tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88503380871226832932024-03-05T04:54:06.904-05:00...The Tales of Mrs. Bragg...... random everyday life ...gina bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972972765803689090noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850338087122683293.post-38456428415162437142023-05-17T15:25:00.000-04:002023-05-17T15:25:12.423-04:00Crafty Fun .....I acquired several bags of metal beer cap tops a few years ago. I recently wondered what I could do with them and after a quick google search, I saw lots of fun crafty ideas. For now, I landed on beer cap bottle cap flowers. We had saved wood when we changed out our privacy fence from wood to metal several years ago, so I had the wood here free to use. Here's a small sampling of the final products. They were fun to make! And I still have more caps to use for future crafting projects. There are more listed in my eBay store - link listed below.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPcGLjrTa8xu44bw6JYfbNUaRVsYnXtUgW_MqT6Z1BL_ax7l50jsehIr6esad-Lzk7FQbor-LnTEu6MPNTK8P-5lnS0HsiVXqXWI-dCZow0afgwOLPBVN0wVYVmIa1gqnOzuXdSbdvrN-2oEHVpl29A7Dv-urTVcnMYrroa72-YHaH5zVNY0YNoFdZA/s1936/IMG_7618.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPcGLjrTa8xu44bw6JYfbNUaRVsYnXtUgW_MqT6Z1BL_ax7l50jsehIr6esad-Lzk7FQbor-LnTEu6MPNTK8P-5lnS0HsiVXqXWI-dCZow0afgwOLPBVN0wVYVmIa1gqnOzuXdSbdvrN-2oEHVpl29A7Dv-urTVcnMYrroa72-YHaH5zVNY0YNoFdZA/s320/IMG_7618.JPG"/></a></div>
https://www.ebay.com/str/agacthisthatandtheothergina bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972972765803689090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850338087122683293.post-66108401427484016762023-01-26T19:24:00.008-05:002023-02-11T10:54:21.974-05:00Ebay Store .... AGAC This That & The Other .....What seems like a lifetime ago, I started this blog. I'm not sure where the time has gone since my last post. Lots has happened and lots of things have changed since the last time I was here. I'll save all that for another day. We are having closet and parts of the house clean out and lots of it is hitting eBay. Check it out and let me know if you see something you can't live without. There are deals to be made!
<b>Kindness Matters</b>. Gina. #ebay
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gina bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972972765803689090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850338087122683293.post-27885904470112683952015-12-01T19:01:00.002-05:002015-12-01T19:14:58.422-05:00Thrifting ...I can't believe I haven't posted on this blog since 2012. Time flies when you're having fun, I suppose. Lots of things have happened since 2012. I'll save that for another day. What I wanted to write about today is a new hobby I picked up several months ago. I randomly stopped at an Estate Sale while I was out and about on a Saturday. I met the nicest people running this particular sale and since then, I've attended every sale that they have put on! They are over at www.wecantstopcollecting.com. Gina and Helene. They run Estate Sales, have a store in downtown Dacula and are really super nice people. I would highly recommend them if you are in the market for an Estate Sale. Some of the items that I pick up at these sales, I keep for my very own and some of them I share with the world on eBay. I like to dig around in the bottom of boxes and closets where no one else has gone before and I have a blast doing it. May be some therapy happening there. I plan to share some of my future eBay listings through this blog. Might increase the exposure, might not. I thought it would be fun to share some of the more interesting items. I've gotten much better at eBaying because of lots of things I've learned through a FaceBook page - Stay at Home Moms Selling on eBay. It is so informative. I mainly lurk in the shadows and learn from reading different scenarios and situations that people post about their experiences. There are some very seasoned sellers who give advice on the page and it has been a big help to me. Well, there are two plugs that I didn't really come on here to give, but there ya go. I also LOVE (all caps you see) thrifting at GoodWill. And yes, more times than not, I leave with a thing or two for myself. Check the link below to see the items I currently have listed on eBay. Gotta run for now. Have a great evening!<br />
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http://www.ebay.com/usr/agacthisthatandtheothergina bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972972765803689090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850338087122683293.post-64935978667010920712012-10-26T12:15:00.002-04:002023-02-11T10:55:01.666-05:00VOTE ....Election Day (November 6th) will be here before you know it. Since Austin is in school in Marietta, I looked in to the early voting opportunity for him. There is still time for early voting. You can <a href="http://sos.ga.gov/elections/CountyContacts/AdvanceVotingDisplay.aspx">click here </a>to see about early voting in your area. Anyhoo, our original thought was a Saturday, but he is busy on the one Saturday offered, so he came home on Tuesday right after his morning class (and only class that day). We talked about the process and how it would go and what would be on the ballot. I was so excited for him to vote for the very first time ever and on top of that for it to be for the Presidential election!! It wasn't very crowded. Took us maybe 20 minutes total and that includes from arrival to voting process to photo opp (see below) and back in our car headed home again. :-)<br />
