A List of Updates

I’m feeling “listy” today.

1. Matt’s new toothbrush is still a hit and is working really well.  It actually gets his gum line which is something that has never happened before.  He likes it a lot but I think the extra drooling will just be a part of it.  I’m good with that, not a bad trade off.
2. Lauren’s mean girl experience spilled into school on Monday.  The girl that was her childhood friend tried to put the blame on her for ruining their friends birthday.  Then she started talking crap about her to other friends and people at school.  Lauren tried to tough it out but Kevin finally went and rescued her at noon.  The birthday girl was gone that day but on Tuesday she came back and acted like nothing happened.  The movie they were supposed to see that night had been sold out and those girls and boys wound up dinking around the city.  We all know what can happen in those situations and Lauren was appreciative that things wound up like they did.  She is doing better at school now.
3. Soccer is rocking for Rachel.  She is enjoying herself.  She has a friend on the team so that helps a lot.  I did end up being the Team Mom.  I like it cuz I get to make the snack/drink list .  Though the FX carrier side of me doesn’t like the fact that I have to call team members parents to remind them to bring their scheduled snack/drink.  Everything in life has a trade-off.
4. Austin won third place last weekend….then he quit the Junior Bassmasters.  It bored the boy to tears and he didn’t get to spend as much time with Grandpa S as he expected too.  It just wasn’t fun for him.  Kevin and I totally do not blame the boy. 
5. This weekend Lauren and Austin are taking a hunting safety course.  Kevin’s dad, Grandpa J, has longed to take them hunting someday and the timing seems perfect for all of them.  You wouldn’t expect it but I think Lauren is way more excited about this than Austin.  She is even playing a hunting game on her PS2 for practice. 
6. I’m doing pretty good.  Ok…actually that is a total lie.  Someone told me, or I read somewhere, that when healing from a hysterectomy the patient will take two steps forward and three steps back.  That is EXACTLY how I feel.  One day I’m tooling around the house like the surgery never happened, two days later I’m in bed with moderate abdominal pain.  I’m following all the rules.  I think this is just a part of healing.  I have 10 days until my next post-op.  I’m intrigued to see what my doctor has to say.