For Drew's birthday dinner he chose oatmeal and toast. I was so happy with this choice. I was tired that evening and I needed something easy to make for dinner. Plus, as I explained to Drew, oatmeal is one of my comfort foods. I explained what comfort food meant and he said he already knew that. Then he explained that oatmeal was also one of his comfort foods because that was what he'd eaten the day he passed out. What my kids remember always amazes me...even if I know that those memories will eventually be replaced with multiplication facts and state capitols.
This week was also the week that Julianna put together some really amazing outfits:
I guess her outfits depend on what gender mood she's in. In one of these pictures she's a boy and in one she is a girl. I bet you can't guess which is which.
This week Lily grew up just a little bit more and got braces. She likes the idea of being grown up enough to have braces. But the reality of them isn't as fun. She is in a little bit of pain, plus she has a bead on the roof of her mouth to help with her tongue thrust. The bead gets in her way and makes it difficult to talk. Once she gets used to it, it should help to correct her speech and lesson the pressure she puts on her front teeth. But the part where she has to get used to it and actually correct her speech might be a long road for her. I will get back to you on that.
One more thing this week. Monday, as I mentioned, I had a doctor's appointment. It was an appointment with my optometrist because I've been having terrible eye aches that sometimes are so bad that I have to just go to bed and sleep them off. It finally had gotten so bad that I called the doctor. Well, my usual doctor was out of town. So I saw the other doctor in the practice and that doctor just happens to be a guy that I've known for my entire life. His mom and my mom were in business together when she was pregnant with me and his sister is my oldest friend in life. It was nice to see him. He ran every test he had and did a thorough exam. The only thing he found was that I am actually seeing colors differently out of my left eye. My left eye is the one that happens to be the one giving me trouble. Out of my left eye it seemed like the red color I was looking at had a shadow cast over in in grey. Dr. Ben told me that this could be a sign of MS and referred me to a neuro ophthalmologist to find out more. He is pretty sure that it has something to do with my optic nerve but didn't really have a less scary explanation for the color difference or eye aches I'm having. I'm nervous, but have realized within the last 24 hours that if it is something like MS that is giving me problems, I will not start living differently upon diagnosis. So I'm trying not to think about it and staying busy with my usual chores.
In an effort to stay busy and meet new people, I've joined a book club with my friend Myca. Last night was our first meeting. It was fun and I like all three of the other members. :) I have to say that I might be the only one that obsessively reads but they were all excited about getting started. In the end, we decided on a book that I had already read and loved. It's called The Fault In Our Stars by John Green. It's a great book club book and has everything a great book needs. If you haven't read it, you should. It is my Top Book of 2012 choice. It is a Young Adult novel that you don't have to be young to enjoy. I would recommend it to all of you. The best part about the book club besides the people and the books has to be the name of our club. It makes me laugh just sitting here thinking about it. We call ourselves the Lit Lovers, which is probably the funniest thing ever.
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