Singing in the Car

Lisa informed me this morning that I trumped her posting. You know, the one I hinted for her to post. I had no idea--I was that tired when I posted and didn't even look at the blog when published. Please scroll down and see our lovely children and her lovely chickens.

I was also so tired last night that I slept through my 3 AM alarm to give William his Zofran. (He got it at 5 AM). Evidently, Ryan and William were so tired that they slept through it too! And when I peeled myself out of bed this morning, I noticed a big goose egg lump and bruise on Soren's face---smack dab between his eyebrows. I asked Ryan how that got there and he had no idea, but tried to remind me of when Soren was crying in the hallway during the night. Huh? Ryan brought him into our room, gave him a drink and then put him back in bed. No lights were turned on so Ryan didn't see the probable reason for the crying. I have absolutely no recollection of the entire event. And that's coming from a light sleeper. And no, it was all exhaustion, no lovely helping pill.

William's ANC is over 15,000. Immune system is intact for a few days. Thank you Neulasta shot! That's the shot he gets after each chemo cycle to help boost his immune system and is one of the many reasons we are thankful for health insurance--the single little shot costs $4,000!!! (I think I just gagged.)

We are back on the weight gaining wagon. Correction. William is back on the weight gaining wagon. We programmed my nifty new phone (it's so smart) to sound an alarm each hour to remind him to eat something--no matter how small. So I apologize if the constant beeping sound I now make is annoying. It's just a phase until my new thinking cap arrives. Estimated date of delivery is unknown due to a huge backorder status.

We stopped at Jamba Juice on our way home and William was excited to learn that the Peanut Butter Moo'd is the highest calorie item on the menu! Way to go, Will! We sipped Jamba Juices, cranked up William's new favorite song, "Hey, Soul Sister" by Train, and put it on repeat all the way home. Without my knowledge, William decided to record himself singing on the way home. It made me smile and laugh. We all need a little more smiles and laughter. Enjoy! (I smile like only a mother can each time I watch it!)