Catching up

Dragon 1, a photo by Hamstocks on Flickr.

Taking a moment to say all of the things that have happened lately.

Toby has gotten miraculous eye surgery and has recovered well. He can now see well without glasses and almost perfect with. This is so important and the process has been a great stress for us, and him. He was out of school for several weeks, and getting drops, constant drops. He still gets a few drops a day, but it has an end point and is much less than it was.

I feel myself scratching my head a little about Henry. His concentration seems to have waned the last few weeks and we can’t put our fingers on what is going on. We will try hyperbaric again, and redouble our efforts with supplements, and try to make a plan for the future. We have come up with a sort of plan for first grade. We have been visiting schools and trying to find the right fit for him for the next grade. We have found that none of the schools are going to really fit his academic needs at this age. I think we are going to keep him in Waldorf school and begin academic tutoring for reading, math, and science.

We have begun the process of looking for a new home, and thinking about what we want in a home. We have started the adventure of finding the perfect home for our future, our final home. We now have a much better understanding of what our family is going to look like and what we want in a space. We found and lost one home in the search so far, but that is how these things go.

I have gotten an early Christmas present – a treadmill desk for work. As I type this, I am walking. I have walked roughly 10.5 miles today. It took a few days for my leg muscles to get used to these long hikes, but everything feels good now, and I feel productive on multiple levels at the office. I really believe that it is helping me think.

It has been a year since my mom died. This is a new landmark to watch every year. I miss her and wish I could call her. She died frustrated with her cancer and dying with nothing to do about it. She worked hard to put her mind at rest, but it was so frustrating for her, and sad for us.