The Ugly, the Bad and the Good

The Ugly:

Thursday December 9th at an away game for the Idaho Stampede Jason hurt himself during the third quarter. I, the good wife, was watching online and saw it happen...groan. I have been watching Jason play basketball for 10 years and have never seen him not get up. Sure he has taken some ugly spills but he usually pops back up and is good to go. Well this night he was down. The trainer ran over and they were talking and looking at his leg and I just kept thinking, "oh God don't let it be his knee". After a few minutes he was helped to the sideline by a teammate and his trainer, another first, and didn't return to the game. Fast forward what felt like forever and I finally got him on the phone. He had already been looked at by a doctor and he was feeling pretty optimistic. He had no pain in his leg and he suspected just a sprained knee but said he would probably play in the next game.

The next day he went to the doctors in the morning and had an xray to make sure there was no bone chipping. The xray looked good but he was feeling pretty stiff and an MRI was scheduled for the next Monday back in Boise.

The Bad:

The MRI was very early in the morning and I was not able to go since I needed to get Quincy off to school. By the time I got home Jason was done with the MRI and had already seen the doctor. Bad news, he had torn the ACL and both meniscus in his right knee and surgery was scheduled for the 28th of December. In a blink of an eye the season he had worked all summer for and had so looked forward to was over.

The Good:

Jason has one of the most positive attitudes of anyone I know! He has been a pillar of strength for me when I should have been his. He is mentally preparing for surgery, recovery and rehab. We have an amazing support group here in Boise. Even though this was not the outcome we wanted we continually see so many positives.

We would appreciate all your thoughts and prayers come the 28th and beyond! Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and God Bless!!

A tad delayed but 9 years no less!!!!!

November 20, 2011 Quincy turned 9 years old!!!

This year has been full of changes and our guy Quincy has handled them all with grace, just like his good ol' dad! When he turned 8 we were living in Holland and experiencing the European life. We moved back to Boise and spent a summer having a blast. Quincy started the school year here in Boise not quite sure if he would be staying for the year or not. Quincy is funny, SMART, resilient and adaptable. He offers smiles and hugs with impeccable timing and is always a voice of reason even at the tender age of 9! This was his first full year of being a big brother and it has been a roll he was born to take! He is equal parts patient and loving with a little bit of big brother bullying thrown in. He is an amazing example for Cooper and now little Cooper has pretty bigs shoes to fill following Quincy.

We celebrated this special guys birthday twice, first with a family party and then a bowling party the next day with some school friends. He LOVED all his gifts especially anything that had to do with Legos and Starwars with a bonus if you could combine the two;)

Here are some picks that we took to celebrate 9 years with our sweet Quincy!!!