Grandma Sonja's Stuff

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Fever Pitch!

Yes, it's baseball, baseball and more baseball. The team won last nite, Spencer's birthday and 2 games today. So three in a row. It made it really fun, of course. Today's weather was strange. Warm for a few minutes, then cold, then windy, and back to cloudy, then sunny. We had to have coats and blankets one minute and take them off the next. Back and forth for 2 games. But regardless it was a great day for the Scorchers!

As you see below, Logan was all bundled up, while Jake was keeping score.

Here's Ty on base waiting to steal. My grandson does lots of "stealing" these days!

He is quite a fast runner, too, by the way! Reminds me of myself when I was that age, definitely not now. Can barely walk! But back in the day, I was quite the runner.

This is a silly picture. I went out to the car to get warm for a few minutes between games and saw a balloon in the sky. It moved fast and got smaller and smaller till it totally disappeared. That reminded me of Jamie when she was about 3 or so. She had a balloon and our neighbor Ryan got it and it floated away. Jamie was so sad for a bit and then she smiled and said, "that's OK, mom, now Heavenly Father has a balloon!"

Other events this week included a Friday nite cake and ice cream to celebrate the milestone birthday of grandpa himself. I bought a cake at the German store and something happened to it. When I got it out of the fridge the top layer had separated from the bottom and there was no way it was going back to the original position. Oh, well, apparently it didn't make it taste any different.

Logan is our candle-blower. No matter who's birthday he threatens to blow out your candles! Better do it quick or your opp is quickly gone! Grayson is excited, too!

Then on Monday Brecklyn had her dance recital and here she is after!

Aren't my blondies adorable!

And of course, last Sunday was Mom's Day. Jamie brought me a cool present. It was a tile with the family picture and they somehow glaze it with a blow torch, which was Jake's part of the project. I can't quite imagine how it all worked, but I love it!

Spencer barbequed for Mom's Day and there was enough for a few friends to share when they came and brought over my pretty gift. And the weather was sensational!

Here are my pretty Mom's Day flowers. And guess what we didn't get "pearls" at church, we got a geranium. I think we were all happy about that!

So that was the last 2 weeks in a nut shell. Soon I will be joining Ty and Jay as we head to Cooperstown. Hopefully there will be some wins to enjoy! Till later!

Saturday, May 4, 2013

There's No Place Like Home....(Plate, That is!)

Well, I haven't blogged too much lately because of various factors. Health issues, were a major problem. But today was a double-header baseball day with double wins. The second game the other team never scored, so it was a good day for Ty, with one exception. He was doing his best to catch a ball that was getting real close to the fence and he ran right into the fence and hurt himself. Poor guy. That is what I always hate about sports. Here are some shots from today.

Frenchfry man. Ty is number 7, by the way and there he is.

The team congratulates Ty and the homerun hitter that just came "Home". And great 2 hits and runs.

Grayson had a great time (as long as his pants stayed up) and found tons of balls to occupy himself with. It was sunny for the first game and cloudy for the second one. In 3 weeks we will be watching Ty play in Cooperstown, NY at the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame. It will be fun and hopefully they will have more fun memories to make and remember.

As for health issues, my dad had to return to the hospital and luckily this time it wasn't as bad as the first time. None-the-less, it seems to really have taken a toll. I hope that it won't come back again. And my uncle is now very sick. I still had some days that weren't so good. But today is a good day and I am happy for that. I will take all of those I can get! And two days ago I won another facebook contest. I won another book and that makes 4 this month. I guess once in a while things go my way!

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Easter Onslaught

Well, this was a beautiful Easter Day. For being an early March Easter, it was just fantastic weather. Could not have been better. I am writing in the evening and it's 7:10 pm and still 69 degrees! So the hunt was good. No one was cold, it wasn't too hot. It was nice.
And here come the hunters!

Look at the intensity! By the way, I was taking this picture from my house. My zoom is very good!

The traditional, before the hunt picture. I guess no one was too interested in the picture. They had things to attend to. Looks like Grayson got a little headstart! He did get one. And Tyson, poor guy, had to be the last to start. But he is pretty fast on the draw! I think Grayson was enjoying each egg too much, to really move FAST!

While no one is watching... I will just sort of grab this one...Sssssh, don't tell.

Don't drop your basket, TY....

Faster!

I see one!

The case of the cracked egg. Or something like that....

We are still hunting...

The eggs have been found and it's time to see what's inside.

Bubbles. Grayson is making some big bubbles.

Dinner on the patio. What an unexpected surprise.

