Today was a great day for the lake.. Yep Z got his cast off yesterday! so for the first time this year we headed to sandy beach. It was a really good thing too, since he has yet to straighten his leg out, it proved to be excellent therapy for him. So good in fact that we may go back tomorrow.

I am enjoying having a week off from classes. Dd is home and although it has taken some adjusting on both of our parts things have settled down the past couple days. I needed to sit on the sand and relax, just to take a breather and process things. Some already know this but Caden has been getting yearly lab tests as part of a study for siblings with type 1 diabetes, We were notified this week that he has tested positive for antibodies, three to be exact (gad65, anti insulin & ICA512) So what does it mean??? well we are having further labs and tests ran, but the reality is that he is most likely developing or will develop type 1 diabetes. We have no way to predict when though and it is possible that he might not. The doctors really don't have the answers as this is very new territory in predicting risk factors. It may be that we are catching it early ( even years) before any symptoms show up, for now his blood sugars are normal. I am not sure that I have even taken the time to process the thoughts of this yet, today I am just glad that for now at least he doesn't have diabetes, every day that we can say that is a blessing. And I am really thankful for the beach...

We will be very busy in the coming weeks, college starts again, home school starts next week, Dd will need to see her therapist once a week & will see the Doctor week after next. Z goes back for follow up on the leg in a month and to see endo in October. And Caden has more testing that we will be doing at children's next week and he will be followed closely. Blessings Lisa

She is coming home to stay !!! :)

Dd is coming home Tuesday, I am so glad. I can't wait to have all my children home every night. I am prepared for a time of transition for a while, it has been hard with her not here, but to be completely honest it was a break from having to deal with the issues she has day to day, and the worrying about her safety at times, so it will take some getting used to for both of us I'm sure. Praise the Lord she is coming home.

I can't wait to finish summer classes, It will be wonderful to have a couple of days each week to be HOME. Dishes and clothes can be kept up and ORDER can be restored around here. Oh sweet day! We have survived the summer only because of the help from my mom, she has been coming to our house to watch the kids each day since Z broke his leg & she takes care of lots of the cleaning for me. What I would do without her I just don't know, and my hubby is great to cook at night while I do homework. He is great! I am sure both of them will be glad when mom takes over her duties again. But for now its time for class... blessings Lisa