The past few days have been fairly routine around the Watson house. Falling into a school routine for both kids has been nice. The one new challenge is that Amanda has been struggling in the mornings with stomach pains. They tend to last until almost lunch which means she has not been eating breakfast or lunch the past few days. Ugh. Just when I think we may be making headway with her weight, this hits. She seems to make it up in the afternoon with snacking, but I still wish she could eat three meals a day AND snack all afternoon! We can't help but wonder if it has something to do with the timing of her treatment cycle and this being her sixth week.
As I shared her recent stomach issues with friends one day and expressed concern along with a little anxiety over not getting some work done, they gently reminded me that is exactly why we are homeschooling. We are homeschooling so that when she feels bad, we don't have to push her to do any school work. Instead, we can let her rest and take it easy. She can take things at her pace and do work as she is able. It was the reminder I needed that even with her school work, I must take things one day at a time.
On this Labor Day holiday, the boys went dove hunting, so Amanda and I slept in a little before heading to my parent's house for Amanda's and Uncle Wayne's birthday party today. Each month my family gets together at my parent's house to celebrate birthdays. Needless to say, with her 10th birthday this month, Amanda has been very excited about this party!
This morning, she had just gotten up, when out of the blue, she got sick. We were not expecting that! She hasn't been sick since her first treatment cycle. I felt so bad for her. What a terrible way to start off a day that she has been looking forward to. However, as things like that seem to go, she felt much better afterwards and it has ended up a good day. While she continues to have a low energy level and does not feel up to doing much, we are still praying that her numbers are on the rise and come Thursday, we can start chemo.
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| A good first day of Dove season! |
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| Taking apart a DVD player - keeps them entertained for hours! |
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| The Birthday Girl |
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| Grampy came to help us celebrate today. |
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| Our traditional game of Nerds. |
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| The boys playing a fierce game of XBox..... |
It will be Thanksgiving before we are all back together again. As the kids get older, go off to college and get married, it is harder to find times that we can all get together. These days, I never take a day for granted, for each one of them is a special gift.
Joshua 24:15
And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
Thinking of you all and yes, each day is a special gift. Prayers for good counts and hoping tomorrow is a better day. Love and Hugs.
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