My 100 happy days

I apologize if you saw this already on instagram... 100 happy days in pictures.

Day 1: A sunny Sunday walk

Day: 2 Dr Appointment went well. My cyst covered left ovary.

 Day 3: I have a little friend who shares his stickers with me.

 Day 4: learning a new song

 Day 5: This smiling pup always cheers me up.

Day 6: Great way to start my day, a beautiful sunrise on my way to work out.

Day 7: Painted piggies & warm baths make me happy.

Day 8: Spring rain showers make me happy.

 Day 9: Impromptu dinner date with my love!

 Day 10: Spring green!

 Day 11: The perfectly executed spring break road trip!

 Day 12: We loved the Woodenshoe Tulip Festival!

 Day 13: Sister date...Movie & candy!!

 Day 14: A girl could always use another pair of shoes... maybe not these ones.

 Day 15: A conference weekend miracle- fluffy, yummy, gooey gluten free cinnamon rolls!

Day 16: Spring flowers, suddenly the trees are no longer bare.

 Day 17: Southwest chicken salad in the sunshine= amazing.

The only thing that could make it better is if Joseph was here with me.

 Day 18: It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

Day 19: Preschool Pirate treasure..Arrrg!

 Day 20: Fun sock Friday!!

Day 21: I don't know about you, but I love my pillows!

Day 22: I said goodbye to 6-ish inches of hair.

 Day 23: "little purple pansies with a touch of gold..."

 Day 24: splash guard in my water bottle.

 Day 25: cheap yummy ice cream!

Day 26: Rylee came to work with me.. he sniffed, kissed the preschoolers then kenneled himself!

 Day 27: "I'm a little bunny and you're in luck. Just turn me over and I'm a...duck!"

 Day 28: Scenery on the WSU-Tri-Cities 5k 

Day 29: "Because of His infinite and eternal sacrifice...He can reach out, touch, succor, heal and strengthen us more than we could ever be and help us to do that which we could never do." Elder David A. Bednar

 Day 30: I know it's a weed, but it looks amazing. Make a wish, there's one left!

 Day 31: I rocked leggings and moccasins at work because I'm sick & I'll wear what I want.

 Day 32: Rylee isn't easily coaxed out of his bed.

 Day 33: Sonic limeades do amazon things for my sore throat.

 Day 34: Nogii, it's seriously like candy!

 Day 35: I'm happy to make use of my graphic design skills for work.

Day 36:  Somedays the clouds and sky are so amazing!

Day 37: All of me, loves all of you!

Day 38: Our new lego set!

 Day 39: I got to go home for lunch & spend it in the sunshine with  my boys

Day 40: Look at him, Rylee used to be so tiny & chubby!

 Day 41: my headphones magnetically cling to my macbook!

Day 42: Rylee kenneled himself after following us around all morning. He's the best pup ever!

 Day 43: We had way too much fun (if that's possible) playing at north town mall in Spokane.

 Day 44: Our wedding Anniversary

Day 45: stormy weather brings the best clouds.

Day 46: short hair is fun, I think I'll keep this length for a while.

 Day 47: I wore my hair straight today, so the rain is my fault!

Day 48: Joseph bought me this ring from a street vendor in Spokane.

 Day 49: My boys kept me company while I washed the car.

 Day 50: My mother's day loot, a bittersweet day.

 Day 51: A girl can't have too many notebooks.

 Day 52: Rylee and his girl Rue.

 Day 53: Mother's day tea, 1 down  to go...

Day 54: sunshine + GF cupcake = an amazing lunch break!

 Day 55: Starting friday off right, with a peach smoothie!

 Day 56: Look what we found at WinCo!

 Day 57: A beautiful sunset

 Day 58: matching manicures, 

I don't know if its a good thing to have the same nail polish as a preschooler?!

 Day 59: Last day, in the classroom!

 Day 60: dew drops, so pretty!

 Day 61: my end of school year self portrait.

 Day 62: blowing bubbles at work, thanks for the gum M!

 Day 63: Movie date!

 Day 64: My boys take such good care of me.

 Day 65: I LOVE my new homemade face wash 

(equal parts coconut oil & baking soda)

 Day 66: There are so many reasons to be happy, some not to photographable.

 Day 67: A cupcake for 2.

 Day 68: Physical therapy, I was finally able to go with Joseph.

 Day 69: Joseph is still my favorite person to be silly with.

