School’s been out for 3 weeks and it’s been fun times here in Deputyland. Last week was fun simple times - movies, bowling, a visiting cousin. Last Saturday was Mickey’s Challenger Jamboree. She had a great time playing on a nice field and visiting with her friend Jeremy whom she only gets to see once a year at Jamboree. Sunday we took Mickey to Camp HiLite, a Down syndrome overnight camp. She had as much fun this year as she did last year. Michael, Brad and I kept busy but missed her. Wednesday Michael and I celebrated our 20th anniversary by spending the day with Brad going to a movie and an Indians doublheader. We are blessed to be together and to have great kids.
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Mickey and her buddy Jeremy
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Brad and Mickey leaving Camp HiLite
School’s out for summer! Brad finished his first year at the new g/t school with a better than 3.5 GPA. We are so proud of him! Mickey made the honor roll the past 2 nine weeks! We are very proud of her also.
We just finished 4 nights of VBS at church. The message for the week was that everyone is a missionary. The kids packed food for a group in Guatemala last night. It was so cool to see a room full of kids fixing meals to be sent off to kids who often go to bed hungry.
Tomorrow I start training for the Nike Women’s Marathon in San Francisco with Team in Training. Mickey is my team’s honored hero so that makes it even more special. I will be training to do the full 26.2 miles while raising $4000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Please visit my fund raising page and make a donation if you are able. I truly appreciate it! http://pages.teamintraining.org/in/nikesf09/mjmb@deputyfamily.net The event takes place October 18, but I hope to have my fund raising done by mid-July so I can focus on my training. I’m a bit nervous about the distance since I’ve only done a half marathon in the past. Thanks for your support!
WE LOVE YOU!!!
Dad, Mom & Mick
Yes, it’s a very happy Saturday around here. Mickey’s fever is finally well and truly gone. I thought it broke Thursday night, but she was still running a bit of fever yesterday. Today there was no fever at all and her pain was much less. She felt so well, in fact, that we were able to carry out our plan for Girls Night Out while Michael and Brad had Guys Night Out. We girls went to Red Robin, then bowling and then to Culver’s for frozen custard. The guys went to 5 Guys Burgers & Fries and then to Great Times for arcade games. We all had a great evening. When we got home we watched National Treasure 2, one of our favorite movies. It was a happy day, indeed!
I had both kids into the doctor yesterday. Brad had been battling a sore throat off and on for two weeks. Mickey got sick yesterday at school with a sore throat and fever. Brad just has some sinus issues and drainage causing his problems. Mickey has strep. She’s had a fever all day getting as high as 102*. Poor girl has been miserable except when on a Tylenol or Advil high. Both kids are on antibiotics so we hope Mickey will recover quickly and that Brad will be protected from the strep.
Today’s post is all about Miss Michaela. We’ll start with last Wednesday. She and I were on Fox 59 News early morning to do a story with our eye doctor about her new glasses. Here’s the link to the video: Mickey and Jenny on Fox 59 News. Here’s the link to the website about the glasses themselves in case you know anyone who would benefit from them: www.specs4us.com On Friday, Christel House had their annual science fair. She planted bean seeds and watered them with either salt water, plain water, sugar water or Diet Coke to see which would grow the best. She hypothesized that the plain water would work best and it did. Mickey got 3rd place for the 5th grade! She was so excited and we were so proud of her. Here are some pictures from her project:
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Mickey planting the seeds on day one
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About 10 days into the experiment. From left to right - plain water, sugar water (that's mold on top), salt water, and diet cola.
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Mickey and her finished display board
Finally on Saturday morning, after having stayed up late at a church sleepover, Mickey helped lead 3 tours of the cancer unit at a Riley Info Day. All the people on the tour loved her enthusiasm and the obvious love she has for Riley.
It’s been a great week for our princess!!
Michaela had clinic on Monday. Her counts were all gloriously normal and her AGC was 3148! Praise God! We don’t go back to clinic till August. That’s going to be strange waiting 6 months. But it’s a wonderful kind of strange! :) Unfortunately Michaela has developed a pretty serious cold in the last couple of days. She stayed home yesterday and will be home again today. I just gave her a breathing treatment and it appears to be helping. Hopefully she’ll be all better by Saturday so we can go to Ball State’s and Purdue’s Dance Marathons.
Brad is doing great! His horseback riding lessons are coming along. He is gaining confidence and learning more each week. He had a great time at SuperStart last weekend at church. He wants to go to Cincinnati when SuperStart is there in April. We’re thinking maybe for his birthday, but we’ll see.
The school assembly schedule is winding down for me for Pennies for Patients. I have just two left to do. I have really enjoyed this job and will miss it. Hopefully I’ll get to do it again next year. I am coordinating Pennies at Brad’s school, so I’m learning another part of the process. It’s going to be fun!