HAPPY BIRTHDAY CONNOR AND LINDSEY!

Connor and Lindsey are 8 years old today. I can hardly believe it! Unfortunately I'm not home with them, which makes me kinda sad. But, Wayne is going to make their birthday dinner request tonight and celebrate with them tomorrow. Neither of the kids wanted a birthday cake this year, which is a first. Lindsey is going to make cupcakes with sprinkles and Connor wants blueberry muffins. So, tomorrow Wayne will be baking with them and then opening presents. I told them they have to call me and we'll do all of that over speaker phone. I get a little teary thinking about that...but I know I need to be here right now.

For those of you unaware, I'm in Ohio. My mom had surgery yesterday morning. An MRI showed she had a tumor growing on the interior of her skull. The doctor was able to remove the entire tumor without touching her brain and then they put in a titanium plate to replace the area of skull they removed. Now we wait to get the pathology report back to see if the tumor was malignant or benign. I'm feeling pretty optimistic as her risk factors for cancer are very low. Regardless, it was a pretty major surgery and the recovery will take a while.

She has had a REALLY rough day today. Well...it actually started overnight. She has been vomiting and has been unable to keep anything down despite the 2 anti nausea medications she is taking now. If she even rolls over in bed she gets dizzy and sick. She's being brave and is trying to eat some dinner as I type, so I'm crossing my fingers. This is her first meal in 48 hours, so I hope she can keep it in her tummy.

Better go. Looks like she's giving up on dinner already.