Just in time for the move...isn't that always how it works. The downstairs rooms are almost complete. We (Mostly Mike, but we all helped!) turned 1 LARGE bedroom into a smaller bedroom and a seperate storage room. Here is the progress.
Mike just has to put in the trim and doors. We will have the house on the market Tuesday.
Just great...I can't decide if the tears are of joy, because you are getting things together and it looks so nice. OR if they are tears of sadness, because you are getting things together which means you are closer to leaving :(
We are not writers and are typically very private people. So why blog? Good question! Hopefully our posts will answer that for both of us! We also hate jumping on the band wagon! But, it is time. We're jumping! Our motivation... our children. We have four wonderful boys who have a story to tell. We're hoping that we will touch someone... somewhere... as we have been touched by the stories of others - your stories. At the same time, get our personal history written down before we forget. Having someone to answer to will make us do it. So here are the past and present states of the Zenns.
Mike and I were married in 1996. Our first son Joshua was born in Colorado and struggled from the beginning. A heart defect wasn't found until we moved to Minnesota when he was 8 months old. He had mitral valve stenosis and should have died. He was taken into surgery for a new valve and was good as new. He required a second valve replacement during his 1st grade year of school due to pneumonia. He also suffers from eye strabismus, asthma and allergies.
Thanks to Joshua, our second baby, Matthew, was watched carefully in utero. At the 20 week ultrasound they said, 4 chamber heart, looks good! We were sent back for a level 2 ultrasound a few weeks later where we received the blow...Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. It's been an extremely long road but today he is doing very well. We've added along the way Hypogammaglobulinemia with T-cell dysfunction (Immune Deficient), Plastic Bronchitis (due to fat - so no-fat diet), autism spectrum disorder, ADD/ADHD combined type, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, & Asthma. He also suffers from strabismus (eye crossing), migraines and many other side effects from surgery and medications.
Our 3rd son Noah was born with an ASD - Atrial Septal Defect - but it seems to have fixed itself. He also has the eye crossing - strabismus.
Then there is Isaac...son number 4. Isaac has Type 1 Diabetes, a peanut allergy and the lazy eye.
Want to start at the beginning of the story? - Monday's Memories
Oh my goodness, that looks SOO awesome! You guys have done an amazing job!!!! Thanks for posting pics...
ReplyDeleteJust great...I can't decide if the tears are of joy, because you are getting things together and it looks so nice. OR if they are tears of sadness, because you are getting things together which means you are closer to leaving :(
ReplyDeleteWell the next owners will appreciate all YOUR hard work!! =(
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