Tired Tuesday

Well, it has been a while since I posted. Not much has happened, lately. I guess that is a good thing - nothing too "exciting" has taken place. Unless you count my oldest child going to his first ever high school dance! That was very emotional - I can't believe my baby is old enough to be going to a high school Homecoming dance. He looked VERY handsome, and his sweet girlfriend was beautiful as ever! They made a very sweet couple.

Ryan had to have an MRI yesterday on his knee. It has been hurting for about 4-5 weeks now. Being the "wise" mom that I am, I kept brushing it off to growing pains - FINALLY! The poor guy is 12 years old, just now broke 60 lbs, and is only 54" tall (that's only 4 feet 6 inches). All of his friends are - literally - heads & shoulders above him. He doesn't let it bother him too much, but it does on occasion. We have asked the doctors repeatedly if we needed to worry about his growth. They have assured us that he IS growing, just not very quickly. His growth curve is steady & has not plateaued at all, but he is consistently at the bottom of the chart. However, his personality & determination make up for his lack of physical stature! Sometimes, he amazes me in his ability to understand, or accept, things that I can't get a handle on, yet. Anyway - back to the MRI - the orthopedic doctor seems to think that the meniscus on that knee is too thick & causing "friction" on his knee joint. If this is the case, we will have to have arthroscopic surgery to scrape it down & thin it out some. I know that is minor surgery - and there are parents facing MUCH more serious issues with their children than outpatient knee surgery! However, this time it is MY child and this would be the first procedure he has ever had to go through. At least it isn't anything life-threatening. I shoudl definitely count my blessings!

Emily is doing well - still the "assistant mom" of the house. She is SUCH the caretaker! She loves to make sure that everyone has what they need and everyone is aware of the "schedule" for the day - especially if it alters from the norm in any way. (norm? What's that?)

Forrest has another football game coming up on Monday. So far, his freshman team is 2-0! They are so excited - and ready for another game. He almost can't contain himself from week to week. The boy LOVES his sports!

I had to have a tooth pulled yesterday - my dentist did a great job! It is still very sore, but not painful at all! Much better than I anticipated - especially since I am a complete chicken when it comes to ANYthing dealing with the dentist. Don't get me wrong - my dentist is WONDERFUL and a great Christian man. But I HATE going to the dentist - makes me almost physically sick. (am I the only one?)

Mobile has had 12 STRAIGHT days of rain as of today! I know God gives us the rain for a reason - and I know that if we had gone this long WITHOUT rain, we would be complaining for a different reason. So I will try not to complain - however, I would VERY much prefer a sunnier day! I am ready for some good old fashioned sunshine! Which reminds me: PLEASE join me in praying for the communities in Birmingham, AL and in teh Atlanta, GA areas that have even more rain recently than we have. Reports are showing several flood-related deaths in those areas. Please remember those families. I DEFINITELY have alot to be thankful for.

If anyone is reading, please be in prayer for Ryan tomorrow. We go back to the doctor to get the results of his MRI. Please join us in praying that it is nothing more serious than what they expect to find. I can handle an outpatient procedure. I just pray that it is nothing more.

I hope you all have a wonderful TUESDAY - and hug someone close to you today! You never know when they may be needing that more than anything. Keep Smiling!