Naturally I cannot have one relaxing week with Tom gone. I was still feeling sick-dizzy and nauseous so I finally decided to make a doctor appointment on Friday when I was off from work. I ended up having to make two appointments since Scott managed to break his cast while pushing up from a table and I needed to get him in for an xray and to determine if he needed the cast put back on or if it could be removed permanently.

So there we both were on Friday afternoon in our separate exam rooms. Turns out I had a sinus infection so I am on a nice, safe antibiotic(No Cipro!). Just Amoxicillin. And boy do I feel so much better. Scott turns out healed up in 4 weeks so they did not have to put his cast back on. But his arm has been pretty sore. He was just so excited to get the cast off!

I managed to survive through the week even though I wasn't feeling well. Scott actually did not feel well either and asked to stay home on Tuesday(after I had already dropped him off at school). I just turned around and took him home and called to let school know he wasn't going to make it. AT least he did not miss much since they had Back to School Night and no homework. He did miss laser tag with the boy scouts that night though which he was a bit disappointed about, but he ended up sleeping all day. Guess he needed a break.

Allison however had to attend the BAck to School night for the Kindergarten class for her internship on Tuesday night. She has been traveling to Scott's school for 2 hours every day to work with the kids. She finds them very fascinating, but she drew the line when one of the boys asked her to wipe his bottom after going to the bathroom! Scott happened to be nearby that day and she tried bribing him, but he wasn't going to go there either! Allison keeps thinking she would prefer teaching high school students. Or perhaps the Business program is looking more promising. We spent some time together filling out college applications this weekend after I attended the College Night program at her high school. They encourage the parents to look over the admissions process and applications to see if the kids missed anything. It is getting quite difficult to get into schools these days. The University of Maryland takes in  around 20,000 applicants a year and only accepts around 10,000. They also have to delay start of school from the fall to the spring since there are so many students.  So right now Allison is working on her biography for her teachers as she has to have two recommendations from them and a letter from her counselor for each school she wants to apply to. She is also working on her college essay(as well as keeping up with her homework, working at the skating rink  and playing Field Hockey).  The team had two games last week. They won their Friday game but lost due to a penalty shot on their Tuesday game. She also enjoyed a Crab Dinner and Dance for the Seniors at the high school on Weds night. She had her fill of crabs, crab cakes, roast beef and corn on the cob. I don't think she will want to graduate!

Tom and I were sorry we missed her games. But I was at the doctor's office with Scott on Friday and Tom was off cooking for the Boy Scouts for their camping weekend. I did enjoy playing Field Hockey on Thursday night as the parents usually have a tailgate party and Parent vs Kids Field Hockey scrimmage at the start of each year. I had fun playing defense(just wish I had been feeling better). I also had to buy food for the tailgate party, and drinks for a luncheon we had at work in which we hosted our medical staff. Our doctors had never been to our out patient rehab clinic(in the past 25 years or so). We decided it was about time they showed up so we bribed them with food and it worked.

Scott and Tom had a Boy Scout camp out on Friday night and the troop hosted a few Cub Scout troops. On Saturday they ran a few stations for the cub scouts-teaching them some skills including fire starting and knot tying. Tom made way too much food on Friday and we both had to haul food and camping supplies to the campground Friday evening after the doctor appointments. Allison was busy working at the skating rink that night. So I ended up staying for dinner with the boy scouts and took all the leftovers home. I have 4 huge bags of ziti in the freezer and an extra pan in the fridge, plus lasagne, lots of veggies and salad. Should come in handy at work for pot lucks.

Tom had just returned from Dallas on Thursday night, so we kept him busy on Friday and Saturday. Besides the camping trip, Tom set up an orienteering course for Scott so he could finish one of his requirements for 1st class rank. (which he did). He also made a useful tool only using  lashing to hold it together which was another requirement.  When the boys got home, Tom was busy working on Allison's car. She needed new speakers since hers were damaged by her goalie bag in the trunk. And she needed new floor mats, windshield wipers and they had already replaced her tires. Then Tom discovered that his computer monitor is dead. That is another issue.  I also had him working with Scott on his math homework since Tom was flying out again on Sunday. This time to LA.

Sunday I kept both kids busy with homework. I also kept Allison busy selling Girl Scout Cookies! Our last year. Let me know if anyone feels the urge to buy a box or two. Or make a donation to our US troops. We went selling one last time down our street. I was surprised to see that no other girl scouts had come down the road yet on Saturday evening. On Sunday the little girls were out in full force, but I think we managed to get most of the neighbors. I am not very helpful when I go out with Allison since I usually spend all our time chatting with the neighbors. I even sat down and had a beer on the deck with a family whose son is heading off to work on ships in Alaska this Friday. They were celebrating him getting a real job. But Allison managed to get through a few more houses on Sunday. After I took her clothes shopping. She discovered that she cannot just wear jeans and tshirts to her internship, so we had to pick up a few more dress pants and shoes.

Now I hope to survive another week with Tom gone. 

I almost missed my brothers' birthdays this month. A very Happy Birthday wish to Dan and DAve who celebrated their 50 something birthday on September 2nd, and another Happy Birthday wish to Mike Bozyk who keeps getting closer to 50 on Sept 10th! 

Sorry, no photos this week. I was too busy to take pictures!

Kathleen