Good News & Good Friends

Hi all

Well the news about Jason is remarkably better than when I last wrote, back then I must admit I was somewhat shell shocked with the enormity of what had happened to Jas and just what would happen to our us and our farm.
Well since then I have calmed down considerably and Jas has had some good news, he has feeling sensations in his legs and the doctors are hopeful he will walk again but warn it will be a long process. Though he is a long way from that at the moment and will require many operations, it at least gives all of us and Jas in particular a goal to work too. He is so determined to be walking I am worried now he may be pushing to hard, but we will see how that works out, the girls and I  are over the moon at hearing that at least there is the possibility we may have him home upright.
He is much better in himself, and I have a lot to thank both Bear and Mal for that.

Bear came up with the idea that Mal take a partnership in the farm, so we would not have to sell it, and both Mal and Jas agreed. So Mal has quit his job and we now have a legal partnership which gives Mal job and financial security as it does for my family,  now Mal runs the farm with me offering what little help I can manage, but that is starting to get difficult with me being pregnant.
Mal and Bear are still keeping and working on their retreat up near Oxford but it means Mal lives and works here, the retreat becomes their weekend hobby.
I have to thank so many local people who have been so very kind with their offers of help, some people I didnt even know very well, it reaffirms that country people are a special breed.

The schooling issue is still a problem but now not having to sell the farm I can concentrate a little better on helping the girls with their schooling, but time management has been an issue with me driving up to ChCh every 2nd day to spend time with Jas.
Bear and Sandy have been brilliant in visiting him, Bear goes almost every day and Sandy and Linda go up in the evenings taking books, magazines and videos etc.
Linda was telling me it was Sandy that got Bear involved in his psychic work at some church  meetings and from that he has become very busy, this is good news because now it means he can start getting himself back on his feet re financial well being.
I went along last Sunday and I have to say it was a ball, I had messages from Pop, Mum and several friends, some people got messages through Bear that had the house roaring with laughter, and he has a dry wit which adds to the presentation. Boy he can be very direct with some people and I felt quite embarressed for them, but over a coffee later one lady told me he was quite correct in what he told her, she was going home to "pull up her socks".

So it seems things are quietening down everywhere, long may it stay thus.

Well I best be away, but I want to thank all of you who I havent mamaged to reach yet, thank you all and god bless you for being our friends.

Its a looong time

Hi everyone

Well for those of you who dont know yet, things have been very bad here, Jason has had a very bad accident over a week ago and is laid up in hospital. He was out horse riding when the horse halted my Jas didnt and he crashed through some fence railings seriously injuring his spine and neck.
Fortunatly my lovely neighbour was visiting and she was a registered nurse and knew exactly what to do, justa s well because I went to pieces. Obviously it has turned our lives so upside down;, Jas is seriously ill and I am very worried about him and how he will pull through. I have had Kyle and Mal helping out on the farm here and Bear came down for a week to help and he will come back if Mal or Kyle need to leave, so things will tick over for a short while but it is inevitable we will have to sell the farm. What worries me is its not a good time to sell so how we will come out of it I dont know.
The agent I had here on Saturday was quite optomistic, but then thats his job isnt it. But with the improvements we have done he thinks he will be able to sell if that is what we need to do.
The girls are staying with Bear in Christchurch at the moment, I am having too much difficulty balancing things here what with Jas in hosptal 75 miles away, looking after the farm, house I just couldnt do the girls justice with home schooling so it looks like we will be moving back into the city time soon.
I spent yesterday and today checking out schools and if I chose Aranui it would have been good for the girls as Sandy lives close, but I dont like Aranui school so at this stage it will likely be Linwood or Avonside girls.

Darling Paula is going to let us rent her place in ChCh until we know how thing will turn out if I have to move to ChCh, but as far as Jas is concerned its a matter of wait and see. The doctors are not sure if he will even be able to walk again so its a rather gloomy prospect at the moment.
For now I am helping on the farm, going up to ChCh to see Jas and helping out Sandy and Bear with the Girls.
Linda comes back to ChCh in a week or so so I expect Bear will move back there but then I dont know how things are there. But if he dioes Sandy couldnt look after the girls let alone take them to school, so there is another what if. Bear says he would take them and pick them up whereveer they go but its a big call to ask; but that was before Linda says she is going back to ChCh to live now her Pop is better.
Well I will let you know how things turn out, when I know.

All my love