Wrong place

Further evidence I'm not getting enough sleep.

[scene: kitchen earlier this morning]

Ellie: Daddy, why did you put those vitamins in the refrigerator?

Teachers

[scene - in the car, after church this morning]

Steph: Ellie, did you have snack today?

Ellie: Yes, Cheerios! Lizzie, did you have snack?

Lizzie: No, we don't have snack in my class. My teachers don't go to the store.

Physician, Greek god, Kid's Author or...

The conversation I overheard this morning:

Lizzie: I be Dr...(difficult to decipher name)
Allen: Dr. Zues?
Lizzie: No Daddy, I'll be Dr....(again garbled)
Allen: Dr. Suess?
Lizzie: No! I BE Dr. Suess' NURSE!!!

Home

I'm home and resting. Thanks for praying! I'm able to sit up and walk without pain in my leg. First time in a long time. God is Healer indeed. Off to bed with me. :-)

Walking

No not Gracie…Allen!

Allen is doing well. He just called, and said that he was able to walk two laps without being hunched over (like he normally has been). Tomorrow morning we hope to be able to get him home. I will let him post then :-)

He is Out Of It

Allen just called a bit ago, and said that all went WELL. YEAH!!!!!!!!!!

He is REALLY out of it still, so that was all I got before he needed to go to rest. He is going to call again later once the anesthesia has worn off a bit :-)

I will try and post again tonight once I have been able to visit him.

Surgery Time

Tomorrow:

Allen checks in at 8:35am EST. The OR is booked from 10:20am to 12:10pm.

Prayers are appreciated.

A New Season

As the final weeks of summer near, we are approaching not only a new weather season, but a new time of changes in a number of areas of our life. These changes, such as Allen's upcoming back surgery this Thursday, will require time and energy that will in turn cause us to not be able to put energy into other areas of life, ie this blog. I still plan to post, but not often and not with too much thought or emotion. Once we have reached the other side of this trying time, I hope to pick up posting again. For now my personal journal writing will have to be my remedy for processing my thoughts and feelings.

Please be praying in the coming weeks and months for our strength, patience and healing in every aspect of life.

Thank you all.

Love and God Bless
Steph and the Hutchison crew

4 Months Old Already

I cannot believe that she is already 4 months old, but she is and here is a cute video that Allen took of her, being herself on the day she turned 4 months.

Bandana Pants

So I meant to post this weeks ago (along with many other ideas that I just never had time to sit and type out). Jeana posted the idea and link for these pants awhile back. When I saw hers I immediately (seriously the next day I) went out and bought the bandanas for making my own. And here is the finished product:


I would have taken closer shots and more of them, but the models weren't wanting to be still in their new attire. FYI my girls love to wear there new pants and we have had many compliments on them as well as confusion as to whether they are skirts or pants, mostly because they are pretty baggy still on my girls. They are suppose to fit for many years and just convert into shorts as they get bigger.