Sorry it has been so long since I have posted. The last few weeks have been bad! I feel like a cloud of bad luck is following me around. Here is a quick re-cap: Devyn got sick and the nurse made us go to E.R. on a Sunday night for possible Meningitis (it wasn't but don't EVER go to the E.R. unless you are bleeding profusely. It was a terribly frustrating experience), Ron went to Urgent care with a severe ear infection, and Casper (my cat) got really sick-all in the same week!!! Casper now had Diabetes and needs human insulin shots twice a day. Then, he got a secondary mouth infection and now needs an experimental drug in shot form (but much bigger needle than the insulin) that costs almost $100 a shot-once a week! Thanks goodness Ron can do needles, cuz I can't. Meanwhile, we couldn't go visit our friend who was dying because we didn't want to expose him to the sickies. Unfortunately, he passed away that Saturday without us saying goodbye. Guilt does terrible things to you. I wish I could have told him how awesome I thought he was and how thankful I was for the way he treated my daughter. The next week was rough-I wanted to help, I didn't know what to do, I didn't want to smother, etc. Then, came the memorial-super sad. About 200 people came.Isn't it weird how you can truly tell the impact someone made AFTER they die? Seems a little late....The next week was full of many many many school dramas-should I just send my daughter away to a boarding school????? This week brought an unexpected death of a friend's mom and various other dramas that now seem insignificant. Death sure makes you re-evaluate your life. SOOOOO....I am drinking a random mojito my husband mixed up (banana mango something or other) and feeling a little ill because I don't think it mixes well with my blood thinners....
On another note- still LOVING our new kitten, Toby. He is hyper but super sweet. He crawls under the covers with me and makes the most pathetic meow. One night I commented that he hadn't come in the bed with me. My husband laughed and thought I was kidding. Apparently, he had been sleeping on my stomach but the sleeping pill I took REALLY knocked me out!
Devyn conquered TWO fears! She did rock climbing with her youth group. The last time she went she would just give up and drop down to the bottom. This time, the Rabbi cheered her on and told her where to place her hands and feet. She made it to the top EVERY time. YEAH! Also, (she will kill me for telling you this), she learned how to ride a bike this evening. Yes, at 9 1/2 years old! Because we live on a hill, and there is a blind corner, I could never teach her by our house. We took her to the park years ago, she fell, and gave up. She has this awesome bikeboard so she was just as happy with that. She would ride that thing everywhere! Now she is outgrowing it, and it is time to learn. Thanks to my friend, she gave her a short bike where she could put her feet down if need be, and off she went! First try. Now she wants to go riding tomorrow. I see some long rides to the beach on the bike trails....Guess that means I will actually have to go in the sun! The bike pics aren't loaded yet but I will include one later. I have some cute pics of Dev in an outfit my mom brought home from England though in the meantime....
