Relief

While things are still rough around here, we got some great news over the weekend that puts one stress to ease.  Owen and I went to Pocatello for the ISU game on Saturday.  I was nervous to see the coaches and hear what they would say.  But seeing them in person calmed me down, and I could see some worries being lifted from Owen as well.  They were shocked to see him walking and coming to a game so soon after this surgery.  They were excited to see him, and said to start getting his name on housing waiting lists for fall!  We were so scared that they were going to pull his scholarship after this injury, and after some of the texts, we felt it was a closed deal.  So, he is going to rehab and get his strength back and go kill it on the football field next year.  The game was pretty exciting too.  ISU beat Portland State.  I can barely stand it waiting to watch Owen play again.  This morning he had a post op appointment, and Dr. Thomas was also very surprised to see the progress Owen has made in just 10 days.  I think the mind is a very powerful thing, and if it is in the right place, all sorts of amazing things can happen. 

Lock the door

When things seem to be spiraling downward so bad, I want to get my kids in our apartment and lock the door.  Nothing bad can happen if we are in our space with the door locked right.  I found out my way of thinking was wrong, there is still a phone.  And people with no good intentions can still get through the door.  We only had a few minutes before dark tonight, but I had to just relax and enjoy my kids.  We went out in the yard and played ladder golf.  They are my medication.  I don't think they will ever know what they mean to me and what I would do for them.  Fall is here and I am in love!  Our apartment has lots of trees and they are beginning to change colors and we are close to the mountains, and reds and oranges are starting to pop up everywhere on the mountains.  So, I will wake up every day and face the new day with a smile and happy heart.  I will be a good example for my kids, and try to teach them that good is everywhere, even when all we can see is the bad.  

 Davis got asked to Sadies tonight.  Kennedy asked him.  I'm glad that they are still friends, I like Kennedy, I just didn't like Davis having such a serious girlfriend.  I hope they have fun. 

Weekend Games

It was a good weekend for Fremont and Gators soccer team.  Fremont played undefeated Syracuse and beat them!  It was a fantastic game.  Davis played so good.  He had an amazing game.  Again, Owen insisted on being there.  I brought a chair and he was good for most of the game sitting away from the crowd, I would just keep going out there and switching the end of the field that the chair was on.  And on Saturday morning, we were tired, but we made it to soccer and Gator kicked butt on the defense again.  She likes to play center defense, and not many balls make it past her.  Life is crazy and busy, but this is one part of my life that I never want to end, and I will miss it terribly.  I love so much, watching my kids and supporting them in their sports.  Not just their sports, but anything they decide to do.  I have some pretty amazing kids.  They are the only thing getting me through life right now, I am blessed. 

It's blurry, but I love watching Owen coach Davis.  I love how Davis comes to Owen for football advice, and I love that Owen looks for Davis after the offense comes off the field so he can talk to him.  

Just a random picture that I think shows Owens dedication to football and the team.  

This picture isn't from the Syracuse game this weekend, but I found it on FB and I love it.  I think it is from the game last weekend against Clearfield.  

The poor girl hit a brick wall when she ran into Gator.  

We took the wrap off Owens knee yesterday and he was able to shower.  I wasn't expecting this large of an incision.  

Knee surgery

We're going on faith here.  The knee obviously had to be fixed, but we have faith he will recover and be playing football again by next fall.  The surgeon said his knee went back together good, and he has a nerve blocker in to help his pain for a couple of days.  I took him to Carrie's after surgery.  I figured her house was better than all my stairs up to the 3rd floor.  Plus she works from home, so she will be there for him during the day.  Before he would lay down and rest though, he insisted on going to his game.  He said if he was alive, he was going.  So I took him to his game, then back to Carrie's to start recovering. 

Self medicating

Life continues to throw punches at us.  We'll just continue to fight back.  Tonight our fight back was with ice cream. 

Homecoming

It was homecoming at Fremont this week.  It is just a crazy week, where I doubt any actual school work gets done, but it just is a big party all week long.  Thursday, Owen's sophomores won their game by the skin of their teeth.  And Friday the varsity won.  It is always fun to win any game, but homecoming is always a big game. Gator also had a soccer game.  She was frustrated because she kept getting penalties called on her.  She is used to a little more competition then what rec is, and they don't play quite the same way.  She's still enjoying being back to playing soccer though.  Yesterday was the dance.  Davis asked his friend Karli to go with him.  They went to Morgan to a paintball place during the day, and then to dinner and the dance in the evening.  All I got was "it was really fun" before Davis stumbled to bed.

Winning games, major setback

Last Thursday the sophomores won their game.  So on Friday when the varsity won their game as well, it was exciting.  The varsity game was tough, and we barely pulled the win off in the last 30 seconds.  Then on Saturday, Gator had a soccer game and played so well.  Her team also won!  What a fun weekend.  And it really would've been perfect except for one major setback.  Owen got hurt.  He was celebrating after the win Friday and tore his Patella Tendon.  He felt instant pain and knew he had done something really bad.  We are trying to find the good in the situation, but I'm not sure what the good is here.  We went to the doctor today and he is getting surgery next week and is looking at an 8-12 month recovery.  ISU is unsure what this injury will do to his scholarship.  Owen's world will be over if he can't play football.  I don't understand why this happened.   So much crappiness is going on in our lives right now, why did this happen? 

Sunflowers

Gator, Grace, and I went to a sunflower festival today before the football game.  I don't know if I've honestly ever seen a field of these huge sunflowers.  I like the little ones that are all over, but these big ones are beautiful flowers, and I know I've never seen a red sunflower.  It was really cool walking in the sunflower field, but it was nearly impossible deciding which one I wanted to pick to take home.