 Day 70: My day today...errands for seminary graduation: 19 candy bars, a trunk full of soda, 5 cakes, 4 balloon bouquets. Then homemade GF pizza for dinner.

 Day 71: I'm giving tinted chapstick a try. Loving it so far.

Day 72: Pretty rose, one of my mother's day roses.

 Day 73: I love when you can see the sun's rays. It's heavenly.

 Day 74: Rylee is so funny after a haircut & bath.

 Day 75: Today we added a pair of lofstrand crutches to our family, 

we named them Fred & George.

 Day 76: The lawn had no idea what hit it..

P.S. pink isn't my favorite color, it just happened 

 Day 77: my first dance recital, ever & I'm staff.

 Day 78: Rylee & I share a love for the papasan chair, but it makes him hard to find.

 Day 79: the lone daisy I found while mowing the lawn.

 Day 80: I love my boys.

 Day 81: She's Safe! Softball is fun!

 Day 82: Joseph working with his physical therapist, 

who also happens to be our stake president.

 Day 83: wake up, get dressed, work out...it's gonna be a good day.

 Day 84: REI Garage sale, we make out like bandits!! 

$361.97 worth for $94.47

Day 85: When Rylee wants inside and no one is near the door, he sits and stares, then lays and stares. It's pretty darn cute and almost impossible to catch on camera.

Day 86: We went and picked cherries!

 Day 87: I took this almost 1 year ago!

 Day 88: Today I found this eye mask for my poor allergy ridden eyes.

 Day 89: My first workout with my heart rate monitor, love it!

 Day 90: My first and only roof top selfie. 

 Day 91: Thanks to our AMAZING friends and family we've really made progress on the roof!

 Day 92: I love this handsome man of mine, and the goatee he's growing even if its in the scratchy phase.

 Day 93: My favorite chaos were re-webbed! And I'm on the roof again...

 Day 94: I just cleaned the pool, its a gorgeous day.

 Day 95: I got spoiled at work today, a new mug! 

And another kid brought me a slurpee!!

 Day 96: Roof is done, time for a DQ run!

 Day 97: Temple date night, oh yea, and pizza.

 Day 98: Hanging out by the pool, not warm enough to get all the way in...I'm a wimp.

 Day 99: Our 1st homemade gluten free alfredo sauce, with marinara, on rice noodles. Delicious!

Day 100: We are a happy (& tired) family. I'm so incredibly blessed to have these boys in my life!!

A timeline... mostly just for me

I FINALLY have all of my medical records from Idaho and my previous Washington Doctors..so now I have dates I was missing from my journal, our journals...or lack thereof. I had been previously trying to construct this timeline and now it's almost complete. 

Big life events...

2006

May 5^th- We were married in the Portland Oregon Temple

May 12^th- Joseph starts work at Broulims

June- Shaylee Works @ Craigos

July – Shaylee teaches swimming lessons @ BYUI
            1^st Pregnancy

August- 1^st Miscarriage

Late August/ Early September- 2^nd pregnancy

Late September- 2^nd miscarriage, Dr. A confirmed

December- 3^rd pregnancy

December 19^th- Miriam & Josh married in Idaho Falls Idaho Temple

2007

January 12^th- 3^rd miscarriage

January 23^rd- Hysteroscopy done in office by Dr. Allred. Hysteroscopy is a diagnostic and surgical procedure that makes examining the inside of the uterus possible without making an abdominal cut (incision).{uterus is filled with fluid & a lighted instrument (hysteroscope)  is inserted} 

February 23^rd- HSG test done at Madison Memorial Hospital  {hysterosalpingogram is an x-ray test that looks at the inside of the uterus and fallopian tubes and the area around them. During the procedure dye is put through a thin tube that is put through the vagina and into the uterus. Because the uterus and the fallopian tubes are hooked together, the dye will flow into the fallopian tubes. Pictures are taken using a steady beam of X-ray (fluoroscopy) as the dye passes through the uterus and fallopian tubes.}

April- moved, new ward & called to teach in primary

May 5^th- 1^st wedding anniversary

May ?- Shaylee had surgery- diagnostic laparscopy, hydratubation of fallopian tubes & Dilation and Currettage.

