My surgery

Monday morning I went to get my shoulder fixed.





They had to cut off my CTR ring. Cuz of my dislocation the day before my hand had swollen up and there was NO WAY that ring was coming off. So they cut it off. It was cool! It left a great imprint in my finger.

I wouldn't let Joe take my picture. I already felt miserable from the day before AND I couldn't wear any makeup! Not even lipgloss!! So he got my feet.

Joe wore the LEAST appropriate shirt to my surgery. Like that surprises anyone....

I was in surgery for 2 hours and today is the first day I have felt half way normal. I have a cool sling better then last time. I had this neat ice pack thing that pumped ice water into a gel pack thing. It was much better then last time 3 yrs ago. crazy how things change in such a short amount of time.

My recover will be slow and steady. I will have less mobility in my arm when all is said and done but will be better for it and maybe this surgery will last longer.

I am at day 5 and I feel ok. I can't do much of anything. too much movement even of my body sends shock waves to my shoulder and I hurt. So I have been in bed and in a recliner until today. I do need to go rest though...

The ward has been AMAZING!! They have brought in meals and people have been coming in to clean and do laundry. It is so wonderful!!! They have saved Joe more then they or even he knows!

A Trip to the Dr

So the last 2 weeks I started noticing my breast implant doing the same thing it was doing when I went in for surgery. My Dr had told me to start massage to prevent scar tissue. As soon as I started they fell right back into the same pocket they had created before. UGH!!!

I called my Dr this morning since Saturday I got some new bras to try and fix it without surgery. He really likes 2 of the choices I made so we will stick with those for 2 months and see what happens. O 2 more months of sleeping in a bra. JOY!

Anyway this was all so I could tell you the HILARIOUS things Ryan said!!!

While we were waiting for the Dr to come in I changed into a robe. Ryan started saying " What if I was a grownup and I had to go to the Dr but I went to the wrong Dr place. I went to the girl Dr place and I was a boy. A girl place like this."

I answered him saying "sometimes boys come to this Dr if they need noses or other parts of their faces or bodies fixed."

He said " Like lips?"

"Not usually" I said

Dr Warnock came in and I showed him my issue. Showed him the new bras. He stepped out so I could put one on for him to see if it gave good support ect...

I proceeded to put it on and Ryan says " Mommy you have nice boobies but they are broken huh?"

OH MY HECK!!!!!!!!!!! It took all I had to not laugh! I answered "yah they are kinda broken. Thats why I am seeing the Dr."

He then asked " why do mommy girls have big boobies and not little girls?"

I told him that Heavenly Father made mommies that way so they could feed their babies.

He looked shocked and said "They eat them!?!" It was even harder not to laugh that time!!!

Just then Dr Warnock was walking in.
I told him that no they don't eat them. The mommies make milk and the babies drink it from the mommies.

It was SOOOOOOOO funny!!! Kids!

Best and Worst Birthday EVER!!!!!!!!!!

So this years birthday was SOOOOOOOOO much better then last years! But it also had a scary ending.

Yesterday was my 31st birthday. I did my usual Thursday thing and went to Taylor's class for spelling. I took treats in for the kids. Then I went to my nail appointment. I ran a few more errands and then WAITED for my favorite part of the day. DINNER

Joe took me to the Melting Pot [www.meltingpot.com] That is my number 1 favorite place to eat! It is so freakin expensive that we have gone 3 times now in the last 6 years. It is SOOOOOOOOO worth it! We went with Gordon and Kendra. Dear friends of ours. Kendra's birthday is 4 days after mine so we celebrated together. We had the BEST time!!! We were there for 3 hours! You don't even notice being there that long. That is why I love that place. You eat for 3 straight hours but it is just the perfect amount of food. You don't feel like you are going to die. UGH! I Love that place!!!

Anyway we had a wonderful time.

The scary part came just as we were sitting to dinner. Joe's dad called. Joe's mom had gone to the hospital feeling weird. The were keeping her for observation. Nothing serious had happened but they wanted to run a few more tests.

So today I went back to the school for Kids Market place. The 3rd graders all choose an occupation. Based on that occupation they get $$ to spend on life's necessities and they can choose how much they want to spend on those things. I was at the clothing table. Most kids picked yard sale/thrift store for $5. It is a great program and they learn that life isn't cheap.

I had plans to go to lunch with my cousin after I was done at the school. I got done a bit early so I came home to change. Only to hear that Joe's mom had a heart attack that morning! We went to go see her at the hospital. Thanks Lisa for watching Brynn and Ryan last minute!!

