Category Archives: Family Life

Today my Stepmom, Dad and I went back to SF to visit Brett! I tried to take a picture of him, but it turned out looking bad so I’ll try to get another one next time and post it here. He really, really, really appreciates your prayers! Please keep them coming!

Today they removed his bandages and decided they need to keep an eye on his soft tissue – if it has died, then he will need skin grafts and other surgeries – it’s going to be at least another week before he is released. We took a DVD player to him today and Thursday my husband, the boys and I will take him movies.

It was my Dad’s birthday – my SIL ran to the store and got him a cake! What a sweetie!!

They only let me niece teeth on gold! J/K! She is playing on Daddy’s hospital bed – she sure brightens up the room!

Kaya and the birthday boy!

From our trip to Portland for Heartchange:

J1 nervously waiting for our flight time

J1 looking out the plane window – and then I was too busy to take any other pictures on our little trip! lol

Well, Brett is on morphine, so some things are still pretty unclear – and as you can imagine, he does not want to think about it very much. He was at work…working on a fork lift with a faulty hydraulic hose. He was holding the hose with his right hand and his leg hit a release lever and the lift (?) crushed his wrist. His hand was trapped and I heard that he had to tell the young man who was with him how to operate the fork lift in order to get his hand out. 🙁 They called 911 and his wife and got him to a Redding hospital. In order to save his hand they lifeflighted him to SF.

Maybe when Brett is back home and reading my blog again, he can correct anything I got wrong. 😉

I really appreciate all those who have emailed me that you are praying for him and his family – who got your churches to pray too! I love being part of a much larger family! But more than that – I love having HOPE!

Today my sister, stepmom, dad and I drove to SF to see Brett. Our mom, his wife & daughter and his MIL went earlier today. I’m so glad we went!

His surgery was about 4 hours long and it was a success, I guess. They inserted 6 wires and did alot of artery work. His circulation was good in recovery and he, while in alot of pain, was doing very well. He will be on about 5-10 days of complete bedrest in the hospital and then he can go home and start hand therapy. They will need to go back to the SF hospital every 2 weeks to check with the therapist there and it might be 6 mos before he is ‘recovered’.

He is really blaming himself – which is too bad, because accidents happen! But he believes he should have known better.

Tonight we all came back to Woodland, but my Dad and Stepmom are trying to find an RV park in the SF area. Then his wife and daughter can stay with them…they can help with childcare and Christy can stay closer to Brett.

I’m sure I’m forgetting something – boy, am I tired. I’ll probably sleep good tonight knowing he is doing so much better!

Praising the Lord!!

I’ve been storing pictures in my digital camera and finally found time to download them! I found a few of my favorites over the past few months – hope you enjoy them!

J1’s Lego Creation “Skater Boi”

J1’s first day of school

Eric’s newest costume

My niece sucks her finger like J1 did! But they fell out when I took the picture! She’s gorgeous!

J3’s first day of preschool

The Elrod family – Gregg was too ill at this point to be in the picture (taken 2 weeks before he died)

J2’s birthday cake

J2 as Darth Vader (Birthday gifts)

J1 and His Grammy swinging in the backyard

J3 at the Pumpkin Patch (WACHE field trip)

J2 & family friend at Pumpkin Patch