On the Road Again

David is doing great and is on the road again to recovery. He is very tired of being on the couch but we're hoping that he'll only be there for a couple more weeks. Now that the scary stuff is over, I feel that I can post pictures of David before and after surgery so you get some idea of what is going on with him.

In the midst of all the medical chaos, we spent Thanksgiving with friends and family. We had much to be thankful for. And I got the opportunity to show off my Martha Stewart skills by making a pumpkin pie. I have to say that it looked a lot like a Martha pie.

David Update Part II

Hallelujah! David's infection is only on the outside of his knee. So that means no surgery. Woo hoo! We are supposed to leave the hospital sometime today. However, we are waiting on the doctor to check out is knee one last time. I think we're both getting cabin fever and ready to get out of here. Thanks for all your prayers!

David Update

Well, last night didn't get any better for David. At about midnight, we decided to head to the hospital to get him checked out. It turns out that he has an infection from the surgery. At this point it seems that the infection is on the skin and we won't know if it's actually inside his knee for a while. The doctor will return tomorrow morning to see what needs to happen next. If the infection is in his knee, they will have to do another procedure to flush out the bad bacteria that's causing the infection. We are praying this will not happen because it could potentially damage the cartilage implant that David had on Wednesday. So, that's where we are for now. Thanks for your prayers and support. We truly are blessed by our wonderful family and friends.

Even now as I sit and watch David go through this I am reminded that God is good. From our hospital room, we have a beautiful view of the mountains and right now the sun is setting behind them. I took pictures that I'll post when I get home sometime...it's amazing! It's definitely taken my focus off of the bad things and reminded me that God still knows what he's doing.

Wounded Knee

On Friday, David, his Mom and I spent a good part of the day watching a movie called Bury My Heart at Wounded knee. It's about Sitting Bull and the Sioux Indians. It's quite an interesting movie. However, what made it even more interesting, or maybe I should say ironic, is that 2 days earlier, David had surgery on his own wounded knee. Not until about halfway through the movie did we realize the irony of the title of the movie. Though it was funny on Friday, today is another story. Today, the pain of surgery has climaxed beyond belief. Watching David in pain has been one of the most heart wrenching things I have ever seen. I can't even begin to imagine what it feels like. I only know that it must be excrutiating because David has said several times, "just bury me in a hole." The first two days after the surgery David felt very little pain due to a pump that sent miracle drugs straight to his knee. That pump has been removed and now the pain has escalated greatly. So, if you are reading this blog right now, I ask that you will say a prayer that David will feel as little pain possible from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet, that he will get rest (as he is very restless and hasn't been able to sleep at all) and that he will get through this difficult time.

Deep in the Heart of Texas

This past weekend we took advantage of the flight benefits and headed down to San Antonio. We went to celebrate Katelyn's first birthday. Sara and Anna had never been to San Antonio so we also played tourists for the weekend. On Friday, immediately after we landed we went to Alamo Cafe to have some tasty tortillas with family and friends. Saturday, we toured the Alamo and then had a birthday party for Katelyn. On Sunday we went to church and then took a tour on a riverboat.

Cole and Katelyn are as cute as can be and it was fun to watch them play with Sara and Anna. My parents were also there and it was great to spend some quality time with them and Cody and Dana. I think everyone else had a good time and Anna says she wants to live there. Of course that gives me hope that maybe we could move back, but I'm not going to hold my breath. For the first time since I've known David, not once did he say, "It's so humid!" We were blessed with wonderful weather and I was thankful that the Coleman's didn't have to stick it out in crazy heat.

Though it was a quick trip, I was glad we went. I miss my family so much and it still feels like home in a lot of ways. I hated to leave them and am already trying to plan when I can go back. I sure do miss that place. Go Spurs go!

Established June 9, 2007

The Colemans officially became a team on Saturday, June 9, 2007. In front of God, family and friends, David and Jenny vowed til death to be just that...a team. Most think of a team as a group of people working cooperatively. So what are we working towards? Well, for the past 5 months we've been working towards getting firmly planted on Colorado ground. After a string of unexpected mishaps I think we're finally on our way. For each of us, it's been an adjustment. Sara and Anna have a new person in their life who they didn't choose to spend forever with...their Dad did. David is adjusting to having to clean up after himself and having his home taken over by his new wife. And I am adjusting to a completely different life than the one I left behind in Texas. All in all, it's been great. Even after all the homesickness and the bumps in the road, I wouldn't trade it for anything. After all, I have my team with me.

In June, David and Jenny got married in Galveston and spent their honeymoon in Belize. It was a great week, and though i ended up in the hospital at the end, I still long to sit on our porch and watch the sunset over the mountains of Belize.

When we returned from Belize, we began to settle into life as a new family. We declared Tuesday nights family nights. This is where we did something fun as a family. David headed back to work and I began the daunting task of trying to find a job. July came quickly and we went camping with our church in Leadville, CO. The girls and I went fishing while all the men went golfing. Though we didn't catch any fish, we had a great time hanging out with all the kids.

August quickly approached and the girls headed back to school. David had been having some trouble with his knee over the summer so he headed to the doctor. The diagnosis of his injury turned out to be the result of an accident that he had while we were in Belize. Because of this accident his cartilage was damaged and was causing the bones in his knee to rub together. Thus, creating horrible pain in his knee. So, a September surgery was scheduled for David.

September arrived and I still did not have a job. Anna began playing soccer and Sara settled into Jr. High. On the 19th of September, David went in to surgery with high hopes of fixing the pain in his knee. However, when the doctor got into surgery, he found that the damage to David's knee was greater than expected. He did a biopsy of the cells in his knee and was in surgery for less than 30 minutes. David woke to find that in the near future he would have to have another surgery that would require more therapy and a longer recovery time. The surgery is actually quite amazing and you can read here: http://www.arthroscopy.com/sp08029.htm September brought some joy to our family as my sister Kerri had her first baby. Hadley Mylinda Peech arrived on September 30th with a roomful family and friends to greet her.

While Dana and my Mom were here to meet Hadley, Dana and I did some remodeling. We painted the living room and David and I got some new windows! Woo hoo! It looks like a completely different house.

That brings us to October. I finally got a job with Frontier Airlines and am working as a Customer Service Agent. Though it is not the ideal job, I'm thankful for the work. Plus, my family and I get to fly for free! So the perks are worth it! I experienced myfirst fall and first snow and greeted it with open arms. I also went to my first haunted house and corn maze. I'm pretty sure it will be my last! :) And, David, the girls and I carved pumpkins (pictures coming soon).

So, on the eve of November, we're truckin ahead and looking forward to what is in store for us. David is gearing up for surgery and I'm scoping out flights to see where I can take some day trips to. I'm hoping that I'll be able to visit all of you soon. Though Texas will always be my home, Colorado is quickly becoming where my heart is. With God's grace and my teammates beside me, Team Coleman is looking to the road ahead to many good things.