Shem and Reilly Purnell: November 2012

It has been an eventful couple of weeks around our house. We have had our ups and downs but have been blessed tremendously. To start off we'd like to share our good news and wonderful blessing that we have received. Many of you know we have been searching for employment for Shem since before he graduated from BSU. We were blessed to have his employment at BSU as a research assistant being carried on through the summer. He was suppose to be done when he graduated but his boss asked him to stay on to finish up a few projects. That was such a blessing for us. Shem could still work and look for full time employment. Well things have been getting quite stressful and worrisome around here with no employment. But I am happy to report that Shem was offered an internship and started this past Monday! His brother had been interning but was offered a full time position and recommended Shem and so we went through the interview process and here we are. A paid internship. We are so grateful for this opportunity. We feel very blessed and grateful to have been offered this opportunity. We are also grateful for Shem's brother in recommending him and putting in a good word for him. We are thankful for him and his family and the blessing they were in helping us find employment! And having a source of income couldn't have come at a better time. 3 weeks ago we were watching my 2 nephews and they were playing a game of Uno with Shem at our kitchen table while I had my visiting teachers over. All of a sudden there was this loud crash and I looked over at the table because it sounded like something had fallen on it. Well from what I could see everything look normal. Then Shem held up his arm and said look. Well I didn't have my glasses on and from what I could tell he got a little scratch. Then I heard one of my visiting teachers says "That's a huge gash!" So I got up and looked closer and yes indeed it was a huge gash! I almost fainted from looking at it. So I ran to get some shoes on and my Shem was telling me he needed a towel. So I came back in to the kitchen to get him a towel and he was standing over the sink to let the blood drip in there when all of a sudden he passed out. Thank goodness myself and one of my visiting teachers were right there. We caught him and were able to lay him down the kitchen floor. And then I went into panic mode. For those of you who don't know, Shem had a blood disorder when he was little and his blood did not clot. He hasn't had any problems in years but you know you never know when it will come back. So needless to say panic mode hit me pretty hard. I got my phone and called 911 because there was no way were going to get him into my car. Luckily after I called he woke up. So we wrapped the towel around his wound and I rushed him down to the ER which is just a quarter of a mile away. My visiting teachers stayed with my 2 nephews and Shaylee and even cleaned up pretty much all of the mess. Shem ended up needing x-rays just to make sure there was no glass hiding anywhere. The doctor said that he was very lucky he did not cut a joint or an artery. So we spent the next 90 minutes in the ER waiting on x-rays and getting Shem stitched up. It was a 5 cm gash that took 10 stitches to close up. And the cut is just below his elbow and so the stitches had to stay in longer then they thought since every time he bent his elbow it would stretch the wound. But I am happy to report that the stitches are all out! I think they might have taken them out a little early still but what do I know. I am not a health professional. He is going to have a really nasty scare but I am just thankful that is all. We were very blessed to only have needed stitches. I know that it could have been much much worse.

On a lighter note...we got to celebrate Shaylee's first Halloween! We dressed her up and took down to my dads office and then we went over to my parents house. Whenever anyone would ask what she was going to be for Halloween and I told them a chicken they would laugh! Hey it was a free costume and a broke unemployed family it was wonderful! I think she looked adorable in it. I am excited for next year when Shaylee has a little bit better of an understanding as to what is going. But we still had fun with her. We are looking forward to her first Thanksgiving next week and I am SUPER excited for her first Christmas. I LOVE Christmas and it is going to be fun to have a little baby around this year. I went to my sister house today to make her mitten and although I haven't seen the final product, from what I did see it is way cute! I am super excited about it!

Shaylee also got to go on her first horse ride! Shem said that she did very well. Didn't act nervous at all. Her mom sure was while I watched them! That is a big animal for my tiny little girl. But she did great. She does get a little nervous when we are standing by her so I guess she does have a little bit of her mom in her!

Enjoy the pictures. I will put out there that there is a picture of Shem's arm so don't blame me about not warning you!