Sept & Oct

Well, it was an uneventful couple of months for mhy family of 4. However, that's not the case for our parents. My father-in-law has had two spells of extreme fatigue/weakness. The last one landed him in the hospital...for the better part of two weeks.

My mom is suffering from a Rheumatoid Arthritis flare. The first one she's ever had and it has almost killed her. The pain is so severe and constant that she can't do anything.

My eldest is doing well in school. He's currently 1st chair in his section (in the top band). He is currently in auditions for All-Region Band. He made the cut for the 1st round of auditions. The 2nd round is this week. He is constantly on the go working on group projects for school. I never know where he'll need to be after school lets out anymore.

My youngest is also doing well in school. He decided for himself that he would compete in the spelling bee in his grade. I am very proud of him for that goal. In part because he inherited my spelling gene! This will be an effort for him. I'm proud of him for the work he's already done.

My Bible study at church is wrapping up. Only 2 more weeks. The parenting class I help facilitate in our local school district is also wrapping up soon. This group has been so vocal. It's great to see parents helping one another with the unique needs of their gifted kids.

That's about all of note from here. Life with kids very busy. Life with kids and sick parent and sick in-laws us unbelieveably complicated when it comes to being in mulitple places at once. Thank goodness my husband works from home and can tend to his parents (for the most part).

Update on everyone

Dad is home from the nursing home. Can't remember if I blogged about that recently. He's been home about a week and a half now.

Mom and I visited the lung specialist on Friday. She's to have a bronchoscopy on Monday morning. She'll be sedated and the dr. will look in her lung and do a lavage on the thing that's in her lung. He'll culture what comes out and hopefully we'll have a definitive diagnosis in about two weeks.

My 20th wedding anniversary is this week.

My DSs will both start public school in 8 days. My youngest DS is the one I homeschooled last year. I decided with the continuing health problems of my parents and my exhaustion, letting the school district teach him (for awhile at least) is the best thing.

I think the thing that pushed me over that edge was his comment that he wanted to embroider a set of tea towels like I was doing. To me that screamed "get the boys some other guys to play with!"

Both DSs are signed up for tackle football now. I just pray that their game times do not coincide very often. But that's one great reason to have grandparents in town!

And last, but not least, I have NOT finished painting the boys rooms. The Olympic have interfered w/ my painting schedule. Thankfully the oldest DS is not anxious to have his room painted. I'll get it done -- just on my time schedule.