Day 152 EEG

Lydia all wired up trying to fall asleep for her EEG.

Today Bill and I took Lydia in for her EEG.  The traffic was terrible so we were 30 minutes late.  Even though we had left an hour and a half early to get to an appointment less then 20 miles away.  I'm just so glad they accommodated us any way.  They hooked Lydia up with wires on different places on her head and had her try to go to sleep.  Which she didn't ever do.  They put strobe lights in her face and made weird sounds to see if they could get her to have a seizure.  I'm not sure if she had any but from my point of observation she did not.  I asked the technician if she had detected any from the brain waves on the monitor and she told me that I would have to talk to the physician in 5-7 business days.  Not too helpful but I am hoping that we can find out more.

It has been really odd lately I haven't seen Lydia have seizures for a while in fact since she had strep throat and she had antibiotics. I am wondering if there is a connection or what is going on with her.  Or in fact is this a miracle.  I will be contacting the doctor.  I am sure she will think I am a little crazy but ......

Day 151 Awards Night

Awarded the presidential award for academic excellence

 Emily received the Presidential Award for Academic Excellence, however she wasn't to thrilled about receiving a certificate with the president's signature on it.  It is what it is!  We are so proud of her and all the work she has put into school.  She is looking forward to going to BYU Idaho in the fall.

Emily had the impression that the school was awarding several of the School Districts scholarships and she was hoping to hear that she was awarded one.  So far she hasn't heard from them.  We will keep our fingers crossed and hope that no news means they haven't decided yet.  No scholarships were handed out nor even talked about at this assembly, so Emily went away a little disappointed.

Seniors with a 3.5 GPA or higher for all 4 years of high school

Day 150

Back to school and to the normal routine of life.  I should say the normal routine of school life.  In just a few weeks schedules and routines will disappear and a feeling of freedom and exploration will begin.  I love the feeling of shedding the school and home routines and mixing it all up again.  It starts with chaos, and then changes to lazy lazy days along with camps, swimming lessons, youth conference, parks, visits, and hopefully a family vacation, before the girls head off to college.  I hope that somewhere amid the chaos and the lazy I can spend time with the kids making quilts, gardening, exercising, hiking, going to the zoo, and visiting some historical sites and hopefully camping.  I have that spring fever and want school to end.  But for today some of the kids are taking their SOL tests and final tests.  Emily is writing her two final research papers of her high school career.  She is enjoying times with friends.  Austin can't wait to get done with the "worst teacher ever".  We are looking forward to seeing Willy get through Algebra 1 because he is making better choices.  Lydia is learning slowly so possibly another year of first grade will put her at the top of her grade!  All in all we are all looking forward to the lazy lazy days of summer.

Day 149 Bowling

Our purple clematis bloomed today 

 our pink Asian Lilly bloomed

We had all kinds of ways we thought we would spend the day! First we thought of taking the kids to Lurray Caverns but then decided we didn't want to drive that far and spend that much money.  Then we thought let's go to DC.  Then decided we didn't want to deal with the crowds.  We are happier in the company of less people.  Then came the idea of going on another hike, but it was so hot and humid.  Then the best idea we decided to go bowling.  It was perfect not too many people not very far away and not too expensive.  We had too much fun parcoreing  and bowling ballet.  We laughed and laughed and bowled two games. We all had so much fun!  For an afternoon snack we enjoyed Baskin Robins ice-cream! Great Day!

Day 148 Sunday

Our Clematis on our light post bloomed 

I am so blessed to have a busy life and be healthy and able.  I am so glad that I have the opportunity to go to church and share the gospel of Jesus Christ with others.  I love being together on Sunday afternoon and talking as a family about church and about life.  It was so awesome to talk about conversion and other gospel topics.  I learn so much from my kids.  Emily's motto is Do What is Right No Matter What.  I am so impressed by the way she lives by it!

For a fun evening activity we made a fire and roasted marshmallows

We had our own fireside!  We talked roasted marshmallows and got ate by the bugs.  The kids set up the tent and slept outside.  They enjoyed a movie in the tent and talked until late.  I love this type of camping. The kids get what they want and I get what I want a soft bed!

Day 147 Fun Times!

This morning we enjoyed the wonderful weather and each other.  We took a wonderful walk on the Bull Run Battlefield.  We started our walk by the stone bridge and wondered down the groomed trail to the Carter cemetery.  It was great to have us all together the air was full of laughter, chatting, and humidity.  I raced Lydia   I was happy to see that I can run father and easier than I use to.  I loved holding Lydia's hand.  We enjoyed some bonding time.    I love the simplicity of taking a walk

We enjoyed a cute movie together called the Lorax.  It was at the cheap movie theater and the children hadn't watched it yet.  It was fun spending time together! great way to start the three day weekend!

Day 146

Friday is my weigh in day at weight watchers.  I think it has been a couple of weeks since I have reported my success at weight loss. Today as I stepped on the scale I thought.  This scale is not going to tell me how I feel today.  It is just a measurement devise that tells me how much I weigh.  It does not tell me what type of person I am.  I am not good or bad because the scale goes up or down.  It is not the determining factor of how I live my life whether I am worthy of love, or how I should feel about myself.  It is simply a measurement devise like a ruler or a measuring tape.  Thus I will use it as such!
Weigh in results
Lost this week 1lb
Total Loss for week 20  41.4 lbs
More than half way to goal!  Next week is my 6 month mark so I will post pictures!