Don't Fix What Isn't Broken
June 02, 2008 3:15 PM

Once again life is moving at 200 mph. The school year will be wrapping up in two days. It is so bitter sweet. I truly enjoy seeing my girls grow before my very eyes, but their innocent years are going by way too fast. I will do my best to keep them innocent as long as I can.

Thom said his good-byes to the girls and put them to bed last night. He had to be at the base at 11:00 p.m. to leave on deployment. I received an e-mail from him a few hours ago and he has made it to his first destination safely.

We had a very nice weekend together as a family. On Saturday we took the girls mini-putting. Neither one of them had ever been before. They both really enjoyed it. I am sure we will be going again soon to finish the course. We only played eight holes because they both had sweat dripping from them at that point. After that we went out to dinner and rounded out the day by stopping by Thom's brother's house to visit for a little bit. It was such a relaxing day together.

Juliana will only have about a week and a half off of school before summer school starts. She definitely needs the structure of school during the summer. I don't know how many summers I will be able to send her without a fight from her. Right now she is such a sponge and really enjoys learning.

This summer and next school year are sure to be a challenge to her and me both. Our school district has decided to turn her life completely upside down. They have decided to give her a new nurse starting during summer school and continuing into the school year. She has had the same nurse for both years of Pre-K and now suddenly they have decided to change that. This is the worst possible time that they could make this decision. She will be starting kindergarten at a brand-new school next year (kindergarten is way more intense than it was 24 years ago when I went.) She will have two new teachers (one for regular kindergarten and one for her hearing impaired classroom). She will not have any of the same therapists at school that she is used to. And to top all of that, her daddy is gone and she doesn't understand why he is not coming home from work every day.

To everyone who is intensely involved with Juliana this makes no sense. The people who sit behind the desks at the county office and make all of the decisions do not seem to be looking at the big picture. I am supposed to be meeting with the new nurse tomorrow morning. I am really trying to meet her with an open mind; this is not in any way her fault. I just don't feel that this is the best time to do this to Juliana.

Kendra is starting her summer by staying busy, with what else but sports! Football camp starts next Monday, and is followed by soccer camp the following week. We will have an opportunity to hang out at the pool a bit while Juliana is in school. We don't get to do that with Juliana. I am a little paranoid because of her trach. She doesn't like the water too much anyway. And she can not be out in the sun for too long. The sun really bothers her eyes.

The girls and I are all pretty excited about our trip to Illinois this summer. We have decided to fly instead of drive. With the price of gas right now, we can fly for the same price. Three hours on a plane certainly beats 18 to 20 in the car.

Check back again soon for more updates. We are planning to be very busy, so I should have a lot to talk about.

—Tami