We are struggling with having enough water to shower or even sponge bath/wash our hair, water the animals, do dishes/laundry....and may continue for the next month or two...Yea :( We are still trying to figure out the extent of the problem and if we will have to drill a new well or will be able to extend this one a bit deeper (without destroying it) or if it will all resolve to a functional level with the thaw...
Auri is loving her new courses this semester, esp. band and choir. She is making new friends and discovering a new passion in the arts. She has also joined the Teen Arts Group in Missoula, and a modern dance class. Her voice lessons are going well and she is constantly singing around the house...esp. Sweeney Todd-her current favorite soundtrack. We went on a Mommy-Dtr date last night to see the Headwaters Dance Company performance. They are a modern dance company in Missoula. It was awesome. They even invited the members of the audience to stay after and discuss the performance with the troupe. Fantastic!!
Jamie is also enjoying his new classes this semester. He is taking woods, kitchen aid, and driver education as his electives. He is very excited that it is the 2nd week of the quarter and he still has 7 A's and 1 D (science). I am trying to set up a teacher conference with his science teacher to see if we can get Jamie on the right track in that class. He is still going to Neurofeedback therapy 3xwk and states that he is feeling less brain tired. We went to see the Neurologist regarding his EEG's. His MD felt very strongly that with the abnormal EEG, the 2 episodes of passing out vs seizures in 3 months, the location of the lesion in the seizure area etc that Jamie should be on meds. So, he started Tegretol 100mg BID (2xday) for 1 week then 200mg BID, with a blood draw to check therapeutic levels in 2 weeks. The main side effect noted is feeling "spacey". So, far he has voiced no complaint regarding any side effects...so far so good. He may out grow this problem, so the MD suggests that he be on the med for 3 years, then wean off and see if he has any further episodes.
I went to Vegas last week for my mom's birthday and to visit my gramma Freemyer, who is dying of jaw/throat cancer and renal failure. It was a good trip. I enjoyed visiting with my Mom and sisters and even seeing my birth father, Melvin. Since, we were only able to visit with gramma one person at a time, we were able to visit with Melvin for several hours each day. Although she is very very ill, gramma was very happy to see us and Melvin commented on how good it was to see his mom happy for the couple of days we were there. I was really torn and wished I could stay and help, but my family needs me at home.
Jan did an amazing job holding down the fort while I was away...Driving the kids to their various activities, making them brush their teeth and very their coats :) hee hee. He is leaving for CA next week to work in San Jose. When he returns Friday, he will have Max with him. Jill will fly out Thurs night and we are planning a ski/boarding trip that weekend. It should be awesome! We are soo looking forward to their visit!
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