Say Goodbye to Summer!

Most years I hate saying goodbye to summer but this year I think I am ready to say goodbye.  Why you ask? Well it has been a summer full of craziness and people getting sick.  In June my mom found out she had breast Cancer. My Uncle came to visit and that was nice.  Mr. Man started seeing a new allergist at Children's Medical Center.  She is my hero now because my son who never slept during the night and was always broke out with Eczema got clear and beautiful skin.  We tried new meds., wet wraps, daily baths, meds to help him sleep when too broken out to sleep, and the wonder drug (not a drug at all) canola oil!  He is broke out now and not sure what is going on but I think it is something outside allergen related.    My sister and her family came to visit that was great!  I had around 8 kids or more at my house most days but it was fun!  Plus we spent a lot of time at my mom's house and played canasta (a family favorite). Then my mom had her surgery for breast cancer which went really well.  My father in law came to visit but was about 5 days late so kids got very upset.  Then the day he was suppose to leave he got really sick and had to go to the er.  He had appendicitis.  A week and half later he finally got to go home.  The kids had a fun fishing trip with him though. Then my mom had radiation which went well and hopefully doesn't have to have chemo.  That was our eventful summer besides the Texas summer heat of over 100 degrees most days since June (one of our hottest summers ever).  We have stayed in doors alot.  That and major allergies and summer colds which we have been fighting for a month.   We are all ready to get back to normal life and a little less events happening.  We plan to start school at our house on Monday.  We had a pajama party today even the extra kids I watch came in pajamas.  We had popcorn and m&ms (dumdum suckers for Mr. Man) and watched movies on netflix all day.  Mostly because the summer cold finally took its hold on me and for sum reason if I can't breath I don't function.  Tomorrow we go to a baptism for a great friend of ours and a church pool party so that will be a great end to our summer.  I actually am excited to get school going although a little scared as this is my first year to homeschool kindergarten and be the soul person to teach my child to read.  I will talk more about school in my next post but for now Goodbye Summer we will see you again next year!!!!!!!!!!!!