Big Day!

Had a busy day yesterday. Started off with a meeting with Gavin's teacher and guidance counselor to discuss an intervention plan (just in case). When we got done with that, I dropped Stacie off and picked up Gavin to run some errands. We headed back in to the school to help Nana with a computer problem, got gas, and went to the eye doctor to set up an appointment for me. Then we headed over to the Bewards where we met up with Stacie, Malin, Darin, Mam-Maw and Thea for lunch from the OIP. Stacie has had a bit of a wheeze ever since we got home from vacation, and she seemed particularly bad at lunch. I wasn't sure I wanted her to drive back home, but she did and made it, but went straight for a breathing treatment. By early afternoon, she was so bad that she called the doctor and got in at 3:00. They gave her a shot of steroids and four prescriptions. Things went down hill fast after that. By dinner time she was so bad that she couldn't even sit up in bed without getting short of breath. It's the worst I've ever seen her asthma since we've been a couple. Beth stopped by on her way home from work, so I sent Darin with her before heading to Malin's soccer game with Gavin. Malin played a super game. She had minutes as goalkeeper and as defender. Gavin stuck with me on the sideline for pretty much the entire game, so I got to watch - something I'm not used to! Returned home to find Stacie not improved much, but Mam-Maw had come over to help out. Between us we got Malin and Gavin bathed and in bed. Stacie did manage to get out of bed a bit after that and stayed up until Beth brought Darin back over after 9, but I could tell she was still really weak.

Malin was up early today for her first day of school (too excited to sleep). Of course, Gavin still wasn't up at 7:20 (any other morning, he'd be up before 7). Stacie was feeling well enough to help get them around (still, no stairs, and no picking up Darin). We were worried about Gavin, but he was very excited to go. He was dressed and had his backpack on waiting for the bus first, despite being the last one up. Mam-Maw brought the Holderman girls over, and Beth and Thea stopped by too, so we had quite a crowd to see them get on the bus. Stacie took lots of pictures (which of course I haven't gotten off the camera yet). Then Stacie headed in to the school to take even more pictures (of the whole school - it's customarily the Home & School president's duty to take first day of school pictures for the yearbook). After that we had a nice quiet morning with Darin, which was good because Stacie had tuckered herself out. I made some job related phone calls, and had to call all my soccer parents because the opposing coach of our first game canceled. Got a little bit of housework done too, and the kids were home before we knew it! Both had great days. Malin said that her teacher is AWESOME!. Gavin's teacher called home to say that he was a model student - helping pass out papers, staying at his seat, and faithfully raising his hand. She even said he was good at lunch. (When we unpacked his stuff after he got home, we found his lunch box completely empty. Stacie thought that she had over-packed to make sure that he had enough, but he ate it all! Must have been hungry!) Stacie had made cupcakes for them to celebrate their first day, so we spent the rest of the afternoon decorating and eating them while the kids told us about their day. Then Nana stopped over (she had a rough first day) to get in on the story-telling action. Everyone was pretty tired (and I am getting a touch of whatever Stacie has) and cooperative during the whole bath/bed time routine. Then I fell asleep while tucking Gavin in until being woken by Malin, who needed a drink, at 11:30. Down here for a few rounds of poker (up another $100K tonight) while blogging, then heading to bed myself soon.