How do you say Thank You to your husband for marrying you? How do you say Thanks for all the years you've shared? How do you show him how grateful you are, for who he is and all he does?
It's our anniversary today and what better time to honor him!
Maybe a thank you is best done in person....but I thought I'd take advantage of this situation and give him some 'air time'!
Our 'digital photo' era only began a few months before Brady was born, so there's a lot missing, but here's a little glimpse into the life of Don!
Yesterday, while I was at work, Don got the phone call from Variety Children's Heart Clinic regarding Nate's conference.
Here are the basics - more details will come when we know them.
They had a good conference and spent quite a bit of time talking about Nate. They are all in agreement that a Pulmonary Artery banding be done. He is rated at a 2/3 priority, which means the surgery will happen in the next 6 weeks to 3 months. We'll get about 2 weeks notice before the surgery. They expect that Nate will be in hospital (Edmonton) for 7-10 days.
I still have a lot of questions. Some of the information Don was given yesterday contradicts what Dr. Soni told us at our last appointment, so there are still a lot of details to discuss.
Tomorrow we're off to Winnipeg for RSV needles (monthly injection during cold/respiratory season - November to April) which are normally done at BTHC, but due to H1N1 clinics, we'll have to go to Children's in Winnipeg.
Here are the boys checking out the space station on Sunday night. It was visible for about 5 minutes - Brady got quite a kick out of seeing the astronaut's home!
Okay, maybe not the Greatest Day ever....but it was a pretty fantastic day, and it just happens to be a line in one of Chantal Kreviazuk's new songs!
So, while you turn the song on, sit back and enjoy and I'll tell you about a fun day that I had!
On Tuesday I was back to work for the real deal. And I felt pretty good too! This year, our office decided to do a different kind of Christmas party. We omitted the spouses, changed it from a typical fancy dinner in Wpg, and an overnight stay to JUST us girls, during a regular work day, and we went to the SPA!!
It was pretty great. We worked the morning, then went out for lunch together. We got to the spa just before 2, and were pampered till 5:30! We took a little bit of time between treatments for some drinks and snacks. Super fun!
And in a last minute impulse, a dear friend and I decided to go see Chantal Kreviazuk's concert in Winkler. Now here is the most unbelievable and most amazing part. The morning of the concert, my friend went to get tickets....would you believe that we got tickets for.....wait for it....the FRONT ROW!!! And not just front row in the wings.....FRONT ROW - CENTRE!!!
Amazing!
And the concert. Incredible. Chantal has a powerful and moving voice. Amazing strength in her voice. She's pretty funny, too! Her talent on the piano was indescribable! Especially in this venue, where the stage is not even 3 feet away from the front row, it felt like she was singing right to you! Seriously, several times she looked at me....and smiled....AT ME!
A live performance like this is hard to describe and put into words. Just take my advice - if you ever have a chance to see her show....make sure you do!
And a funny thing that happened. We were walking back to the vehicle after the show, and a lady walking in front of us turned around and said I looked just like the opening act (referring to Meaghan Smith, the opening singer). I just had to laugh. Apparently, all it takes is brown hair and bangs to look like her! Her music, accompanied by her husband on guitar (I'm a sucker for husband/wife duos!) was pretty fantastic, too! Loved every song!
So, like Chantal sings in this song....this was a pretty great day!
And thanks Charity Faye Spa, coincidentally, one of the concert's sponsors - and the location of our awesome staff Christmas party! That's another place everyone should visit!
And a final thank you to whomever cancelled their front row tickets the morning of the concert....I'm forever grateful!!!
I live in a house full of boys and I'm loving every minute of it! Brady is 3 - loves hockey and tortellini. Nate just turned one - loves keeping his mama up at night but is so darn cute that she doesn't mind one bit! Don is...well I won't tell you how old Don is because people think he's way younger than he really is!
I started blogging to keep friends and family up to date on the health of Nate. He was born with a congenital heart defect called Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries, a Ventricular Septal Defect and now has tricuspid valve leakage.
I'm so in love with all my boys! I'm so richly blessed!
