In Hawaii

Hey everyone we finally made it to Hawaii on the 25th at about 1515 a 1/2 hour later than planned. We had a bit of turbulence, but it was fine. Danika was a real trooper through the 8 hour plane ride. She didn't sleep a wink, but Lowell and I took turns sleeping and playing with Danika, we needed the sleep more than the play. Saturday we went to the beach for about 2 hours and Danika loved it even though we lost our shovel that goes with our pail. We'll have to go get a new one. We are on the list for housing and it is a 2-6 month wait at least, plus I have to do my own house hunting out in town or else. Lowell has already started work because we took the entire month of September off he started work as soon as we arrived. Not that I am complaining because someone has to do it and I like not answering to some all high and mighty person who probably doesn't even want to be there either. We still have our phones just remember when you call that it could be up to an 8 hour difference in time when you are calling me at 10 in the morning. We love and miss everyone and wish you were here with us having fun. Pictures to come shortly I promise!!!

NO MORE NOSE PROBLEMS!!!!!!!

So as most of you know I got my nose fixed last month on the 20th and have been breathing better ever since. They did the surgery at 10 am and were done by 11:30 am. They didn't do all that they thought they would do, but what ever they did made it so that I could breath like I am supposed to. My septum was broken (deviated really), and they went in and cut the cartilage all the way up to my sinuses and took out the middle junk that was making it impossible to breath the right way. They thought they could straighten my nose, but after my accident as a baby they fixed it just so and if the doctors today would have straightened my nose I would have been right back where I started and I would have looked retarded because my face would be crooked.

For a day I had tubes in both nostrils that were as long as a pencil before it is sharpened and just as wide too. After they took those out I still had some dripping from my nose, puss and blood if I was lucky. I thought it would gross me out like when I got my finger slammed in the door at 7 and I had to see the stitches all of the time, but it wasn't like that. A week after the surgery they took out some more things. I had wedges holding my nostrils out to where they should be for better breathing. When the doctors took out these wedges they didn't tell me that the wedges were still stitched into my nose. So he tugged a little turned it and then yanked it out as if pulling my brain out. It was almost as uncomfortable as giving birth. He did the same thing to the other nostril. As they did it I had tears coming down my face, but I didn't make any crying sounds only a couple of groans and moans.

Just this past Friday I had to go back one more time for what I thought was just a check up to say you are healing nicely good luck with the rest of your life. Nope. I apparently have some cartilage still up there in my nose that was taken out and there is even more up there. He didn't say how much more just that there was more. At least it wasn't as painful as the last appointment. I have to wait for Lowell to find the picture of me with a swolen nose to show the difference. Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of me with the tubes in my nose or I would be able to show the real fun. Well until next time keep smiling and keep the spirit with you always.

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