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I encourage you to VOTE. Andy and I both have many family members who have served our country, some who have given their lives, in order that we may have the freedom to cast our VOTE on election day. Don't let this opportunity slip away.<br />
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In closing, I share with you a funny incident from Tuesday's voting experience. There was an elderly couple just ahead of Austin and I. The man could neither hear nor see very well. He announced to the worker that his wife would be helping him cast his vote as he cannot see well. They went to a booth just ahead of us. As we are all standing there casting our votes, he announces to his wife, (rather loudly - remember he doesn't seem to be able to hear very well) ... "for God's sake don't hit the Obama button". That's funny. I don't care who you are.<br /> #vote
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gina bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972972765803689090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850338087122683293.post-84051680850776626172012-09-21T14:53:00.000-04:002012-09-21T15:06:14.935-04:00She's Sweet and She's Sixteen!!Chandler turned 16 this past Sunday, September 16th!! We took her for her driver's test on Thursday, September 20th and she passed! She was so excited. I was a nervous wreck all morning, which apparently made everyone else nervous. :-) We all made it through though and we just can't believe that our baby is able to drive on her own. Andy and I watched her drive away this morning. We are both guilty of, in our minds, still having her as our little baby. Give us some time. We will get there. Now that Chandler doesn't need a ride to school or to be picked up after practice, I'm going to have some extra time on my hands. My mom suggested a new puppy. (that made me laugh) How about I get on those scrapbooks that I've been putting off?? Austin is only about 7 in his scrapbook and as bad as I hate to say it, Chandler's is full of blank pages. I think getting on those scrapbooks sounds like a great idea.<br />
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Here she is in her early days of "driving"<br />
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And here she is driving away for the first time alone...<br />
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'Tis that time once again - for New Year's Resolutions. Do you have any? I always think of resolutions for the New Year, and most of the time I blow them within a very short time or don't stick to them at all. So, this year I'm keeping it simple.<br />
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1. Be thankful.<br />
2. Exercise.<br />
3. Eat smart.<br />
4. Show my LOVE to my husband, children and family!<br />
5. Have fun and enjoy this life!!<br />
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Here's to a happy and prosperous new year to us all!gina bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972972765803689090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850338087122683293.post-14784340364699191302011-08-07T21:32:00.028-04:002011-08-08T10:00:06.063-04:00Independence Day ....<div align="justify">July 1, 2011. The day Austin Bragg spread his wings and flew the coop!! He and his long time friend, Taylor moved into a garage apartment in Gainesville ... on Lake Lanier. What a tough life it must be for these two kids. 10 minutes from school and work and literally steps away from fun in the sun on the lake!
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<br /><div align="justify">I knew this day would come. It just seems like it arrived much faster than I had expected. He <em>is</em> 19 years old, and 19 years <em>is</em> a rather long time, but it seems like just yesterday that we brought him home and began our parenting journey. You worry so much about them as they are growing up. There are days you're reminded why animals sometimes eat their young. And then there are (mostly) days you beam with pride over this creation you brought into the world. You spend your days teaching them so many things about life and situations and people and you desire that they go into this world empowered to be a positive contributor to society, ready to make good decisions, and able to make it on their own.
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<br /><div align="justify">The really good news is that I didn't and haven't had a major emotional break-down with Austin moving out. Don't get me wrong ... I miss him like crazy! We all do. At first, I felt like I was missing an arm or leg. It was like something just wasn't quite right, but quickly I noticed my food bill reduced significantly and it's been smooth sailing ever since. :-)
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<br /><div align="justify">Andy and I are happy and content and mostly have no regrets with what we instilled in him during those first 19 years. It really makes letting go of the reins a lot easier - to feel like he is equipped to go into the world and make good decisions on his own. Of course, he still hears from me via text or phone call .... be careful on the dock ... be careful driving to school ... make sure you're eating healthy. That's what mom's are for - right?
