update on Caroline

The doctor decided that Caroline does not have appendicitis. Unfortunately, they don't know WHAT is wrong. She still has a fever. She still has a rash on her back and chest and she's still complaining that her tummy hurts really bad. They think that she might have a viral infection of some kind. She's sleeping with me tonight and Scott is sleeping on the couch. He insisted on this. When my kids are this sick, I like to have them close to me so that I can check on them. She did say a funny though. When the technician was doing the ultrasound, she asked Caroline if she had any brothers or sisters. Caroline said, "Yes, I have 2 brothers and 1 sis...ummm, ACTUALLY... I'm an ONLY child!" After we had been in the ER for several hours and Caroline was getting every test under the sun, she said to me "This is the WORST day of my life!" Ohhh let's hope so!

Caroline

Coming up on the holiday weekend (a 4 day weekend for me and the kids), I had all kinds of plans. A barbecue in the backyard, getting extra errands taken care of, deep cleaning the kids' rooms, going to Disneyland. So I jumped in with both feet cleaning, sorting, running errands etc. As much as I wanted us all to make a Disneyland trip, it looked like it wasn't going to happen. Saturday, Caroline wasn't looking good and she had a fever. She was sick and unhappy because us girls were supposed to go shopping. By Sunday morning, her fever had risen and she was complaining of a headache and tummy ache. Scott and I went to church in shifts so that one of us would be at home to take care of Caroline. Last night, our neighbor Don came over and helped Scott give her a blessing. This morning, her fever seemed to have broken and I was hoping that she was on the mend. She spent most of her day in bed and still complained about her tummy hurting. When she finally got out of bed she couldn't even stand up straight. Scott and I took her to the ER. That was around 4 p.m. It is now 10:30 p.m. and she is still there. It looks like our little Caroline has appendicitis. They did an ultrasound and it was inconclusive. That meant she had to have a cat scan. I stayed until 9:45, then Scott took over, (we took separate cars). By the time I got home, by way of McDonald's, Caroline had already had the cat scan and was watching Barbie as Rapunzel on Scott's laptop. Anyhow, it looks like Miss Caroline will be going in for an appendectomy. I'll write later to let everyone know how she's doing.

I will SURVIVE!

Richard and I have joined a fitness club and meet with our trainer Ben twice a week. As I'm sitting here typing this, I am trying very hard to concentrate on my typing instead of how unusual my body feels. At first, it was pain that I felt. Oh my goodness! After our first workout, it honestly felt like my knees wanted to bend the other way! I kept looking down at them to make sure they were going in the direction that my brain was telling them to. I still feel the pain after working out because I'm using muscles that haven't been used since I was about 10. But there is this strange thing that is also happening to me. At first I thought I was leaking somewhere, and became quite concerned. I have since discovered that the proper name for it is "Perspiration". Actually, I'm now starting to feel good at the end of my workouts and not praying for death like I was when I first started. Sometimes it seems kind of pointless to me. I mean, aren't we ALL going to get a new body in the hereafter anyhow?

By the way, yesterday was my last PTA meeting as President! I happily welcomed our new President and wished her well. I will still be 1st VP, but that is SO not a big deal compared to being the Prez. Scott and I still believe that we will eventually move from here. When we do, I need to remember to stay home and keep my mouth shut. I've tried sitting on my hands, but it doesn't work for me. Staying home and not talking to anyone is the only sure fire way NOT to become a slave to volunteering.

Slacker Me

OK, I've been a MAJOR slacker with my blog. The good news is that there are only 4 weeks of school left! Woo Hoo! I think I'll say it again. Woo Hoo!! Between PTA, work, home and all of the school activities, it seems like I barely have time to catch my breath. Anyhow, May 3rd we got to spend some time with the Bowler side of the family in Vegas. Our nephew Glenn was baptized and our niece Whitney came down from Idaho to be baptized also. It was such fun to see our Idaho branch of the family. After the baptism, Whitney decided that she wanted to ride back to Uncle Brian and Aunt Maria's with us. I heard her talking to Caroline in the van saying, "I like water and I like soap. I just don't like them mixed TOGETHER!" Too funny!

Tuesday, Richard came home and informed me that he had paper stuck in his ear. I looked inside his left ear and sure enough he had managed to cram a wad of paper deep inside. I made a doctor's appointment for the next morning in case we couldn't get it out that night. Luckily, between Scott and myself using a flashlight and tweezers, we were able to pull it out and avoided a trip to the doctor. I asked Richard why he did it and he informed me that his math class was too loud and he couldn't concentrate. So he made himself an earplug. Now he goes to school with a pair of "real" earplugs that are much easier to remove.