Counting

Ok, I promised that I would share what my life as a perfectionist is like. So here it goes! (Big breath). One of the first things that I do during the day is counting. This habit is not as bothersome as other habits that I have. I count how many times I rub soap on my body in the shower, washing and rinsing shampoo and conditioner in my hair, brushing my teeth, lotion and deodorant on my body, chewing food. I mean I could go on and on all day with things that I count. I love certain numbers. Usually any even number and anything divisible by 5 and 10. So, for example, when washing my hair I count to 20 before rinsing the soap out. I've always loved math and thought of it as a "game" while growing up. I took pre calculus in High School and loved it! So maybe I just love numbers!

The dreaded scratch test

I picked the kids up from school early today to get Mr. A to his allergist appointment. He told me he had been nervous all day. He did such a good job. He held my hand and didn't scream or yell, no tears either! He did ask for a break about half way through. What they do is use a bunch of sharp plastic things. They almost have a little prong on the end almost like a needle. They are sitting in liquid of what ever they are testing you for. In Mr. A's case he was scratched with 60 of them. He was tested for things like fruits, fish, vegetables, meat, eggs, dairy, to name a few. His back had red patches and some of them became hives. I did not get a picture while there, and when I checked later his back was normal again. So they said from this test he's allergic to: pecans, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, lamb, pork, and beef. They will use all of the tests to determine what to keep him off of and also from his symptoms. The blood test was not complete yet so we could not make the food plan to reintroduce food yet. The Dr was able to show me his EE cell count is still high and his allergen cell count was extremely high. It should be in the 100's, he is at over 3,000. To me that is so scary! She is thinking she does not want to reintroduce any food at this point and we may have to do another endoscopy. Mr. A does not know this yet, and I will not tell him till I know for sure this is what is going to happen. I go back in 3 weeks to find out what the blood test found.

Back to school

Today my kids went back to school. I was having a very hard time doing things in the order I usually do, so I felt a little mixed up. The first day of school pictures weren't exactly the way I wanted, but they will have to do because we were already leaving late.


A thumbs up for a good day!


The first day of school!


The Fancy Nancy backpack.

When we got to school we parked so very far away. I needed to deliver last minute supplies, medicine and make sure Miss E got to her class OK. Miss E started in right away. "Are we there yet? How much further? My feet hurt. Can I have a piggyback ride?". We delivered Mr A to his class. Everything was busy and hectic, he was unsure what to do. His teacher said for him to pick a seat and visit with his friends. I loved that she was so laid back! Then I took Miss E to her class. The teacher was right on top of things. Pick out your name tag and go sit down and color the picture at your spot. I gave her a quick kiss and the teacher whisked her away. I went home and cried. I worried that she didn't feel like I said goodbye. Well, I did have to return later with a new sandwich (one without peanut butter, there are kids with severe allergies in her class) and get some shoes approved for her (they said yes, thank goodness!). As I was going to put her new sandwich in her bag she was getting her snack out, she told me she was doing good and she looked happy! I felt so much better for the rest of the day. When I picked the kids up from school Miss E told me she loved school and Mr A told me he met new friends today.