Mr. Darcy

I guess it can be confirmed that the girls and I are fickle. Move over, Edward, Mr. Darcy is now here.We spent some quality time together watching Pride and Prejudice on Monday evening. We had such a great time together. I love it when it is just us girls. Plus, it reminds me that Megan is still human, and that the alien that has possessed her is not permanent! Megan is now over "Edward" and on to "Mr. Darcy". For the first time, Camille even has a little crush! She got the book the next day and is tearing through it. Megan wants Camille to finish so she may have it next. On Tuesday, I did nothing but spend the day watching the 6 hour BBC version of the movie. Both were fantastic! LOVE IT! The girls and I are going to try to watch all of the movies and read all of the books by Jane Austen. Next up is, Emma.

My New Bag

Most of you know that I love handbags.

Okay...in LA I bought myself a new bag. I had been looking for a new bag. I have been carrying my old bag for over a year. That is the bag on the left. Love it, but it is super heavy. So, directly from the airport we went to the Beverly Center. William was of course thrilled. There I found a LV and a Burberry store! Heaven. Not to mention it had a Bloomingdale's too! So, I looked for a couple of hours and this is what I found! Doesn't everyone need a new bag for Fall? You can't have a new bag with an old wallet. So, I HAD to get that too. (:

Plus, it will look so pretty on my arm when I am in NYC with Joanna!

NO KIDS ALLOWED

William and I just returned from a quick trip to Southern California. We had this planned for many months. I had planned to cancel to stay and take care of Megan. Her surgeon told us to go. We were very close by plane and Megan would be home from school, sitting down and watching TV. So, nervously, I agreed to go. Everyone was so excited to get away, especially William. We went to celebrate a friends 40th birthday. We joined about about 10 of our friends, including several couples, and went to Disneyland for a couple of days. The best part was it was adults only! The goal was for everyone to be kids again. Well, William sure accomplished that goal by getting in a spat with Mr. Potato Head. Long, but funny story! William and I went down a day early to spend some time with his family and also to see his daughter, Ashley. She is just finishing school in Santa Monica. We flew in early Wednesday morning. We did some shopping and after lunch, Ashley came to join us. I was on the hunt for some perfect jeans. Thank you, Bloomingdale's. We had a fun dinner and evening with Ashley and William's family. We stayed in a beautiful hotel right on the beach in Santa Monica. We had a perfect view of the beach and also of the pier. Thursday we walked the promenade in Santa Monica. Thursday evening we took Ashley to dinner again and met our friends at Wicked. William and I saw it in November, but Ashley hadn't seen it. It was fun. Friday and Saturday we spent the days at Disneyland and California Adventure. We had a great time with our friends. We rode just about everything. The best part was spending time with William away from the stresses of everyday life. Well, maybe the best part was my new Burberry handbag, with matching wallet, but don't tell him that! We are lucky to have such great friends. William and I are blessed.

High School

They day has come for Zachary to put on a Grants Pass Caveman football jersey. I know I have said this a thousand times but, when I married William, Zac had just turned 8 and in the 2nd grade. He is now a freshman, playing high school football. It happened so fast. He is doing well and is playing safety and wide receiver. He loves to tackle. These are pictures of him at his first game and of his team coming out together. It is crazy to see them all so big. These are the same boys who used to be shorter than me! It is so exciting!

I Spoke Too Soon...

A day and a half.... That's the amount of time the kid's had been in school. On Thursday, Megan's second day of 8th grade, I received a phone call about noon. On the phone was Megan's best friend Kylee. I was surprised to hear her voice. I was expecting the voice to be someone from the school, as the caller ID suggested. She said, " I am calling for Megan. She's too scared to call. She doesn't feel well. I know when she is faking and this time I think she is really sick. You should come get her". Great.... I was on my way to my own post-op appt. in Medford. I had about 40 minutes to make the 45 minute trip. I was grateful the school was close. At the school, I found Megan in the office, head between her legs, and crying. She was complaining of a stomach ache. I helped her up and signed her out of school. She was walking like an old lady all hunched over. So, home we went. As I was pulling into the driveway, Andrew, a.k.a Brother and Dr. Pitzak, was getting ready to head with Joanna and the girls to tennis. By this time, I was pretty sure that Megan was really hurting. He came over and looked at her. It is so nice to have your best friends next door, especially when the friend happens to be an MD. After examining her, he said the word I was dreading, appendicitis. I called, Neil, the pediatrician,(Also a good friend), who then spoke to Andrew. Time to call the surgeon, who just happens to be Megan's soccer coach when she was 8 and the father of one of Megan's good friends. I called his house to see if he was the on-call surgeon. If he was not, then I would take Meg to Medford. We were in luck. We were off to get labs.

If you don't already know this about Megan, she is deathly afraid of needles. If you have ever seen the old Airplane movie with the hysterical woman who gets slapped, that's what Megan is like. So, getting the blood was a ton of fun. The results showed that her white count was way up. We headed to Brett's office to have him look at her. Much better than the emergency room. It turns out a virus that mirrors and appendicitis was going around. So, we needed to wait to let the pain localize a little more or it would go away. Well, by Friday morning, no relief. We did a CAT scan mid- morning Friday and went home to wait for the results. When I got home, I had a message to call Brett right away. He shared the results with me and asked how long it would take me to get her back to the hospital. The OR was schedule from 3 thru the evening, so if we didn't want her to wait, we needed to hurry as it was available then. I called William and he met us at the hospital. Thirty minutes later, she was in surgery. Andrew cleared his afternoon and scrubbed in to be with Megan. It was very comforting to know that he was with her when we couldn't be. Plus, he was able to snap a shot of her surgery with his Trio. If you want to see it, let me know! Her procedure went perfectly! As she was wheeled to her room, her nurse came in to introduce himself. His name was Troy. Megan looked at me and smiled. Her friend, Kylee was her first visitor. She brought flowers and a cute stuffed animal. Shortly after that, some of the girls from her soccer team came with a card and balloons. Very sweet. She spent the night in the hospital and we came home this morning. She is doing very well. She is very tired, but in good spirits. The Vicodin may have something to do with that! She will be out of school for another week or so, but will be back to her old self soon. She can even get back to soccer in about 2-3 weeks! I am so grateful for her protection on comfort. We are blessed.

Summer is Over.... YEAH!

Is it terrible to be so excited to be home alone? Yesterday was a day of firsts in our home. Both Zac and Camille started at new schools. Zac at Grants Pass High School and Camille at North Middle School. Megan's first day of 8th grade was today. Both Zac and Camille enjoyed their new schools and said it was no big deal. I have said it before, but time is going by so quickly now. Zac will get his drivers permit soon, Megan is a teenager and Camille now shaving her legs. Ugh...I am old. It has been a very long time since my last update. August flew by so fast. We spent a lot of this summer traveling and August was no exception. A brief summary of August: Zac started football and loves it, especially daily doubles. He is playing safety. I hope he doesn't get hurt. Megan played in a tennis tournament, soccer tournament in Portland and turned 13! Her party was a Luau and I hired a lady to come and teach the girls an authentic dance. I had a menu of Hawaiian food and a cake in the shape of a pineapple. I even made Kalua Pork. Yummy. Camille also had a birthday and turned 11. She had a party as well. Her party was a swimming and relay race party. It was a lot of fun. I will add photos and you can see for yourselves. William is busy at work and I am not. It is strange being home. I think I will enjoy it. I am finally feeling like myself again. It was an interesting recovery to say the least, but I have turned the corner. Maybe I will be better at keeping my blog updated so people will stop telling me to fix it! Here are some photos from August. Enjoy!