Sunday, April 14, 2013
Friday, April 12, 2013
April Birthdays were celebrated at Rick's on Sunday April 7th. We celebrated with good food, wine & beer, a jazz band & of course with each other! It was a beautiful afternoon - spring is finally here and the showers held off until late in the day.
The band was amazing - they played old classic jazz, Michael Buble and even took a few requests...inspiring a some of us more than others.
Ethan is the center of attention at get togethers lately. He enjoyed the birds, the ducks, crackers and the band! And we all enjoyed watching him...
We are so blessed to have such a wonderful family! My favorite times are those shared with all of you. Thanks for a great day!
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Sunday, January 6, 2013
What the LaRoy's have been doing :)
Allison and I ran a Jingle Bell 5K with a group of her friends from Cross Country. Two girls dressed as boxes, and two girls wore their pajamas. One of the other mom's and me were elves. Yes, she ran 3 miles in this box that Dave made. We won the prize for Best Group Costume!
Christmas Morning at the LaRoy's
New Year's Day at Rick's house. Ethan is so fun!!!
That's about all we've been doing...how about everyone else??
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Monday, November 8, 2010
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Nick was David Beckham, the famous soccer player, with faux-hawk (fake mohawk).
Darth Vader (aka Sean). Kiki didn't even recognize him!
Hannah, the Mime! She was great and it was her own idea!
As you can tell from the shirt...Allison IS the Center of the Universe!
Michael & Emily were too old to head out tonight! Just these four headed out for the night. Nick & Allison got to trick or treat by themselves (with each other) for the first year! Thank God for cousins!Happy Halloween
Monday, October 11, 2010
Disney Wine and Dine half Marathon
Managed to complete the half marathon without too much agony. I was a little slower than I wanted at 2 hours and 39 min., but I really enjoyed it, and can't wait to do another Disney race. Dave's turn in two weeks with the Cincinnati Half Marathon!!
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Ryle High School Homecoming
Tonight is Ryle's Homecoming Dance. Michael & Mckenzie are going together and Emily is going with her friend Foxx. Emily had dinner with her girlfriends before the dance. Michael had dinner with a large group of friends. Everyone looked amazing & they are all so excited!
Michael & Mckenzie.
Emily & her girlfriends.
Michael & Mckenzie & their friends.
Thanks to Em's GREAT hair stylist...Aunt Amy!
Emily & Foxx
Michael & Mckenzie.Thursday, May 20, 2010
Update for Grandma
We visited the eye specialist a week ago and Grandma does have the "wet" macular degeneration in her right eye. This is very diappointing news but it is treatable at this stage. The doctor has said that it is a very mild case and that hopefully she will respond to the treatments and they will be able to keep the disease from progressing. She had her first treatment yesterday. This involves getting a shot directly into the diseased eye. Of course they numb the eye but it is a very unsettling experience. The "shots" will be given once every six weeks for three treatments. After that they will run more tests to see if the treatments are successful.
We also visited her G.P. this week and he has recommended that she undergo physical therapy to strengthen her legs. She has had weakening of her legs for the past couple of months and hopefully this will help.
We go in next Thursday for an evaluation by the therapist and a recommendation on what may help her. Let's hope that she will be more mobile and move about easier.
Her birthday is the 29th of May and we will be having a little get together for her. She will be 94 years. old. Go Granny!!
I will continue to keep you all posted. If you get a minute, drop a line here to the blog or drop her a note.
bj
We visited the eye specialist a week ago and Grandma does have the "wet" macular degeneration in her right eye. This is very diappointing news but it is treatable at this stage. The doctor has said that it is a very mild case and that hopefully she will respond to the treatments and they will be able to keep the disease from progressing. She had her first treatment yesterday. This involves getting a shot directly into the diseased eye. Of course they numb the eye but it is a very unsettling experience. The "shots" will be given once every six weeks for three treatments. After that they will run more tests to see if the treatments are successful.
