Quote of the Day

My mother used to say, if you are going to be a ditch-digger, that’s fine, just be the best ditch-digger. What that has to do with anything, I don’t know, but it makes me feel better to say it.

~~Aunt Rum, Cat Philanthropist

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I have also heard it is hard on the hair.

~ Disclaimer~ The above has nothing to do with convincing BFF-4EVR and family to stay put in lovely Guilderland and not move to the Thunderstorm Capitol of the US. Nothing.at.all.

Back Seat Theologians

Maybe you had to be there but Gilli and Julianna were discussing weighty issues on the long ride to our homeschooling co-op today. In case there is anyone reading who doesn't know us irl Gilli is 7 , Julianna is 4.

Gilli: God is everywhere. He is all around us, He is in this juice bottle (continues with 1,000 more examples I cannot remember).

Julianna: (shocked) IS He even in California?

We rejoin our scene a few minutes later

Gilli was describing the Jesus loves us so much he went through the Crucifixion, how He was beaten ect

Julianna: (disgusted) What kind of people *were* these????

Pump- Day 2

Our first full day on the pump was better than the prior in that eventually Ollie was in a safe range. Right now I am chasing down BGs in the 400s again. I will give him a shot of insulin if he is still high at 2. There are a lot of people to help us navigate these new waters. We just need to dig in and row, eh Frank?

Yes, I am "mixing my metaphors", that is what happens when sleep deprived.

Well

It is 2:30 am. I have poked Ollie no less than 15 times since 8pm, I am having a hard time getting his blood glucose down. I changed his site, finally I just gave him a shot. The pump is amazing, I am so thankful we live in a time with such helpful technology and medicine. I just have to get into the swing of it. So far..not so much. I have to be a friendly human being to my children in 4 hours, not pretty.

Overheard

Ollie (age 5) to mom : "MOM, the most *AMAZING* thing just happened in my life! You know how somtimes the toilet gets plugged and you need the plunger? That happened and .......IT WENT DOWN BY ITSELF. It is like a miracle!"




Ollie is now running on his pump! The pump educator was awesome. It is a little bumpy but I know it will be second nature soon. We had a pump part tonight :-)