Happy Birthday To Me!

Frday was my birthday and we spent the day in Little Rock for Heath to have knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus. It was just an outpatient procedure and everything went well and he is recovering fine. Since we didn't get to celebrate too much other than lunch at Red Lobster he went Saturday morning to buy my birthday presents. I didn't ask for anything because I couldn't think of anything I wanted but he insisted that I was getting something for my birthday. So here are my presents:

Heath and the boys wrapped presents for probably 2 hours but they did a good job. I got all kinds of stuff: fishing pole, cupcake maker, new swimsuit, some stuff for the pool, a new Bible cover and a lot more. It felt like Christmas!!


Here are my two patients with their icepacks that I have been nursing all weekend.


Kamden got hit in the eye with a baseball while they were playing in the yard yesterday. He is SO proud of his black eye; he keeps checking it in the mirror every so often. :)

Operation Patio/Firepit

Since the last time I blogged, Heath and I have tackled another 'weekend project'. This time it was a patio and firepit and let me tell you... it was NOT an easy task. It took MANY hours of hard labor but we got it finished and we are really enjoying all those smores and hotdogs. Heath started the project the weekend before Memorial Day because before we could really start he had to dig about one foot of dirt out so we could lay the stones even with the ground. He shoveled and hauled dirt ALL weekend. Thankfully, we only have one shovel so I didn't have to help with that part. :)



The boys spent Memorial Day weekend in Jena with my mom & dad. While they were gone Heath & I worked all weekend finishing the patio. Saturday about noon Heath tore his meniscus in his knee so that slowed us down a little considering that he could hardly walk but he was a trooper and didn't quit. However, we finished it on Sunday evening!!

Here are some pictures of weekend:






Thankfully Jason Coon let us borrow his tractor so we didn't have to use the shovel and wheelbarrow quite as much.



Each one of those stone weighed 40 pounds and each one had to be lifted at least twice!!



Sweeping sand into every crack so the stones would be set in place.

Starting the firepit.

We're DONE!!!!