hot hot hot

its thursday.. and unusally warm and humid for this time of year.

the good news is.. we actually got the swimming pool full of water :D the bad news.. the heater needed work.. but that was done today.. so although the kids swam yesterday (55 degrees F) brrrrrr today the water should be in the mid 70s ... much more civilized

this morning alex was getting ready for school.. and just fainted. very strange. he had another episode about 2 weeks ago where something similar happened.. although then he did not actually hit the floor. today he was standing at the sink one minute.. and laying on the floor the next.

i was very worried.. but after he rested a bit.. he felt fine. i took him to the hospital today for testing, and the doctor can find nothing at all wrong with him which is such a huge relief. i have low blood pressure and always have to be careful of standing up too quickly.

the doctor explained that sometimes, especially when your body has changed a lot in a short period of time, that your veins may just not respond quick enough to get the proper blood flow when you change positions... ie sitting to standing.. bending over and standing straight up. alex had his head in the sink getting a drink of water from the faucet...(i hate when he does that) instead of using a glass like normal people. when he stood up, that's when he fainted.

alex has grown another 4 inches since november, and actually has lost about 10lbs. he is still very sturdy ;) but his body has definitely been thru a lot of changes just recently.

for now i'm not going to be like a mother hen. and worry over every little thing.... i promise.

teaching tonight, and tomorrow i'll walk the paint creek trail again. this weekend i have a wedding party to attend. but nothing else exciting planned. i'm ready for summer to be here (school to be out)

the kids get so stir crazy this time of year.... just wanting school to be out. i'd love to not wake up at 5:45 everyday to get them up.

working on camping reservations in colorado, wyoming and maybe even the dakotas this summer... i'll keep you updated!