Victory for Kyle

Two months of lessons, two surgeries, major family upheaval and a thyroid storm later, Kyle is skiing!!!!!

Spring and Kyle proud moments

Kyle learned to ski in jan and feb of 2013. Spring learned how to help Kyle ski given his special needs. I'll post a video or photo on the blogs next.

I'm super proud of myself and Kyle because this was not an easy thing. Durning this time Kyle had two big surgeries and has a life threatening thyroid issue. In fact today before we could ski I had to take him to the hospital for an EKG of his heart. He needs a beta blocker and I was reviewing my CPR skills on the way up. Also in the last two months we suffered the trauma of having to send Lauren to a residential treatment facility for a year and I had some major illnesses too.

The Adaptive instructors that taught us told me I'm a saint. If 'saint' means that your heart is full of heartache chronically and yet you keep doing what is right and what you have to do and once in a while what you want to do, then I guess I am.

Regardless, I'm so proud of Kyle and so grateful for the instructors and so proud of myself for following through despite the Herculean obstacles I've faced. This is how you 'dance in the rain'!

Spring

Putting Lauren's old phone to new use

Since lauren is grounded from phones forever, I decided there was no reason to no use it. Dimitri is thrilled to have his own "phone". We are such a techie family!! How crazy is it that a four year old has a hand held computer for his own use? I guess it's even more crazy that he knows how to use it!!!! He is playing his tunes and dancing around the house! Too cute. Hopefully there are not too many evils to undo later in life from this. Sigh. I'll deal with that later! I've blocked all Internet! And no phone or inapp purchases allowed!!! Lol.