Sarah had a piano recital last Sunday and all went smoothly once we got out the door. It can feel tricky to balance making time for a nap prior to getting dressed nicely for something while leaving enough time to get dressed and get past any protests. Thanks to Carl helping us both stay mostly calm, we made it.
Amy is ever more recovered and has started wearing her scoliosis brace again. I forgot to mention in my last update that she attended another Higgy zoom. Higgy Bears is a nonprofit group offering community and support for kids and teens with scoliosis. If you know anyone in that category who doesn’t already know about the Higgy Bears, I highly recommend it. Amy has loved both zooms and wears her “bent not broken” bracelet all the time. It’s a big deal to wear a brace for most of every day and to have to do exercises daily so it is wonderful that she has a place to go where everyone knows what one or both of those things are like. I don’t know how much they talk about scoliosis, but I do know they play games and she is always glowing after the zooms.
Amy had a gloriously long play date with her bestie on Wednesday and dressed up in all sorts of things from our costume bin – that is when I knew she was really recovered. It is astonishing to remember that two weeks ago today Amy and I were waking up in the hospital after her surgery. It is wonderful how quickly young bodies heal, especially when the cuts are laparoscopic. There is still some more healing needed before she will be doing cartwheels, but now she is allowed to go swimming and to pick up things over 10 pounds.
Thursday morning, Carl and Sarah ran the Family Fun Run Turkey Trot. Last year Amy participated too, but this year she wasn’t quite healed enough for running a mile to make sense. Sarah loved it and even won a hat after racing a person in a turkey suit. I stayed at home cooking, and then we had a delicious Thanksgiving meal with our local family. We always make enough food to have plenty left over, including 4 different kinds of pie (pumpkin, apple, chocolate, and key lime). The chocolate mousse and key lime pie are recipes left over from our GAPS days and involve avocados. Luckily my avocados behaved and ripened in time.
Our days since Thanksgiving have involved ample dining, desserts, napping, reading, and playing Kittens in a Blender (Amy’s latest favorite card game).
Love and naps to all of you.
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