School's Out for Summer!

Well, not quite, but we may as well be.  The kids and I are already in "summer mode" as far as our thinking goes, and they haven't had any homework lately due to standardized testing, projects, etc.  Thanks to pinterest, we have our summer bucket list ready, new chore magnets made, and are just counting down the final days until summer begins!  In 50 words or less, here is what our spring looked like:
~February steroid shot=mama with crazy amounts of energy for two weeks (glorious to feel normal!), 11th anniversary, spring break fun, Katie enters art contest, Katie finalist in haiku contest, Ryan wins reading contest at school, Katie birthday, my birthday, a million friends' birthdays, Easter (He is Risen!), whole fam volunteers at race to raise $$ for water in Africa, Scott/sr. group writes 70+ page paper for senior design, new friendships started with some amazing Godly women, mama's bod begins to crash hard, Florida trip for the e-dults, ER avoided (whoo hoo!), new cardiologist who has treated mito found YES!

Maybe there are more than 50 words, I didn't count.  :-) But now you can see why I haven't blogged! When I feel great, I don't want to take the time to type; when I feel bad, I use my ipod to access the internet and it's hard to type much on that thing.  As I mentioned, I have been struggling quite a bit the last 2-3 weeks but will see a new cardiologist today.  We are just so thankful a friend found this man who loves to do research, is both a cardiologist and a cardiac EP, and has also treated mito patients before.  Those types are so few and far between!  I'll try to keep you posted on what he has to say, but I'm learning not to make promises I can't keep.  Have a blessed day! Karin

The Summer Bucket List 2012