We also visited her G.P. this week and he has recommended that she undergo physical therapy to strengthen her legs. She has had weakening of her legs for the past couple of months and hopefully this will help.
We go in next Thursday for an evaluation by the therapist and a recommendation on what may help her. Let's hope that she will be more mobile and move about easier.
Her birthday is the 29th of May and we will be having a little get together for her. She will be 94 years. old. Go Granny!!
I will continue to keep you all posted. If you get a minute, drop a line here to the blog or drop her a note.
bj
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Hi Everybody
I hope all you mother's had a great Mother's Day. We had a great day here in northern Kentucky. Julie and Cory had us all over for a cookout. How brave they are! The weather did not cooperate as much as we would have liked, but we all had a really good time.
Hannah's First Communion was a few weeks ago and it was indeed a beautiful day. What a little angel she is!
Emily's 8th grade dance was this past week end. She and her friends are really beautiful young women and they all had a great time.
Both the LaRoy's and Wiehoff's have been busy with soccer, basketball, scouts and on and on. I think they are all ready for summer vacation.
It won't be long now.
Grandma's medications for her congestive heart failure seem to be working well. She has had no swelling in her ankles and has had no more breathing episodes that we know of. I do think that the whole ordeal has slowed her down a little bit, though.
Her latest concern is her vision. It has been slowly deteriorating for the past few months and has reached a level that is fairly difficult for her to deal with. Her left eye is the one that had the macular degeneration so badly a few years ago. This eye is not very functional. The vision in her right eye has dropped from 20/30 to 20/50. The doctor has increased the power of the reading part of her glasses lens. So far this has not had a very big impact on her vision. We will be seeing a specialist today to check for macular degeneration progression in her right eye.
In other news, Ken is doing better after his second surgery and we are all looking forward to the day when he and Todd will be making a visit home.
Trenda will be having sugery on the disc in her upper neck area next Monday. This will hopefully help the problem that she has been suffering with for so long. Good luck Trenda.
Let's hear from each of you. Share some of what you each are doing. I will continue to post updates on Grandma.
bj
I hope all you mother's had a great Mother's Day. We had a great day here in northern Kentucky. Julie and Cory had us all over for a cookout. How brave they are! The weather did not cooperate as much as we would have liked, but we all had a really good time.
Hannah's First Communion was a few weeks ago and it was indeed a beautiful day. What a little angel she is!
Emily's 8th grade dance was this past week end. She and her friends are really beautiful young women and they all had a great time.
Both the LaRoy's and Wiehoff's have been busy with soccer, basketball, scouts and on and on. I think they are all ready for summer vacation.
It won't be long now.
Grandma's medications for her congestive heart failure seem to be working well. She has had no swelling in her ankles and has had no more breathing episodes that we know of. I do think that the whole ordeal has slowed her down a little bit, though.
Her latest concern is her vision. It has been slowly deteriorating for the past few months and has reached a level that is fairly difficult for her to deal with. Her left eye is the one that had the macular degeneration so badly a few years ago. This eye is not very functional. The vision in her right eye has dropped from 20/30 to 20/50. The doctor has increased the power of the reading part of her glasses lens. So far this has not had a very big impact on her vision. We will be seeing a specialist today to check for macular degeneration progression in her right eye.
In other news, Ken is doing better after his second surgery and we are all looking forward to the day when he and Todd will be making a visit home.
Trenda will be having sugery on the disc in her upper neck area next Monday. This will hopefully help the problem that she has been suffering with for so long. Good luck Trenda.
Let's hear from each of you. Share some of what you each are doing. I will continue to post updates on Grandma.
bj
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Grandma....
Grandma had her angiogram yesterday at 3:00 p.m. The doctor said that he was very pleased as he found no new problems with her heart. We knew she had congestive heart failure and a 'leaky' valve. There were no blockages or anything unexpected. He said that her problems will be controlled with medications.
