Final today!

Today I took my final for Winter term. It was the most difficult test I've ever taken and when it was over I was panic stricken wondering if I passed or not. I did :) I can now go into my last term of nursing school! I have a week to relax ( clean house, do yard work, clean the garage, do my taxes ) and then I'll be doing my internship at the hospital her in Cottage Grove! More family news: On the 23rd I'm taking Alex up to Portland to OHSU ( the big teaching University/ hospital in Portland. A couple of months ago Alex hurt his knee while in a mosh pit at a concert. The thrill of the mosh bit is a bit beyond my understanding, but apparently it's important to the younger generation. Geez I'm getting old! Anyway, it has still been bothering him so his doctor sent him to an Orthopedist. They x-rayed both legs and informed us last Thursday that yes he has a torn ACL that needs surgery but that is not his biggest problem right now. He has bone cysts in his right Tibia that have destroyed and weakened much of the bone. He has to see a bone specialist in Portland. The standard treatment is to aspirate the cyst and graft bone in to regrow bone in the destroyed area. I'm concerned because Alex's cysts seems to be much larger then normal when found and there is a large area of dysfunctional bone. He is also an insulin dependant diabetic which makes these things more complicated. We will find out more on Monday and I will update. On the Lucy front: she is enjoying playing volleyball with the club in Springfield. I'm enjoying? driving her back and forth twice a week and getting up at 4am on the weekend for the all day tournaments. It is good for her to keep busy doing these sorts of things and it will be over the middle of April. It's good mom and Lucy time :) Here's a couple pictures of a tournament.




This is Alex on his birthday Feb 20. He's 19 now! He got a guitar for his birthday and has been learning to play.