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<br /><em>... Austin at his new digs ...</em></div></div></div></div></div>gina bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972972765803689090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850338087122683293.post-31764136810526020182010-11-13T17:36:00.005-05:002010-11-14T08:02:11.003-05:003 Month Check-Up ...<div align="justify">I'm a little late posting this, but .... we went for Chandler's 3 month check up a few weeks ago and it went really well. First, they did xrays and then we waited for Dr. Oswald. Chandler had been so anxious about this appt because she is ready to begin more athletic activity. The waiting was filled with lots of wondering at first. Then, to pass time we began a game of pocket basketball - a game Chandler made up during our first visit to Children's for her pre-op appt. You tear little pieces of the paper off of the table in your waiting room, roll it into little balls, prop dad's shirt pocket open just a little bit and begin play. Magically time passes more quickly. :-)<br /><br />We really didn't have to wait very long. Dr. Oswald entered the room and said "let's do this." He has learned this girl well and knew that she would be ready to negotiate. She told him that basketball was on the horizon and she was ready for more. He told her that based on the xrays, she looks great on the inside! The fusion is taking or progressing or something good, can't remember exactly what he said. He was pleased with that part. He opened the floor for her to plead her case. She went through her spill about basketball and what she wanted to do and he said she could play basketball the beginning of December!! No contact until then. Chandler was speechless at first. She was grinning from ear to ear. We then discussed specifics about what she could and could not do. She can jog, she can run up and down the court, she can shoot foul shots and around the key, but no 3 pointers for now. She also cannot do suicides. No complaints about that one. :-) He also reminded her not to try to do it all at once, to work her way back up. And she asked, what if I fall? He told her that she was put together really well and that she is healing wonderfully and that she won't break.<br /><br />Wow! We continue to be amazed and thankful and blessed. And it's a good thing we have unlimited texting. Chandler shouted her good news out via text for quite a while that night.</div>gina bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972972765803689090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850338087122683293.post-52780826915798743882010-09-26T18:58:00.003-04:002010-09-26T20:06:07.618-04:00Happy (Lucky) Day ...<div align="justify">Chandler and I reached a milestone this week. We may have actually reached this point before <em>this </em>week. I guess I should say that the milestone was <em>realized</em> this week. Anyway .... we can wear the same size shoe!! Wow!! How great is this!? Our shoe inventory just doubled in size!! And it is super lucky for Andy. It may have just saved him some $$ in shoe purchases for at least a little while anyway. Of course, I have a few pair that she has absolutely no interest in. Likewise, she has a few pair that I probably won't be wearing. Overall, this is a mean for celebration!!</div>gina bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972972765803689090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850338087122683293.post-73727755692085026252010-09-02T12:34:00.005-04:002010-09-02T13:15:35.380-04:00The Blue Screen (of death) ....<div align="justify">It was a regular Tuesday morning at my house. I was at my desk on my computer, working on booster club stuff. Still had a LOT to do. I was minding my own business. And then it happened. Things were moving a little bit slowly with my computer that morning and that's fine, I was trying to be patient and just finish what I needed to do. Then, <em>it</em> appeared. I had only ever heard of <em>it</em> prior to this day. Had not heard good things about <em>it</em> and had really hoped to never see <em>it</em>. <em>The Blue Screen</em>. <em>It</em> just showed up with no warning. Too bad I didn't have that robot from Lost in Space flailing his arms, shouting "Danger! Mrs. Bragg!" and he could've added, "your computer is about to crash!" I would have felt so much better and maybe I could have taken a quick minute to back up all of the terrific files on my computer and maybe I could have even done a back up of my pictures. But then, that would have been so lucky for me and I wouldn't really have a story about my computer crashing. Right?<br /><br />I haven't had a good cry in a while. I held it together (emotionally) for a few days in hopes of getting good news about my computer. I sent it off to the first person, who, after a few days didn't give me good news. He texted me the bad news. Nothing he can do with it. I began to cry. Then I began to sob. I heard Chandler knock on Austin's door and say "mom's crying." There I am sitting on my bed boo-hooing. Andy is trying to console me, Austin and Chandler weren't real sure what to do. Everyone was really nice to me the next day though. :-)<br /><br />I feel sort of silly talking about it now. I don't really have a good answer to why I'd never backed up the files on my computer. Yes, I said never. And I don't really have a good reason why I didn't listen to my husband and just do those (at least) monthly back ups of my pictures. I'll go ahead and insert here that I do have a back up of my pictures, but it wasn't as recent as I'd like for it to be, so pictures weren't a total loss. Ah, sigh of relief before you finish the story.<br /><br />The hard drive has made it's way to Orlando to Papa Bill. He's been out of town, but when he gets back, I'm hopeful that he can give the drive his magic touch and all of my files and pictures will make their way back to me soon. And just in case <em>The Blue Screen</em> decides to pay you a visit ... make sure you're doing regular back ups on your computer.</div>gina bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972972765803689090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850338087122683293.post-59327321647705343982010-08-17T16:12:00.016-04:002010-08-17T19:02:37.565-04:00Zoom Zoom ....<div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Austin got a new car!!