Handymom to the Rescue

Today, I fixed two shower heads, one toilet, one floor vent, and two burnt out lightbulbs, and put together one awesome tool kit with 95% of the hand tools you might need around the house. Then, of course, there was 5 kids, 3 dogs, medication for 3 kids, shots for 2 kids, 2 loads of laundry in the washer, 2 in the dryer, Costco, Home Depot, all 3 meals for the family, and a short moment to Thank the Good Lord for keeping me busy and sending me amazing blessings. Not too bad huh. Handymom to the rescue!!! Us handymoms would put a show like All American Handman to shame.

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God is good. All the time. All the time. God is good.

God bless you,
Jennifer

Seizures Again

Michael started to have seizures again. He finally was able to see a new neurologist who stated his seizures - all types including atonic, falling and balance issues were three problems:

first - actual seizures and she will do a specialized 8 hour sleep deprived outpatient video eeg
second - atonic seizures caused by complicated orthostatic hypotension involving numerous other medical issues and she will do a tilt table test and orthostatic vital signs
third - really tight tendons behind his knees causing his legs to cross, causing him to walk abnormally and an inability to move his hips causing progressive muscle weakness. She will have serial casting and botox injections done on both legs

We shall be very busy over the next few months. I am glad that someone will finally be addressing problems that have gone on way too long for him.

God bless you,
Jennifer

Shawna's First Tooth

Shawna lost her first tooth. She put it in a special box and wanted to keep it. We put it under the pillow. Wouldn't you know the tooth fairy left money for her, and she got to keep her special tooth as well! She asked me, "Mom, did you really put that money there?" My answer to her, "Do I look like I have wings?" Shawna said again, "No, really, come on mom". My next answer, "Do I look like a money tree?" Shawna said "But mom, you really put that money there didn't you?" Persistant, she was. My next answer, "Do I look like someone who owns a building with lots of teeth in it?" Finally, she went off to do something else satisfied that she would not get a better answer. Ah, the joys of childhood.

God bless you,
Jennifer Richardson