Looking for Love in Las Vegas

Meet Nate. He's a single dental student that has been looking for love in all the wrong places. A fun, outgoing semi-intelligent guy who would love to settle down with a nice LDS girl. As mentioned earlier, he is entering his 3rd year in Dental School. Outside of his schooling, he enjoys doing outdoor recreational activities such as wakeboarding, rafting and snowboarding. He loves to hang out with friends and have a good time. Nate's also really good with children, offering to babysit his nieces all the time. He is also the owner of the growing MuccanWear brand clothing line. As you can tell, he takes great pride in his body and does freelance modeling for anyone willing to take a picture of him. The ideal woman for Nate would be someone who loves the outdoors, loves to laugh and someone who doesn't mind letting him be the little spoon. If you think you might be the one, please fill out the following application:

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Happy Birthday April...I mean Abram

I bought him a gift that I wanted...

I made him the dessert that I wanted to make...

and I even made him plan our date...

To a selfless and loving husband, Happy Birthday. I love the camera, the trifle was yummy and the show was so hilarious! Can't wait for "your" birthday next year!

My thoughts exactly

Mackenzie this morning: "I wish we had a cage that Ava could stay in while we play."

Ava: Persistent cry, attempting to play with the big girls.

Me: Smiling at Mackenzie's comment, trying to ignore the crying.

Pain Management

I am officially complaining about the pain. Yesterday, I was moving pretty well but as of last night and today, I can barely move my leg. It is swollen and very painful. I am taking more pain meds. They are making me tired and loopy. I guess last night I kept waking Abram up for stupid reasons such as having him help me find my ponytail holder that fell out of my hair in my bed. I don't even remember doing something so retarded. All I remember is that my knee was in extreme pain last night. Today, I thought I might have a blood clot and then of course, I thought I was going to die. Called a physical therapist friend of mine who reassured me that I'd make it to my next PT appointment on Monday. I feel horrible that I can't do much of anything. I miss my kids, even Ava (she cries A LOT so at first this was a nice break). I hear her crying in her crib and I just want to pick her up. I know she misses me. When Abe is holding her I sometimes see her reaching out for me, screaming. I feel guilty that I can't help around the house. I feel like a defective mom. I need help going to the bathroom. I need help putting my foot up on pillows. The pager on the phone has become my new best friend and I feel as if I use it too much for help and that my family doesn't deserve be summoned to my every painful whim. I want to be in the same room with my family but it's just easier to lay in bed. Mackenzie is becoming really good at filling my ice bag. Brooklyn is doing a really good job a mimmicking how I walk. I can't wait until I can run with them and play with them and take care of our home. I hope this experience makes me a better mom.

Mommy has a big boo-boo.

Mommy has a big boo-boo. That's what Brooklyn said to the babysitter who came over for a couple of hours today. Although, it came out more like Mommy has a big poo-poo. She was referring to my new leg brace that I have to wear since I had surgery today. I messed up my right knee (and probably the left one as well) a couple of months ago and finally decided to fix it. I had scheduled my surgery for Tuesday but then Abram was going to be in California. I was going to still go through with it, with no husband and 3 children, but Abe and the Relief Society persuaded me to change it to today.

So now I am lying in bed with a throbbing, burning pain in my knee waiting for the pain meds to kick in. If I suddenly don't finish this post it will be b/c the Lortab has just put me to sleep. A lot of people don't like Lortab but I do. LOVE IT! I request it when I have babies. They probably think I'm an addict.

Anyway, this was my very first surgery (well if you don't count oral surgery). I am really not complaining about the pain but more just acknowledging it exists. People warned me about the recovery and the physical therapy and the anesthesia. I actually loved the anesthesia. I was super happy and relaxed when I woke up. I felt like I had the best nap ever in my entire life! Definitely worth the $200 deductible that it cost. Wish I could have a great nap like that everyday. So, stay-at-home moms out there, if you ever need a break, just hurt your knee and you'll get one. As for you dads out there, you'll be required to fill your wife's shoes by stepping in and taking care of the little ones. Which is easier said than done. Just ask Abe.

Someday, I think he will look back and laugh at all this, but it really wasn't a very good day for my husband. Surgery even looked better after he told me what he was going through after he dropped me off at the surgical center. He was driving back home when Mackenzie got sick and threw up all over the car. She didn't want to throw up on herself, so (being the smartypants that she is) she leaned over and puked on Brooklyn. So, now Mackenzie is sick, the car is a mess and Brooklyn is crying and mad because her sister just barfed on her. Abe then called me to find out how to clean it all up just as I was about to get my IV. The nurse was laughing as she listened in on our phone conversation, knowing that Dad was having a hard time. Needless to say, he did a great job getting everything clean. But, he didn't get much work done from home which he really needed to do. He picked me up, brought me home to rest and then Brooklyn goes potty in her underwear. So, now he's trying to take care of me, Ava is crying (like always) and Brooklyn has to take a cold shower. To make matters worse, his boss calls to tell him that he is needed in the office for a meeting (which probably sounded like a vacation at this point). So, this explains the babysitter at our house for a couple of hours to help out with the girls.

Special thanks goes out to my wonderful husband who had the worst day ever, the wonderful nurses, assistants, surgeon who did a great job and all the awesome people who have stepped in to offer help. Mom, I can't wait for you to get here on Saturday. Love you!

The Girly Room

The girls finally got a room fit for a princess. Mackenzie wanted pink and Brooklyn wanted purple. So, to avoid any heartbreak, I just had to paint the walls both colors. Abram was quite worried when I told him what I wanted to do. Putting all worries aside, he helped me a ton with the painting, especially with the stripes. I asked he why he was so willing to help me out with something he didn't exactly agree with. He said, "because it's important to you and the girls."

This is what their girly room looks like now. The girls and I just love it. Abram says it looks better that he thought it was going to turn out. Wait until he finds out what I'm planning on doing to our room....:)