Actual Words

Wow! It's been a while since I sat and wrote actual words on my blog. Lately, I have been living thru pictures because that is all I have time to do. I take pictures, upload them and am off and running again. I knew when Caleb decided to do band and football that our lives were going to get crazy. That statement has been so true but, it's a good crazy. We love chasing him around and getting to spend time with Jared and Aaron while we are chasing. We have been to Christoval, Roby, Menard, Mertzon and Rotan so far. We ditched Albany on Friday night because #1 it's 2 hours away and #2 they are one of the top rated 1A teams and we didn't want to see the blood bath! Instead, we stayed home and had a great time chilling out until Caleb came home at 1:30 a.m.! Ok, we set the alarm and woke up to go and get him. Are you kidding me...who can stay up that late anymore! I figure with a cell phone on him I don't have a worry and set up all night. I can call him anytime I want to make sure he is OK. What did parents ever do before cell phones????? Caleb has only two more home football games on the 22 and then the 5th of November so if you want to see him play drop by. The games start at 5:30 on Thursday nights and are over around 7:30 or so. He marches with the band at home on the 16 and the 30th. The 16th is Homecoming. It should be fun. This next week is homecoming week and the kids get to dress up everyday. Tuesday is PJ day, Wednesday is Blast from the Past (wear retro clothes), Thursday is Nerd Day and Friday is Spirit Day. I will take lots of pictures of the kids dressed up. They are going to be too funny. Jared tells me that he is getting older and is now in 4th grade so he WON'T be doing PJ day because he is too old to wear PJ's to school. However, the same kid has his nerd outfit all picked out for nerd day! I ask you......how can you be too cool for PJ's but REALLY REALLY excited to dress like a nerd????? I think he is too funny!
Well, other than chasing Caleb we have been also battling the swine flu. Aaron came home from school on Monday with it. We went to the doctor on Monday afternoon and they did a flu test on him and it was positive for Type A...........so that meant the H1N1 virus. We declared war on the flu virus right after that and kept Aaron away from everyone and used Lysol and hand sanitizer every time we went in to take care of him. They started him on Tamiflu and we kept fluids and fever medicine in him. All in all, it was pretty mild. His fever was always run down with medicine and his cough was not very bad at all. He didn't have any body aches at all but did have an upset tummy for the first 24 hours. Apparently, that is one of the big signs of
H1N1! We really think that Caleb was sicker with the regular flu last year than Aaron was with the swine flu. So far, no one else has caught it. Caleb had a scare with a sore throat one day but, it was just the cold front that blew through. I was a weird thing. This is the first experience we have ever had where people would not come around us. People are so scared of this flu (and I don't blame them) but it was funny to see how people treated you when you told them you have a sick child at home. They didn't want to hang around you at all! Aaron was out of school from Monday to Friday but was able to go back on Friday. The only rule is now to be fever free for 24 hours. We kept him home an extra day really just to be sure. He loved staying home with Mom and Dad and loved being "home schooled" because his teacher sent all of his work home.
Speaking of school...the boys first report cards are out at Miles. Aaron had all A's including three 99 grades. Jared had all A's and Caleb had all A's except for the C in Math. However, believe me when I say that the "C" in Math is as welcome as the A's are. I was so worried that he was going to flunk. He just doesn't get Algebra and that is what they are doing right now. Have you ever tried to teach a dyslexic child Algebra????? He flips numbers, leaves off signs, and starts to randomly multiply numbers whenever he forgets what to do! It's sooooooooo hard for him! I just hope he is able to pass this year and pass the stinking TAKS test! I can't believe I am already worried about it! Yuck! The boys love Miles though and they are doing so great! Caleb loves going to school and love the extra things he gets to do.
Our "town house" still hasn't sold yet. Please keep it in your prayers. We are getting an extension on the bridge loan and really need it to sell. We have dropped the price like 4 times already. They have a lot of lookers but nobody with $$$'s! It would be driving us totally nuts if we had any control over it whatsoever. However, we know God is in control and we just have to pray and seek Him over it. I know we are were we are suppose to be and we will be patient and wait on Him.
Well, I need to wrap it up. I could go on forever really but, my fingers are cramping! I'll do my best to keep you up to date!

Love to all
JJ

More pictures of the Bulldog Band in Uniform!

Caleb on the move. He is the first row at the bottom right. He is really having fun moving and playing this year.


Caleb and the Bulldog band at competition at San Angelo Stadium this week. It was fun to wach them. I love the hats!!! Hee Hee He is the third one from the left!


Caleb 1st time in this band uniform. This is on Friday night.