August 7, 2017

This is our last week of summer.  It's a busy one.  I've spent most of the day getting ready for middle school registration tomorrow.  The PTA plays a big part.  Lots of women have volunteered to help.  It's been a little scary trying to arrange it and hoping that people will help.  I'm so grateful!

The boys LOVE a bubble bath!  Here's Lance!

Lance and Austin!

I've been over to the school picking up mail-in forms.  I've been to the bank to get my name on a PTA account.  I went to Physical Therapy.  I've been feeling slightly better so I was really encouraged.  I told him that I did my ten mile run with no problems (I didn't tell him that it made my stomach sick though!).  He sent me to another clinic for traction on my back.  Boy did that hurt.  It was a little like a medieval torture chamber.  They put 75 pounds of pressure pulling down on my hips while another tight strap was holding snug on my ribcage.  I had to slowly breathe because I was so worried my back would completely start spasming.  And it aggravated my hips so much!  I survived ten minutes of that before the tech came in and unstrapped me.  I couldn't get off the table and I could hardly stand up.  I had to lean on a chair until I got my wits about me.  He told me I could be an inch taller after that.  I sort of had to limp out of there.  I'm not sure I will do that again!

Is this a torture chamber or traction?

Traction!!

When I got home, I had Julia measure me against our measurement wall in the pantry.  Sure enough, I was still a half inch taller!  We got a good laugh out of that.

I took the girls to Arturo to get their hair cut.  They both looked so cute when he was done.  We cut three and a half inches off of Julia's hair.  She loves her new shorter look.  It looks SO cute on her.

Then I rushed Emma to her volleyball tryouts.  I kept a prayer in my heart the whole time.  I know how important this is to Emma and I just want her to do well and be happy.

To pass the time, I took the kids out to the pool.  Austin decided he wanted to work on his six pack and to earn some beads.  So he swam 104! lengths of our pool.  He just kept going and going and going and pushing himself more and more.  Miles came out later than him and didn't want to be left behind so he swam 40 lengths before it was time to get out.  Lance swam and swam like crazy too.  Owen played so hard with Lance.  I was splashed on like crazy and it was one wild swim, but when we all came in the house for dinner, the boys were thoroughly exhausted.

I made taco salad and waited for Greg and Emma to get home.

When Greg brought her home, she was really excited about how well it went!  She has another day of tryouts tomorrow.  So we will see...

Lance ate dinner and fell sound asleep at 6:00.  There was no keeping him awake.  So I just tucked him into bed and hoped for the best.  Austin looked pretty tired too.

The girls and I ran to Harmon's to pick up some balloons and mints for Middle School registration tomorrow.  And then it was off to bed for everyone.

The pace of our life is picking up rapidly.  But it's fun too.  We have a great life!