<br /></span></strong><br /></div><div align="justify">For his high school graduation gift, Andy and I gave Austin the title to the Montero. We had several conversations before doing so to ensure we would both be okay with whatever Austin might decide to do with the car later. We wanted it to be a "no strings attached" kind of deal. The Montero was Andy's primary vehicle until Austin started driving at 16. At that time, Andy bought a new car and we handed the Montero down to Austin to drive. Austin was absolutely thrilled to have the title in his hot little hands! The wheels (in his noggin') started spinning right away. Austin is a wheelin' and dealin' kind of guy. I don't think either of us expected him to be so happy that he would almost immediately begin to investigate the possibililty of selling the thing!!<br /><br />Austin researched and primarily handled both the sell of the Montero and the purchase of his new car - an Acura RSX type S. Andy lent (when asked - yes this was somewhat difficult at times to sit back and wait to be asked) his sales expertise and went with Austin for the sale of the old car and the purchase of the new one. The car is free & clear and registered in Austin's name! Pretty good deal for an 18 year old college freshman. </div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>... Austin only dreaming about real cars ...</em></span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 202px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506488047461598418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiusXro85ZSzUyRXnt6-r1dM7rx0GSKS4NUarz0D7fLGUKeFRL5u4LJgRgGJpM4T3D9EenhzF-REvtqu2VGEp2oYdJzPnU3B_YrQpAKsE-ki1-cy1jJDCaXG3G9a7hXKlMVZvpPoEdk2pwn/s320/SCAN0111.JPG" /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>... here he is in his very first car ... it was slow and not very roomy,</em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>but cool that it could be driven indoors ...</em> </span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 259px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506485824219668130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFN-A2eiIAk8yhfimcLAdjlzbVxE9UJZFydIbYcHBpyLzwSYggue8RTYMxPyIe4iGIq4R5xw2VrLEUv6t0ZIfa8KQBpjNabULl8Z6InBwqcx7oqG07sLwd06ILf-OFM9ZaaCgkkz-2t4yW/s320/SCAN0106.JPG" /> <p align="center"><br /><em>... Austin driving off in the Montero, for the first time - alone ... </em></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 178px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506490221154353650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5HGZ6fASo8GM_QnPsZ-Dd18MGOhSYRqUTDiN3m9_pnEgz5Cby8Ssr4f5ZcqpDoxT-m_X-_oOfzWbE5pD0qw-7whmzqnohvqm_rqWMh_3P3IC0gaZqkO0fdxdhDFYKYq7r1FNfBQfvz523/s320/DSC_07201.jpg" /> <p align="center"><br /><em>... and now, proud car owner ... </em></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506513087804504626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh07athkGlgMWjrsgu09nYIDbYxUDADmqxBqQx3QObkIVWmAapbxNP11W52yrWw7G6KyVH38p8CrI_1qGx7bbfBwZlbfQpo0BYTVFxSlEgsuAdI-M6Atud1j84I_noUiwk7YzmBl7eIUCE/s320/DSC_0123.jpg" /></span>gina bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972972765803689090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850338087122683293.post-41106632955998611402010-08-03T22:20:00.007-04:002023-02-11T10:58:48.075-05:00Chandler's 1 Month Follow-up ....<div align="justify">Today was Chandler's 1 month follow up appt with Dr. Oswald. It really couldn't have gone any better. It's all just still so unbelievable!!! One month ago, it was hard to imagine us being where we are today. We went prepared with our questions that have come to mind during the last few weeks. Chandler wanted to be in charge of the list this time, so she typed all the questions into her phone. First, she had an xray done and then the dr came in. He is VERY happy with the way everything looks and the way she is progressing. Her left shoulder is still a little higher than the other one, but it should continue to work it's way to normal. He had a few more things to say and then asked if we had any questions. I think he was amused by Chandler being in charge of the questions this time. Much to her chagrin, most of the answers were NO you can't do that yet - let the healing process continue to take place and come see me in 3 months. We did get permission for her to dribble the basketball while walking, no running; to take longer walks, which will hopefully help with her stamina and to rebuild some of the muscle-tone in her legs that she has lost; and she can ride a stationary bike. Of course, she thought he was going to release her to start playing ball in the driveway, jogging with her cross country team and doing some light weights with her arms and legs. Dr. Oswald did say at the end of it all that most of his 1 month follow-up appts don't go quite that way. :-) So, looks like we'll spend the next 3 months reining her in and reminding her to take it slow. Chandler will probably be counting down the days and have big expectations for our next appt at the end of October!!</div><div align="justify"></div>
<div align="center"><em>... we think this guy is pretty wonderful ... </em></div><div align="center"><em>Chandler & Dr. Timothy Oswald</em>
</div><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501380217573583586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BvKdeEmTbdOSMICPuJAk3LEOGXNIQ1wEsMzTRpjMAGVxlkjIgpTp0yqYx0gu-sEbYJemVyf6noTdfrICOQCoPRcjzD9Ju3eJVqTT2IUnR-fuoA8_yrF5upOSSlVSNNUykA1IxryKZ1e3/s320/droswald.jpg" border="0" />
<div align="justify">And now what we've all been waiting for .... comparison xrays. WOW!! (FYI: she did have on a cami that had some wires and she had on her belt - that's what some of the extra things are in the middle and bottom of the right xray.) Left xray was pre-surgery and right xray is 1 month post-surgery. Her back is cobalt-titanium-rod-straight now!! Oh, and answers to a few questions we get alot .... How big or long is her incision? It is the entire length of the rods. Will the rods or screws ever be taken out? No, never. Will she set off a metal detector? Quite possibly. She will have a card with her at all times which tells what kind of surgery she had.</div><p>
