Catching up

Just a quick catch up post...

1. Tony started a blog. I like it. Link on the sidebar.
2. New home health nurse. I love her. She'll be leaving soon, but she's training in her own replacement. I think we may even be friends after she leaves. :) She's been a foster and adoptive parent to a kiddo with special needs.
3. Had a GREAT week at Camp Luther!!!
4. Met a couple at camp with their adult daughter with special needs. Had great talks with them and hope to stay in touch.
5. Feeling like God is sending us all the support we need to make a big decision...
6. Z, H, and G are taking swim lessons this week and next.
7. D has stayed out of the hospital so far this month... with the exception of an ER visit last night... doing fine today. False alarm, I hope.
8. Been a while since we talked with or seen J (he moved out last month... on good terms) I miss him.
9. Just three weeks until we go to Wisconsin to visit my family! Just five weeks until school starts!!!!
10. I read the Twilight books by Stephenie Meyer. I have a new obsession!
11. Did I mention I love Camp Luther??? We had a blast! (with very few exceptions...)

I'll try to post more soon.

Vacation

Here is my try at posting a picture. We recently took a 2 week vacation. We spent one day and two nights in Chicago.

Highlights included the Field Museum and Shedd Aquarium, as well as successful dining experiences at a few different restaurants! Especially impressive was that we all enjoyed the Thai restaurant, even though it was the first time for any of the kids to eat Thai, and they did NOT serve chicken nuggets! :)

Lowlights were 3 significant PTSD episodes for H. :( Once we were even approached by a security guard concerned to see my dragging H out of the museum! That had my heart racing, but we did ok, and chasing seagulls on the museum lawn helped H to calm down.

This picture shows us "shunken" to the size of an ant in an underground portion of the museum. I am leaning my hand on a worm. G really thought she WAS shrunk, and was uncomfortable until I explained it to her. H was freaked out by the bugs, but still enjoyed herself, holding firmly to an adult's hand! J was pleasantly surprised that he enjoyed it, too!