I took the car so I could go to lunch. Joe took his motorcycle. I got to the new hospital in Murray right near his parents house. I went to the place I was told and they told me they had no patient by that name!! I tried to call Joe. No answer. I wandered around the hospital for nearly 45 minutes! I went back to teh car to get my cell. Still no Joe. Finally he calls. He asks "Where are you?!" I ask him the same thing. I tell him I have been all over the new hospital and they don't have her in their system anywhere. He kind of starts laughing and says she is at the U hospital!! Why didn't he just say the U or the University Hospital??!! UGH! I get up there finally. Saw Mom. She is doing well (update on separate blog)

We left but I didn't have time to go to lunch :( So I came home and went to another nail appointment to fill my toes. Then Joe and I went to see the new play at the OBT (the same place Tay had her play)

It was the best show I have ever seen!!!! I laughed so hard through the whole thing! I LOVED it!! Everyone in Utah you HAVE to go see it!!!! The show is Indianapolis Jones and the Raiders of teh Temple of the Kingdom of the Last Crusade. It is an absolute riot!!! It runs every Monday, Friday adn Saturdahy night at 7:30. Mondays are 1/2 price!

I was having such a good time that we decided to stay for the improve show. It is my birthday! The improve show was just as good as the play.. Intermission came and I went to talk to Sandy the owner. We are friends. The show started again. My favorite skit came on. Half Life. They take a made up situation and turn it into a skit. The have 1 min to begin with. Then the cut it in half over and over til at the end they have 1 second to finish the scene. I am waiting to hear the audiences ideas when Cody who was MCing asked where Jen Eames was!!! I raise my hands and say thats me!! He tells everyone its my birthday and pulls me from the audience. He asks me about myself. My likes dislikes, job, husband what he does ect... I answer and he announces that this Half Life will be a day in the life of Jen!!!!!!!!! It was so freakin awesome!!!! I have never had the best time EVER!!!!!!! They were all so right on! It was the best!!!! I love those guys!!! I can't wait to go back. I think I will next weekend!

New Look!

I got a new look today! I knew I would need to go short for my upcoming shoulder surgery.

100 Things About Me

Well I got tagged by Amy so here it goes....