She had to lay flat for about 5 hours and then they watched her for another hour and we got home around 9:30 last night. She was pretty tired but other than that she was doing well. She had a very restful night and was doing well today.
We have doctor visits next tuesday and thursday with her g.p. and her cardiologist. I will keep you all posted as to how she is doing.
Ken's big surgery is tomorrow, please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.
bj
Grandma had her angiogram yesterday at 3:00 p.m. The doctor said that he was very pleased as he found no new problems with her heart. We knew she had congestive heart failure and a 'leaky' valve. There were no blockages or anything unexpected. He said that her problems will be controlled with medications.
She had to lay flat for about 5 hours and then they watched her for another hour and we got home around 9:30 last night. She was pretty tired but other than that she was doing well. She had a very restful night and was doing well today.
We have doctor visits next tuesday and thursday with her g.p. and her cardiologist. I will keep you all posted as to how she is doing.
Ken's big surgery is tomorrow, please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.
bj
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Happy Easter
Happy Easter to all
It was so good to be with everyone on Easter Sunday and get caught up on everyone's news after such a long hard winter. It was indeed a beautiful day.
Spring has sprung. The weather here in Kentucky is really beautiful. Mrs. Duck (we recently found out her first name is Jemima) is on the nest again and taking very good care of what looks to be about a dozen eggs. She carefully turns and covers each egg each day. I think this is a little earlier than last year. Can't wait to see them hatch.
Spring break will be here in Northern Kentucky next week and it looks like a good week for all of the kids.
The week before Easter we were visiting Todd and Ken for about 10 days. Ken needs to have another surgery on April 16. The doctors will drill 8 holes into the top of his skull in an effort to allow blood vessels to be pulled into his brain. This is a very simple explanation but the surgery is more complicated than I can explain here. Please keep them both in your thoughts and prayers. Ken will need to discontinue his Plavix for 10 days before the surgery and this is what caused him major problems with his surgery last November. He has been off the Plavix since Sunday and so far things are going pretty well.
On Easter Sunday night Grandma had an episode of breathing difficulty.
She did not tell anyone until monday evening. Mike was with her and said she was still experiencing some shortness of breath. We took her to her general practitioner on Tuesday. He had some blood tests done, made a couple of small changes in her medications and called her cardiologist for a consult. We took her into her cardiologist the following morning and he recommended an angiogram. Ted was with her at the cardiologist and he was very impressed with the doctor's explanations and reasons for the test. Grandma has agreed to the test and will have the test at 3 p.m. on Wednesday April 14. If there is a need for a stint it will be put in at this time. We know that there is a problem with her heart but the only way to pinpoint the problem and be able to treat it is with this test. Overall Grandma is doing fine at this time however she is a little nervous but I think the wait is the most difficult thing for her. Amy paid her a visit on Friday afternoon to check her lungs and talk to her about any questions she has with the procedure. She is ready for this to happen.
The doctor recommended that she not be left alone at night as another episode could happen (it is more likely to happen at night when she is laying down). Debbie, Mike and I have been taking turns spending the night with her. On Sunday Linda is coming up and has agreed to stay with her through her test on Wednesday.
That is all the news from here. I will try to keep everyone up to date on all the happenings of next week. Keep us all in your prayers.
bj
It was so good to be with everyone on Easter Sunday and get caught up on everyone's news after such a long hard winter. It was indeed a beautiful day.
Spring has sprung. The weather here in Kentucky is really beautiful. Mrs. Duck (we recently found out her first name is Jemima) is on the nest again and taking very good care of what looks to be about a dozen eggs. She carefully turns and covers each egg each day. I think this is a little earlier than last year. Can't wait to see them hatch.
Spring break will be here in Northern Kentucky next week and it looks like a good week for all of the kids.
