Updates and Such

My tonsillectomy is looming just ahead of me. I go in tomorrow to go over the sleep study results. Oh, didn't I mention that on a blog post somewhere? I guess not, maybe because it was AWFUL and I wanted to put it out of my head. I hated it and am glad it is over but now I have the surgery to look forward to (sarcasm). I will likely be scheduling my surgery at my appointment tomorrow. As much as I don't want to have this surgery and be put under anesthesia I can't go through another cold/flu season without getting these giant tonsils removed. They are sponges waiting to soak up anything and once they do they swell up enough to close up my entire airway making sleep impossible. The recovery will likely be the worst part and we are still trying to figure out how it will all work out but it will, somehow.

I continue to be amazed and how well this school year is going for Madison. I had my first real conversation with her teacher today. I made a concerted effort to step back this year and let her find her footing on her own. I can't even write that without tearing up over how proud I am of her. She is such a great student and kid, I hope always knows how special she is. My biggest worry with her has always been that she would be such a good kid who happens to be quiet that she would get lost in the crowd. That may have happened last year a bit but this year she has a great, experienced teacher who is not overwhelmed by too many students and who couldn't say enough good things about Madison (in a very truthful, explaining way). I feel so good about her school year. All of the after school problems we had last year have finally eased up and she is coming home with a smile on her face (most days) and doesn't seem quite so spent by the end of the day. She is coming into her age and herself so beautifully. We still have TONS of sibling rivalry but compared to a year ago we don't have as much of the other stuff we had in addition to it.

Kennedy is as gregarious as always. She loves people, her family and playing. She loves doing, doing, doing stuff....all the time. She makes me laugh and teaches me something new all the time.

The girls are now done with karate (thank goodness). It was not as great as I had hoped and they didn't much like it after the first couple of weeks anyway. Now they just have dance class once a week and I am thankful for the lighter schedule for impromptu activities and more down time. Dance class will be over in December and they can choose something new to start after the first of the year. One thing at a time is plenty.

Eric is off today an has been averaging only about 4 days a week for the past several weeks. This makes a big difference in his paycheck but I keep reminding myself how grateful I am that he is working that much.

I have been cooking a lot more. I mean I have been making actual recipes as opposed to throwing something together. I love cooking for the most part, it's only on rushed, crazy days that I don't like it. The kids really aren't eating anything I'm making (and it's nothing crazy). Kennedy often has nothing more than a glass of milk for dinner. Hopefully someday they will grow out of their picky tendencies.

That's about it for now. I've got another topic I'd like to write (purge) about but it will have to wait.