.

March 22 - Molly, Hallie and Penny got to come visit Grandma Beth in the lobby of the hospital.  Mom loved having them come.

Just playing a game of scrabble with Suzanne and Mom.

March 23 - Mom tried some "walking" in this fancy contraption in the therapy gym.  She was a little nervous about it, but tried really hard.

March 24 - Blake and I drove in a blizzard on our way to the temple in Pocatello.

We took Molly, Hallie, Ryder and Randy to Lava Hot Springs.  The kids had fun playing hide and seek in the pool.  Can you find Ryder? It took Molly and Hallie quite a long time to find him.

Blake and Randy sat in the really hot tub with a lot of other people.  The slide is always great fun.  Hallie says "take my picture"!

These three used to be afraid of the big bucket dumping on them, but now they come beg me to take a picture of them being dumped on.  

March 25 - The only picture taken at the Archery shoot at the Rose Pond Archery Range.

March 26 - We had an impromptu celebration for Molly, she will turn 8 on the 31st.

March 27 - Suzanne and I playing Quixx with Mom in the dining room on the 6th floor at EIRMC. Suzanne is the "pro" at doing Mom's hair.

March 28 - I just can't get enough of this cute smiley Penny girl!

March 29 - A big day for my Mom - She graduated from the 6th Floor Rehab, and moved to Promontory Point Rehab Center. She has a nice big room and the staff seems real nice.

March 30 - Playing Quixx again, this time at Promontory Point.  Julie, me and Ryder, Mom and Suzanne are playing.  Randy is resting in the chair.

March 31 - We woke up to about 3 inches of the white stuff again!

Molly is 8! I can't believe it! She came to see Grandma Beth, then she and I went to Chick Fil A.  She loved getting a 30 piece nugget to share, and getting the large fry and drink.  We went shopping at Walmart, she chose this cute little pink puppy that barks and has a leash.  We sure love you Molly!



























 

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

February 2023

February 2 - I got to take this Hallie girl out to lunch and shopping.  Her 4th birthday is on the 6th.  She chose McDonald's, then shopping at Walmart.  We had a grand time, she is such a fun, happy, silly, delightful little girl.

Later, we got to pick up Ryder from school and took him to eat, he chose A&W, and we had to take a picture with the bear, even though the sun was really bright.

February 4 - We got to tend this sweet little Penny while her sisters had a dance performance.  She slept, ate and slept some more.

February 5 - Little Penny was blessed by her daddy!

We also celebrated Miss Hallie's 4th birthday.  She had a fancy "Frozen" party.  She was absolutely thrilled.

February 7 - These elk have migrated from the mountains to fields looking for food, between Blackfoot and Fort Hall.  There are 100s of them.

February 10 - Beautiful Sunrise!

February 11 - Clark lost another tooth! We went to watch Annie's game, she played well! Maden asked a lot of math questions, some of which Blake knew and some he did not.

February 12 - Super Bowl! Brian and Ryder's favorite team, the Kansas City Chiefs played the Philadelphia Eagles.  It was a really good game, and KC won at the very end!

February 13 - I had an ingrown toenail fixed by the wonderful Dr. Michael James.  I thought it would hurt worse after he fixed it, but it felt better almost immediately!

February 14 - We had a crazy snowstorm.  Thank you, Randy for coming to help "dig" us and Grandpa and Grandma out!

February 15 - This little Penny girl flips from her tummy to her back, she is not fond of tummy time at all!

February 17 - I got to watch these two cuties for a while.  It's so fun to have a sweet little baby in the house again.

February 19 - A very scary day.  My mother, Beth Chambers suffered a stroke, she was taken to EIRMC by ambulance, before it took off, Jared, Blake and my nephew Dallin gave her a blessing. I was able to ride in the ambulance with her.  It was really a bumpy ride. At the emergency room, they determined that the stroke was caused by a bleed in her brain.  Her left side was affected.  She was admitted to the ICU.

February 20 - Here she is in the ICU.  Her blood pressure is still very high.  They started giving her medication to lower it.  

February 21 - I needed some pictures of happy things.  The Amaryllis  is blooming again! When I told Hallie that I was going to the hospital, she told me I would need snacks, so she got in the snack cupboard and fixed me some snacks.  It melted my heart!

February 22 - Mom was moved to the 4th floor, and started with some therapy.  Here she is sorting some blocks.  Her left side is totally affected and numb, including her vision.  She is a trooper, and does everything she is asked.

February 23 - My dad is stretching out mom's left hand.  We need to do it multiple times a day.  Molly and Hallie sent a video of them singing "Jesus Once Was a Little Child" to Grandma Beth, when she heard it, she started singing too.  It was very tender.

February 24 - Amaryllis looks beautiful!

February 25 - This cute little Penny girl is 2 months old!

February 26 - We celebrated Brian's 39th birthday a few days early. (his birthday is March 1)

Little miss Penny just chilling, then Hallie had too try laying under the arch.  Penny sleeping soundly on Grandpa's lap.

February 27 - Mom was moved to the 6th floor, which is the Rehab floor.  She got there because of her desire and hard work.  She is supposed to practice her smile, and try to get the left side up as high as the right.


February 28 - Blake bought a new car! It's a 2022 Ford Escape Hybrid Plug In.  Brian found it sitting at Lithia Ford in Idaho Falls.  We'll see how he likes it!

This is Mom's new room on the 6th Floor at EIRMC, the TV is very small, so we just watched the Jazz on my laptop.