Kid update

Well, it has been another interesting week in the Vilhuber home :)

On the bright side, Jamie has not had a headache in the week!!!! Yeah. He did however, have the flu (vomiting/diarrhea) on Monday and therefore missed school-again :( His teachers seem to be working with him and the special ed paraprofessional is great! I have received word that since we restated the slim fast break his behavior has improved significantly in his last period class. His first & second period classes state that they have not seen any behavior issues so far this year :) He is trying hard and doing well. We went to the chiropractor this week. Jamie has been complaining of neck, back and ankle pain. The doctor did scans along the spine to check for inflammation and muscle tension to help assess problem areas related to spinal/nervous systems. Jamie adjusted easily (MD is quite gentle and effective) and immediately stated he felt better (and his posture was notable better).

Auri is behind in a few classes and is working on getting the work she missed with volleyball turned in. She missed Tuesday as she was not feeling well (general yuckiness) She has skipped practices this week to focus on school work and so that we could go to the chiropractor after school. She has been complaining of neck and back pain and the doctors scans concurred. She was easily adjusted and states she feels much better.

I have been emailing the teachers and staying on top of the kids to do their work. The have a system similar to the ones in Vegas to follow school progress. It is called the PASS system. Bob, I can send you the website/ID & password; so that you can follow their grades if you like.

Kizzie is back from surgery today. Her ACL was repaired successfully :) Now she has 2 months of recovery. She is currently on house arrest with an Elizabethan collar to prevent her licking her wound open (I'm sure you all remember that she is a compulsive licker!) She is a bit depressed about the collar, but that's life. We have to ice her leg 2-3x a day and passive ROM 2-3 times a day. She will probably require some PT as she has not walked on her leg in a month and she is not using now either... we shall see...

The animals are enjoying Montana as much as we are.... we keep receiving 'gifts' from the cats... mice, bats, huge caterpillars, birds etc. Dogs and cats both love bounding through the tall grass :). Jan and I went riding yesterday and had a great time! Sypreme and I enjoyed our first trot and canter, it was great! We did have to walk them down a hill (side of mountain) that we went up as they were to upset to go down by themselves (it didn't help that it was a burned out area and we had to be careful of the holes where roots had burned out underground.) The rest of the ride was great.. too bad we can't go everyday :)

We are trying to plan a trip to Vegas to pack and haul the rest of our stuff up here. Aiming for 2-3rd week of October (to beat the snow and take advantage of "no school" days)