Crazy Catch-up

Our youngest Macy turned 4 ...and had 4 celebrations. One in Maui, One at school, One at a friends house, and One with our family that played out over the weekend. She wanted to see Monsters V Aliens....so we did on Saturday after football practice and Reids soccer game. Then on Sunday we met up with Uncle Scott, Aunt Tanya, and Sammy, Grandma, and Bepaw for lunch at Chuck E Cheese...Macys pick, and then home for cake, ice cream and gifts. Truly hard to accept that she is 4. Really seems like it was just not that long ago. However so nice to have kids that are getting to the age of some Independence. The boys make their own breakfasts, pack their bags, put away their laundry, clean up after themselves...but at the same time will still let me love on them, and are still 100% honest with me....those years are numbered.

Duke is hanging on and hanging in with work. We are very aware that changes may be headed our way but we will roll with the waves, and will come out on top. He also had a colonoscopy this week. Not something he wants but I am so proud that he is being proactive against whatever may lurk in the dark corners of his innards. Since his father lost his battle 11 years ago on the 15th of April, he has made it a point to not carry on his dads stoic nature about doctors. So the procedure was a success and instead of follow up in 3 years it is now 5...that is great news.

I on the other hand will be the individual who may cut out my own kidneys to sell on the black market and put myself in a tub of ice....and then the black market would find out how crappy they are and give them back. I have more stone and am a little frustrated at how the system works. Last week I called to schedule a xray, done then an appt for reading said xray...it was inconclusive and an IVP ordered, done, now appt to read IVP xray films...this Friday...that is 2 weeks of discomfort... and they cannot squeeze me in at all before Friday???? What, but are willing to dole out pain meds ....I want answers not meds....maybe if I did not have 3 kids to watch I could vombi-fi myself or maybe if I could actually SLEEP when on them rather than having my mind race for 4 hours...but then again kids , so no day use clearly....this is not a solution in my book. Thankfully, I am just now getting to the pain point rather than the discomfort and really annoying pinching backache. Ahhh whatever....maybe I can just have pvc pipe put in place of my ureter....

The kids are great, Macy is cheering for the Jr. Rattlers and is so cute when she does it....pics soon, Dale is a mean green corner back for the Jr. Rattlers, his motto is nobody catches the ball on my side of the field...not even me.....and Reid is playing soccer for the Cyclones at the YMCA and oddly enough with a child of a fellow Tivy Grad....Doug Copeland....small world. Their team is not a huge force to be contended with but the kids have fun and Reid plays his heart out and plays very well. This last game he wanted to be goalie..he said "MOM I do not want them to score, and the other kids don't stop the ball...I won't score but neither will they" I love that kid...but very similar to dales motto, Duke has ingrained in their minds you'll never loose it the other team never scores....nothing like stiff competition at age 4-6-and 8.... Grades came out and Dale again got all A's...yea for daddys brains, and Reid is doing wonderful as well with all +'s and only needs to work on slowing down....so all is pretty well in the world of Danielville....with a few exceptions....but that is life, and all in all life is pretty good. Pics will come soon