Lots to catch up on

So lets see, we have had a lot going on here for a while so I will play catch up.

-Lyn went in to the hospital in December for his heart- It was 90% blocked- It was very scary-and he was there for 2 weeks and ended up with a pacemaker. They could not do surgery because most of his heart muscle had died because of mini heart attacks, that he did not know he was having.

-My mom went in for preventative surgery the same day Lyn went in.

-My biological father passed away the following weekend. I tried to find a way to get to his funeral but I don't have a passport and they held it in Canada. Plus the weather was really bad to drive all the way in.

-I had family come in that weekend for Christmas, and stay until the end of December. I was really fun to have them here.

-Business was slow so Pat had quite a few days in a row off, so we watched the season 6 dvd's of 24 in 4 days.

-Pat's birthday was the 8th of January and we spent the whole thing in the hospital with his family.

-On the ninth, his oldest brother James passed away. The funeral was the following Monday, the 12th. It was very sad.

- Life has slowly resumed after all that has gone on. I feel that we have grown closer to Pat's family through all the hardship that we have experienced together.

As for now we just are living day to day. I am working almost everyday. With Pat in school and the limited work force that we have, I am needed a lot more at the shop. I am able to take the kids with me if I need to. Sometimes when she is able, my sister Pam is very kind and watches them at home. I have turned one of our offices into a playroom, so they have things to do while I am there, and it has worked out really well so far. Lots of things at home have been put on hold for now, but I think as I get used to doing all this, home stuff will fall into place. I get home right when the kids do from school and then its homework and dinner and errands and then bedtime. Its been pretty crazy busy lately but, that's ok. I am very happy that Pat is in school and doing well. He gets all A's. It takes up lots of his time, but is for a good purpose and I don't mind so much when it is helping him improve himself.

Here are a few pics from Christmas Break.

Pat took our older girls on a winter camp out with my brother Allen and his 2 oldest, Gaven and Lily. They all loved it.

Chirstmas Morning- Opening gifts
Our cute little elf Jaida