rachel's continued ramblings

sunday: 68* equals slip & slide weather for these northwesterner kids. the dog was hilarious. he kept trying to bite the water that was spraying. monday: layla had her appointment with the rheumatologist at children’s. after an exam, labs, x-rays, and lots of questions, it looks like a preliminary diagnosis of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. now we wait for results and then make a plan for how to best treat it and prevent long-term damage. also monday: it seems that bonez is (mistakenly) under the impression that he is a lap dog… tuesday: big test for the new dog… will he pass the crusty casserole dish test? wednesday: our dominos remodeled and put in this awesome chalkboard wall. thursday: I have no idea why, but micah is suddenly planning his birthday party. he has been making all of these adorable decorations. “it’s my birthday today. arent you excited?” saturday: “therapy” session for toby. I put the dog outside and forced him to come downstairs. he lasted about 5 minutes ...

sunday: we have a new dog!!!!! meet bonez, the husky! tuesday: bonez meets toby, as depicted by micah… it did not go particularly well. there was a lot of chasing, a lot of yelling, a little bit of peeing, and just a little bit of almost getting eaten… micah thought it was funny. wednesday: yup, it’s the pre-wash cycle. thursday: micah’s sandwich. also thursday: he was ‘exercising’ or ‘getting big muscles’ or something along those lines. friday: recital day! saturday: seattle mom prom was a blast with my MOMS Club friends. sipping champagne through a red vine. yum! some extras of our beautiful boy.  

warning: this week is very micah-heavy. no idea why. sunday: rousing game of checkers. tuesday: because he is just so cute. wednesday: another trip to the doctor to have a look at another randomly swollen ankle for layla. this time, we FINALLY got referred to rheumatology. doc is pretty sure there is some arthritis there. thursday: micah picked a flower for grandma. friday: helping me clean grandma and grandpa’s kitchen. saturday: “mom! take a picture of me with toby!” also saturday: cats are such attention hogs. I WAS trying to read.

sunday: a tradition dating back to my childhood. there’s an office park near our church that is (for lack of a better way to put it) built in the middle of a swamp. wetlands, may be a little classier. at any rate, there’s a slough surrounding it, and a lot of the parking lots are frequently flooded. BUT, it makes it a popular place for ducks and geese, and in the spring, you can always find babies! so after church, we went ‘sunday driving’ through the office park in search of ducklings, and were not disappointed. also sunday: family outing to go mini-golfing. we had a blast. we all (well, maybe not dave and shane) totally sucked at it, but it was still fun. tuesday: school skate night at skate king. wednesday: rare spring heat wave meant we had to get out the sprinkler! also wednesday: toby, being a real cat. he was rolling around in the grass like crazy. friday: reading elephant and piggie books before school. saturday: my back’s out. more comfortable on the floor. which is mess...