Hope you had a nice Easter, too. And of course, the true reason that we celebrate is the Resurrection of the Savior. A good reminder to try harder each day...so that we can return to his presence.

Monday, March 25, 2013

A Rose by Any Other Name

So on Tuesday the 19th, we went to see the 6th grade play, "Beauty and the Beast". Ty had gotten the part of the "handsome" prince, however, he had to drop out because of baseball. Sad. Anyway, Brecklyn was the enchanted rose. And I have movies and a few pictures to share. Logan was in the pre-show and sang with the 1st and 2nd graders. Here some shots.

It was so fun to watch. I'm a proud grandma!!!!

For Better or For Worse

This has been a pretty difficult few weeks, lately. First it was me with the kidney stone business. Yes, I passed a 7mm stone Saturday March 16th. It was just a "fun" time for me. It started yet again to give me misery on the day before, again while at work. It started out a bit slower and somewhat less intense than the Friday before. I stayed at work for a while, but by noon, I couldn't handle to much more. So I went home. I was miserable for a while. Called the doctor, went in and they said I also had an infection. Then I took some pain meds. I stayed at home and in the morning, I had the "delivery". I am not sure if it was a boy or a girl. But it was over. It left me achy and not so happy, although happy that this event had come to an end, for now, anyways.

Here is that ugly guy. Notice the color is sort of brownish? By the next day it had turned all white. No I didn't scrub it....ha! Notice the smooth edges...yeah right.

So then...

The next wonderful event started to unravel its cruel path. That night, Saturday around 8:00 my mother called and said that my dad had a fever. He wouldn't be going to church the next day.

By the next day, he had fallen and could hardly stand or walk. Spence went over in the afternoon. It appeared that he was really sick and he called our friend who is a doctor. She said to get him to the ER in a hurry. So Spence took him down. He was lucky. The doctors had to put him in the ICU and hooked him up to just about every IV thing available. His BP was 71/39. They said he had about 5-8 hours left. His kidneys were shutting down and would have needed dialysis had he not come in when he did. He had pneumonia, and a bladder infection and kidney failure. And other stuff. He was in the ICU several days, then in a regular room and then now in the Stonehenge Care Center in American Fork. It has been quite a time...to say the least.

In the ICU.

At the care center. A little visitor brought a card and her mom made some fruit pizza. We forgot to take a picture of that....

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

It's Finally "Springing"

So OK, Spring hasn't officially "Sprung" but it's working on it. Today I took my first daily walk of the year. I loved it. It was warm and although the sun was hiding behind the clouds, it still felt wonderful to be somewhere besides indoors.

I had a rough Friday and weekend, trying to pass stones. I took in what I thought were stone fragments, but they weren't. And I haven't seen anything else. Although I haven't had "that pain" since early Saturday morning. I have no idea if it's gone or not. I am not a good stone catcher. My bad...oh well. Hopefully, it's gone. I have gone back to work and have been driving, just in case. Although that might not be a great idea either. But last Friday it worked by small daily miracles that happen. I got to work at 6:30 am. and busily worked on my curriculum till at exactly 9:17 am, I got this undeniable pain. The very second I felt it, I knew...oh no, not again. Too soon since the last one in Poland last Sep-Oct. I told my boss right away that I had to leave. And I did. The pain was strong and I thought I could still make it home.

I called Spencer. No answer. Then I called my mom. Then I called Jamie. She asked where I was and I told her. She said she was there, too, with Jake dropping the car off for repair. So she and Grayson drove me to the ER. Same routine. Nothing new. But the help was not nearly as efficient as the last time. This time it took so long. Then I was told the results of my UA. Which was REALLY amazing because, well, I hadn't done that yet....hmmmm. What does it mean???

Then they have this BP cuff on your arm that pumps up every 20-30 minutes. Well, it was pretty "regular" a lot of the time but every 2-3 times it had a hay-day and pumped till I thought my brains would come out of my skull. The darn thing wouldn't quit. So I mentioned it to the nurse when she finally came in. Oh, it won't get too tight. So I told someone else that came in. Oh, it'll be fine. It kept doing it periodically. I was in more pain than from the stone. Now that is painful, don't ya think? Later at home Spence said what is all that on the bottom of your arm? I looked and I was covered with bruises, one after the other....gee, do you think it was just a bit tight????

Anyway, it's been 6 days and I still have a back ache at times which I don't remember from the past episode. Hope it'll pass soon.

So back to my little outdoor walk. Here you see:

The last trace of snow in the yard. That big dark area is where the big tree was till last fall. And there we had to re-seed. New grass was popping through, after all it is spring, almost...