Sometimes We Hear

Sissy came home early from school again today, so we made a little visit to our doctor again-it was seriously getting to be a problem!
She's just fine-that ear infection (I think he called it "junk in her ear") is still hanging around.  I wanted a new antibiotic, and he gave me a prescription, but thinks the first one might be working..to give it a couple more days.  I told him it was getting old that she kept having a fever at school and having to come home, so he wrote a note that she was checked and fine to stay at school.  That might get me one day!  I've got copies to make and stuff to do.  I love my kids, but I have a crazy schedule to keep!
My friend Danielle came over to help with the Hoedown tickets-I think we bagged about 3500-4000.  I know whole one roll was 2000, one was about 1000, and we started another-maybe another 1000?  We were fast!  (even though we had Fairy chatter and recipes from a non-sick child!) (and two boys who were precious and played sooo well together!)
After our doctor's appointment, Mary Claire had dance.  She's been leaning on me to let her quit ballet, and only stay in jazz (or take tap).  I've never been fond of the idea, since we joined there so she could take ballet with her friend!  (and me and her mom get to TaLk!!)  So, in the van she tells me she's "not trying to break up my friendship!" hahaha!  She is getting so much more personality-it cracks me up! : )  Then she asks if I'm going to cry. (ha!-it takes SO much more!)  So, since it's costume deposit time for spring recital, I decide it's as good a time as any to face facts.  I went ahead and dropped her from ballet (BiG sad face), and she's trying tap next week.  I've got to get her some tap shoes between now and then.  Tap isn't really something you can do without the shoes! : )
I got the best news in a long time today: my wonderful friend is pregnant!  I'm really so, so, so happy for her-she needs this!  She was starting to worry, and was losing faith, and said she wanted to quit trying (No!), so praise the Lord!  Pray that it is healthy, and will see sunny days with its family.  God is good.  Now we are working on me.. heehee : )


Here is an amazing song that stuck a chord with me-Waiting Room by Jonny Diaz-it is so my life.  I'm still in the waiting room, and God has given me a No, but I'm still waiting for the miracle that is a Yes. (and I'll praise Him in the No's!)

Hope you have an amazing Friday! Hugs sweet friends! : )

Dancing with Diabetes

Mary Claire's blood sugar was CrAzY today!  I think she was excited about the Walk, her friends coming to town, getting her shirts, getting walkers (we have the *second largest team*!), just excitement in general.  Adrenaline (a hormone like insulin) affects her blood sugar!  She is running on excitement, and her blood sugar is reflecting that.  She was 75 when she got up this morning, only had her pump off for 15 minutes while I gave her a bath (remember I forgot to do it last night?), then had breakfast and a bolus.  At 9:40, she was 362!  See? Crazy!  I had her wash her hands and recheck.  I was just sure it was wrong, and she'd touched something sticky or sugary-powered.  Nope.  Just high.  She stayed high through the day, but dropped just low enough by lunch so that she could eat (under 240)-then rebounded back up to 240 by 1:40pm.  When I checked her before snack this evening (after dance), she was a perfect 101. : ) Yay!  I think exercise is the best insulin!


Here is her in her first class, ballet:
(She's the second one at the center barre.)

Here's another one-
still second at the barre: 

She's learning! : )  I didn't get any good ones at Jazz-they did tons of stretching, some jumps (which I can't catch without a flash-it reflects off the glass!), then water break, then some free-style dancing in the dark (it helps them be confident since no one can really see them!)  So.  Sweet.

I took the boys with me today, since Ches had a late meeting.  He came to pick them up, but they'd already settled down with Nora (Emily's sister), since she was sharing her iPad and a great Donald Duck movie (I think it was Chip-n-Dale!)-she's a doll!

Precious, precious friends.  We've been truly blessed with the greatest friends around us.  My kids have all found some sweet, pure kids that they get along with great-I am so, so very thankful that God has surrounded us with those He loves.  I know now that it's not just our prayers, but everyone else's that have supported us-we are blessed beyond measure.

Thank you, Lord, for your wings of shelter that protect us from the storms in life.  We praise you, for we are wonderfully and fearfully made in Your image-and You've given us all we need to weather our days.  Please bless our friends and family and answer their prayers.  Send them our love, and help them feel Your arms around them today.  In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.