1. I am an only child
2. I have 14 siblings. I am the oldest
3. I sing in a semi-professional choir
4. I LOVE to sing solos
5. I won't volunteer to though. I have to be asked
6. I LOVE traveling. I didn't realize I did until I went!
7. I have been to Cali, Vegas, NYC, DC, Virginia, Florida, the Caribbean(Honduras, Belize, Cozumel, Grand Cayman), Hawaii(want to go to Maui), Texas, Canada, Oregon Coast
8. I HAVE to go to Germany. I will be dead meat by my German daughter Anja if I don't
9. I love being married
10. I have been married to Joe for 11 yrs (3/29)
11. He is my BEST friend
12. We both love to stay up all night doing what ever.
13. Currently its going to the OBT's comedy show @10pm then out with the owners to sushi til' 1:30am
14. I HATE sushi or ANY seafood for that matter. I just go for the socializing
15. I am a party girl. I love entertaining or going out to play
16. I am an admitted shopoholic
17. I LOVE shoes. 70+pairs
18. I LOVE jewelry namely Lia Sophia. I have 1 armoire FULL and a wall armoire almost full.
19. I love new tops.
20. I love them cuz I got new boobs in '07. LOVE them!!!!
21. I love to go out to eat
22. my fav place is cheesecake factory but I love the johnny carinos in sandy for the waiter. He rocks!!!
23. I hate it when people chew with their mouth open
24. I hate slow stupid drivers
25. I am a speed demon. No accidents that were my fault.
26. I love motorcycles. I rode my first one at age 4
27. I frequently go to Walmart at 11 at night.
28. My fav place to relax is my hot tub.
29. I love to read... ALOT
30. I used to but then for a long time I didn't. Its amazing what depression will do to you
31. Acrylic doesn't adhere to my nails(or gels ect..)
32. I have to go in every 10 days for a fill
33. I change my acrylic color almost every time
34. We have had 4 exchange students. I still talk to 3 of them. 1 more often the the rest
35. I wish we could have more but Riverton High says they won't take any
36. I hate the snow and cold
37. Arizona sounds like a great place to live
38. Our house is a zoo. 3 cats, 2 dogs, hamster and a snake. We had more but they died.(hermit crabs and frogs)
39. the dogs are Corde(a mastiff) and Chewie (a sheltie)
40. I LOVE big dogs. I want another one
41. I love my new cell phone
42. Not sure how I ever lived with out one
43. I was engaged when I met and got engaged to Joe. That was a rough Christmas....
44. I still talk to and once every few years go out with my ex
45. I am a mean mom. Tough love is my middle name
46. I love my kids. They amaze me every day
47. Mornings suck
48. I scrapbook binge maybe once every 3 years
49. Blogging is WAY easier!
50. I am pretty computer savvy
51. I am a fast learner
52. I only like to learn stuff that is important to me or will benefit me.
53. I am not one for random facts
54. I love change. especially my look
55. I spend WAY too much time on the computer just messing around
56. Cleaning is my enemy
57. Laundry is worse
58. Short hair is not my favorite on me
59. I love service. Joe says I am a rescuer
60. A full house is a happy house.
61. My house is a revolving door, like a hotel
62. I hate homework. My own and my kids'
63. I volunteer at the school as often as I can
64. Sometimes I sub there as a teacher
65. I am a coordinator for CETUSA. They place exchange students. Want one?
66. I have always been VERY laid back. Even as a child
67. I have a very good memory especially if I see it in writing
68. I am a chewer. I need to have something in my mouth when I am just sitting around
69. Cats are my favorite animal
70. I have had over 30 cats in my life (only kept 20 as pets)
71. Tiramisu is my favorite dessert
72. I love coffee flavored anything except coffee
73. I have read over 40 books since Jan 4th of this year
74. I wanted to be a vet when I was a kid
75. Now I want to be a marriage/sex therapist/counselor
76. I don't want to go back to school
77. I am a zombie if I nap during the day
78. I share my birthday with my grandma and my niece and Barbra Streisand
79. My friend Holly secretly taught me how to shop and dress. THANK YOU!!!!!
80. I sold Mary Kay and almost earned a car
81. I love camping and hiking
82. I LOVE surprises. Love getting them and love giving them
83. I have become very sneaky to hide a surprise
84. I am a super sleuth
85. I have chronic depression
86. Out of 5 colleges and 3 different times I applied I was NEVER accepted
87. If I had gone to school I would not have met Joe
88. Never worked fast food
89. I make friends easy
90. Joe says one of his favorite things about me is I can make anyone feel comfortable when they are around me
91. Hot showers are the best
92. Joe and I take at least one overnight a month away from home and kids
93. Tivo is the best thing invented!
94. Spontaneity makes life fun. I am the best person to call for last minute fun
95. Chocolate is my weakness
96. Cheesecake Factories Godiva Cheesecake will get you anything you want
97. I love old movies
98. and new movies
99. I have been in many solo competitions. Almost went to state my Sr year
100. I love to lazy

I am tagging Leanna, Janelle, Holly P. and Emily R.

FHE Gun Safety

Joe's cousin Rob invited us to go up the canyon with his family to teach the kids gun safety and have some dinner and dutch oven cobbler. We had a really good time.

We went out west of Utah Lake up and old canyon. There was SOOOOOOOOO much junk! It would take a whole troop of Eagle scouts ALL doing their project to get it clean again!

There was an abandoned truck out there that was all shot up. The front end had been blown up! The kids had fun hiking around in there finding random treasures.




I used to go shooting all the time with my dad growing up. So I knew this would be a great learning opportunity for the girls. I learned how to shoot pretty good as a kid and I want my girls and Ryan to understand guns and how they feel. Once you know that you have more respect for them.


We ate then the older guys Joe, Rob his son Thane got to shoot the 12 gauge at clay pigeons(skeet). I REALLY wanted to but I was afraid my shoulder would dislocate again with the kick of the gun on my shoulder so I didn't.



The girls got to take turns shooing a pellet gun, 22 rifle and a 22 hand gun. They did a pretty good job for their first time. His boys had only been out a few times before and were really good as well.

I had been explaining to Rob how often I had gone shooting. I was pretty sure he didn't believe me. My assumption was true when I picked up the handgun, fired 3 times right into a plastic jug that was 150 yards away and Rob said "You really have been shooting alot. Really nice shooting!"









I was pretty proud of myself that I still had the skills. It has been over 13 yrs since I last shot a gun.

All the kids got pretty dirty.
It was windy and lots of dry dirt.
Add in food and drinks and you
have really dirty kids.

Katya's science project

Katya had to come up with her own idea for a science project. She decided to use our hamster.

She wanted to see how long it would take the hamster to learn how to go through a maze with no mistakes. She and Joe built a maze. She timed Winky every day after school 3x. It took 3 days for her to learn how to go straight to the end.

Katya turned in her project today and it was a huge hit! She received a participation award.