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Bing canyon
From going down to Bing canyon handcart site on Monday night to see what mom and dad freeman have been up to. (They are missionaries there, to maintain the site and to coordinate all of the trek...
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Upick blueberries
The kids and I went to wapato (about 1:10 from Pasco) and picked 30 lbs of blueberries. (In 100 degree weather). They were troopers, and Jacob was my right hand man!
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Here we go to surgery!
Tyler's surgery is today at 12:00 pacific time. We are ready. We are at peace. We know that things will go just as Heavenly Father has carefully planned. We could be in no better hands. The...
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Check in
Grandma gave Tyler a "miracle monkey" yesterday at family home evening. It has stayed wrapped around him all morning long, giving him lots of hugs.
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Passing the time
The surgery before ours took longer than expected. We are passing the time with some fun games with Tyler!
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They are just finishing up Tyler's surgery. And great news--once the surgeon opened up the back of his neck and cut back the semicircle of skull (at the base of it) and removed the pointy (spinous...
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Picu for the night
Tyler came back from surgery. He will be on a ventilator until tomorrow, after his MRI. We knew he would be asleep but I expected to see him breathing and that was going to be my indicator that he was...
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Off the ventilator!!
This morning was a tough one just before they took out the breathing tube. But he was a trooper and did great! Catheter out. Arterial line out. He is breathing well on his own and he's doing great!...
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Doctor visit
Tyler's neurosurgeon just stopped by and said the MRI looked like the syrinx (the pocket of fluid in his spinal cord) was bigger today than it was in February (which was the reason for this surgery)....
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Up with PT
Brings back memories of the beginning of lots and lots of pt after Tyler's dorsal rhizotomy procedure two years ago today to teach him how to walk again.
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My date with Tyler
It has been awesome to get to spend so much one on one time with this sweet boy. Sitting next to each other and eating dinner. Holding him on my lap and looking out over the city of Spokane (that was...
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A best friend's touch
Tyler's spirits were a little low today. Tired of being in the hospital. Ready to go home. Parker Cazier (Tyler's best friend) came to the hospital to see him. You should have seen that little boys'...
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First day of school!
Jacob and Tyler were especially excited that their first day of school was today, because they got to ride the same school bus as their cousins, Austin and Kathryn. For the next couple of weeks until...
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Sweet brother!
On the drive home from school, Jacob and Tyler were so excited to tell me about what Jacob had done! Jacob decided and took it upon himself to talk to his teacher, and to Tyler's, arranging for him to...
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This morning we were driving back from our property to our house, and one of the kids made a comment that was not very nice to another of the kids. I asked them how they would feel if somebody said...
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The highlight of running errands today
After 5 hours and six different places, the three little kids in the eye were excited to be at our last stop, once again at Lowes ( it feels like we go there every day). Blake was excited to find...
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The best part about Laundry days
Millie and Aubrey. These two girls are really starting to play with each other. Aubrey loves mothering Millie!
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I mentioned to my Mom that I have had lots and lots of days when I'm not happy. That was a surprise to her and she asked me more about it the next day because she was so surprised. At that point I...
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Family picture Sept 2018
Here's our latest family picture. Jacob 12, Tyler 11, Blake 9 (almost 10), Aubrey 7, Millie 5, Zach 2.
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