It's Black

So much going on around here!

Gib and Mariah are taking another jab at being sick - this time with Bronchitis. I, too, am fighting the second wave and so far just dealing with a sometimes-cough. That's been fun. I think we've spent well over $200 in dr appts, prescriptions, Delsym and Mucinex the past couple months. The kids are on inhalers now to help get over it. So that's been kinda a black cloud hanging over us while we just want to avoid missing school, have fun, and feel good!

To add insult to injury - Gib got a killer migraine on the way to the car before school yesterday. LONG story short he barely made it there to drop off his sister and returned home in agony. I quickly called the Neuro and bless them, they saw the Dude that day. The Clint Cocktail + ER Advice from last year really helped and we didn't end up needing a shot at the Neuro's. But she gave Gib some self-injection medication for the next Big One. We are beginning a wave of diagnostics and treatment plans to help him deal with this unfortunate aspect of life - gotta get it done before college. And yes, I'm having a hard time thinking about that!

Life marches on with or without you - and today marked another milestone in our family - the Dude got fitted for his prom tux. He and his date went to the mall to select it and do the color match thing to her dress which is "dark green" - don't ask Gib if it is dark green like Loden or more like Forest.  And along the same lines, he tells me he likes the tux they chose and I ask what kind is it? And you know how it ends.....

"It's Black" 

 with a green (discount double check move) thing and a bowtie
 
 Gotta love the Dude.  
 
And P.S. I just signed up to bring stuff to the Senior Picnic where he is supposed to wear a t-shirt bearing the logo of where he'll go to college for the Senior Panoramic Photo in the stadium.  No!!!! Stop! Too fast!

Today is Emily's Day Sweet 16
I've been watching these daffodils come up year after year at preschool, and as I was walking by I quickly snapped this photo on my iPhone. I didn't see the sunbeams until I got home and put it up on the computer screen.  It brought a huge smile to my face.  
Everything is OK in the end - if it's not OK then it's not the end.