Goodbye Tonsillitis!

Molly has had several bouts of tonsillitis this winter. So, the doctors decided her tonsils needed to come out. She had them removed Friday morning at St. Bernard's. We decided to do it this week since Spring Break starts on Mon. She should only miss 1 day of school this way. We weren't going anywhere since we need to stay close to home because of Dennis' dad.
So Friday morning we got up at 4:45 and got to the hospital by 5:30 (very impressive considering we are not morning people!). Molly was decked out in her jammies and furry pink robe carrying her bitty baby, Abby. The staff decided she was a princess!
The procedure went off without any problems. Dennis and I even managed to check in on his dad.
We are now at day 3 and she is doing awesome! She had a little case of the throw ups early this morning. (Did you know phenigren now comes in a gel you rub on your wrist? Amazing!) The biggest problem we are having is keeping her entertained and not dancing!
We are so thankful that everything went so easily. Hopefully the next few days will get her back to full speed!

Molly's Locks of Love

Mrs. Julie was so awesome. She washed and dried Molly's hair. Then she measued it out!

Measuring the 10"
The BIG cut!!

Check out that smile...
Molly was so proud to donate 10" of hair to Locks of Love. She grew her hair out for just over 2 yrs.

We are really proud of her for her dedication and willingness to share. If you ask her if she's going to do it again, she just smiles and says maybe...

Holding the fruits of her labor! That is 2 yrs of tangles and buns, ponytails and braids. Molly loves her new cut and everyone seems to think it makes her look older - and while I'm proud that makes me a little sad...

Catching Up

Recently, Max won 2nd place in Craighead county in the DAR essay contest. The topic was The Gettysburg Address and how it is still relevent today. We are so proud of him.


Max and several of his classmates and their teacher went to the awards ceremony. IS took 2nd, 3rd and both Honorable Mentions in the contest.

Molly is having her hair cut tomorrow. She is having 10 inches cut off and donating them to Locks of Love. She is really excited. She tells everyone "I'm having my hair cut and making a wig!" We are all ready for the big cut- the tangles are out of control!!
Then next Friday she is having her tonsils removed. We have been down this road before with Max so I'm stocking up on ice cream, jello and mini pancakes! Hopefully, she'll do great. We are doing it the Friday before Spring Break starts so she will only miss one day of school.:)Of course this means no trip for us-instead we are going to spend some more time in the yard doing ice storm damage clean up.:(

Both kids are getting ready to participate in the Swim for the Gold Swim-a-thon for their swim team-the Jets. They are swimming laps to raise money to attend the Olympic Swim Clinic with Josh Davis in May. (Let me know if you would like to be one of their sponsors!)

Enjoy this last snowy day! Jackie