More Monday Ramblings

It's a good thing we didn't really have a super studious day planned -- the phone kept interrupting me all afternoon! 

A good (elderly) friend of ours called to see if Thomas could put her mailbox back up on its post -- some nice, considerate person knocked it off.  Then the wife of one of Thomas' nephews called regarding the camping trip we're going on this weekend and then had some other things to talk about.  Their oldest daughter, 13, is a diabetic, and they've been having problems with the nurse and other staff at her middle school.  I'm not sure of exactly all the details, but whenever she checks her sugar if it's high they don't take proper care of her, not making sure she gets whatever it is she needs at the time, or calling her parents or whatever they're supposed to do.  One day it was extremely high and the nurse left her in her office for almost an hour before doing whatever it was she was supposed to do.  The principal has an attitude whenever the parents talk to him about it.  So now her pediatrician has signed orders that she be homebound.  A homebound teacher will spend five hours a week with her.  They had considered home schooling, but didn't feel they could meet her needs educationally, so this is a good solution.

Anyway, this afternoon Eler Beth watched an educational video, and then we did word puzzles all afternoon, played outside with the dogs, and fixed dinner together.  We just had leftovers mostly.  Last night I fixed barbecue elk ribs, and we had homemade pumpkin cake with cream cheese icing, made from a fresh cushaw pumpkin.  I can only eat a bite or two now and then because of the eggs in it, but it was very yummy, if I do say so myself!  So dinner was easy.

Thomas worked a little late, then after dinner he and Eler Beth fixed Jewel's mailbox for her, and I ran some books to the library.  Andrew came in from school and went straight to bed.  He didn't want dinner.  He doesn't have a fever and no other symptoms, he's just tired.  He did have a pretty busy weekend, so I think he's just worn out.

I think I'll make an early night of it myself.  Sorry to bore everyone with my super slow, super boring day, but at least you get to hear from me!    Take care!