In case you haven't heard...Grandma has recovered from her stroke with miraculous speed. The day after her stroke, we did not think she would be walking again very soon, if ever, but then 3 days later she was up and moving! She went home the Monday after and did not need In-patient rehab - wow! that was not what we were preparing for. Grandma and Grandpa are both doing well, and now looking for a new place to live that might be a little safer for them (without stairs) and closer to either my mom, or my aunt.
Thank you for all of your prayers!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Updates
This new semester has brought many changes for Scott and I. As I mentioned before, Scott started out with an internship at Parkview. That didn't last very long--it was basically slave labor and he was a glorified maintenance man for which he was driving an hour to get to and not getting paid. He gave that up fairly quickly, and began searching for other options. Scott talked a family friend into letting him on as an intern for his small computer store that fixes computers similar to A+ computers. He has really enjoyed working here, he is learning a lot and actually able to put some of his learned skills to good use. When the store is not busy, he is able to use the time to work on homework. The best part is that he is home every night by 5:30, so we are actually getting to see each other more than just the weekend this semester! :)
As for me, I have started a new round of classes, I am still enjoying my job with the kids.. I started out working a lot more this semester, however the weather has given me several days off recently which has been bad for the income, but great for my homework situation.
As many of you, I am sure have heard by now, my Grandma Quance (Mom's mom) has been in the hospital since Tuesday evening, suffering from a stroke. Rather than one big stroke that affects a large portion of the brain; it appears that suffered several small strokes in different areas of the brain (Which, explained in more detail by my brother the med student, is a good thing.) She is fortunately stabilized now, but is struggling to gain use of her left side. Her vision is extremely limited, and there will be a lot of rehab in her future. She should hopefully be moving out of the ICU very soon, and be able to be transferred to a rehabilitation hospital. She is not doing well, but the outcome could have been much worse.
Sorry, no pictures for now, but I do have some fun ones of the kitty to put up soon.
As for me, I have started a new round of classes, I am still enjoying my job with the kids.. I started out working a lot more this semester, however the weather has given me several days off recently which has been bad for the income, but great for my homework situation.
As many of you, I am sure have heard by now, my Grandma Quance (Mom's mom) has been in the hospital since Tuesday evening, suffering from a stroke. Rather than one big stroke that affects a large portion of the brain; it appears that suffered several small strokes in different areas of the brain (Which, explained in more detail by my brother the med student, is a good thing.) She is fortunately stabilized now, but is struggling to gain use of her left side. Her vision is extremely limited, and there will be a lot of rehab in her future. She should hopefully be moving out of the ICU very soon, and be able to be transferred to a rehabilitation hospital. She is not doing well, but the outcome could have been much worse.
Sorry, no pictures for now, but I do have some fun ones of the kitty to put up soon.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Holiday Season Happenings
Scott and I started off the Holiday season with Thanksgiving in Punxsutawney, PA (the home of the groundhog) with with my best friend Aubren, her family, and her boyfriend Daniel. We had a very fun a relaxing weekend and got to travel around to see the town. The night we returned was the same night that I got my early Christmas present (my kitten).
Christmas Time:
We spent Christmas Eve with Scott's family, visiting his nieces and nephews. (unfortunately I don't have any pictures from that day). But we had a great time getting to see both of Scott's sisters and their families.
Christmas morning was spent with my family, and then the day after Christmas we had our big family gathering with an ugly Christmas sweater contest - Scott's parents came down and joined us for this and we had tons of fun!
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| Aubren & Daniel, Groundhog, Anna & Scott |
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| The one and only: Gobbler's Knob - this is where the fate of winter is determined! |
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| Right outside of the Library where Phil lives during the year |
Christmas Time:
We spent Christmas Eve with Scott's family, visiting his nieces and nephews. (unfortunately I don't have any pictures from that day). But we had a great time getting to see both of Scott's sisters and their families.
Christmas morning was spent with my family, and then the day after Christmas we had our big family gathering with an ugly Christmas sweater contest - Scott's parents came down and joined us for this and we had tons of fun!
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| We could not stop James from putting Sheldon's toy in his mouth! |
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| Our matching ugly outfits |
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| Scott, Anna, Sarah, Greg, Daniel, Jenae, Mom & Dad Dowling |
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| playing with nephew James |
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| haha |
New Year, New Beginnings
Hello everyone, Scott and I decided that it would be a good idea to start up a blog this year to help keep in touch with our friends and family and let them know what we are up to! I am also hoping that this blog will act as a scrapbook for us because I am not too gifted in the area of creativeness or crafts, and I am going to try to take more pictures and hope that this will encourage that habit!
What we are up to:
Scott and I are living in Auburn, IN in a cute little apartment. (it is an old house turned into a duplex) we are on the lower level. Our neighbors are sometimes noisy, but we love our place, and we really like our Land lords...
We have a brand new little kitten - he was Scott's Christmas present to me :) His name is Sheldon and he is tons of fun. He is about 14 weeks old. At times he is wild and drives us crazy, but right when we have had enough he jumps up on our lap and cuddles and is the sweetest thing ever.
We are a few days away from starting a new semester (Scott's final semester of college). Scott is finishing up at Trine University (Tri-State) and I am now at IPFW, but we are not quite ready for our vacation to be over yet. Scott is currently working at an internship with Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne with the IT department. It is going very well, but we are not sure how long he will keep doing that once school starts... I found my own work this year and am working 2-3 days a week as a nanny for different families. It helps pay the bills and I enjoy every minute of it!
What we are up to:
Scott and I are living in Auburn, IN in a cute little apartment. (it is an old house turned into a duplex) we are on the lower level. Our neighbors are sometimes noisy, but we love our place, and we really like our Land lords...
We have a brand new little kitten - he was Scott's Christmas present to me :) His name is Sheldon and he is tons of fun. He is about 14 weeks old. At times he is wild and drives us crazy, but right when we have had enough he jumps up on our lap and cuddles and is the sweetest thing ever.
We are a few days away from starting a new semester (Scott's final semester of college). Scott is finishing up at Trine University (Tri-State) and I am now at IPFW, but we are not quite ready for our vacation to be over yet. Scott is currently working at an internship with Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne with the IT department. It is going very well, but we are not sure how long he will keep doing that once school starts... I found my own work this year and am working 2-3 days a week as a nanny for different families. It helps pay the bills and I enjoy every minute of it!
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| Sheldon at 8 weeks old |
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