First Day of School

Today is the day that my Little Bit has been long waiting for. Today is the first day of school. It is her first day of Kindergarten. She was so excited. I haven't cried, but have a touch of sadness mixed with my happiness and excitment for them. In addition to Kindergarten it was the first day for my other two as well, Seventh and Fourth grade.

Here are the little two with their backpacks loaded.



All smiles as I leave her in the gym with her class.

Making Memories

I know very little about space. But when I heard about the Perseid Meteor Shower this year, I wanted to see it. I thought it sounded so cool. (Actually when I was a kid one of the things I wanted to be was an astronaut. Hey, maybe that should be the next thing that is blogged about with the fellow bloggers. Just a thought.) I remember my dad waking me up at some point when I was a kid to see a meteor shower. I don't remember if it was this one or not. The Perseid Meteor Shower is visible around the same time every year so it could have been. Anyways, so I heard that Thursday was the best night to see it. The best time was after midnight, but I was afraid I wouldn't feel like waking up sometime after midnight. So, before the kids went to bed I asked them if they wanted to go with me to see if we could see a meteor shower. They said yes and were very excited. (I know they had no idea what I was talking about. lol!) I decided to go so last minute that I wasn't sure of where to go. We ended up in my brother-in-law's driveway. My son and I were on a sleeping bag in the driveway while the Little Bit was asleep in the car. My oldest was not home. It was very cloudy and we only had a small window of sky to watch. We were about to give up and go home when we saw one! It was so cool. We tried to wake my Little Bit and hoped to see another one. However, we did not see another one and laying on the ground was starting to hurt my back. (No jokes about getting old.) I want to do this again next year. And next year we will be better prepared with more blankets or maybe even a lawn chair.

Smile.....but not too much

So, the day after I took my steroid treatment I went to get a new driver's license. We are in a new area, so I had to do some special things because it was my first time getting a license here. Well, I had to take a vision test and the written test. I also had to bring in proof I was who I say I am and I live where I say I live. That meant I had to find my birth certificate, marriage license, social security card, and two pieces of paper that had my address on them. I read the driver's manual twice because I heard from people that failed the first time they tried. Even the lady who handed me my test said she failed the first time. She works there! Anyways, I finally got all of the papers I needed and passed the test. My new card just got here today. (They mail it to you. Supposed to be more secure.) My picture is great. (Can you tell that is sarcastic?) My face is really red from the steroids. Also, you have to hold your head in a certain way and if you smile you can't show your teeth. Oh well, who ever likes their new license picture? It did give me a good laugh today. :)

Another Treatment

I had my last steroid treatment for now. This was my fourth one since my last doctor's appointment. It is supposed to help my other medicine work better. Next month I will go for another MRI. Then in October, I will go to the doctor and he will let me know what the MRI says and what we need to do. Just a little update, if my MRI shows no change I will continue on with my daily meds, no more steroids. If my MRI is still showing progression of my MS, then we will change my medicine again. That is of coarse if nothing else changes. That was the plan the last time I saw the doctor. We will see. I will keep you posted. I have been slightly moody today, but not too bad. I took two of the kids with me to the office. Robin, my wonderful nurse, took the kids down to the kitchen and got them a snack. They didn't want to leave with me. What does it say when they will trade you for a cinnamon roll? LOL :)

Short and Sweet

Some of the blogs I read are making a list of some of their favorite things. So, I thought I would play along. These are a few of my favorite things (Yes, I am singing it in my head as I type that. Feel free to join me!) in no particular order.

I like singing and music, especially when I am in the car.

I like the way little kids think. 1 + 1 isn't always 2 you know. Sometimes it is 11.

I like the mountains and the country. It's where I come from. :)

I like to laugh and make people laugh. Sometimes I can be a little too sarcastic.

I like to read. I can get into a good book and have lots of trouble putting it down.

I like the idea of a garden. I say the idea of one because I have not tried to do my own garden yet. I do like the wonderful things that come out of the garden. Yum! Maybe next year....

So, there are a few of my favorite things. I could go on all day, but I won't. This is a list of the little things. It doesn't include the obvious things that I love (God, family, friends). You hopefully know how I feel about those. :)