I am still here

Happy Tuesday evening everyone! Sorry for disappearing for almost 3 weeks but you know that thing called life got in the way. So last time I wrote, the cats were fighting, Ben was gluten and lactose free as we were trying to figure out his belly issues, I had applied for a contracted position, the Olympics were on TV, and life was chaotic. So, what's been going on since then. 

Well, the cats are no longer fighting. They finally are getting along and are back to normal. 

We have had some more medical issues with Ben. He has lost 6 more pounds in one month. We took him to the doctor as he basically had stopped eating and was constantly complaining his belly was hurting and she started him on a reflux medicine, vitamin D supplement (as his tested low) and Miralax as an abdominal x-ray showed he has poop stuck in several areas of this intestine. We are waiting for a referral to Children's Hospital for a GI specialist. We have added gluten and dairy back into his diet as we don't think that that was the problem. He has eaten more in the last couple of days than he has eaten all month. 

In regard to my job, I am now in the 2nd week of my contracted position! I really do like my coworker and my job. Today was a crazy day as she was out sick and her sub was way behind schedule in getting the lunches done and it was stressful, but the kids were fed, and things got done eventually. 

In other job news, Bill got a promotion at work! He is now Team Lead. He interviewed for this position the same day I interviewed for my job. This will involve him getting a pay raise and has more responsibility! SO that is awesome! I am proud of him!

 

Since I last wrote, both Rebecca and Jacob had their 3rd quarter choir concerts. Both sounded amazing, even if Rebecca had the hiccups during her concert. 

 

The weather has been crazy. Some days were cold and snowy. Others, like Saturday were in the 70s and gorgeous. We have taken advantage of the nice days and walked, played basketball at the park and just spent time outside. 

We bought a smaller chest freezer for the basement thinking that Ben going gluten-free was going to be a longer thing and a lot of gluten free foods have to be frozen. Well, now we are using it for meat. We bought this after I had a several dreams in a row about needing to buy a freezer and the final one had Betty White shopping with me for one. 

The boys finished their Upward basketball season. Both had a blast and really came into their own with their teams this year. In his last 2 games, Benjamin finally got a rebound, for which I had to give him a dollar! Jacob did really well with passing the ball and dribbling down the court! 

In other news, I don't want to end this update without mentioning that my heart breaks for those in Ukraine. Pray, pray, pray is what I can do. I am trying really hard not to complain about gas prices, etc. when there are moms who are sheltering in place with their children. I am keeping up with the news, more so than usual, as Bill gave up scouring the news daily for Lent so I am trying to stay in the know. 

Well, this got really long, really fast. I am going to end this here and I will try not to be gone again for 3 weeks, but no promises ;) 

How are things in your area of the world?