We've had so much going on the last 6 weeks or so. First we had Logan's christening out at my mom's along with my cousin Brandy's daughter, Ella. We had it at my mom's for several reasons. The biggest being that the minister, Fred Hall, that performed the ceremony married my parents and christened my sister and I. He also married Bobby and I and christened Austin. He also married Brandy's parents, christened her and married her and Chuck. Fred is retired and no longer has a church. We had just close family and it really made it a much more intimate event.
I forgot we also went to the aquarium with some family that got to dive with the whale sharks. That was really cool! It's worked out where we've taken Austin every year for the last 3 years. We didn't plan it this way but it's been great to see how he reacts differently each time he goes.
We also had several weeks of colds, sinus infections and ear infections but we're finally better.
Austin finally adjusted to me dropping him off at school in the mornings only to begin having discipline problems at school i.e. biting, hitting, pushing, etc. I almost pulled him and to send him to a different school due to the lack of communication from the teacher about trying to resolve these issues but we ended up having a conference and now have had two great weeks of much improved behavior. Of course this is a summary because if I had written about it at the time, it would have been multiple pages because it was incredibly stressful for me. I read a quote recently in a magazine that was something like "parenting gets physically easier as your child gets older but it gets much harder mentally." This was incredibly true for this situation and made me fear the problems we have ahead of us.
Coinciding with Austin's behavior problems was my grandfather having lung surgery to remove a spot that was believed to be cancer (I think this might have affected Austin's behavior but it's really hard to know at his age). Once it was removed it was confirmed as cancer. He stayed in ICU at the VA for a week before he got to come home. It is a hard recovery for a 76 year old but he's doing well. They haven't decided on a treatment plan as of yet but will soon. This is my mom's dad and I'm quite certain he'll make it through this. He's already had 2 other types of cancers and beat them. He had prostate cancer when I was younger and I really don't remember all of the details. Then he had colon cancer in 2000 just 4 months before my dad was diagnosed. (Yes, that means I have a VERY high risk which is which why I'm a little paranoid about toxins in our homes and environment, demanded to have my 1st colonoscopy at 26 and will have one every 5 years...it is not fun but it's really not that bad and anyone who won't do it because that don't want to go through it is an IDIOT because it could truly save your life like it did for my grandfather).
I also went to my 10 year high school reunion, which was really disappointing. Ida, you did a great job but I know you were disappointed in the turnout as well. Either way I got to catch up with a few of my friends I don't really see often enough so it was definitely worth it.
This week has been one Halloween party after another and sugars highs and crashes. :) My kids are at such a fun stage right now and really make you realize how wonderful life can be.
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