Anyway, as the title indicates, Jacob had a recurrence of Lyme last week. We spent another long night in the hospital having a bunch of doctors look at him. I insisted upon a Lumbar Puncture, what with his recent bout with Lyme Menangitis, and luckily it came back clean. So, he’s back on some antibiotics, and of course we’re watching him, and his sisters, closely for any danger signs. For anyone who’s not familiar with Lyme, I highly suggest you do some reading: it’s frightening for sure, but knowing what you’re talking about (and potentially dealing with) can absolutely mean the difference between a treatable infection and life-long debilitation. Feel free to contact either Mary Lou or me with any questions.

Onto more pleasant stuff!

Jacob has entered the Cub Scouts, and I’ve volunteered as an Assistant (Wolf) Den Leader. We’re both looking forward to the activities this year, and I’m really pleased at how enthusiastic he’s being. The meetings are scheduled for Friday nights, which works into our schedules very nicely.

Rebecca is entering the Girl Scouts, too! Her meetings are on Sunday nights, which isn’t as good as Jacob’s, but at least none of her other activities (Karate & Piano right now) will need to be curtailed.

We made a go with Amanda being fully home-schooled this year, but Mary Lou and I agreed that she needs a bit more time in a traditional setting, so she’s back in Grafton Pre-School a few afternoons per week. This is good to give Mary Lou the time she needs with the older two, and allows Amanda to learn at a more comfortable (to her) pace.

We’re getting a Loop-Loc pool cover put on the pool, and both of us are really looking forward to the ease of opening and closing, not to mention the overall safety of it. If you’ve ever dealt with leaf nets and “droopy” pool covers before, you’ll know what I mean! It’s expensive, but we think it’ll be well worth it.

And finally, our siding and roofing is being done shortly – as with almost everyone in this area, our house got pummeled (FYI: this is a first-hand video where the language is NSFW), literally, with the hail storm earlier this year. I was amazed at how much damage there was, and the appraisal, but that’s why we pay for house insurance!

More when I have time!