Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Forget Tiny Steps, Kenzie Shoots for the Moon

My badass little sister now goes to school on Mondays and Wednesdays! How awesome is that?! This blog will be all things Kenzie.

Quote from my rad father:

"We are glad she finally made it back to school. We think it will do her alot of good with all the old familiar sights and sounds of the class rooms and the hall ways. You know when we were in the hospital and the Extended Care Center we had nurses, cna's and other people tell us the same thing about alot of people wouldn't do what we are doing. I think it's probably true but I think you would be surprised at seeing your child laying there all broken and she still has the fight and the will to live you don't want to give up on that and we never even once thought about on giving up on her. You learn alot about yourself in a situation like this."

Quotes from my awesome cousin Katie:

"I read every day of people's thankfulness and how awful life can be. The last few months have been a test on me emotionally and physically. But every day I am thankful for all the love, prayers, and help from strangers, family, friends, medical staff and everyone else who has helped my family over the last year and a half. Today my lovely cousin Kenzie got to attend school again, something I didn't think was possible a year ago. It makes me greatly thankful for the joys of being able to live my life even if I have bumps in the road."My family is amazing.Kenzie wears a Passy-Muir during the day sometimes. Click here for more information on that. But there is a video on my Facebook where she is wearing it and you can hear her voice and it sounds exactly like it did before the accident. I tried to put it here but it wouldn't work.


Kenzie looked so much like her old self last night!


 Kenzie doing laps in gym class!

We are only 3 days into this week and she's done so many cool things. We have a lot to be thankful for tomorrow and every other day of the year.

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Madness

“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.” -Jane Howard

Our house holds multiple generations, tons of furry creatures and a whole lot of love. My parents were so lucky to find a house that meets all of our needs. Starr and I live in the above ground basement apartment, we have our kitchen, living room, bathroom, laundry room and basement. Everyone else lives upstairs.

Our apartment - Starr, Stitch, Walt, Nala, Kanga and I.

Upstairs - Dad, Mom, Kenzie, Papa, a few dogs and a couple cats. Plus they have a day nurse there 5 days a week and a night nurse 4 nights a week.

Our home is busy, loud, wild, crazy and fun. There is always someone home so we don't have to worry about coming home to a dark, quiet house. We never know what to expect from one day to the next, there is always something going on or some gossip to get in on. My favorite things about living together: being able to go shopping in Mom and Dad's kitchen, not having to drive or wear pants to go see them, and getting to see Kenzie every single day! 

Next topic: My babies! We don't have human babies, (kittens and puppies are way cuter and don't need diapers) so we have puppies and kittens! My poor Facebook friends are probably so tired of looking at them. They all have Disney names, because I like that. You seriously might overdose on cuteness if you dare visit.

 We have our golden retriever, Stitch, who is a giant now. He is almost 7 months old. He's still as perfect as ever, but don't ask his Grandma or Grandpa. He has turned into the best dog. He is calm, cuddly, loving and gentle. 

Then there's Nala! She's a white Siamese and we don't really know how old she is but somewhere between 6-10 months. She adopted us and we couldn't help but open our home to her. She is sweet, quiet and is currently teaching Walt how to be a real cat.

Walt, short for Walt Disney. He is a kitten we got back in August, his momma was killed when he was 3 weeks old so we had to bottle feed him. He has the biggest personality of the four, he is a wild one, independent and has a mind of his own. He is scared of everything and deep down a momma's boy. (Even though he pretends not to be.)

Kanga! She is our newest and last addition. She is six and a half week old Great Pyrnees/Shepard/mutt. We've only had her two days now but she already feels like part of the family. She is fearless and friendly. Stitch is so good to her and Nala wants to be her mom. Nala even lets Kanga chew on her tail! 

 View from Kenzie's room
 Kanga and I
 The Fab Four
 Cuddling on Moms' bed


 Walt and Starr
 Kanga
 Walter the lush
 Seriously, weirdest cat ever

 Stitch as a baby and as a big boy. He loves wearing clothes.
 Love at first sight
 Stitch got a big boy bed!
 This took me twice as long to type because Walt needed attention, so I typed it one handed.

Bonus points if you can name the Disney movies we stole names from!