Barely started and sidetracked, time to get back in the groove! That last 10 months have been busy to say the least; I'll catch you up. I continued to work on my classes in pursuit of a business and marketing degree with a certificate in leadership. In June 2015 I became a grandmother for the first time. My bouncing baby boy became the father of a bouncing baby boy. He's beautiful and I was invited to witness the whole process of the birth of my first grandbaby. What a gift, something not many daughter-in-laws to be would agree to. The poor girl suffered many set backs, postpartum, and several trips back to the ER. I'm so fortunate to only 65 miles away so I could help out. That baby boy is now crawling and just recently pulling himself up to furniture. They still reside only 65 miles away where he teaches and is an assistant coach and she is a para and most recently started a blog about first time parents. They will be married in a few short weeks and we will head to my happy place to celebrate their union. The next few months after baby R's birth. School started and my family made our first trip as one big unit in several years to a state park for the school's first vacation weekend of the year, Labor Day weekend. We rented a HUGE home that dated back to the 1800's, former officers quarters, and had the time of our life. New memories were made, horse back riding, buffalo stew, stage coach rides, museums, etc. We are looking forward to this year's trip back to the same park. In October we had a little setback...maybe a little more than a "little". My 19 year old daughter suffered a major setback. I received a call at work she had collapsed and they had called the ambulance. She was laying on the floor whimpering. she was suffering what they assumed a seizure of some sort. We unfortunately have been battling the seizures ever since, no answers, tests after tests, many trips to the "city", images, blood drawn...NO answers. Petit Mal or Absence seizures. They believe that she may have been suffering them all her life and something recently has triggered significant episodes. They have also discovered a thyroid issue and we are awaiting orders to see a specialist. I have since quit my classes. I am not able to keep up or focus, my world now revolves around my daughter and her health. Everyone else is standing around like puppies wagging their tails waiting for mommy to throw them a bone. It's not a good situation but I'm hoping if I get back to writing it will relieve some of my stress. We will take one day at a time and meet any challenge head on as it comes to us. My oldest daughter Brittany graduated from college in December. What a proud moment for this mommy! She worked so hard to get where she is! My heart swelled and I am looking forward to seeing the great things she will do in the future. She's been writing for years & maintains her own blog and has a big girl job that she enjoys. My "little" boys? They're in school, it's March & an early spring? We just finished our basketball season with a first round loss at state. The first time since 2002 as a team we've made it, what a fun year. My son is freshman, so after a very long dry spell we were back on the wood bleachers and following the team. I didn't realize how much I missed it. Prom is just around the corner & in a small rural community the freshman get to attend. My youngest? He's in Kindergarten and LOVES school. If he didn't look so much like his dad's family I'd swear he'd been switched at birth. There! I think...MORE than I anticipated but I think I'm all caught up.
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Cynthia"Don't put an age limit Archives
July 2018
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