<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501380716658319634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 194px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60qUIAW0lnaLKV2eoUFHPHI3pGINFqkBnHmEUAk6qAmD8YCN-NvjAAC4xY3BOO-yUdZ-Tord6xSVM1xgPU9o9nq0uWoBv00MllNb-ikC0Of87brhWx3lJiFzKvhhzfye2nSzlE5iBLwm0/s320/comparison.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="justify">We are so happy with her progress and again, so thankful to each and every person who has taken even a minute of your time to say a prayer for Chandler. We are sooooo blessed!!</p> #scoliosisgina bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972972765803689090noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850338087122683293.post-18085006804007890442010-07-21T16:37:00.006-04:002010-07-21T17:15:04.433-04:00Where's Molly? ...<div align="justify">Minx is still very confused, and we believe sad, about the sudden and continued absence of his very good friend Molly.<br /><br />Since there would be no one at home for a long time on the day of Chandler's surgery (2 weeks ago today), I asked my friend Patty to stop by and give the dogs a rawhide bone around lunch time, which would keep them busy and happy until someone was back home around dark. Shadow does what she does and took hers immediately down to the bottom of the yard and passed through the fence to Pumpkin - her puppy that Lala has. Minx was very excited and took his right from Patty. He chews on his bone, buries it, digs it up, chews on it some more and repeats that process for an entire day (or less) until the bone is no more. Molly, on the other hand, needed a little coaxing that day and Patty put it right at her paws for her to have close by, but she showed no real interest in the bone.<br /><br />Minx has been carrying around what we believe to be the bone Molly had that day, since Molly left him. He brings it into his crate and sleeps with it at night, he carries it into the back yard with him each day. He'll bury it and dig it up, but has yet to gnaw even a little tiny piece off of it. This is just not what he does with his bones. He loves to chew up a good bone and has never "saved" one. We've hosed it down once or twice because it got sort of muddy and he still will not chew it up. He runs out of his crate in the morning with it hanging out of his mouth, ears perked up, looking like he's asking "Is she back? I've saved her bone for her. Where's Molly?" I think it's breaking all of our hearts to see him missing her so. He's gotten so much love and affection from each of us during the last week and a half. He's going to be even more spoiled than he already is!<br /><br />Not sure, but I think I see a new 4 legged friend in Minxy-boy's near future. Stay posted for that. :-)<br /><br />P.S. In case you haven't noticed, I enjoy changing the background on my blog. I sometimes like to express how I feel about what I wrote with a sort of matching background. Anyway, I looked for one that had pets or animals and came across this one that was named "Molly". I thought it was fitting.</div>gina bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972972765803689090noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850338087122683293.post-51094051625321519212010-07-17T19:19:00.003-04:002010-07-17T19:33:32.794-04:00Cabin Fever ...<div align="justify">Chandler has been couped up in this house since Saturday, July 10 when we returned home from the hospital. Other than going outside for our walks, she has not left this place!! We decided that she needed to get out. When Andy got home from work on Friday night, we told her we were going somewhere to eat and that she needed to make the decision as to where. The other thing we needed to accomplish is the child eating something other than fruit, mashed potatoes, waffles, cereal and soup. She really hasn't had an appetite to speak of and those are the only things she has wanted to eat. Austin was working Friday night, so she chose Chic-Fil-A. It was Austin's pleasure to help us (ha) and Chandler ate 1/2 a chicken sandwich!! yay! After we ate, we made a quick trip into Kroger so I could pick up a few things. She and Andy enjoyed bothering me and being silly while I tried to hurry up and pick up what we needed. And exactly the reason why I don't ever take anyone shopping with me - I ended up with extra stuff in my buggy that wasn't on the list!! We had fun and Chandler felt really good getting up and out of the house.</div>gina bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972972765803689090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850338087122683293.post-21028702320553958082010-07-13T10:03:00.004-04:002010-07-13T10:32:13.110-04:00More Progress.....<div align="justify">Here we are less than 1 week post-surgery and Chandler is able to do everything without assistance! I'm still there hovering around with her every move and I'm certain I'm getting on her nerves, but she is able to do it all by herself. If we are close to time to get pain meds and she is hurting or sore, she may need to lean on me to stand up or sit down, but for the most part, she is doing it all on her own!! She is so strong - physically and mentally - and is doing really well.<br /><br />Chandler asked point blank on Sunday night about Molly. We were all in the kitchen, Chandler was at the dinner table and she asked "did Molly die?" My eyes immediately welled up with tears, I could hardly see and I tried to keep busy and not look suspicious, but if she started crying, I was gonna lose it. Andy stepped in and told her the story about Molly. I left the room for a sec to pull it together and came back in to look busy again. Chandler said, "mom, are you crying?" Who me? Chandler didn't cry at all about Molly. I don't think it's because she didn't care about it, I think it's the pain meds she's on. I stared at the pill bottle for a moment. I was tempted to pop a couple of those little speckled pills and call it a day. Seriously, I'm happy that I can move on past that situation for now.<br /><br />One more very important thing to report .... Chandler is 2" taller than she was before surgery!! We haven't done the official stand-against-the-wall-and-measure bit, but Andy measured her pre-op mark on the wall in the garage and then measured her against a wall inside. Amazing!!</div>gina bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972972765803689090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850338087122683293.post-65419561649325485972010-07-11T12:04:00.005-04:002010-07-13T10:34:06.420-04:00Chandler's Progress Day 1 at HOME ...