More house pictures

The lower level family room. When we first moved in, it was a cememnt slab with dirt and leaves and dead bugs on the floor. The theme is movies. We will have the big screen TV down here and the surround sound. We still have to paint the walls and add curtain valances and some moulding on the floor, but you can get the jist here
I hung more pictures in the kitchen. This si a good view of the french doors during the day.

The crap I have been through....

OK, so Ihad my 4 wisdom teeth removed on Saturday the 14th. They were impacted in the bone and settled at a 45 degree angle as my jaw was too small to accomodate them. 4 months ago I had to have my very back 2 molars extracted because my wisdom teeth had damaged them, causing them to crack and break below the gum line. Well I thought that was painful.....

I remember the DR placing the IV in to put me to sleep, but I have a very spotty memory of what happened in the 36 hours after. All I know is I woke up looking like this.

I was grossly swollen and so so sore and bleeding and the Dr had cut my lip! I had no feeling in my entire left side of my face- like I had a stroke and talking was difficult. I could barely open my mouth to eat any pureed food. I was sick to my stomach. I thought it was the antibiotic, but now I believe it was the anesthesia that made me sick and I am going to try to resume the antibiotic for preventative purposes. I do not need or want an infection.

Fast forward to today. I am looking better. The anti-inflamatories have helped with the swelling and nerve compression, but i still am considerably numb on the left side. My cheek is stiff still and difficult to smile. I also have a hard lump along my jawbone. Not sure if it is a hematoma or what, but it better go away.

I still resemble someone with Bells Palsy or something of the like. I was able to eat more and get my mouth open wider. One of my sutures popped too. It is frustrating. I didnt know I would be so numb with nerve damage. The Dr did say my roots were resting right next to the nerve and this was a risk.

So this is the crap I have been dealing with.

Mom went home today. I already miss her. We did very well with upholding some of the routines she helped us to establish with the boys and I do feel that as it becomes the absolute norm ( it has only been 2 weeks) and they fully know what is expected, things will only go smoother. We were so lucky to have her here to help us move and unpack and clean as much as she did. I feel so good that she got to see our lovely new house and new furniture and feel our giddy hapiness with us.

Miss you mom. I am sure Jay is glad to have you back home. The boys still knock on my office door and say "where Nanny?" (sniff, sniff).

Some pics of the new house.

Now keeping in mind that we want to do some painting too, this is how it will have to be until we have time off in summer. this is the kitchen and upstairs living room. I love the openess and flow of the house. I was able to hang some pictures, but have more to hang, but you can get a glimpse at the new dining set and couch and loveseat upstairs in th eliving room. There is a new couch downstairs in the family room, but that room is still being put together, so when it is done, I will post pics. That room will have our big TV and surround sound and will be the movie watching room.

Kitchen
Kitchen from the hall (Logan looking cute)

Logan my cleaner (Nanny bought the boys some hand brooms to help clean) and the new dining set. It is black and dark cherry and we love the bench idea as is tucks away nicely. The french doors open up to our deck on the back.

Kitchen view from the dining table. I love the built-in pantry which is as deep as the fridge is. You can see how the fireplace is a corner one and wraps around into the living room. The nice thing is that the boys are able to watch their morning Noggin and have breakfast at the same time.

The barren living room. It is in great need of some pictures on the wall. Eventually I will corner mount the Flat screen TV to eliminate the stand. The window in the wall looks down into the foyer.

Living room view from the bay window.

I am loving this house a lot. The space we have is amazing. Some of my kitchen cupboards only have 1 or 2 items in them from havign lots of space. I am used to creatively cramming stuff into place, so this is a treat.

It has been interesting giving the boys the run of the house. It's been 2 weeks and they have been a handful. But they are learning quickly how things work and the structure is benefitting them well. Mom has been a godsend and helping with consistency. Connor does well with the potty training and Logan just wants to play. It is annoying. Connor is much more astute at everything and is sooo sooo smart. Logan is coy and manipulative. He will take something he wants and sneak it back to his room and lock the door. (stinker)

I am recovering OK. the surgery was rough. I have amnesia of the whole day, except I remember sobbing all the way home in pain. From there I went to sleep in bed and aside from mom and John waking me to give me meds and ice packs, the next thing I knew was it was Sunday afternoon. I am still quite swollen, though not as bad and I am now getting some of the nerve feeling back in my cheeks. It was numb and frozen as if I had had a stroke. It is hard to talk and smiling is out- that hurts a lot. As feeling comes back my mouth or lips twitch uncontrolably. I drool when I talk-how embarrassing. I have pretty much stuck to pureed food or liquids. I have lots of sutures that are supposed to dissolve on thier own. I am planning on returning to work tomrrow. I figure I should be OK, even if i do look funny.

Trevor started at his new school today and seems to like it. He will have a long day. He catches the bus at 6:40ish and gets to school at 7am and has breakfast. Then he gets home at about 3:40 ish. He had lots of good things to say about the school, so that is a good thing.

That is all for now. It is late. Will post more later.

Ahhhhhh, almost settled.

The move went seamless. It was great. We have our wonderful friends, Mike and Amy and their family to thank. They gave so much of their time ot help us out. Slowly we are putting boxes away. We couldnt have asked for better moving weather. Despie the fact that it snowed 6.5 inches of snow just days before our move, it managed to make it over 50 both days and melt the snow away. It was clear as can be that Saturday night.
So the duo have taken well to their newfound freedom of the whole house. There are no restrictions here, jsut a lot of diligence. Mom has been such a huge help in helping us get things put away. Her help has been invaluable. She has had her eyes fully opened to the busy lifestyle we lead here. I am excited that the new furniture will arrive on Friday the 13th. I cant wait to see it in my house. It will be so nice to have new stuff to use.
I am having surgery on the 14th. They are taking out my 4 wisdom teeth which have become inpacted in the bone. They will have to remove bone to get them out and then suture me up. I am really nervous about the surgery. I told them to make sure I was fully knocked out. I think I will need several Xanax to ge there and thru the door. Luckily mom is here to help out with the boys and let me lay lifeless for a couple of days.
A new happening in the news is the boys (mostly Connor) using the potty. Connor has been communicating the need to use the potty and has pooped and peed on the potty.YAY!!!!Logan is still a bit behind in this respect, but has peed in the potty. Trev will be registered for school tomorrow. Hoping for a smooth transition for him there.
That is all for now. Will soon post pictures once the new funiture is in place. We are loving the new life out here. I still am baffled by how much less I fill my tank and how much more time I have at home with the boys.
That is all for now. Post more later!