Summer is here!!!!!

Wow it’s amazing how much crap can happen in just a few weeks since the last time I wrote in here.

I guess I can start with updates on the Ian front. We went to Fredonia on the 17th and sat for 2 and ½ hours waiting for his turn. The judge I have to admit was interesting to watch and listen to. He was firm yet fair the first case up was an elderly couple who had forgotten to put their handicap sign up when they parked at the hospital. He told them never let it happen again and let them leave. He had a saying from the wizard of oz he liked quoting to especially the dumb ass college students that came before him that day, “ I believe you were a victim of unorganized thinking”. Of the 6 college age campus related incidents Ian was a boy scout compared to the other 5. But still they did deal and changed his charge of possession of stolen property ( a freaking traffic cone that he never really had possession of) to disorderly conduct and he waived the 100 fine and gave him 20 hours of community service to be served when he gets back to Fred in the fall. Of course he didn’t get off free the court fee is 125 and has to be paid by July 17th or they aren’t happy. The second court date was the 22nd and we show up only to find out they want to postpone it again till the end of July. They have a high profile case going on and want to settle that before they deal with Ian. So unfortunately I didn’t get to sigh a breath of relief and have to keep holding my breath for another month. Got to love politicians NOT. I told the kids that I never want to have to be in a court room again unless I am going for the taping of Judge Judy.

Summer officially started for all my kids yesterday at noon. The older ones have really been out since June 10th but Meg still had half days this week up to yesterday. It was actually nice not having to set my alarm this morning and have to get up cranky teenagers for school. I will enjoy it for about a week until swim club starts and they have to be there at 7:30 in the morning 5 days a week. I am hoping that the coach is understanding and can wait for some of the money for swim club Henrys emergency this past week and a half has put a strain on the already strained budget.

Henry had a problem a week and a half ago and we took him to the vet fearing the worst. The doc sent us home with some meds that seemed to work pretty well but by the following Sunday he couldn’t use his back leg at all and was in obvious pain. Took him back yesterday for x-rays because the vet didn’t think he had broke or dislocated his hip and needed to do x-rays to get a better picture of what is going on. First I had to leave him there all day and finally got my answer at 5pm. He tore his ACL in his back knee and that wasn’t the worst of it his spine was almost completely racked with arthritis. He explained every thing to me and said they could try treating it with anabolic steroids and pain med. I was second guess myself. I have always been an advocate of quality as opposed to quantity. But he said that the treatment was only 16 dollars for a shot and we could try it for a few weeks and see how it goes and could always stop anytime. He gave him a 25% chance of improvement. Well I figured we were already 450 in the hole what was another 36 dollars. I just don’t want to make the major put to sleep decision and then second guess myself that maybe just maybe if we had tried. So as long as he seems comfortable we will keep trying.

A Good friend of mine was, hopefully she and her sister are the way home as I am typing this, in an unsafe place for way to long trying to help her sister who is very ill. I live in a small town which can be backwards but Savannah sounds like it’s lost in time. She was not welcomed due to the fact that she is a lesbian and was treated very unjustly and just downright meanly. I can’t even imagine the fear involved for her all I know is the fear I felt after hearing about some of the things that happened. I then started thinking of all the people who actually live there especially young teens and young adults who may be homosexual and the fear and torment they must have to put up with everyday of their lives. What is wrong with people?

Sean has football camp for 3 days after the 4th and is going to hang with his aunt and cousin because the only camp we could afford was not an over night and up in Rochester. Fortunately his cousin is going to the same camp. It will be nice for them to reconnect we have been so disjointed from my side of the family that we lost touch. Megan and Sara then will be gone for a whole week at swim camp. It will be interesting to see how well i deal with them being gone and so far away it was hard leaving Sara last year at the same camp but I am hoping that both of them will be easier because they will have each other. Ian is in limbo. He may or may not be heading to Boston next week. If he doesn't we will have to get creative and find him something to occupy him. He goes today to the cardiologist to see if they can help get his blood pressure under control. I need to make my appt for the same thing.

So I am hoping for a quiet peaceful summer with no major issues and that they are all getting out of the way at the beginning. I know I am funny and living in my own reality but I can hope can’t I.

Stay safe, stay cool, feel loved.

TTFN