<div align="justify">Chandler did really well on her first night at home. We have found she is very comfortable in the lazy boy watching TV in the family room. Got a little deal all set up beside her so that drinks and snacks and remote are within arms reach. She hasn't really felt like talking too much and then last night at about 9:00pm, she suddenly sat up in the chair a little bit and started talking about everything. She was hungry and she wanted to move. She sat at the kitchen table and had some chicken & stars soup. She also enlightened us about lots of things she overheard us and different people who were at the hospital talking about when we all thought she was asleep. That was an interesting conversation. She also asked where Molly was. We told her that Molly is at the vet. I suppose we'll come clean on that one tonight. We have done lots of walking rounds in the house to get her up and keep her moving. Maybe we'll get outside one evening soon. She slept really well last night, only woke up once for some pain meds. This morning we got up and freshened up and she has had a good morning. She even wanted to go downstairs to visit Lala. I was a little nervous, but she did the stairs really well - Andy in front of her and me behind her - we visited with Lala for about 5 mintues and then headed back up. Also, today she is walking with me walking beside her, not holding her arm.<br /><br />Seems that Chandler is up for visitors, so if anyone wants to pay her a visit, call us or come on by ... we're here all week.</div>gina bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972972765803689090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850338087122683293.post-13365733640368497912010-07-10T14:37:00.004-04:002010-07-10T14:43:41.635-04:00WE ARE HOME ....<div align="justify">I'll make this one short and sweet .... it's 2:40pm and we made it!!! Can't even begin to tell you the rush of emotions I'm feeling right now. Chandler is doing good today. The car ride was very tiring for her, but she is happy to be home too. Many, many thanks to everyone for everything!! Thankfully the house didn't convert too much into a bachelor pad with just Andy and Austin being in and out of here since Wednesday. :-) Seriously, everything looked great when we got here and it's feeling good to get settled in. I think Chandler will be ready for visitors in the next day or so for anyone who might be wondering about that. I'll post again with that info later or you can always call, email or text. We will talk soon. Yay! Home Sweet Home!!</div>gina bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972972765803689090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850338087122683293.post-56460702397413579772010-07-10T10:13:00.002-04:002010-07-10T10:21:03.660-04:0010:15am 7/10/2010 Update ...<div align="justify">We are officially going home today!! Not sure when yet. The dr has come by, so that part's done, I guess the fun paperwork / discharge papers need to get done, then we're out of here!! Chandler has done well on the Loritab. She did have a rough start to last night, she got sick a couple of times, but since we're here, they were able to give her Finagrin (sp?) through her IV. If we had been at home, I don't think the whole event would have gotten resolved quite as quickly. If nothing else, that made me feel good about us choosing to stay until today. She slept good once all that was over and apparently I did too. The nurses last night were quiet like little mice when they would come in. That hasn't necessarily been the case each night. I am happy to say that the next post title will read "we're home". I can't wait. :-)</div>gina bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972972765803689090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850338087122683293.post-64440719221520791092010-07-09T20:02:00.004-04:002010-07-09T20:23:14.002-04:008:00pm 7/9/2010 Update ...<div align="justify">Our 3:30pm PT went really well. Chandler's lower back has been hurting a little bit today and she really didn't want to go on the walk, but she's a trooper and she did as she was asked. We did a lap from our door to the nurse's station around the hallway and then back to our door. She was sort of ready to quit, but Brittany really wanted her to do a few stairs. By the way, we were able to get our IV stopped / removed for PT, so that was helpful not to have to roll the holder thing around with us. We ducked into the stairwell and Chandler climbed a few stairs and turned around and came back down. She did really well.<br /><br />I'm sitting here thinking about the fact that this time tomorrow, we are actually going to be home. I stand amazed with today's medical technology ... a spinal fusion patient with a scar that's at least 12" long, has had their spine straightened and derotated / manipulated by hand, had 2 rods inserted and screwed to their spine and then got all sewn back together again ... is now up walking and will be back home 72 hours post surgery. I am so thankful that God has gifted so many people with the abilities, the intelligence, the desire to do these amazing and wonderful things that improve people's lives.<br /><br />I will post again tomorrow to let everyone know that we have officially arrived home.<br /><br />And THANKS again for all the thoughts and prayers. They have definitely helped us through this experience.</div>gina bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972972765803689090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850338087122683293.post-50384294255086061252010-07-09T17:30:00.009-04:002010-07-09T23:01:01.401-04:00Sweet Molly-girl ...<div align="justify"><em>Kleenex Alert</em> ... In one of my posts in November 2009, I wrote about our 3 doggies. We love our four-legged friends and have "pet" names for each of them and Molly's was "Molly-girl". Unfortunately, Andy had to have Molly put down earlier this morning. I can't tell you how sad I am. I'm sad that Andy and Austin had to take care of this without Chandler and I there. I'm sad that I have on my brave face. I want very badly to take it off and mourn the loss of our sweet dog Molly. I'm sad that we will need to deal with this loss with Chandler at some point once we return home. The whole darn thing breaks my heart. I have almost cried a hundred times today - you wouldn't believe the bags under these eyes! I'm sure people see me and think, that poor lady.