Quick Update

For those of you following our little family and watching the news, we haven't drowned nor do we have swine flu. All is well with us so far.

We did have a lot of rain and our area was badly flooded, but we escaped that. Jason's office building didn't though. The basement flooded, destroying stored documents. The building is also without power and the backup generator isn't working. Their IT guy was able to get their servers so they can get some work done. They have a filing due tomorrow. I don't know if they'll make it.

I had a friend who's daughter developed a fever overnight. The doctor did test her for swine flu, but she just has a virus. Scary times for some, but we are not overreacting here. I hope that's the same for you.

Radiation is going

I've got 10 radiation therapies under my belt! Just 23 more to go. I saw my doctor today after treatment and all is going well so far. I haven't burned yet and am only tired from time to time. Apparently after 17 treatments, they will change things some to allow the skin to heal. I'm not entirely sure of everything they are doing, but really I don't care. I just want to get through it and move on. The technicians are really nice and thorough. I'm in and out in 25 minutes each day. The x-ray days take a little longer. The x-rays ensure that my arm placement is correct.

On a lighter note, we are trying to figure out what to do with the kids this summer. There are so many summer camps to choose from. Jason and I want to give the girls some fun. We don't want them booked all summer, just a week here and a week there. And we haven't decided whether to keep Hayden in school one day a week or not. What to do, what to do?

Just for fun

Here are a few pictures to share. A couple are from Easter at church.

These are just a few goofy pictures of the 3 of us in my wig. Aren't we glamorous?

Hayden gets out of his bed every night and falls asleep on the floor. This time, he went under his bed. The bed skirt was down and everything. Yes, Grover is always with him at bedtime.

Happy Easter

Today turned out to be a pretty nice Easter, despite a morning of hard rain. The kids did get to have an Easter egg hunt this afternoon. They went to a friend's house for a little while and we found out the Easter Bunny came to our house while I was there to pick them up. ;) Hayden finally started to get the idea of collecting eggs, especially when Anna and Sydney showed him the chocolate candy inside.

We enjoyed Easter service on Friday along with an egg hunt. The kids had a great time as did we. We rounded out the weekend with time with friends and a sleepover. Oh, one of the highlights for the girls was going to see the Hannah Montana movie on Friday. The theater was packed with hundreds of little girls. It was moderately bearable.

I officially started radiation on Wednesday. I had a fine tune planning session on Tuesday where my doctor did some adjustments to the treatment plan. The first session on Wed. took a long time to set up. I have to be in the same position each time, with my torso lined up just so and my hands over my head. By Friday, it didn't take as long. Radiation itself is not that long, about 15 minutes. The technicians are really nice and get the job done. So, with 3 done, I have 33 more to go.

Fatigue is the main side effect. I've been really tired this weekend but I'm not sure if it's the radiation or me. We did some more gardening on Saturday and cleaned out the garage. That was after a couple of hours of shopping with just me and the kids. Let's hope its just my activity level.

Time flies

The weeks are so busy this spring. I mean to update every couple of days and just am exhausted at the end of the day. I can't promise it will get any better before school is out.

This was another beautiful weekend. Anna had a soccer game on Saturday. They didn't win, but the girls played really well. Several of us parents were commenting on how much these girls have improved this season. Next week, weather permitting, we will end the season. Anna has her last game on Wednesday and Sydney's is on Thursday.

Report cards came home on Friday. Both girls were High Achievers. We are very proud of them. We also had our school's spring fundraiser, Springett"sea". It was so much fun. The girls ran around with their friends playing games and dancing to the music. Anna won 2 raffle items and I won 2 items in the silent auction. I helped a little with the set up and clean up because next year I'll be the VP of Fundraising. After watching what these parents and teachers do to have this function, I'm completely intimidated. Luckily, I've learned to delegate in past jobs, so the key to success next year will be to find a committee chair to run it. Easy!

Hayden goes in for another mapping tomorrow. If he's willing to cooperate, we will do some more testing than we usually do. I'm pushing to get a second implant. Then on Tuesday he has his pre-evaluation to see what services he needs to be tested for for school in the fall. I'm excited about both days, but they are long appointments for a little boy so I hope we make it through to the end.

Tuesday I start radiation. I'm a little nervous, but I'm sure I'll be fine. My biggest concern is finding a consistent time each day for the next seven weeks to do this.

And finally, my sweet hubby, Jason, is in Peru tonight. He flew out this afternoon on a long flight for a business trip in Lima. He comes home on the red eye on Thursday morning. The girls are having a sleepover in my room tonight since he's gone. We used to do that when we lived in Austin. We sure do miss Jason.