The First Week of the New Year

Wow! The first week, or part thereof, of 2008 is now gone. And we survived without any big crisis! That is great, since last year today, we were called to Flagstaff by Allison when Kaity got so sick, and it was discovered that she had type 1 diabetes. She has done so well this year! I don't think I would have been as great as she has been. It does not run our life anymore, but it does influence it. We drove out to Eastern Arizona College yesterday for Kaity to take placement tests. It was a HORRIBLY LONG THREE HOUR DRIVE! And, though Thatcher/Safford are lovely towns, that is just what they are...towns. No hospital that I could find, no doctors, though I'm sure they do have some, no orthodontists (a challenge that we face with Kate after her senior portraits are taken). I am very uncomfortable having her so very far away, and with her illness, though she has had no problems whatsoever, I would be more comfortable if she was in a city with a hospital. So, we start the NAU admission process. Flagstaff is closer, has all the medical and orthodontic care she needs, and her endocrinologist goes up there once a month, so she could see him there, if needed. All is fine, otherwise. Morgan moved out last week, and that proved to be very good for our home, and very good for him as well, I'm sure. He had begun to dictate too much of what our home should run like, and so we agreed that he needed to be on his own. He has a good job, so he should be fine. Meanwhile, we have all returned to normal life...no hiding Kate's razors, or Nate's deodorant, I have my exercise room back, and we have a peaceful night, though Beau sure is confused without his midnight snacks he used to get when Morgan came home from work in the middle of the night and ate his dinner. Beau just walks the halls at night and sits in the play room...poor guy! Christmas is all put away....and has been for days...A record for me! Dad says the house looks naked, but it is all good. I just got going and could not stop!!! Kaity did too. I asked her to cut down the shell ornaments in the bathroom on the shower curtain...just a few ornaments that were falling apart. Later, I went by the bathroom, and it looked like a sea urchin had thrown up...there were shells everywhere! Come to find out, she cut down the ornaments, and the shell strands that I had draped on the curtain ( a decoration that had been there for years, but Kaity had never noticed! So much for her ever being a witness to a crime!!) After I got upset, I calmed down, and got on Oriental Trading to order replacements. Next time, when she is complaining about how much work she is having to do, I sure will stop and check!