EM's NEW DESK

 

I stopped at the Goodwill the other day and picked up this desk and chair for EM!! He was so excited. It fits under his loft bed well and gives him a space of his own to get away from the girls!! The next evening he was in there  looking at books and practicing his homework. Gotta love when a plan comes together!

~HOME IN RECORD TIME~~

I am happy to report that all went smoothly with JM's tubes this am. The surgery was delayed about an hour. Didn't get all the details on that...but as it turned out it worked to our advantage. When we got to the room this am, the anasthesiologist that had JM during all his trouble the last time....stopped in to say "Hi" and that she was filling in the MD that would have Joshua's case as she was not assigned to him. Well, since things were delayed it worked out that she was able to take his case. She said quote,"must have been devine intervention!" Her words not mine. She said if that is the case who is she to argue!! Man I love her!! We talked over the "game plan" and all worked out well. Started surgery at 10:15...done by 10:30 in recovery minutes later home before noon!! Gotta love when things work out.

 

Thanks for all the prayers that helped with that "divine intervention" for my special boy!

 

Hugs

~Please remember us in the morning~

JM will have tubes put back in his ears in the am. The OR time is 9:15am. So we will be up and to the hospital by 7:45. Thankfully it is only 3 miles from here.

As most of you remember anasthesia for JM is not a good thing...so hopefully it will go better in the am.

    

When the ENT checked his ears at the beginning of the month he had wax in one of the ears...so in trying to get out the wax the tube came out too. OOPS!

 

Thanks for remembering us.

Hugs

 

~~Checking in~~

BUSY BUSY BUSY...I think that pretty well sums up our month of September so far. The kids are enjoying school. Somedays more than others, but so far so good. EM and SJ have 1/2 day Kindergarten so they are home by noon. I think that is about right for them. SJ is tired some days so she will lay down for a nap. She also started dance class last week. She is asking about every day when she has class again. Both of them wanted to go to school on the weekend...but I think they will be ready for the break  most weekends.

JM and I are getting used to a bit more alone time. Although we have had multiple appointments so far this month, so hard to get into any kind of routine. Went to the ENT and while he was getting the wax out of JM's ear the tube came out too...so he will have those replaced next Monday. Also trying to get a good hearing test to make sure his hearing is OK.

I know he hears somethings...but does he hear everything. THat is still to be determined.

MR is enjoying 3rd grade. No sure about the homework...but so far OK. She is really tired by bedtime each night.

 

The kids are all excited to start church school on Wednesday evening. They will be in separate classes which will be a first. I think it will be good for them.

I am just trying to keep everything straight at this point. Our 92 years old friend will have some heart tests done in the next two weeks. Just routine stuff, but more appointments.

Please keep us all in your prayers. I have had a couple migraines in the past month and that sure doesn't help! I'm sure it is the stress...but I do need to get my eyes checked. I think I need bifocals. I must be getting old! Those pages are not as clear as they used to be.

All for now.

~~A BEAUTIFUL DAY AT THE ZOO~~

We got up and going this am and spent a nice morning at the zoo. All seemed to enjoy it! The weather was perfect. Then we went to a Vietnamese Restaurant we used to go to when we lived in an apartment before we bought our house! The kids all ate and ate! They really enjoyed the food. It brought back memories! When MR was little if we couldn't get her to eat anything else, she would always eat the soup and wontons!!

 

~~SJ and EM's FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN~~

    Well, It is official. We now have 3 kids in school! The years have gone so quickly...it is kind of scary to look at the kids that were 8 when we moved here with MR...they are now Juniors in High School and my MR is 8!! I guess I need to slow down and enjoy each day...they will be in High school before I know it!

    MR stepped up to the plate and took the younger two on the bus this am. Then she made sure they got to their rooms! All seemed to go well. The only thing was that SJ was HUNGRY!!! as soon as I picked them up. I had intended to take a snack for them, but forgot it on the counter! Need to make sure we get some crackers in the van for that! SJ is used to eating whenever she is hungry, so waiting is a new experience!

    EM was to have speech class at noon, but when I got to the High Bridge it was closed. Thanks to the RNC...in St. Paul. I called the office and told them we would be there next week. By the time I had found a new route the class would have been 1/2 over! Not sure why they closed that bridge too. It was open yesterday...so I guess the protestors are getting too close and they are closing more areas. I will be glad when things are back to normal around here. I take too many of the roads that are closed too often. I'm glad it is only 4 days long!

    Enjoy the photos!

~MR's FIRST DAY OF 3RD GRADE~

How it can be that my little MR started 3rd grade today??  I'm not sure, but the reality is she did and she had a great day! We took her to school this morning and she was excited and ready to get going. She had supplies to organize and put away so that had her occupied from the moment she got to her new room. The report tonight is she likes her teacher! She has 3 new classmates and the bus home was OK!

    She will take the bus to school in the morning so we will see how that goes! MR is not much of a morning girl!

    SJ and EM will start Kindergarten on Thursday. They seem excited. They each wanted to stop down and check out their homerooms. SJ seems a bit anxious. EM isn't showing it if he is! Time will tell how it all plays out. Check back in a couple of days for their photos from first day!! for them!