In addition to the TV station and multiple new paper article recognitions ~
~ Av went to the Neenah Board of Education Meeting where they talked to her about her State Championship
~ Lettered in Dive
How cool her name is on the wall for years to come!!
What an exciting year for her. We are so proud! Even with her crazy schedule she academically is at a 4.0 gpa. You GO Girl!!
Now that she has alil more time, Av has been preforming at some of the Neenah basketball games in the pep band. They are really pretty good and fun to watch.
Can you believe they are signing up for next year 10th grade sophomore classes this week. Man, I knew it was going to go bye fast...but this is ridiculous!! Av continues to dive through the club, but hasn't been as hard core on the boards like when in season. She still has significant pain issues with her knees so she is working in the weight room on strengthening muscles in her legs and core. We went to the 4th sports medicine doctor to see if there was any direction/help we could get from them, but each and every one said Av should just quit diving. UM........thanks for nothing! Would you tell an Olympian to just quit?!? I'm looking for help to safely and effectively get her better while she continues to do the sport she LOVES. Guess we are just going to have to wing it. Her next meet is with the club and it's in Brown Deer Jan 15th. We found out the venues for Zones, Sectionals, and Nationals are in the adjoining states so that's nice we don't have to travel across the US (now lets hope Av doesn't break anything this year).
This year the hunting season was cut short due to the dive banquet, but don't freight Av once again shot a deer. This biggest one yet for her at 6 points and the only deer harvested off the hunting land out of 15 guys for the 2016 Hunt.
Av, Danny and myself drove back up North to the hunting "shack" for Thanksgiving. 
On the gravel (snow covered) country roads Av was doing some practicing being the wheel. She's not too bad!!
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here ~ once again things took alil longer then I'd hoped to get the house ready, but it's done and not looking to shabby if I do say so myself. The
Grinch is stealing the lights once again. The rest of the house has the dancing LED lights on it. Those are so cool and so easy to set up! That's my kind of decorating
The weather has been frightful around here with the temps dropping and the snow. We had a storm last weekend and now tomorrow into Saturday Winter Storm Bailey is due to hit. The temps are to get down to -30's with the wind chill and we are to get anywhere from 8-12" of snow. Lots more fires in the fireplace and watching movies cuddled up on the couch as it's too cold for this sissy to go outside.
Even the pups are gearing up for the cold weather. Guess they are not going to be too happy with me on Monday seeing they are do to go to the groomers for hair cuts.
Check out these cute snowman I made for the family
From Our family to your's ~
On the Danny front ~ I have to say he's been down and out for awhile. He's been in a serious state of hibernation with severe hypothermia and sleeping 21hrs out of the day. I can't put my finger on it, but there is something we are missing! I have heard the last few weeks that this could be his way of saying his done, he might be on his way out. I call BULLSHIT! He's not been feeling well that's a fact, but I feel that many of the medical team has given up on him and brushing him off. I think he's just sick in tired of feeling sick and tired all the time.
We had a follow up with GI and I have to say what a waste of my time and a total mood buster. Another one of those there is nothing more we can do and they feel he's too ill to even forgo any surgical intervention. We/they are at a loss even though he is gaining weight on only 500 calories a day and on 2 different water pills 2 x day.
Despite his labs not showing a HUGE red flag as to what's going on, we put him on 3 antibiotics one IV, one aerosol, and one oral for 10 days (all at home). I think he has improved since being on them, even though we really didn't know what we were trying to kill.
At least we are seeing these beautiful blue eyes more often and he's been in a better mood
So I will continue to fight! I will fight for his health and happiness. We are NOT at the end, I know it's very difficult reality for us but I believe in my heart we are not there.......yet. Until I don't see the fight in his eyes and until he is "no longer" Danny I will fight with all I have and will all that I am.
We had Danny's 13 ~ YES 13!! Birthday party this weekend. I can't believe a teenager!! Take that ~ it will be a miracle if he makes it to his first birthday. Well I have a MIRACLE!! We had his party here at the house with his SN family and our close friends. Santa who is very near and dear to our heart blessed us with his appearance once again. This man has not gone to family functions and has come in blizzards to be at everyone of Danny's parties. He has only missed 2 yrs and both were because we cancelled the parties ~ one year due to being in the hospital and another year due to Danny being in a spica brace after hip surgery. Other then that these 2 have a bond like no other! Thank you Santa for making Danny's special day even more special for him and his friends.
PT Josh came and got him a Beardo hat....they now can match
Mr Raymond and Mom
Have you been Naughty or Nice ?
13yrs! Here's to 13 more!!
Once again this year we are doing a Birthday Card Shower. He loves for us to read to him so I will open all the cards he gets on his birthday. Please send cards to 2686 Towerview Dr Neenah, WI 54956 Attn: Danny. I can't wait to see how many he gets and where they are come from. Right now he definitely has a fan base in SC!!
On a sadder note.....We had to say see you later to our wonderful Nurse Ms Keren. She has been with us for 5 years so she is more then just a nurse or friend to us .... She's family. She'll never be far away and will always be in our hearts. We will miss her deeply, but we wish her all the best in what life brings her way.
I'm hanging in there. I believe on on the beginning of a relapse as I have has significant fatigue, weakness, and pain n numbness. I have called the neurologist and we I am going to go in for a head, neck and back MRI to see what's all brewing in there before we start any interventions. I always have a harder time in the cold seasons. I am completely opposite of a typical MSer as they tend to thrive in cold and suck in hot.....BRING ME FLORIDA!! I will keep you posted on that.
I went a had my last cover up done at Wicked Ink ~ have I told you how amazing he is. True artist ~ and I'm luck enough to have him right here in town. Now this may be my last cover up, but not my last tattoo, lol
Dan is gearing up Big Red for the upcoming storm. The plow is one, the snow blowers are ready and I'm sure he is ready to head somewhere warm too. I think I've converted him into a fair weather guy as he used to LOVE this weather....now not so much.
Dan, Av and I are rolling up our sleeves tonight and making our annual batch of Kringla. Last nite Dan and I got a head start and did the Peanut Butter Blossoms. I cheated this year and bought already made dough and icing from the local bakery Manderfields so I'm hoping to do some of those too.
I hope you have a Very Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year. Happy Holidays from The Osero's
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