<br /><br />Molly had a tumor in her stomach that had grown to the point she could no longer eat. It came up rather suddenly and grew quickly. She just started acting different about 6 weeks ago, it seemed like nothing to worry too much over, she was still eating, just not playing quite as much. Then she started losing her appetite about 2 weeks ago, but she was still eating and drinking. The timing of her getting sick was just so unfortunate. She didn't eat to speak of since Sunday, so Andy took her to the vet on Thursday morning before he came back here to the hospital. They told him she had a tumor and that there certainly are options and places we could take her, but these options would be very costly and would give no guarantees that they could even help her. The vet kept her overnight last night and kept her comfy with an IV. Andy and Austin went and visited with her this morning before she was put to sleep.<br /><br />This post is pretty long and if you don't have a minute, you may not want to read it all. I figure that "putting pen to paper" so to speak, to remember some great things about her could be somewhat therapeutic and I could use some good therapy right about now ... so here goes.<br /><br />Molly found her way into our lives about 6 years ago. It was estimated that she was about 2 years old, which made her the same age as Minx. She had been tied on a leash and was left at a construction site of a new home being built in Hamilton Mill. She was left there along with an opened bag of dog food that had gotten all moldy. She was so timid and scared. The lady who found her is a runner and for several days she would see Molly poke her head around and watch as she went by. She stopped and walked over to her one day and couldn't get her to come to her. She repeated this several days and finally Molly came to her. She ran home and then drove back and just took Molly from there. Not being in the market for a dog, she couldn't really keep Molly and we just happened to be looking for a companion for Minx. The timing was right and Molly was the perfect dog for us. I can't tell you how long it took her to warm up to Andy. She was scared to death of men in the beginning. And that dog, I'll tell ya, I was a little frustrated those first couple of months because she was bound and determined to get out of our fence. She didn't really go anywhere, she just didn't want to be confined. We blocked so many holes in those early months and then one day she just stopped. I guess it finally sunk in that she was safe here and she just stopped digging. Minx was crate trained when we got Molly and he came in every night to sleep in his crate, so I needed to get her on the same schedule. We gave her a little time, but then once we began the process, literally the first night she was crate trained and on the same schedule as Minx. She LOVED her crate. It was her safe haven. She had the sweetest demeanor and spirit and wouldn't hurt a fly, but she was seriously protective of her home when other dogs came around. She also hated it when it rained outside. That dog has stayed in her crate for well over 12 hours before because she didn't want to be out in the rain or be too close to the sound of thunder. Critter Country Club is where we board our dogs when we go out of town and they got to know Molly and her quirky little behaviors. She actually loved it when we'd go there. Couldn't get out of the car fast enough. The vet is a different story. She would low crawl all the way in the door and about half the time, I'd have to carry her in. And then once we are in a room, she was so nervous, she pooped every time. Without fail. She loved to roll over and get you to scratch her belly. Harsh words broke her heart and would make her hang her head. She was so good though that it was rare for her to get scolded. She loved Minx and he loved her right back. He was the king of the yard and she let him be, but he knew not to push her too far on certain things because she would stand her ground.<br /><br />We will miss our Molly-girl.</div>gina bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972972765803689090noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850338087122683293.post-76268592920207524122010-07-09T14:11:00.008-04:002010-07-09T15:19:54.365-04:003:10pm 7/9/2010 Update ...<div align="justify">PT arrived at 10:00am as she said she would! Chandler hasn't been in that great of a mood today. I think the switch from morphine to Loritab is causing her to experience a little more pain. When the PT got here, she had Chandler get up and walk. We walked out of the room and down the hall to the nurses desk and then back to our room. Stood in the hallway for a minute and Brittany (the PT) asked Chandler if she wanted to walk down another hallway. Chandler said "not really". She rated her pain at that point a 7 (on a 1-10 scale). Brittany asked her to try the walk through the other hallway and so we did. I guess we got off the hook on doing any stairs, because we came back to the room at that point. Brittany will be back to visit us this afternoon at 3:30pm for more walking and possibly the stairs. After Brittany left, I took Chandler on a wheelchair ride through the hospital and outside to the gardens to see the pretty flowers and get some fresh air. Turns out, it was kind of hot for her outside, I was hitting the bumps too hard and sometimes my questions were getting on her nerves. Looks like some things will be back to normal in no time.<br /><br />Dr Oswald came by again this morning to check on Chandler and said that we could go home today or tomorrow morning! He felt like she is doing great and is ready. Andy and I decided that we'd rather her be on the Loritab for 24 hours under some watchful eyes before we go home. So far so good. Unless something significant changes, we will head out of here sometime tomorrow morning.</div>gina bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972972765803689090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850338087122683293.post-89268848678435211042010-07-09T08:56:00.003-04:002010-07-09T09:10:15.242-04:009:05am 7/9/2010 Update ...<div align="justify">Good morning! Chandler slept pretty well last night. She wasn't too restless. She is able to turn from side to side completely on her own and did lots of that last night. We got up a couple of times for a restroom break. At about 5:00am she was awake and restless and wanted to sit in the chair, so we moved there and I think she may have dozed off a couple of times sitting there. The dr came by around 6:15am and said it was time to remove the drain. We moved back to sitting on the side of the bed for this. I think the most uncomfortable part was the removal of the tape holding the drain tube. Drain is gone, that's good. Then the nurse came back in around 7:00am and said the dr had ordered that her best friend ... the morphine pump be removed. I told Chandler, quick, hit the button one more time. Morphine pump - gone. We are now moving to oral pain medication. She will be taking Loritab. Yum. Physical therapy will be here around 10:00am for a walk around the hall and I hear we're gonna do a few stairs as well. Chandler does still have an IV, so I don't think we'll be going too far down the stairs before we come back up again. I think she will do well. Have a great morning and I'll post again soon.