News from our house

DH took our son to his 7 year old well-child year check since he had a birthday recently. Turns out the kid is blind as a bat. His right eye isn't so bad but the left is, and he is in bad need of glasses. We're taking him for the formal exam this afternoon so we can fill the script asap.

DH and the doc had a talk about our situation of late, since it does affect Collin (in terms of EDS). She actually thinks it sounds more like something is going on underlying maybe not related to the EDS with me, such as cancer or a tumor somewhere unexpected. She suggested we get to Duke University/Hospital in North Carolina and get me admitted to have all this figured out. DH told her we just don't have the money for that. So for now, she's going to find us a doc locally to try to get to the root. After she finds the right info Collin & I are going to get in.

That's about it for here. I'm crocheting a bunch today, trying to get the last of the squares for my son's Babette blanket finally finished, and I'm also working on a tank top/camisole-type shirt for me for summer.

Pics from life around here

Here are some pics from around here lately, including the Harry Potter scarf I just made my son for his upcoming birthday; him receiving a medal after running a race; my daughter the diva stretching for her brother's race; Shelby trying to help me with my cervical traction by nibbling on me; my daughter and my grandma during her visit this week after my aunt's death; the kids in nearby Tombstone; about 75% of my son's Babette blanket waiting to be put together.

Don't sweat the small stuff

I've been asked about some other daily issues of late so I thought I would do a post about these things that keep me going on a daily basis and help me remember there is more to life that than waiting for a particular doctor call, test results, etc.

The Babette blanket is coming along pretty well. I am part-way through Panel 7 so I just took a photo of panels 1-6. It's exciting to see some progress now. Working on it is an excellent distraction from the pain and for the most part I look forward to each and every square.


Collin wanted terrible to help me with the blanket and eventually I had him sit with me and "help." My friend took some pictures but I just now saw this one while uploading and is sure one of my favorites, his little hand in mine.


We do not have Meg's CPAP yet due to paperwork problems at the hospital. And thus, we continue to watch this 5 year old munchkin throw herself around as she tries to find air. Here, she lifts her head up and backwards so she can breathe, at least until her head falls back down. This is all done in her chopped up version of sleep.




The kids had their first baseball game today. Well Collin played in the spring but this was Meg's first game, ever. They both hit coach-pitch, both times at time.

Babette Update

Panels 1 through 4 are complete.

My 6 year old helped me lay out the squares this afternoon for a quick photo.