Diagnostic Laparascopy- {A surgeon makes a small cut below the belly button (navel) and inserts a needle into the area. Carbon dioxide gas is passed into the abdomen to expand the area. This gives the surgeon more room to work, and helps the surgeon see the organs more clearly. A tube is placed through the cut in your abdomen. A tiny video camera (laparoscope) goes through this tube and is used to see the inside of your pelvis and abdomen. More small cuts may be made if other instruments are needed to get a better view of certain organs.If you are having gynecologic laparoscopy, dye may be injected into your cervix area so the surgeon can better see your fallopian tubes.After the exam, the gas, laparoscope, and instruments are removed, and the cuts are closed. You will have bandages over those areas.

Hydratebation of Fallopian Tubes: unblocking of tubes, using a technique much like the HSG

Dilation and curettage (D&C) is a brief surgical procedure in which the cervix is dilated and a special instrument is used to scrape the uterine lining.

2008

March 28^th- 4^th pregnancy, found out at the school clinic

April 11^th- Jake & Bethany Married Rexburg Idaho Temple

April 16^th- 4^th Baby has no heart beat

April 29^th- 2^nd D&C

May 2^nd- Shaylee had lump in Left Hand removed

May 4^th- Shaylee hospitalized with Gastrointeritis

May 5^th-  2^nd wedding anniversary, Joseph has gastroenteritis

June- We received our adoption paperwork, IUD put in

November 15^th- Alisha & Marc Married in Columbia River Washington Temple

December- Shaylee Graduated BYUI

2009

March- we are approved to adopt

April- Joseph graduates BYUI we walk together at commencement. We move to Kennewick.

May Joseph starts work at Toyota

May 5^th- 3^rd wedding Anniversary

June- Speckles joins our family

July- Joseph has an MS flare up, went to ER to get immediate attention from a neurologist.

August- Shaylee starts work at TCAB

September- Joseph starts seeing new neurologist Dr. Cooke in Spokane WA

October- Joseph MRI in Spokane

November- Shaylee called as 2^nd counselor in Primary Presidency, Joseph diagnosed with Relapse Remitting Multiple sclerosis (he waspreviously diagnosed with primary progressive MS in Feb 2004) Started Rebif

December 22^nd- Joseph diagnosed as legally blind

December 28^th- Joseph lost job at Toyota due to blindness

2010

January 15^th- Victoria Renee Bready is born (Alisha & Marc’s 1st)

February- Working with Washington Department of Services for the Blind (DSB) Joseph starts to use a white cane

May 4^th- Cadence LuRue Mecham born (Jake & Bethany’s 1st)

May 5^th- Our 4^th wedding anniversary

June- Joseph starts receiving Social Security disability income

September 18^th- Sam & Kaelee married in Idaho Falls Idaho Temple

November- Our adoption paperwork officially closed

2011

January- Shaylee started seeing Dr. O for irregular periods…          

February 24^th- IUD removed

May 5^th – Our 5^th wedding anniversary

May 19^th- Sera Jean Bready born (Alisha & Marc’s 2nd)

August 12^th-  Stella LuRose KimEllen Toy born (Miri & Josh’s 1st)

December 7^th- HORRID appointment with Dr. O, left on table for hours, PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome diagnosis. Left his practice after demanding metformin for cysts rather than birth control

2012

February 20^th- “new” calling 1^st counselor in primary presidency

March 14^th- Shaylee starts going to associated Physicians for Women

March 26^th- HUGE cyst rupture, in ER @ 2am KGH

May 5^th- Our 6^th wedding anniversary

June – Shaylee starts working out at Club 24

June 11^th- Paisley Beth Mecham born (Jake & Bethany’s 2^nd)

September- Joseph breaks his foot

October 13^th- Calvin Scott Mecham born (Sam & Kaelee’s 1^st)

October 28^th- Shaylee called as choir director & Joseph choir president

December 15^th- Joseph’s 1^st 5k in wheelchair, cable bridge run

2013

January 25^th- Sean Robert Bready born (Alisha & Marc’s 3^rd)

February- discovered link between PCOS and Gluten Intolerance, Shaylee goes GF

May 5^th- our 7^th wedding anniversary

June 22^nd- Rylee joins our family

August 16^th- Joseph gets new wheelchair, named Dude

September- Shaylee begins teaching preschool

September 3^rd- Victor Timothy Toy born (Miri & Josh’s 2^nd)

September 15^th – Shaylee called as 2^nd counselor in Relief Society Presidency

December 21^st-  Cable Bridge run

2014

February- 1 year of being gluten free!!
March 9th- Joseph called as a ward Missionary

April 13^th Rylee is 1 year old!
May 5th- Our 8th Wedding anniversary

June 5^th- Joseph gets lofstrand crutches we name Fred & George

July 5^th- Harvey James Mecham born (Sam & Kaelee’s 2^nd)

Spring Break!

