The kids went back to school today and it is also my birthday. I call that a win win! No seriously I can't believe I am admitting this but...I wasn't quite ready for the kids to go back to school yet. This was by far the fastest summer ever and they weren't quite to the point of driving me to insanity. I could have handled another couple of weeks I think. But...they are all at school and my house is very quiet. Scooby doesn't seem to mind the quietness. He can actually take a nap without being disturbed. I do think he misses his kids though. I know I do. I had two excited kids and two not so excited kids today. I think you can probably guess who was not excited. Delaney is in her last year of high school. Sigh... She is going 1/2 days this year so she is checking out early. Mason started his freshman year today and has a golf meet after school to boot. No easing into high school for him. The girls were very excited to go to school. They are officially Junior Highers! They chatted last night at bedtime a little longer than normal about what they are going to do and who they are going to see. I wish their excitement could have rubbed off on the big kids a little bit.
The girls are doing pretty well right now. Things settled down after the addition of our new medication. Adding one med, decreasing two and stopping mid-day meds was quite a transition for them. It was very discouraging for quite a while but, I am happy to report they are doing much better. Their moodiness has also settled down some for which we are very thankful for! They still get P.O.'d every once in a while but, it's not an everyday occurrence like before. They still argue with each other all the time about who buckled their seat belt first, who gets to go first when playing a game, who gets to take a bath first, who gets to get their blood drawn first, who gets the first piggy-back ride. You get the point...sometimes being a twin has some downfalls. You don't always get to be first. Speaking of arguing... whenever I am on the phone the girls ask who I am talking to and sometimes I will just say Georgina Poopina if I don't want them to talk to the other person on the line. Well.. Lindsey doesn't believe for a second that I am talking with Georgina Poopina so she will argue with me about it. I said to her the other day, "why do you argue with me?" Her response... "because I am awesome." Yes....yes you are.
We saw our local neurologist a couple of weeks ago. He walked in the room and I asked him to just look at them and tell me what he thought. He said they looked more mature and more alert. He still had a few concerns about them but, was overall happy with how they are doing. I am happy to report that he said he would be willing to refer the girls for a medical cannabis card. When (and if) the rules are approved and the process completed, the girls should qualify. Still months away... Still too many questions and unknowns to even think about trying to get cannabis oil for the girls but, stay tuned. I am hopeful by the end of this upcoming legislative session, we will have a real medical cannabis program. If something could happen at the federal level, that would be huge! I think times are changing... Hopeful anyway.
Overall we had a good summer. Matt and I were able to sneak away to Chicago. It was a much needed and much appreciated weekend away. We were able to spend it with some great friends and the weather was perfect. Each of the big kids were able to get some time away as well this summer. The girls had two different respite caregivers during the week over the summer so they were able to play with them and have lots of fun. We spent some time at Courage League gym, Childserve for therapy and made many trips for slushies at Sonic. We swam a few times in the pool and hope to get out there at least one more time. The wet towel trick is 3 for 3 so definitely glad we found out about it!
So summer has come to a close. Delaney is playing volleyball this fall and Mason is playing golf so we will enjoy cheering each of them on. Football season is coming soon and we are looking forward to cheering for our Cyclones at Jack Trice. The girls are taking classes at Courage League gym three days a week and going to therapy another two. Our calendar is filling up fast and life is about to get really crazy again. That's okay...I wouldn't have it any other way. Blessed beyond measure...
