Ready for Weekend!

It's Thursday and we are busy packing up for a trip to Chicago for the long weekend. Got a little pink princess suitcase full of red white and blue for Little Miss J and shopping this afternoon for snacks for the drive. Adam will have to pack tonight and procrastinate like usual.

Tonight Adam and his brothers are going out to dinner for a farewell (for a little while) to Curt who is moving to Virginia for a couple years. I am sure the boys will enjoy one last meal at Travail and a first meal there for Brent.

Jocelyn has been doing well in school, 9 days left until she is done with Kindergarten and moving on to 1st Grade! EEK, how did this happen so fast! She has had a lot of fun and some trying times getting used to school. But I believe she has grown and learned a ton. She is excited for a summer back at Joan's, we will see how that goes.

Her JIA is still inflammed in her poor little ankles. We go in next month for another check up and possible steroid injections into her ankles for what I think is the 5th time. :( Maybe this will do the trick, maybe not. Wish her little body would leave her alone and let her be a kid.

Jocelyn on Mother's Day 2012 - Making a wish with a penny

Jocelyn last week playing in the teeny leftover puddles

May already?

May 1 – I cannot believe today is May 1st. Where has the first part of 2012 gone to?


Jocelyn has only 5 weeks of Kindergarten left. I cannot believe how fast her first year in school has gone. For the most part it has gone well. It was certainly an adjustment for us all but she has prevailed and is learning so much every day.

I am going to try to blog more, I know I say that all the time but really I am going to give it a shot.

I want to use this as a way to raise awareness for two causes so dear to our hearts. Brachial Plexus Injuries and Juvenile Arthritis. Did you know that May is Arthritis Action Month? It is held to draw attention to the more than 100 forms of arthritis that afflict at least 50 million people in the United States and collectively cost more to treat than cancer.

I am going to start talking more about Jocelyn’s disability and her chronic illness. I encourage you all to do research on these causes as they are both far more common then you know.