2011 has arrived

Welcome 2011 - the Simpsons start the year off the only way that seems familiar... medically! Apparently Sis has low blood pressure, which caused her to pass out at school. Other than a good knock on the head, she's recovered and thankfully, after a day in the hospital and with the cardiologist, it's not related to her pacemaker! We have to increase her salt intake and keep her hydrated, but there's no way to know when or where she'll do it again. I think the best and most cost effective solution is to just install a salt lick in her room, but that may not help the sale of the house. And as of Monday, Wy's no longer got a hernia and he's up and going with no pain meds today! He's tough. Surgery on Monday at 11:00a.m. and back at school on Tuesday at 8:10a.m.

And yeah, the house is still waiting for the right buyer to come along. She's a little more prettied up now with some new ceilings, a new light fixture and door in the boys' room, a new kitchen window and freshly painted back entry and basement stairs. She's been waiting for 10 months now... sigh. I keep telling myself that I shouldn't look at houses because I'll fall in love (or at least strong like) with one and not get it because ours hasn't sold. But, who am I to listen to me?!? We've been looking recently and I've found at least one that I really like and think would work well for our family. It's not perfect, but without unlimited funds, I know I won't find perfect.

While this may not be exciting to you, dear readers, you may soon get to see chronicles of my feet! Yep, the tanks, or at least the right one, is scheduled for surgery and I can hardly wait! To be able to walk and function without numbness and pain will be fabulous and worth the nasty surgery. I'm thinking I may even rename this temporarily The Bunion Blog... nah, that may be pushing it! I've got to go one foot at a time at my doc's request. She said I've got the feet of a 60 year old woman and I'm pretty sure that's not a compliment. I have bunions and tailor's bunions and I excessively pronate from fallen arches. As surgery gets closer I'll share details of what's going to happen. I may even get brave and show you pictures but I'll be sure to post fair warning, because, let's be real - even the way they look now is not for the faint of heart!

Overheard at our house this week:
Me: Do you know what bullying is?
Beebo: Yes. SIGH. N___h in my class doesn't just bully, he torments me.