splash!

It's been a pretty good week. We had fun with Grandma and Grandpa over the weekend. Fort Edmonton was fun and exciting for Canada Day festivities followed by a BBQ supper and roasted marshmallows. The kids really enjoyed having Hubby's dad and step-mom out from Manitoba. On Sunday when Boy2 realized they weren't coming over, he started to throw a full out tantrum because he wanted Grandpa to come back. Needed his num and everything!

But, I saw the surgeon yesterday. That was good. She thinks the stone is back blocking the duct, so we'll have some diagnostic imaging done. And since the surgeons are all booked through to the end of the month, I'm on the emergency surgery list. So they call me, I go in to the ER and wait until they can get me done. Fasting (of course) so if they aren't able to get me in because other emergencies happen, I find out at 8 pm. Then I go home, gorge because I'm starving, then come back the next day to repeat the process. Hopefully it will happen the first day (which will likely be the 21st) but she seemed pretty confident that the absolute last day I'll have my gall bladder will be the 23rd. So we go with that.

Until then I have this drain stuck in my abdomen. Hubby has a conference in Saskatoon the 13-17 and a very good friend of mine in Lethbridge has graciously rented out her 14 year old daughter to come out to help while Hubby's gone. I'm looking forward to having Ladybug out here to help. I'm sure the kids will keep her on her toes!

This afternoon we got out the little wading pool again. This time the Girl was more interested in the goings-on of the boys than what the grass felt like, so she got right in there and soaking wet as well. Not to mention filthy. But that's alright. The dryer decided it wasn't going to work Sunday afternoon, so we called the repairman and bought some clothesline. The fix was quick, but we're going to use the line anyways. The Boy "helped" Daddy put it up, so every time a new load gets hung up, he's out there helping put them up. Every once in a while he goes out to check and see if they're dry yet. He's really proud of that clothes line.

This evening, Boy2 came up to me with a little piece of paper that he had "written" on. He asked me to come sit beside him so he could "talk the words" of his story. So we sat down and he "read" a story he had written to me. It was so adorable! These serious blue eyes following the scribble on a scrap piece of paper.

All three kids have runny noses. Hubby gave it to them. I just hope it moves through their systems quickly so I don't get it. I don't really want that on top of everything else.