God bless Benadryl
Griff had an allergic reaction today, and his school did things just perfectly. I’ve been so pleased with the way the school nurse responds both to Griff and to me. The reaction he had today was worse than any he’s had at this school, though it was a very minor reaction compared to things we’ve seen previously. But he did have some swelling and redness and tingling and itching. It was good, I think, for the nurse and Griff’s homeroom teacher to see the ways he can respond to something without having it be a life-threatening situation.
He’s asleep now - after all that Benadryl, poor baby could hardly stay awake - and we are, again, grateful that this wasn’t worse than it was. We are grateful for good people who are watching out for Griff when we aren’t with him.
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Lost in translatio… no, no, it was bfe
A three hour tour, if you will.
Yep, that’s right. I got lost on the way to Griff’s doctor’s appointment in Tampa. So very, very lost. So very, very far away from the doctor’s office. God bless my personal GPS system… if academia doesn’t work out for Mike, he’s got a career waiting for him with OnStar.
Poor Griff, once he got over being freaked out that we were never gonna get home (I get a little freaked out when I get really lost… I drive faster than necessary and kinda bully other drivers into giving me their lanes, and my language becomes a bit more colorful), he did great at the appointment. The surgeon was really pleased with his progress, and she recommended some easy things we can do at home to help. Apparently, we’d better get used to the routine as we’ll be doing it with Griff until he finishes growing… another decade or so.
So, all in all, a good afternoon.
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Bit of honey…
Or just a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Lots of little random things to say, nothing big to post. Bear with me.
(Funny story… when Mike was in graduate school, he worked fulltime at a rental car company washing cars - he details a fine car - while going to school fulltime. One of the men who worked with him got nervous when dealing with upset women at the desk. His saying was, ‘ma’am, ma’am, bear with me ma’am.’ And we say that all the time. Makes us laugh.)
Anyhoo…
** I’m trying to be more diligent about responding to comments in the comments. So if you left me a comment (aren’t you sweet?!), I most likely left you one, too. Go see.
** We went to open house at Griff’s school tonight. It went really well. They are doing some switching of classes with the fifth grade students, so he’ll be changing classes. His homeroom teacher is one of the two we requested (on the recommendation of his gifted teacher), and the teacher he’ll have when he switches for reading is the other. And he still has his gifted teacher. I’m hoping for a really good school year for him this year. Last year was so hard. Poor kid deserves a break.
He walked up and down the stairs all by himself!! The fifth grade is on the second floor, and he’s been sooo worried about it. He was pumped to have made it on the stairs.
** We get audits at work from the home office, and I don’t know how the region did, but I got all good reports on my files, which is super exciting.
** Tomorrow, the kids are going to spend the weekend with Chuck, Stacy and the cousins, and Mike and I are having a lazy anniversary weekend. We’re going to an old, historic theatre in town to see an old black and white movie (one of my favorites) before going to dinner at this little Cajun restaurant downtown. I can smell the jambalaya now. Then, Saturday, we’re gonna lay in our jammies and watch six hours of “Burn Notice.” How much fun is that?
Eliza has already packed. Two suitcases. Two pink, tiny suitcases. Full of clothes and books and babies and who knows what else. Mike’s about to sit on the Hello Kitty suitcase so she can zip it. How cute is that?
** Why do the women volleyball players in the Olympics wear teeny bikinis but the men wear tee shirts? Seriously. They couldn’t throw us a tank top?
** Now, here’s a confession (maybe most of you quit reading before this point, huh?). I am working on a new personal project. It’s a year-long project so that maybe I’ll approach it sensibly. I don’t want to talk about it here much, so I created a new page for it. You can link to the info at the top with the By the 15th link. Comment if you’d like. Follow my progress if you’d like. But be kind, ok? Despite how really open I am here, this is a lot of honesty for me.
** I’ve gotta go download some kid shows from iTunes for Eliza to watch on Mike’s phone while they wait for Griff’s allergy shot tomorrow. They’re also going to the dentist tomorrow. Not a bad day to go to work, from what I can tell. And I rarely say that!
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Beach Bound
Griff’s been begging to go back to the beach this summer, and he’s finally strong enough that I think it’ll work ok. So Mike found us a cheap condo on the beach, and I took today off. We’re headed to the coast in a few hours. I do love the beach!
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Wordless Wednesday - the Cast Off Edition
Griff got his casts off Monday. He was SO excited. He’s doing well, hurting some but not too much. And he’s walking ok. The physical therapist said he was doing very well, considering.
Playing chess with Mike last night… legs bare. 
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