My dear friend from childhood, Aryn, has started blogging everyday. I love it. While Aryn has always been a blast to be with, naturally her daily quips are delightful. I have gotten away from the daily posts and I think Aryn has the idea (I know there are many more who also blog daily and we followers do appreicate). If you write everyday, you have to get more creative and dig a little deeper to find something meaningful/amusing worthy of posting. Then you're looking for something during the day or whenever to share with the friendly folks out there. I'll try to dig a little deeper, for my own benefit.
Update on Avery: Avery continues to not swallow food/drink. She either gags and/or spits up. We had a consult about getting a g-tube placed in her stomach (to replace the feeding tube down her nose to her stomach). We are tentatively scheduled to have this done Dec. 30th (to get it done this year) here at St. V's hospital. Friday we have a pre-op appointment at the hosp. and we'll meet with the anesthiesiologist then. If the anest. isn't comfortable doing this on Avery, we'll have to schedule this at U. of M. in Ann Arbor. I certainly don't want to go up there, too much angst for me. I hope the anest. doc will feel confident in doing this here. If not, best to side on the safe side. Placing a g-tube is a minor procedure and she'll only stay overnight (if all goes well). Sooooo, let's all hope for the best and I hope the best means to do it in Toledo, but I'm not the boss. :)
Tangent: When I was about 10 years old, my mom forced me to participate in 4-H. Most of my friends were involved as well, so that made it all right in my mind. Anyhoo, one day after a class, one of the girl's mom came to drive us girls home. Aryn and I had walked to and fro all over the neighborhood for a long time (well I moved there when I was 9) and we knew where we were going and felt comfortable doing this. When the poor mom came to get us girls, I said no thanks, we'll walk home. The mom insisted we ride and so we got in. But I was miffed that I was being made to ride. The next stop, I nudged Aryn and said to get out, we were walking. The car stopped and I pushed Aryn out. This nice lady was upset and said we had to get in and I said, "No, we can walk. You're not the boss of me!". What a lovely thing to say to your friend's mom, (and she still is my mom's good friend). We walked to Aryn's house where she promptly was grounded and I slinked home and breathed a sigh of relief when I found out from my mom that no one had been by. I hurried and went out to play in the snow, just as the phone rang. oh uh. Sure enough, I was called inside and promptly grounded and Aryn and I had to take a flower over to this lady and apologize. In my defense to my mother, I smartly said, "Well, she's not the boss of me." Classy.
*I think I might have already posted this story. Sorry, it's still a good one.
4 comments:
Renae! You are one of the few people I know who actually posts quite often and whose stuff I love to read. I often ponder what makes a blog exciting... the writing? The fact that you know the person? I love your blog.. it's so easy for me to picture you saying what you write. And your silliness shines through. I love it.
And yes, blogging is work, no? It does indeed take some digging deeper!
I recall that incident. I was so torn; do I get out of the car with you, or do I just take the ride home? My mom came to me that afternoon and said, "If you ever do that again, I will meet you at the door with a belt." (I should note here that I was spanked a couple of times, but never beat, and certainly never beat with a belt... point is, she was not happy with me. I blame you entirely :)).
p.s. Great picture...
Ok, now I"m dying to know who the mom was. Just making me laugh so hard -- not how I remember you, that's for sure.
Keep us updated on Avery -- we're hoping for the best too!
Yes- do tell. Who’s Mom?? This makes me feel better about my daughter who orchestrated a similar escape from with her activities day group. I was also a mad mother! You and Aryn turned out just fine- maybe she will too! :)
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