Rachel qualified for VARSITY track as a Freshmen! Unfortunately the HS already had older girls who took the few Varsity spots-so she was put in the #1 spot on the JV team. She's just super happy she qualified for Varsity and is excited to be on JV. She has her first track meet today. She is doing the Long Jump and the Triple Jump. She for SURE has the "Hales track legs." That girl has some quads that most boys would be jealous of!
Sarah had her first softball game last night. It was so.very.cold. I was bundled up but by the end when the coach is talking to the other girls i wanted to cry it.was.so.cold! I'm grateful it will be back to 80 on Saturday! I am a WIMP with cold weather. It was a confusing game-they lost 9-6 but apparently the pitcher can only throw 12 outs and our coach thought she could throw unlimited so it ended up us having to forfeit the game!? What in the world!? The league President ended up coming over, a few of the Board Members, both Umps, both coaches. They dont mess around I guess.
I hate doing taxes. Although once I sit down and they are done its not that big of a deal-but it's the lead up to it I dont like I think! I took step one and ordered Turbo Tax from Amazon.com. Then it sat in my mail box for like a week. I have issues obviously! HA So now I've stuck the CD in a cupboard. I need.to.get.on.it.
Jon continues to have his UTI infection. The man n.e.v.e.r takes tylenol for ANYTHING. Our whole marriage he never did. He always felt like they did nothing for him. Through out his injury he's managed to drop his medication by 70%. He got off pain meds as soon as he could. He could be on morphine for his whole life and never have pain-but he told his Dr. I have four daughters at home that need a FATHER not a man on pain pills cruising through life-not even there.
With this round of UTI-he did take Tylenol which has kept his fever at bay. He did start the round of antibiotics. This makes us nervous because if one continues to keep taking antibiotics the body builds up a resistance and eventually does nothing. He is worried that when he really gets a bad UTI nothing will work and that will be the end of it. Last night he said "I dont want go out from a lame UTI-I never thought that's how it would end!" I asked "oh-how did you plan on leaving?" He replied "In a blaze of Glory!" Hysterical.
We have tried MANY things. Cranberry juice 100%. Cranberry pills 100% (taken daily). This round he took AZO which turned his urine dark Orange. Eventually he ended up needing to take the Antibiotics.
When he has a UTI his pain level shoots through the roof. Its the nerve pain (think pins/needles/hot/cold constant pain)-never relief. Its everywhere below his injury-so chest down there is constant severe pain.
He's been in bed the past two days-today will be day three. Hopefully with the antibiotics he will be able to be up tomorrow. Time will tell.
I joked on FB that I need a "Brother Husband!"--for reals that'd be so helpful! Between caring for four children, all who are in sports etc, homework, dinners, laundry, house stuff, running two businesses etc etc etc Then add in a bed bound husband who needs his cath bag drained every couple of hours,feeding him, medication-makes things a bit tricky. Even though life is hard--i am SO GLAD he is still positive. My dad reminded me once "Be so very grateful Jon is a positive person-your life would be unbelievably worse if Jon was depressed, bitter, and mean." That keeps me going when life gets a little hard like this-realizing it could be SO MUCH worse.
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