Today was Jude’s final parent/teacher conference of the year with his online school. His teacher had him read her a chapter book about Mars during the conference. She was quizzing him on his comprehension. One of the questions she asked him is what may have happened to liquid water on Mars. She sounded kind of …
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A Wedding and a Workout
This weekend was great. My older brother finally got married. We are thrilled that he was so selective and waited for the right one. He endured a lot of comments over the years. On June 23, 2010, which was a couple weeks before Mike met Sara, I commented to my Grandma Proper that Mike was …
Going Outside
Winter is dragging on here in Minnesota, with our most recent snowfall just a couple days ago. The boys are rearing to get outside, especially because Andy tends to keep them cooped up all day long. To increase the likelihood that the boys would get to go outside to play in our fenced-in backyard while …
3 Days, 3 Rabbits
One of Jude’s favorite TV shows is Billy the Exterminator. Imagine how excited Jude will be to learn when he wakes up today that they have trapped their 3rd rabbit in 3 days. Andy is trying to rid the yard of rabbits so that the hostas have a fighting chance. I’m wondering if the delicious …
Countdown to the Real Jude
We were thrilled to learn recently that as a result of Jude’s normal EEG and no brain tumor recurrence, Jude can start getting weaned off his anti-seizure meds. I’m hoping we start seeing immediate changes as a result of the lower dose he’s getting. It appears to me that the meds bring down his maturity …
Blue Mountain Mystery
For Christmas this year my in-laws gave Levi a Blue Mountain Mystery Thomas the Train set that is really cool, but very complicated to put together. He loves it. But, I hate assembling it. I hate assembling it so much that the last time I assembled it, I attempted to glue chunks of it together …
Dumb Deer
This past Friday night, the 3 little boys and I headed to my parents’ house to get ready for my brother’s future wife’s bridal shower. It was dark by the time we were leaving home for the drive. While on a stretch of rural highway, there was a motorcycle in front of me so I …
Relief!
Jude had one of his triannual MRIs and an appointment with his oncologist today and we got great news. There is no sign of tumor. The cavity that was created when the 2nd tumor was removed last June is still empty. There is water in the tumor bed area, which is the result of swelling …
Party Night at the Olson House
Tomorrow is Jude’s electroencephalogram (EEG). During the EEG, they test brain activity and try to determine if the various stimuli would have resulted in a seizure if not for the medicine Jude is on. It is a sleep deprived test, so it’s party night tonight, for me and Jude, that is. We haven’t developed our …
Andy’s Quote of the Day
Andy commented this morning about someone he has always followed on Twitter, “_____ is getitng more wacky every day. Actually, I don’t know if she’s getting more wacky or if I’m getting more sane.”