We'll take the good news....

and the bad. We went to Primary Children's today for what I thought was an appointment with a pediatric orthopedic doctor (are they all surgeon's?). As most of you know Dalton is a tip-toe walker and I guess based on what I told the 18 secretaries and medical assistants I spoke to on the phone they determined I needed to see a Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon. But no one told me this. Not even the self important surgeon herself until I in all my ignorance asked if she would be doing the surgery. To which she replied "That is why you are here!" "Is this the first you have heard any of this?" Um yeah that is why I have this shocked look on my face. Thanks for asking!!!!!

Well that is not exactly why we were there. We were there because Dalton can not stand balanced on his flat feet and I thought maybe he needed some physical therapy or something. What he got was an xray from the waist down and an appointment for a surgical procedure to uncontracture his achilles tendons on both legs.

He then has to wear cast boots for 6 weeks!

We were all a little shocked and Dalton is very concerned about the casts! There is nothing wrong with him. He is still my sweet Dalton that he was when we left the house this morning at 8:30 am. We just get to worry about the next thing we have to do!!

This was us at the doctors office trying to kill time while waiting for the SURGEON (lest I forget)!! Oh just incase any of you are related to a pediatric orthopedic surgeon I apologize for my offensive comments. (Wear your badge with your credentials if you need to be treated different than any other human!!)

We are wearing red for the parade for the football team this afternoon! Go UTES!

How to get Urine/Sweat stains out of your Mattress

If you have kids you have pee stains I know it. If you don't lucky you or you are a liar and in denial. I have pee stains on more than one mattress. I also have sweat stains on pillows because well I sweat a.lot . It's a gift I know. I digress. Anyway I have tried many different ways to get urine/pee out of mattresses and I have been very unsuccessful so I did a google search and what do you know? Another mom had pee stains too. So I borrowed her recipe and it totally worked so I am sharing it with you. All you need are these few house-hold ingredients and a spray bottle. I bought a really expensive one (NOT) I used one I had for my kids hair. It worked great. You will need: 3 Tablespoons Baking Soda 8 ounces Hydrogen peroxide 1 drop dish soap Mix together well and use right away. My mom discovered that if it is not mixed well the baking soda will clog the sprayer. You also can't store this apparently it doesn't last in t...

Master Bedroom Makeover Board and Batten

I highly recommend a few items although you don't HAVE to have them it just makes this project go so much faster. I bought a pancake compressor with three nail guns included saved me on this project and a miter saw. I bought both from Home Depot and they didn't pay me to say that it is just where I happen to shop. I actually had this all measured out and went to Home Depot and they cut the mdf primed boards for me. However I later purchased the miter saw and was then able to cut things right here at my house. The nail gun I used is a 16 gauge gun that can shoot nails up to 3 inches. I used a 2.5 inch nail to cover the thickness of the board and wall. Ok so I recommend deciding how you want your boards spaced first and measure and mark on the wall where you want them. I tried to do every 16 inches because that is how far apart my studs were but then I realized my wall wasn't an even length and so I have some that look a li...

I heart Faces Week 47~ We heart tooshies!

I am trying this again. I never win but it is fun to enter and see everyone else's photos. Go on over to I Heart Faces to see more entries.

Rudy Family Rukus~Parenting tips and humor meet in one big "rukus"

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