Grandma Sonja's Stuff: 3/6/16

Sunday, March 6, 2016

Time "March"es on! Yes it's March and I haven't Blogged FOREVER~

It's time to catch up. As usual, I am behind on things. So this month had Tyson, Spencer and Logan going to the local bowling alley quite often. I even got to go one time and I took some pictures! We all like a STRIKE, don't we???

Tyson seems to love bowling. He called grandpa quite regularly to go.

They all had a few gutter balls, but that's OK!

February was the 86th birthday of my dad. And this year we were able to celebrate it on his birthday. I think I remember that last year he had a little operation that made him feel a bit unwell.

Although he still isn't well, and may not be again, he was able to celebrate.

So here he is with his youngest greatgrandchild!

Shortly after my dad's birthday, another family member had a big day!!!

Yes, Tyson turned 15! Nowadays, as soon as you turn 15 you can get your learner's permit. Yes, 2 days later he headed straight to the DMV and now is the proud owner of his permit to drive a car or to "drive" his parents crazy, whichever comes first, ha ha!

And now we are the proud owners of a recliner. The reason I had to go buy it was....Spencer. No it wasn't Father's Day, his birthday or anything of that sort. Spencer went skiing, which he has been doing a lot in the last 3-4 months. He joined a senior ski group at Sundance, made some new friends and was having a great time...until Saturday Feb. 27th....I happened to just have crawled back into bed that day. I wasn't feeling well and a cold had me right where it wanted me. When the phone rang. It scared me when I saw the caller ID said something about Ski patrol, Sundance. Oh, no...

Well, the guy on the other side of the line said that "It wasn't too serious, and everything was not too bad." Spence and some young skiing girl had collided. Actually she collided into the back and side of him. He didn't do the "colliding" part, that was all her. Sigh...

I asked if I needed to pick him up. No, he was able to drive home to the doctor's office. OK, so I keep resting, somewhat uneasily and then decided to get up, dress and clean up a bit. Just in case...

Another call. This time from the doctor's office. They wheeled him over to the ER and I needed to get down there soon. Good thing I was up and at it. I asked Jamie to take me because I would need to drive the other car home most likely.

So after the tests, we were told 3 fractures in his ribs. 2 fractures in the same rib. OUCH. and a lacerated kidney. Oh no, now that's scary. He was admitted for 2 days into the hospital.

Here is Logan making grandpa feel happy...or was that the pain killers??? Actually they made him very sick. And when it was time to release him, he insisted he stay. He was not ready to go home. Now that's a first. Most people are overly anxious to go.

Well, they had told me to get him a recliner as rib patients have a very hard time sleeping in a bed. Actually they have a very hard time sleeping period. I can attest. It reminded me of having a baby that would wake me all the time in the middle of the night. It has been a very long, hard and painful week. But we have a nice recliner that lifts him, heats and massages and makes the grandkids feel right at home.

Spencer had his first night out last night to see Tyson's chamber choir perform. He did a really great job and I know Spencer was very uncomfortable but he did well, also.

He is sooo handsome! What a heart breaker! Well that is it. I caught you up on the big stuff. I will try to be faster in the meantime.

I still have my other 2 blogs and have been doing lots of book reviews!

A Little About Tyson Jacob

Tyson is a happy 9 year old with lots of talents and abilities. He knew the names of all the planets when he was just about 18 months old. He started talking at such an early age it was incredible. He seems to like basketball more than any sport and also enjoys baseball. He will start 4th grade in the fall of 2010. He has already traveled alot with me for his young years, to southern Utah, Texas, Germany and Switzerland. He is a real thinker and enjoys spending time with his grandpa Spencer, shooting, fly tying, golf and fishing.

A Little About Brecklyn Brianne

Brecklyn is the only girl in the family and so she has a special place in my heart. She is a pretty "Tiny Dancer" just like her mom always was. She is starting kindergarten in the fall of 2010 and just can't wait. She loves to go walking with grandma Sonja and never says no when I want to walk just a little farther. She makes friends easily and even makes friends at places such as the McDonald's playground. She has received several trophies at her dance performance competitions where her group seems to always get 1st place.

A Little About Logan Spencer

Logan is going to be in Pre-school in the fall of 2010. He is a very active 4 year boy. He enjoys soccer, just like his dad and basketball, just like his big brother, Ty. He and Ty are not at all alike and look and act totally different. It is hard to believe that they are brothers! Logan loves to play in the sandpile as my blog shows and doesn't think fishing is such a great sport. Afterall, why should it take so long just for one measly little fish? He learned to ride his bicycle at age 3 and loves to be grandpa's little buddy.

A Little About Grayson

He's here, born June 30-, on his great-grandmother's birthday. That makes him super special. 7 lbs. 3 oz. 18 1/2 inches. He's a little guy, blonde and sweet. He is definitely a "Momma's boy" and will only allow others to hold him for a very short time. Then he lets you know he is very unhappy. But I am sure this will change eventually and he will find out other people are fun and interesting too. We love this little guy and look forward to see what he thinks about his very first Christmas!