June Bliss

We had a lot of fun in June! The girls are both at such a fun age and have really become the best of buddies. I love being able to sit back and watch them. I'm posting these pictures so in the future, I can remember their sweet innocent joy in each and every moment. Kids really are the best and being able to relive the world through their eyes is truly the best part!

I still don't know how he's able to bend his body like this.

I'm pretty sure this sign is going to be on Greg's grave.

We were at our neighbor's spider swing just about every day, sometimes more than once.

The evolution of Father's Day pictures. I now know where the girls get it 🙄

This is prayer every night for Greg while I'm laughing hysterically  on the other side of the bed.

Our beautiful Claire! She truly is a gem.

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The one perk to Greg's surgery was actually getting a picture of me swimming with the girls (he couldn't get his incision wet). Totes worth it Greg 😉

Claire loves leaving the house and basically going anywhere, but she is over the moon when she hears we get to visit "City." She was looking forward to our cabin week all month. Me too Claire, me too.

Claire has Greg's mongrel eyes - I love everything about them!

Getting warm at the splash pad 🤣

Sof and I had a date to Cherry Hill one night. It was so fun!

Monkey Claire would sit on the very top of this ladder shelf while she watched me fix the wall in the basement. But guess what? I finally finished it. Holla!!

This silly cat loves water. Whenever he hears the water running, he comes running.

Sofi's Swim Lessons

I was so happy that they continued to do Swim Lessons this year. I guess they realized that chlorine kills just about everything, so I signed Sof up in Farmington and got a sweet discount, courtesy of using Mark and Kathy's address. Thank you! I signed Claire up too, just to see how she would do, and 5 minutes in she made up her mind, so I promptly got a refund and decided we'll try again next year. But Sof was a rockstar and did so well. She is a little fish and is a really good little swimmer. I noticed a difference this year in her swimming ability. She no longer needs floaties to swim, and easily swims across the pool with minimal help. The pool is her happy place, and it was fun to watch her grow and become better.

I am so so so happy I timed this photo when I did. It's a keeper! 🤣🤣🤣

Claire tested her limits every day by sticking her feet in the water. 

Sof had fun, learned a lot, and was a trooper even though it was freezing every morning!

Until next year ...

Old Man Greg and His ICD

After Greg wore his heart monitor for the 30 days and his results came back, his doctor decided it was time to prevent the inevitable and give him an ICD now, in the case that his heart decided to stop working. So, after finding out about his new job, he moved his surgery date up to July 17, 2020. Oh yeah, have I mentioned Greg got hired to be the new Assistant Controller at Wheeler Cat? We are over the moon! But, this new jobs means we won't have insurance for two months, so Greg's surgery became top priority before that happens.

First, Greg had to get tested the Sunday before his surgery for COVID and I'm wishing now that I would've gotten a movie of it. We learned Greg's pain tolerance during the 15 second nose swab where he jokingly said they should've checked his colon, which was hilarious in itself based on the wrong end of his body. Anyway, when the nurse was done she leaned over and said "Don't worry, we'll keep the crying between us." Which I thought she was joking about, but turns out Greg's eyes really were watering like crazy. Poor guy! Glad it was him and not me.

You can see how nervous he is just by seeing him play with his ring. Poor guy!

We checked into the 2nd floor Heart Center at IMC in Murray. Greg was easily the youngest patient there by 30 years.

The before and after of Greg's surgery. His BPM before surgery got as low as 37 BPM and there was an immediate difference once he came out. I was amazed!

Greg was more quiet than usual before he went into surgery, and he almost let them wheel him away while I was in the bathroom. As I walked out, they started wheeling him down the hallway. I swear, sometimes he deserves to be slapped! I had to stop the nurses so I could tell my husband good luck. Anyway, we were both nervous, and I may have cried watching them wheel him away, but it all worked out, and he was done 30 minutes sooner than the doctor estimated. I was bummed I didn't get to see him come out of anesthesia, but to see him smiling was good enough.

I snapped a picture of our favorite nurse. His name was Torgany (nickamed Torg) and he was a full-blown Swede whose aunt still lives there, and he was content to talk Sweden with Greg. He easily pronounced the last name, and he had the same mannerisms as Greg and his siblings, so that interaction answered a lot of questions. Maybe Swedes really are weird, and that is entirely okay.

Poor Greg had to fast all night/day, and was only handed a crummy turkey sandwich to eat because something was going on with the cafeteria, so I went and got us some food from Rumbi. The poor guy was starving! 

Greg was scheduled to stay overnight at the hopsital, so I headed home after dinner to get my girls from Mark & Kathy's and get them settled for the night. As much as I complain, I really do notice when Greg isn't sleeping in the bed with me; I never sleep as good. Don't tell him I admitted it.

My cute sister had door dash deliver some groceries to me post-surgery. She lives out of the state and wanted to do something special. It made me so happy. I want to be more like her when I grow up. It's moments like this that you really do need help, even when I might not know it.

2 days post-surgery, while still in his sling, Greg went for his exit interview at WSRP. Then, on Monday, June 22, 2020 he pulled away with a smile on his face to begin his new job as the Assistant Controller at Wheeler Cat. He was in pain and still on his meds, but he was excited for this new chapter in his life. He's no longer in a sling during the day, but had to sleep in it for 3 weeks. Poor guy held his arm like a broken wing for weeks. It was both heartbreaking and hilarious. He got really good at getting dressed one-handed.

Greg's new home. He loves it and is so happy to be at the workplace after working 3 months at home. We loved having him home, but we also love being back to a somewhat normal work life.

LAGOON 2020!!!

We finally made it to Lagoon this Summer and the girls were thrilled!!! While Mel and her boys were in town, we all reserved our spot and away we went. COVID made it so we had to reserve our time, so we got there right at 11:00 AM and the place was basically empty. We were walking on all of the big rides. April was kind enough to watch the girlies so we could do so. And, we were reminded that gravity is not kind to us. We are getting OLD! 

Greg was 1 week pre-surgery, so he masked up the whole time to stay COVID free.

Per tradition, we had to ride the carousel multiple times. Except, the one addicted to the Kitty wasn't Sofi this time around, it was Claire. Bad things happened if a kid chose the kitty before her.

Lunch Break!

This ride was my absolute favorite to watch. You'll see why 🤣

Looking so big in her Anna braids 💓

I snuck Claire on the Egg Drop. She was death gripping my arm the whole time and was completely silent. The jury is still out on if she liked it or not.

Sof found a peacock.

Sof was having the time of her life!

So was Clairey!

Greg took Sof on this airplane ride thing. He was not impressed. Claire and I were laughing so hard 😂

Sof and I finished up by going on the Sky Ride. It was one of my favorites as a kid and Sof loved it too. She has no fear and was leaning over everywhere. Hello anxiety!

These girlies LOVED Lagoon!! Meaning, Claire asks to go back just about every day. Passes may or may not be in their future. 

Lagoon COVID-Style just might be my favorite. I could seriously get into this reserve-timing thing. Crowds were limited, and it was so nice to not be thronged by a bunch of grungy people. Plus, the girls loved it and we had way more fun following them around on their rides than we did going on our own. We had the time of our lives, and are so excited to go back Next Year :).