Aiden has began first grade and I have to say he is still very excited about learning and making new friends. They are still going to Hubbard Elementary while Clinton gets renovated. His teacher is Ms. Bell. It should be a great year for him, as this year they are going to learn to think like scientists.

Today is Aiden’s 6th birthday. Made him a devil’s food cake with chocolate fudge funfetti frosting. He also got a 3 wheeled scooter from Grandpa Banks. All in all a good day!

Had a truly enjoyable Father’s Day. Woke up with Aiden telling me he loves me and I am the best daddy in the whole world! Always nice to hear that. Then Jamie and Aiden took me out to lunch at Appenbee’s. We finished off the day with me taking them to Dairy Queen.

I have blogged before. I occassionaly typed out thoughts that I felt needed put out. But I never regularly blog. I don’t have any followers and no comments to read or review. But I have recently read where getting things out of your head is quite healthy. Healthy for the brain in the sense that uncluttering all that grey matter is good for memory. We remember too much that we don’t need to.
So I will try to blog more here and empty out my brain on a more regular basis.

Being sick around the holidays is like having cheesecake in front of you and not wanting it. So wrong. Yet everyone in the house has had some form of mischief delivered from the sickness clowns. Aiden had a runny nose and cough since September, that has now finally subsided. Jamie was diagnosed with bronchitis last week. A few antibiotics and an inhaler, and she is well on the way to recovery. I just had the runny nose and some stuffy chest cold. Irritating, nonetheless.

As luck would have it, I survived Thanksgiving. I’m not talking about dealing with family. That’s what headphones are for. I actually didn’t contract any sickness from ever sick kids, too proud to go see the doctor adults, nor any House-style rare infection from the dog or cat. Hallejuah!

We had an excellent dinner at my mother-in-law’s and there were around 23 people over for dinner. Great food all prepared by mo in law and her hubby, John, who cooked the bird on the grill.

Did I shop on Black Friday? Hell no. One day I might venture out to see what is happening. But I will not be pitching a tent and joining in a beat down at my local Best Buy. No way.

We all have been suffering from the cold and flu… in various forms. I kind of understand why I get sick; it is so my mind and body have a chance to rest. I’m not one of these people that will not call off when I have a fever over 100. And I did Monday. 101.8 to be exact. So I slept. Lots. In the past 4 days i have slept 48 hours average. Feeling better though.

Got the call I have been waiting for for a few months; mom’s headstone has been delivered to the cemetery and installed. Hallejuah! It is bittersweet, though. Now my mom has a proper final resting place, yet the finality of her death is present in my mind. But it is a beautiful headstone, one that I designed, and definitely has made me feel better about her having a proper grave site to visit.

We awoke at 6:00 am to the frightening sight of Aiden having a seizure. We were frantic and totally caught off guard. We tried to get him to come out of it, and as we weren’t sure what was happening, we called 911. The medics arrived 5 minutes later and took Aiden to Children’s hospital.

After a CT scan, blood tests, and an EEG, it was determined Aiden had epileptic seizures. Since this was the first and only one, who knows if one will happen again. We decided against medicating him at this point. We just want him to live life and deal with things as they come.

Frost on the window,
the night I got the call,
the words of ending,
the finale of it all.

A life so young,
conceded, to the cold,
drowned sorrow,
a cause so old.

Holding a lifeless love,
in the arms of regret…
a solemn promise,
One not to forget.

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