Sami's World

We planned a very fun Valentines party.   It started with dinner (tator tot casserole, a new family favorite).   After dinner we exchanged valentines.   Then we let the kids eat as much of their candy as they wanted.   Then we made puppets (thanks Grandma and Grandpa Thompson).   As we were doing that there was a knock on the door.   Upon opening the door there were cookies in a bag complete with frosting and sprinkles.   So the kids each decorated on cookie and ate that too.   Then we ended with a HUGE wrestling match on the floor (to help get the wiggles out and difuse some of the sugar).   We managed to get all the kids in bed and sleeping by 9 pm.   It was a fun party and we enjoyed laughing and playing and showing love, one to another.

We’ve had a very interesting week indeed.   Sunday afternoon our van died.   We aren’t sure why.   I was the one driving the car and so Scott can only make assumptions based on my interpretation of what the sound was that the car made.   The only thing we know is that our van is dead in our driveway and has been since Sunday night.

On that note, I have spent the week at home.   It’s been a very productive week.   Full of cleaning and organizing and school.   I had a friend come over on Monday with her two boys and we made Valentine cookies with the kids.   On Tuesday I was just home all day doing at home things.   Wednesday, I watch three boys in the morning (I’m home anyway, why not!!),   walked to the park in the late afternoon and then we had our valentine party in the evening.

Today (Thursday) was spent in Oakland.   Milo had his CT scan today.   It went well.   We did not get to see his neurosurgeon like we had orginally thought we were.   He was called out of the country on a family emergency.   So we just went home after the CT.   Milo did great this time.   He was scheduled to have anesthesia.   He freaked out like he always does when we go to the hospital.   He didn’t want to wear the hospital gown (who does) and he didn’t want to be in the waiting room.   However, after all the waiting we went into the CT room and he calmed down.   He laid on the bed without crying or moving and just let the doctors do what they needed to.   He was a real trooper this time.   We are considering letting him go anesthesia free next time.   It would make the whole procedure go so much better.   We have a panel review on March 8 and that is probably when we will know the results of the CT scan.   If we find out anything before that, we will let you all know.

We love you all.   Have a wonderful evening.