</div>gina bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972972765803689090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850338087122683293.post-23131123231911561032010-07-08T21:30:00.003-04:002010-07-08T21:49:40.095-04:009:45pm 7/8/2010 Update ...<div align="justify">Chandler has done great today. It was a long, eventful day for her. She had lots of visitors today and was able to visit a fair amount with all of them. She got up and out of bed about 6 times today. PT ended up not making her do the lap up to and back from the nurses desk. She just wasn't quite up for it and today was not a day that they pushed her ... tomorrow, however, will be a different story. She did get up and walk from one side of the room to the other, sat in the chair a couple of different times for an hour or so, and is doing really well doing some shifting in the bed on her own. Tomorrow we are doing the lap to the nurses desk and also doing a few stairs. Again, I say, I am amazed. She is being a very good patient and we are so proud of her.</div><br /><div align="justify">We had another milestone tonight, that I knew would eventually happen .... tonight when the nurse came in to take her vital signs, Chandler asked if it was OK to get her cell phone out. :-)</div>gina bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972972765803689090noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850338087122683293.post-70657756605059242812010-07-08T12:11:00.004-04:002010-07-08T12:27:45.039-04:0012:15pm 7/8/2010 Update ...<div align="justify">Last night lasted a long time. Chandler started waking up around 11:15pm about the time I was settling in to go to sleep. A quick reminder that I need to shift into the mode of "when she sleeps I sleep". I won't need a reminder on that one. Last night consisted of lots of sips of water, scrating itches, shifting in the bed every two hours - from one side (propped on pillows) to the other and also laying flat, beeps which resulted in calls to the nurse to make the beeps go away, and her asking "where's my button" (pain pump). She did well and her pain has been very manageable.</div><br /><div align="justify">The physical therapist came to visit around 10:00am this morning. We talked about how Chandler would accomplish the big move from bed to chair, then we did it. I'm amazed. She is doing so well. With our help, she sat up in the bed, sat on the edge of the bed, stood up, walked a few steps and sat down in the chair. She stayed in the chair for about 1.5 hours. She is holding her own cup for drinking, pulling herself to the side a little bit here and there while in the bed, moving her legs and feet, now we can add sitting up in the chair. All the while, I'm trying to hold it together because it had sort of made me sick to my stomach to see her this way.</div><br /><div align="justify">The next big feat will be a lap around the nurses desk later this afternoon. I certainly will report back later to let you know how that goes. THANK YOU for keeping Chandler in your thoughts and prayers.</div>gina bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972972765803689090noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850338087122683293.post-16156309093082642272010-07-07T22:20:00.005-04:002010-07-07T22:53:31.934-04:0010:45pm Update ...<div align="justify">I'm sort of happy to say that this day is almost behind us. What a whirlwind of events and emotions. Chandler is a champ at pushing her morphine button. She was pretty restless most of the afternoon and used up as much pain meds as the machine would allow. She was in and out and surprised us with some of the things she answered or commented on when we thought she was asleep. Tricky stuff that morphine. :-) She finally fell asleep about 9:00pm. I think maybe the morphine caught up with her and helped her rest. Her oxygen levels were dipping down pretty low and she wasn't breathing as many breaths per minute as they would like and the crazy (wonderful) machine kept on beeping. The nurse put her on oxygen at about 9:45pm. She has been sleeping like a baby ever since. Chandler will have to shift from one side to another (being propped up on pillows) every two hours through the night - with the help of myself and a nurse. Thankfully, she didn't wake up much on the last shift and went right back to sleep. She needs to get a good night's rest as tomorrow will be a big day. She will need to begin turning some on her own, she will sit up in bed (ouch!), and she will get something more than ice chips and water (yay!).<br /></div><br /><div align="justify">One thing I don't think I've mentioned is that Chandler will be 1.5 to 2" taller. We did our pre-surgery measurements at home on Tuesday. After we measured, Chandler retrieved a pair of my high heels and stood face to face with Andy and I to see just what her new vantage point might feel like. We were all anxious speculating what the post-surgery measurments might be.</div><br />Below is the picture of Chandler's xray taken on 6/28/2010. Top curve 64, bottom curve 46. This is a scanned picture of a print out, so it may not be the greatest, but hopefully can give you some idea what her poor spine <em>looked</em> like.<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 242px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491360368841786226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7u9YtBvj52WXA38DKsuGx_e1PvEaW_2xUAJN2d9cJvTKtK7qi-rVP83ilX69halEh1j9CJgP4SWYz0wvgjyAbBO_TdMJ5vwobFEvsnqJo9XuTNOBW9ayF3me3Wqi4euGeJEI2Xx1tZBby/s320/chandlersback.jpg" /><br /><div align="justify">Thank you again to everyone who has taken the time to call us, visit us, email us, post a comment on the blog, post a comment on facebook .... you can't imagine how loved and covered in prayer we feel. For that, we are thankful to you all.</div>gina bragghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972972765803689090noreply@blogger.com2