Rance's Blog

From now on instead of posting Rance's updates on my blog, I have made him his own. I started it yesterday at 2pm and he has had over 1500 hits! Each and every hit means one more person is praying for him! I intend on posting several times each day so that everyone can stay updated! Please visit his site, and leave him ENCOURAGING comments! Feel free to put a link on your blog if you'd like...he needs all the prayers he can get! If you decide to do this, please let me know! I'd love to know how many people are pulling for his recovery! www.prayersforrance.com

I have a link at the top of my page where you can go to check on him!

Thanks again and keep the prayers coming!

One more thing...I would like to have him a blog badge made for other bloggers to post, but I have no idea how or where to find them. I you know, please inform me!

Monday May 12, 2009

Today is Rance's 2nd day at UAMS. Rance is still doing well after his surgery. He has still been fighting his meds and his vent tubes. At this point, our concerns are pneumonia, mini-strokes, infection, and his breathing. Because of the damage to his artery, they are slowly elevating him to keep from causing the strokes. He has been doing well with this also.

Since most of you know Rance personally, I thought you would enjoy this story! Vicki went to visit with him today, and he was chewing on his vent tube. She told him to "quit chewing on that". He opened his eyes, rolled them at her, and closed them back. This is very typical of Rance! After all this, his attitude is still shining through!!!

Keep your prayer coming!

Monday May 11, 2009

Rance had his surgery this morning and is doing well. However, we did not get the news we had so desperately hoped for. The neurologist met with Rusty and Vicki (Rance's parents) before his surgery and explained to them that they were going to replace his broken vertebrates and relieve the pressure from his spinal cord. This would stabilize his neck and if everything went as planned, he would get the feeling back into his body. At that time, they didn't know of any spinal cord damage. When they got into the operating room they found that Rance, in fact, did have damage to his spinal cord, and also to his Carotid Artery. They repaired both of these and his vertebrates and he is now in recovery. He has a ventilator tube in his mouth and his nurses have been keeping him HEAVILY sedated...I'm sure you know, Rance is fighting them with all he has. He does not like he fact that they have all the tubes hooked up to him and he isn't able to get up and agrivate us ;)

We have all been to see him, and on occasion he wakes up to respond to us! Each baby step that Rance takes gives him a little more hope! The doctor says that the way he is now, is the way he will always be. We think differently! Rance told Vicki after the accident happened that he WILL walk again...this is the part of his attitude we love so much! With lots of prayers and encouragement I am convinced Rance can and will walk out of here!

Keep fighting Rance! We love you so much!

Happy Mother's Day!

I always thought my first Mother's Day would be the best ever. Turns out, this has been a very rough weekend. I'm sure you read below about my cousin who in an accident on Saturday night and has a broken neck. Michael and I have spent the last two days at the hospital with him my family and Gage has been at Mom's. I certainly never thought I would send him to his MeMe's on Mother's Day of all things, but you do what you've got to do. Rance is doing fairly well for the circumstances and he is in line for surgery tomorrow that will hopefully fix his neck. The doctor says he cannot promise that it will, but are certainly hoping so. Please continue to keep him in your prayers!

Although this has been a not so good weekend, I am still so thankful for the wonderful Mother that God has given me! I can only pray that I am half the Mother she has been to me! I love you so much Mom!

Not only has God blessed me with a wonderful Mom, but He has also given me the most precious gift of all...Gage! I never imagined I could ever be so in love! The last 10 weeks have been the best 10 weeks of my life. Michael and I are so lucky to have him! Mommy and Daddy love you buddy!

Please Pray! Sunday May 10, 2009

Now, more than ever, my family needs your prayers! My cousin, also a very good friend of mine, has been in an accident and broken his neck. He and some friends were in the back of a truck and he stood up to readjust. When he did, he fell out and landed on his head. He has 3 broken vertebrates, one of which is pressing on his spinal cord, and is causing him to have no feeling from the chest down.. He had an MRI this morning and we are waiting on the results from the nuerologist. We know God has a plan for him and Rance is in good hands! Please keep him and our family in your prayers!

If you know Rance, you know he is quite a character! This was a few weeks ago at our house. He loves to cook, and on occasion he will call me to see if we would like for him to cook dinner for us! We NEVER turn down his meals!! He is still in good spirits and is very optimistic on his recovery! He is definitly a fighter!! We love you Rance!

A little ironic...don't you think?

Last week I was undecided about what to get my Mom for Mother's Day...so I asked my fellow facebooker's for advice. I got the idea from one of them to go to Doodleworks and paint her a platter. So I did! Gage and I had quite an experience, to say the least. I'm not sure if you've ever tried to paint pottery with a 10 week old baby, but it was interesting! We put his footprints in the middle! It turned out so cute!

We had an early Mother's Day dinner today, so I went ahead and gave MeMe her gift. Guess what happened next. She gave me mine. And guess what it was. A painted platter! She put paint on Gage's finger and painted flower on it and put his footprints in the middle! It is the sweetest thing I've ever seen!!

Isn't this such a sweet picture of me and my little man? He is growing so fast!

Here he is with his MeMe! He loves her so much!

Gage, Nana, MeMe and Mommy! It is so scary to me how we all look alike :)

Tour of Homes-Week 2

This week is Living Room week for Kelly's Tour of Homes! I have enjoyed looking at all the pretty kitchens, and I can't wait to see all the living rooms!!
This is our Living Room as you come in the front door! Michael had this sofa table when we met. I LOVE IT! I'm don't love the rest of the living room furniture, but I do love this table!

This is what you see as you come in the back door. My Nana bought me the mirror from Pier 1 a few years ago and I get so many compliments on it! I love it too! As you can see, the coffee table is a little empty. I have been needing to do something with it, but I haven't figured out what to do just yet. Any suggestions?

And last but not least, the view from the kitchen! If you remember in my last post, I said how much I love our open floor plan! As you can see, we have our tv on top of the mantle. After a year of living here, I'm still undecided about how I like it. Sometimes I love it, sometimes I hate it! The good thing is, it is out of the way!