School is here

Tyler started school this week. As you may know, we home-school. It seems to be a little harder this year. I think it is going to challenge him, which is good, it keeps him on his toes. I feel that he has learned a lot in the last two years but I hope that this year is going to be the best one yet for his learning.

There is more reading involved and he is having to be a big boy and do more grown-up work (i.e., work that doesn't have pictures on it). I can't seem to keep him in clothes these days. The boy won't stop growing. I start school tomorrow which is going to be interesting. I have an algebra class that I have to have a proctor for.

For those of you who don't know what a proctor is, it is someone that watches me take test to make sure I don't cheat. Well most people that do that want to be paid and it has to come out of my pocket. Well I'm sure that I'm not the only one out there that has money problems with the price of gas and the way the economy is these days. So if the teacher is dead set on this proctor thing I'm going to have to drop the class and hope that there is another one that I can take for this semester. I emailed the teacher and told her that I was freaking out, that I don't have the money for that and I still haven't heard from her.

Well I hope that everyone else that is in school is having a good start and has a great year! I know that we will here.

Family Update

Well we have good news... Jeremiah's tests have come back negative. So no tick born illness!:) The bad is that he still isn't feeling well and we don't know what is wrong with him. Now if I could get him to go to the doctor again to figure it all out that would be great! Sara got her new shoes in today.

I will take pictures soon and post them on here so that you all can see her in them. We are having to put her braces on for only 30 mins a day. It isn't very much but we are trying to condition her feet for them. Her skin is so sensitive and thin that they can really hurt her, so we have to be careful. School starts soon so her teachers will be happy to see her in them.

Maybe we can get her standing more and taking a few steps. I went and seen the doctor for my foot today. He said that everything on the outside looks good and he took some x-rays. He also told me that it is going to be bother some for 2-4 more months!:( The doctor told me to wear tennis shoes and no flip flops and no open toed shoe. :(

I'm ready for this foot thing to stop any day now. He did give me this hose like thing to put on and it makes it feel better and helps the swelling go down. Most of you already know that we home-school Tyler. Well he is going to start school next week and he is getting excited. I found a really cool math book that has Super Man in it.

It should make it a little more fun for him! He is also excited about getting back into 4-H next month. I'm excited about it because Jeremiah is working days now and will be able to get more involved with it. Sorry for making this so long. I will talk to you all next time!

Paddy Cake

Sara was sitting in between my legs on my recliner with our legs up. I would sing to her paddy cake and do the motions with her hands. I have always waited for her to tell me some how she wanted more. So there is a few minutes that go by and she would bring her hands together and move them up and down. I have always took that as her wanting to do it again.

Well I wanted to see what she would do (see if she would roll it and throw them in the pan). Well she went up and down with her hands together, then she rolled them together going in a circle motion frontwards and then threw it in the pan with her hands up! I'm so proud of her playing paddy cake by herself like that. If you have a normal child please don't ever take for granted that your children meet milestones. Make a big deal out of everything they do.

This is a 9-10 month old skill and it is such a big deal in our lives so parents like I said make a big deal out of everything!! And always give them lots of hugs and kisses!

Sara's New Braces and other news

Miss Sara got her new braces for her feet. She is also getting special shoes to go with them. We (Me, Sara, Angela, and Tyler) went to Kansas City on August 1 to KU Medical Center to get them. The woman that did the fitting was great. She was good with both kids!

She really went above and beyond what I expected for Sara to be comfortable in them. We even got stuff to bring home to help Sara with them if we need too. I will put a picture on here soon of her in them. Other than the heat (heat index for the day was 115), my foot problems, it was a good day. I will tell you all about my foot later.

The shoes that we got for her are pink and white with hearts. They are so cute. Sara has seizures so we asked them if they could get us a pair that didn't light up. The woman told us that she would order them and mail them out to us. So I'm expecting them any day now.

We are still waiting on Jeremiah's tests to come back. Oh! well let me back up. I had to take Jeremiah into the ER last Thursday because he was really sick. They tested him for a tick born illness. I pray that isn't what it is.

However, it would be nice to know what it is because the doctor told us that if it isn't than she has no idea what was going on. So now my foot. I broke it in my swimming pool at the first of July and had surgery in the middle of July. Talk about a pain in the butt! I can't do anything.

I have been very blessed with great family and friends who have helped me so much. So it is taking longer than I ever thought it would to heal, which sucks! I'm ready to go on with my life. But in good time and with a little help from God it will soon enough. Sorry this has been so long, check back later for more!!!:)