The week before Easter we were visiting Todd and Ken for about 10 days. Ken needs to have another surgery on April 16. The doctors will drill 8 holes into the top of his skull in an effort to allow blood vessels to be pulled into his brain. This is a very simple explanation but the surgery is more complicated than I can explain here. Please keep them both in your thoughts and prayers. Ken will need to discontinue his Plavix for 10 days before the surgery and this is what caused him major problems with his surgery last November. He has been off the Plavix since Sunday and so far things are going pretty well.
On Easter Sunday night Grandma had an episode of breathing difficulty.
She did not tell anyone until monday evening. Mike was with her and said she was still experiencing some shortness of breath. We took her to her general practitioner on Tuesday. He had some blood tests done, made a couple of small changes in her medications and called her cardiologist for a consult. We took her into her cardiologist the following morning and he recommended an angiogram. Ted was with her at the cardiologist and he was very impressed with the doctor's explanations and reasons for the test. Grandma has agreed to the test and will have the test at 3 p.m. on Wednesday April 14. If there is a need for a stint it will be put in at this time. We know that there is a problem with her heart but the only way to pinpoint the problem and be able to treat it is with this test. Overall Grandma is doing fine at this time however she is a little nervous but I think the wait is the most difficult thing for her. Amy paid her a visit on Friday afternoon to check her lungs and talk to her about any questions she has with the procedure. She is ready for this to happen.
The doctor recommended that she not be left alone at night as another episode could happen (it is more likely to happen at night when she is laying down). Debbie, Mike and I have been taking turns spending the night with her. On Sunday Linda is coming up and has agreed to stay with her through her test on Wednesday.
That is all the news from here. I will try to keep everyone up to date on all the happenings of next week. Keep us all in your prayers.
bj
Thursday, April 1, 2010
We are Alive and Well in NC
Hello to all, finally back up and running, thanks Todd! It's good to hear what's going on with everyone, and for those who are going through a trying time, our prayers are with you.
We are all good here, busy with life and all it has to offer. Love watching the kids grow up. Zack is doing great in school, math is the most challenging subject but he's such a trooper, he keeps trying. He is such a good kid, he makes us laugh. Chase is the brain, everything comes so easy to him, he's a sweetheart and a great brother. Meg still runs things!! I am the princess, she is the queen!! She's amazing as well, we are so blessed to be their parents.
We miss seeing you all and hope life finds you well. Lots of Love from the Jenkins!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Update
Ken has been taken into OR for a cerebral angiogram. Dr. Deshmukh is performing the procedure himself. Hope to hear more in a few hours.
If the angio shows that the artery bypass is not supplying enough blood, we have to discuss more options. Perhaps a vertebral artery to MCA bypass which would mean another surgery on that side.
Here is the angio from October 2009. The left side shows his good side. The right side shows the bad one.
Sigh . . .
If the angio shows that the artery bypass is not supplying enough blood, we have to discuss more options. Perhaps a vertebral artery to MCA bypass which would mean another surgery on that side.
Here is the angio from October 2009. The left side shows his good side. The right side shows the bad one.
Sigh . . .
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Happy Spring!
Finally the snow has melted and we are starting to see some green leaves poking up out of the ground. Probably the one real sign of spring for us around here was that Mr. and Mrs. Duck returned this week for a short visit. One of the first things she did was to check out the area where the nest was last year. They are so beautiful and fun to watch; I hope they end up nesting with us again this year.
Mom had her follow up visit with Jim (her G.P.). He was quite pleased with her progress. He
has cut her water tablet in half. He also stressed that it is very important for her to use her cane as she expressed to him a feeling of unbalance when she walks. Nothing really new, her blood pressure is excellent and he seemed quite pleased with her progress.
