Rod's Doctor Appointment

Rod had a doctor’s appointment yesterday with his neurologist - just his yearly check up. He has had increased seizure sensations, but not increased seizure activity.
I had him ask about this, when we went to the doctor 6 months ago we asked but we saw one that was filling in for his regular doctor and he was NOT any help at all. So I am glad that he saw his regular doctor today. We found out some things that will increase the sensations and so we will try to correct that.
One is fatigue, which we knew about and with his job sometimes it just can’t be helped but I will push for extra sleep on days after he has worked lots of hours.
The other is aspartame, which he has had an increased amount of since we found out his blood sugar was high. So now, we will have to work on sugar another way and he will not be drinking coke zero anymore.
He is going to have blood work done (routine for medications) and also has an EEG scheduled. He has not had one for a while so I am glad the doctor ordered that.

Another Warriors Win!!! Brandi's practice & Dinner!

Another Warriors WIN!!!! GO TEAM!!! They are now 3-0!!

Tonight RJ's arm was bothering him - not sure what is up with that but we will have to keep an eye on it. It was a bummer because we had several people at the game to watch him tonight! He only batted twice and played in one inning because of his arm :(
Our youth pastor, his wife and son all came out! And then another family from church were there - we were playing the school the boys played for - and their nephew also plays on the team with RJ.
They won tonight 14 to 3 in the 5th inning. GO TEAM!!!!

Brandi had her second practice tonight. She said it went well, and that she almost got hit in the head by both of her coaches during batting practice! HAHA! I am SO thankful to several good friends who are helping with transportation for some of these practices & future games. I need to be cloned about 3 or 4 times!

I am so proud of Brandi and SO thankful for her!! She has cooked dinner 3 out of the 4 nights this week. We have had spaghetti & salad, salisbury steak & mashed potatoes & veggies and tonight we had a freezer meal (cheeseburger pasta). She is such a HUGE help around the house, especially with me working! I don't know what I would do with out her!!!

Our plans have been changed this week!!

The beginning of our week changed dramatically!! RJ was suppose to have a game Monday but the other team cancelled. Then they were going to have practice but rain cancelled that, so they scheduled for Tuesday & again rain cancelled it - and the Wednesday practice too. Although we had already told the coach that RJ would not be able to make the Wednesday practice.

RJ's hotstove team DID practice Tuesday despite it raining. The boys were soaked!! But with so few practices they have to get in what they can I guess.

Rachel's team also practiced tonight but again, since it is Wednesday and we have church on Wednesdays, she did not go. Hopefully she will be able to make it to her practice Saturday.

Easter!!!!

HAPPY EASTER!!!!! We had a great Easter!!! Church this morning, and of course we took a few minutes for pictures!! Came home to a great meal and some quiet family time!!! Priceless!!!

I am SO thankful for a Risen Savior and all that Christ did for us on the cross - even though we are not worthy of it! He loved us before we were even born and died for us!

Busy Day!!

What a busy day!!!!
Brandi & I had 'FRIENDS' class at 9. We had planned on having class until 3 but then had some changes to the schedule and had to end at noon.
The church had a community Easter Egg-stravaganza and that was a lot of fun. Pastor Christina planned the whole thing and it was wonderful! I am not sure how many people were there but it looked like a ton!! We had 1000 eggs out there filled with candy!! Rachel went on the hunt!


Brandi helped with the 'petting zoo' area. Her friend brought a couple of goats and Brandi helped her. There were also rabbits, sheep, and I am not sure what else out there!!



RJ also had his first practice with his hotstove team. He knows 2 boys on the team, which is good. He has not played spring/summer ball in Wadsworth before. He did play fall ball last year in Wadsworth so that helped him a bit. I don't think it bothers him to play with a new group of boys, which is good.

Softball!!! It has begun!!!

Both the girls have gotten their calls about softball. They are both on the same teams they were on last year. Brandi had her first practice tonight and was SO excited!!!

We are going to be spending our time RUNNING the next 3 months!! Baseball, softball - if I am not at home or at church, I will be at one field or another!!!

RJ's second Warrior's game PLUS Proud Momma Moment

RJ had his second game - they played Kingsway Christian school. Once again, they played excellent and they run-ruled them in the 5th inning with a final score of 21 to 3 or something like that.




Each game, the team members & coaches take a professional practice ball and all sign it. It is then given to a team member who exhibits certain qualities. Below is a portion of an email that I got from the set of parents who had to pick the boy to get the ball that night.

<<had the privilege of being asked to choose the player of the night to receive the ball that the players signed. The criteria was: attitude on/off the field, encouragement to others, helpfulness, amongst other qualities. We both were very blessed to watch RJ serve, encourage, and help the other players-even before he went on the field to play!! He really deserved this honor.>>

I am SO proud of RJ!!! It does a mom's heart good to hear comments like this about her child!!