Chicken Pox and Clinic Visit

I hope all the mothers had great mother's days. Mine was nice in parts.

Thursday, I called Ryan's Spina Bifida Clinic contact to ask about his tendancy to walk on the side of his feet. The bow leggedness is less of a concern so long as the kid stays on the soles of his feet. I'm fearful that he'll break something.

He was fit in the next day to see his physical therapist and orthopedic surgeon. To make a long story short, his diagnosis is that he will very likely need braces when he's a bit older (2 - 3) and surgery. A doctor at Primary Children's did invent a surgery that doesn't require the bone cut in half. So that's an improvement. His physical therapist said Ry should wear shoes all the time as he does it less with shoes on and next year with braces, it will be an easier transition for him. And assigned him (poor guy!) daily therapy at the park. Where he has to PLAY on the play structures and climb up and down the hills. How awesome is that for therapy!

Friday night, we went to Black Angus for an early Mother's Day dinner. During the dinner, Alex got pale and cold and had an enormous pimple on his forehead. We figured out Saturday, that it was not a pimple, but the first of many pox. Pox of the Chicken, that he suffered a vaccinating shot to prevent. Am I irratated about a vaccine not working? You bet. Why make them suffer the shot if it doesn't work. With any luck, the other three young ones will not suffer the same fate.

Alex is getting a week off of school. Guess which week? STATE TESTING WEEK! Doesn't that rock! Next week is his field trip to the zoo. Talk about lucky. I had them during summer vacation. Mark on his birthday.

We've stayed pretty busy getting this place ready to show. Cleaned the entire top floor, repainted all the exterior door frames, cleaned all the carriage lights outside, etc. I'm working on the kitchen and front room today. We're going to have the property tour later this week, so we've got to get it in prefect shape.