She had a pretty busy week this week. Tuesday is the day we go to the grocery and run other errands. She is ususally out from about 10 a.m. to around 2 or 2:30. I think this tires her out quite a bit but she likes going out and choosing her own supplies. On Wednesday we went in to the doctor and stopped at the drug store. Mike, Rick and Debbie treated her to dinner out that night. On Thursday we had lunch with Chris and Teal and she seemed pretty pleased to be out and about. On Friday her cleaning ladies came over. This is usually a busy day for her and also a great opportunity to have someone different visiting.
I know Linda has been busy with her gardens, Andy is working hard on exams, Julie and Cory are busy preparing for moving day and the LaRoy's and Wiehoff's are juggling all their usual activities. Amy is having some work done around her house and busy preparing for Hannah's First Communion. Ken is making slow progress but progress nonetheless.
Sherry, it was so good to hear from you. Please, keep in touch.
If you are reading this -- take a minute to update the rest of us on what is new with you.
Enjoy these beautifu day. bj
Finally the snow has melted and we are starting to see some green leaves poking up out of the ground. Probably the one real sign of spring for us around here was that Mr. and Mrs. Duck returned this week for a short visit. One of the first things she did was to check out the area where the nest was last year. They are so beautiful and fun to watch; I hope they end up nesting with us again this year.
Mom had her follow up visit with Jim (her G.P.). He was quite pleased with her progress. He
has cut her water tablet in half. He also stressed that it is very important for her to use her cane as she expressed to him a feeling of unbalance when she walks. Nothing really new, her blood pressure is excellent and he seemed quite pleased with her progress.
She had a pretty busy week this week. Tuesday is the day we go to the grocery and run other errands. She is ususally out from about 10 a.m. to around 2 or 2:30. I think this tires her out quite a bit but she likes going out and choosing her own supplies. On Wednesday we went in to the doctor and stopped at the drug store. Mike, Rick and Debbie treated her to dinner out that night. On Thursday we had lunch with Chris and Teal and she seemed pretty pleased to be out and about. On Friday her cleaning ladies came over. This is usually a busy day for her and also a great opportunity to have someone different visiting.
I know Linda has been busy with her gardens, Andy is working hard on exams, Julie and Cory are busy preparing for moving day and the LaRoy's and Wiehoff's are juggling all their usual activities. Amy is having some work done around her house and busy preparing for Hannah's First Communion. Ken is making slow progress but progress nonetheless.
Sherry, it was so good to hear from you. Please, keep in touch.
If you are reading this -- take a minute to update the rest of us on what is new with you.
Enjoy these beautifu day. bj
Monday, March 1, 2010
Greetings from 3113 Edge Mar Dr
Hi All!
I think I have finally figured out how to post to the blog. Sounds like Bonnie has been keeping everyone up with Mom/Grandma. I just came from her house and she seems fine today even worked around the house a bit. When Mom works around the house it means she will be tired for the next few days. I try to go over at least once a day and check on her. Mom's basement recently started to leak with all the snow melt but hopefully it will stop again.
Julie and Cory close on their house in the morning. Julie has lists of things to do; or rather a "book" of things to do, according to Cory. I will start helping with the painting on Wednesday. I'll try to remember my camera to get some pictures posted.
Andy will start taking his exams sometime this month. I know he is looking forward to this portion of his studies to be over.
Glad the snow is starting to go away....everyone keep warm.
Debbie
I think I have finally figured out how to post to the blog. Sounds like Bonnie has been keeping everyone up with Mom/Grandma. I just came from her house and she seems fine today even worked around the house a bit. When Mom works around the house it means she will be tired for the next few days. I try to go over at least once a day and check on her. Mom's basement recently started to leak with all the snow melt but hopefully it will stop again.
Julie and Cory close on their house in the morning. Julie has lists of things to do; or rather a "book" of things to do, according to Cory. I will start helping with the painting on Wednesday. I'll try to remember my camera to get some pictures posted.
Andy will start taking his exams sometime this month. I know he is looking forward to this portion of his studies to be over.
Glad the snow is starting to go away....everyone keep warm.
Debbie
From Todd
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Todd
Todd
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Happy March!
