Oh Court...big hugs!!!   Life with teenagers is NOT easy!   I'm stressed as well and just can't wait for Sunday to get here and be over with.   Trying to pull together my son's grad party for Sun.   I forgot how much work it is to do all this.   Next weekend will be better when my sisters get to host the party.   I can't wait!!!  

I'm right there with you on the food and fluids especially.   I WILL find time tonight to get the exercise in.   Easier said than done isn't it?   I'm off work for the rest of the week though so hopefully that will help.   Taking Sadie to run some errands when she gets up then cleaning carpets this afternoon woohoo so much fun!! NOT

Glad to see you back here Court!

 

Wow it's Tuesday already.   It's been very busy here at our house.   From graduation to end of the yr school stuff for Sadie.   Keeps us on our toes for sure.   Last night was transportation night for her at school....they had all kinds of modes of transportation for the kids to check out...from a kayak to a semi truck.   She just loved climbing on all of them and "driving" them.  Sunday is my son's graduation party so we're busy cleaning and getting ready for that.  Sat we have my cousin's daughter's party first.  My family will start trickling into town sometime on Friday so it should be a lot of fun.  I'm excited to get this over with lol.   Next weekend then we head to my sister's for my 2 nieces and 1 nephew's party.   We have several parties here in town in between as well.  My son will leave next Fri to go to florida for 2 wks.  He refuses to take mom with though.   We are pretty busy right up through the 4th of July....actually quite a bit of plans into July even. Sadie starts swim lessons the end of June. 

I hope you all are enjoying yourselves and doing well!

CONGRATS, Momma!!!!!!  That is one HUGE  accomplishment!!!  for him & you as well, being the parent, hoping you have raised a good citizen.

Our vacation went as well as could be down to California.  DH's dad was at STanford University when we first arrived (a 4 hour drive from his parents house) the following afternoon, they arrived home, they were there for 5 days.... they put in a PICC catheter, and gave him LOTS of cheom, essentially killing off his immune system.  So, when his dad got home, he was very, very week & ill.  DH's mom works part-time in the morning foe the school district, so, all week long, we took his dad, daily to see the doc in their home town, and they would give him 3 chemo shots EVERY DAY in his belly.... finishing off killing his stem cells & immune system, and then they started doing blood work to check on the lab values & numbers that they needed him to get to, for the 'next phase'.  His dad had to wear a respirator out of the house, and beside the "big trip" out to the doctor's office, he was house-bound.  Very strict diet & could not be outside with all of the pollen & mold.  It did not matter to us, WE WERE THERE FOR MORAL SUPPORT & whatever else that they needed, that was the purpose of our trip & when we booked the tickets (we had already asked for the time off together form both of our jobs back in February) in April..... we had no idea where his dad would be in the process, but that just did not matter to us.  As of last night, his parents were back in the car, his dad's lab values were where Stanford needed them to be & they wanted them there at 7am this morning.  I think part of this is for the electrophoresies, and taking some of his bone marrow as well.

But, we are glad we were able to go down & help in whatever way we could.  We did do little 'day' trips, his mom was working, and after his dad wouls have his early 8:30 or 9am appointment, his dad wouls want to go home & nap.  So, DH, Hunter & I would go out for 2-3 hours & look around, do some walking & go to a park, or something, so that Hunter could bur n off some excess energy.


Have a GREAT DAY!!!!
-Jamie

OH Court  you definitely need a vacation!!   I know the feeling though...I've been stressed with my older kids really bad in the last week or so.   We had a get away on Sat with just Sadie and it was very nice but as soon as I got home it was right there in my face ughhhhhh.   I can't wait for July when I have 2 girls only trips planned.  We have been crazy busy and the next couple of weeks are only going to get worse.  Tonight is graduation.....and yesssssssssssss my son made it and will be graduating on time.  We're very proud of how hard he's worked this year.   He's thinking about joining the air national guard.....hoping to talk to a recruiter soon.   Wow I can't believe he's grown up!!   I better bring my box of tissues tonight.  

Hope everyone is doing well and getting some relaxation in.

Yayyy it's Friday....and a long weekend to boot.    I can't wait for 4pm today.   I'm very tired today...I'm thinking my iron is low again.   I slept good but just can't shake the tiredness.  Excited to go on our day trip tomorrow even though I have no idea where it is.  He did let it slip that we're driving UP there so I'm pretty sure it's up north somewhere.    There are a lot of cool places on the north shore of Lake Superior so I'm sure whatever it is we'll have a great time.   Tonight Sadie and I are going to go vacuum out the van while daddy does some yard work.  Other than that I'm hoping to get some things done around here this weekend and some relaxing as well.

 

Have a great weekend!