April 2nd, 2014

Joseph & I took  our cousins Lauryn and Abrie to Portland Oregon with us. 

We made stops at Multnomah Falls, 

 Voodoo Donuts & The Portland Oregon temple. 

Then we had lunch at Garlic Jims, where we shared an awesome gluten free pizza, ½ Hawaiian ½ pepperoni so everyone was happy. Lastly the main event, we made it to the wooden shoe tulip festival. Where incredibly we ran into Abrie’s friend from school there, kind of crazy because that tulip festival was in the middle of no where. But we loved it so much we will definitely be going there again.

January -March ... I am so behind.

January 3rd, 2014

We went to the temple with the Wiberg cousins. There were about 20 of us: G&G Wiberg, Jodi, Mick, Davis, Kyle & Jake, Jeff Kim, Devin & Ethan, Kim, Shane, Carly Brooke & Macey, and of course Joseph & I.  It was great that I got to be “one of the kids” and do baptisms for the dead with the other cousins. Joseph was busy with my uncles perfoming confirmations, it was so sweet, they let Joseph do most of them. Uncle Mick would read the names to Joseph so he could do it, I was and still am grateful for my uncles, and how sweet kind and understanding they are with Joseph and helping him to be able to serve in the temple.

Josh & Miri came through town and stopped to eat lunch with us, it's always great to see them, even if its just a short stop.

January 5th, 2014

I taught my first lesson in Relief Society, it also happened to be the first lesson of the year, so I had the previledge of introducing the prophet whose teachings we would be studying this year. With about 40 pages of information and 20 minutes to teach we dicussed the life of Joseph Fielding Smith- it was great! I was nervous but also so over prepared, which it made it easy, once I got in front of the women it went fine.

January 15th, 2014
1st five guys, believe it or not this was the 1^st time I had ever had 5 Guys Fries… and it won’t be the last. The food was amazing and the fries are gluten free because that is all they fry there (and fried in peanut oil- YUM!)

February 2nd, 2014

We went and watched the Super Bowl at Grandma & Grandpa Wiberg’s house, we went there after church and since they have DVR we could watch it at our convienience we could fast forward or pause. We had lots of great food & it was fun to watch together but the game was a little bit of a let down, because the Seahawks KILLED the other team…its like they didn’t even show up. (Please excuse me in the pic, I had a headache!!)

February 7th, 2014

Snow day for preschool, due to a 2 hour delay, which was fine with me Michelle was in California at Disneyland with her family. So jealous!

February 14th, 2014 

Valentines day date at costa vida, yea its romantic… haha. But when you work all the time you do what you can.

February 16th, 2014

Church is cancelled due to snow, so naturally Dustin & I get busy shoveling snow for our neighbors and the elderly ladies in our ward.

February 25th, 2014

Got "valentine" pregnancy announcement from Sam, Kaelee & Calvin. Baby boy is due 7/11/14, very cute picture of Calvin! We kind of suspected that was what was in the envelope, Calvin turns 2 this year.

March 8th, 2014

Kennewick East Stake blood drive, Joseph's 1 time donating blood!!  We both donated, and we had a great time visiting with others in our stake.

March 15th, 2014

TOFW in Spokane with mom, Michelle & her Mother-in-law. We drove to Spokane after an eventful morning in which my bathroom flooded, we made perfect time and even got a great parking space a couple of blocks from the convention center…

March 16th, 2014 

A sweet little girl that I befriended while in the Primary Presidency sometimes likes to come and sit with me… I was really tired after being out of town the day before and we had a boring speaker, it makes me feel guilty writing this but it’s true, he was super boring…anyway I was totally zoned out- not sleeping, and I am suddenly “awakened” by a tap on my foot. It was B, she joined us and colored with me. I later found out that she had been standing there in front of me for a long time and I never looked up, hence the toe tap. Seriously, she scared the crap out of me.

March 23rd, 2014

Finally a beautiful sunny day so Joseph, Rylee & I enjoyed Sunday walk/ roll in the sunshine.

More to come, later :)