It feels like fall!

The weather is so cool (sometimes cold!) in the mornings and warms up by the afternoon - sometimes a little too warm! It's just a reminder that fall is coming soon, and we are excited. There are lots of rumors and some speculation about the kind of winter we will have following such a big winter last year and such a hot summer. So my boys have gotten the basement corner full of firewood and have a lot outside too. Last year, Pete and I were outside on Valentine's Day getting more firewood from the yard. He told me it was next year's firewood we were using! I said I was thankful we had it and had all summer to get more!

The boys are doing okay. Sam's numbers have improved since his Tuesday visit. We have a new Lantus pen, and maybe that has something to do with it! We had raised his amount last week, so that is probably helping a lot.

Andrew is still having a time and cannot run. He said he felt a little better yesterday. We are trying to get him to eat (at less than 104 now), rest, and get his lungs clear. He has an inhaler used for COPD, and it seems to be finally making a difference. His lungs are great, but they are sick. The only reason he could run was because he could skim from the top, but that is not good for him at all. I did not call the pulmonologist back yesterday and did not hear from the labs. But I will call Monday and see if we are still on the right track.

Will was sick Thursday with a bug. Even though he is 13, I still don't like leaving them alone when they are throwing up in case they pass out or fall over. So I ran back and forth from home to school to work to home to work to school all morning. He was okay after some good rest in a chilly room with lots of covers - mine!

Peter is running more and more. We are hoping he will have a great meet this week and just carry it on through until the end of the season. Cross country requires a lot of self discipline and practice on your own for months before the meets. It is hard to see them put in so much work and then not see the benefits sometimes. But we will keep praying for them to be healthy and be able to run and be a part of the team.

Have a great weekend!

Quick update!

The boys are in full swing at school! Sam continues to like kindergarten more and more. Will likes 8th grade and all of his male teachers. Andrew and Peter are enjoying the new high school.

We have had three cross country meets. Peter should run his first meet next week. His leg is feeling stronger and better. Andrew has done well. They both seem a little sick, so they are trying to go to bed earlier. It is so cool in the mornings and SO hot in the afternoons. That may have something to do with it!

Andrew's pathology reports came back okay for his biopsies. One had suspicious cells, so I will take him back in October to get a good going over. The other biopsy was fine. He does not have to have anything done to the one that has the bad cells - the borders were clear. So we are thankful for that!

Sam is doing okay. He and Andrew go back to the endocrinologist this month. Sam tends to run higher than lower, and I am finding more and more people who say it is his age. It is still worrisome, and some things make NO sense at all. He is getting two shots in the morning before 8:00 a.m.! Don't ask why I started checking this so diligently - maybe because I knew I was leaving him for a while. His teachers have been great - but we have had no meetings about him and his care yet. So I am extra thankful that Will is there to check him and for any emergencies that might come up. Sam is working at checking his own bsl and getting all of his "stuff" ready in case he has to sometime!

Have a great rest of the week!