Stuff This Week...

May 13, 2010

It's been a while since I wrote, and the kids are begging, so I decided to appease them just a bit and write some today.

Cymbre is now out of her air cast and can begin to dance as she tolerates it again. THAT'S A BIG DEAL AROUND HERE! She is hope that she might be able to do her tap dance and her ballet dance in recital. Just getting out of that cast has made a real difference in her outlook on things.

Her vision continues to stick around, but is still really blurry....at least it's seeing something. That's a big improvement over just blackness. So yet another blessing!

Her knees need some major work because these casts have really messed up what they had worked to hard to fix, but the physical therapist will be able to help her. I have a call into him this morning. She aws given some stretching exercises from the doctor, and some things to wear in her shoes. HOPEFULLY, we won't end up back in that cast!

Both the girls have been invited to a swimming birthday party tomorrow night, and they both have clearance from the doctor to swim. THANK GOODNESS! Guess I need to go get the present for them to take now.

Cooper's Patriarch dinner was a hugh success....her teacher said it was the most fun activity she had been too...all the beehives, and mia maids here with the patriarch and his wife for dinner and talks. She made handouts, got gifts for the speakers, organized the dinner, set the tables, did all the follow up, and MOM did all the work part. Just how does that work? At least she learned how to organize and follow up and that was what was most important. She's got some pictures, that I will post later.

For some reason the patriarch is a VERY SPECIAL person to Cooper, and she was beyond thrilled when he showed up last night. I am grateful for his interest in her, and for all the hugs that he so willingly gives her each Sunday when she chases him down. His wife is my visiting teacher, and we just love her too. She calls him her BFF....ok....

Cooper is doing well with her foot and dancing too....she has danced tap for a week, and NO PAIN!! TERRIFIC...not she can slowly add some jazz in there and see how it goes. She still continues her exercises, but at this point doesn't have to do physical therapy anymore unless the pain returns.

SO, I guess we are back to fixing Cymbre's knees.

Had to replace both Cymbre's retainers the last couple of weeks....thank goodness I bought the insurance on them....but it only works once....so now she has to be extra careful with them. She isn't wearing them to dance anymore because that's where we lost the last one when the teacher decided to feed them pizza. OK...whatever....

Cooper sees the orthodontist today....we totally forgot her appointment on Tuesday....I was just a tad busy....so we go today. She'll have a sore mouth for a couple of days.

School only has a couple of weeks left....THANK GOODNESS...I am SO SICK of making lunches everyday....I should make the girls make their own lunches.

The school says that Cymbre has to make up 4 hours of school because she has missed so much, so they told her to come to detention for a full Saturday...she refused, they told her to come to after school tutoring...she told them they make her leave the building for off campus pe, so now she goes 30 minutes before school and staples papers for a teacher. GIVE ME A BREAK. If she is supposed to be making up lost learning time....what are we accomplishing? They make her do this so they can get their government money...OK....my taxes pay that government, so that they can give it to the school that makes my daughter do these stupid things! Wha'ts wrong with this picture?

On a HAPPIER NOTE: we are getting some more grandbabies in the months to come!!!! We are SO EXCITED!!!! And yes, I fully intend on bragging at every opportunity....that's what Grandma's do best!

Dad got me a webcam for Mother's Day, and I have enjoyed so much Skyping the grandbabies....would do it everyday if I had time, and if those grandbabies could work those computers. BUT, we have to rely on parents....who have been really great to hook the things up.

Well, must run to Walmart and get a anti skid thing to put under the new rug by the backdoor. I have fallen twice, and that's not a good thing.....makes my toe hurt to say nothing about what it does to my back. AND the girls don't need to fall and hurt those expensive feet again.

SO, I will love you and leave you!

BUT,

Don't forget to go out and do something for someone else today....there is someone out there just waiting for your help.

Love you all bunches and bunches.

Mom