Hello Everyone! Things are great with me! I'm actually enjoying all these snow days...it's so nice to be called in the morning and told to go back to bed! Ha! I'll live in the moment and enjoy the free time when I can get it.
School is good. I'm really looking forward to our new school. I took a tour last week and it's really coming along...and So Big! We're hoping it will be ready in May for our Honor's Night but we'll see.
I'll be taking two classes this summer towards my Master's. Other than that, nothing else exciting is going on.
Ted...thanks for the math puzzle! It was an easy one but I just might use it in 2012 when Leap Year comes back around. The answer? If the year is divisible by 4, then it is a Leap Year. Let me know if there's a faster way!
And finally...Happy Birthday to Scott on Monday!
Hugs to All!
Sherri
School is good. I'm really looking forward to our new school. I took a tour last week and it's really coming along...and So Big! We're hoping it will be ready in May for our Honor's Night but we'll see.
I'll be taking two classes this summer towards my Master's. Other than that, nothing else exciting is going on.
Ted...thanks for the math puzzle! It was an easy one but I just might use it in 2012 when Leap Year comes back around. The answer? If the year is divisible by 4, then it is a Leap Year. Let me know if there's a faster way!
And finally...Happy Birthday to Scott on Monday!
Hugs to All!
Sherri
Saturday, February 27, 2010
I am not sure if anyone is reading this or not....but I will keep posting news about mom as I get it. As a result of her previous symptoms, she had a echo-cardiogram run a week ago. Ted talked with Jim this week and he felt that everything was normal for a 93 year old person. There is a little 'mild' valve leakage but he felt it was nothing to be concerned with. He said he would like to send the results on to mom's cardiologist and have him take a look at them. On Thursday of this week, we went in to see a cardiologist. He agreed with Jim and said that mom is doing great for her age. No problems. He conferred that her water retention was very mild and she appears to be responding to the water pill. He checked her and said that her ankles and legs were not swollen at the time we were in there.
She asked him why her legs are so shaky and why she has no ambition....his response was the same as Jim's....you are 93 years old.
She is also having trouble with her vision, but that is a result of the macular degeneration. I think she is coping pretty well with all of these things, but I think when she sits and dwells on them it gets her down a little.
She also had a visit with her gyenecologist. She has been wearing a 'pessory' for years to help with dropped bladder and whatever else drops at her age. She has to have it removed and cleaned about every three months. The doctor found a small irritation behind it and decided to leave the pessory out for a while to give the irritation time to clear up. Hopefully she won't have any trouble while this device is out. It can be such a nuisance.
That is about all for now. Can't wait for spring around here. So much to look forward to.....
sun.....warmth.....sun.....blue sky.....did I say sun?
Julie and Corey are getting ready to work on their new house. How exciting! Perhaps we can post some pictures soon.
When you get time, let us know what is going on with each of you.....and if you get a minute,
give mom a call or drop her a line.
bj
She asked him why her legs are so shaky and why she has no ambition....his response was the same as Jim's....you are 93 years old.
She is also having trouble with her vision, but that is a result of the macular degeneration. I think she is coping pretty well with all of these things, but I think when she sits and dwells on them it gets her down a little.
She also had a visit with her gyenecologist. She has been wearing a 'pessory' for years to help with dropped bladder and whatever else drops at her age. She has to have it removed and cleaned about every three months. The doctor found a small irritation behind it and decided to leave the pessory out for a while to give the irritation time to clear up. Hopefully she won't have any trouble while this device is out. It can be such a nuisance.
That is about all for now. Can't wait for spring around here. So much to look forward to.....
sun.....warmth.....sun.....blue sky.....did I say sun?
Julie and Corey are getting ready to work on their new house. How exciting! Perhaps we can post some pictures soon.
When you get time, let us know what is going on with each of you.....and if you get a minute,
give mom a call or drop her a line.
bj
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