More Playmates

Helen woke up in the middle of the night with terrible sinus pain. She got an appointment in the afternoon with the ENT. They said that she didn't have an infection so she could do the allergy testing tomorrow. They also gave her a super duper numbing spray treatment. After that, she was good to go. Her face felt numb, but being without pain made a big difference. She said she might even be talked into permanent numbness if it meant she wouldn't have any more sinus pain.

It was a great morning for ducks. The rain was coming down sideways. Even with umbrellas we got wet going to the bus stop and Helen got soaked walking from the parking lot to the school.

The rain cleared in the afternoon and it looks like some beautiful weather for the next week. Helen felt so good after the numbing and the weather was so nice that she headed outside for a walk with the boys. The nice weather brought everyone out and it turned into a block party with the Levy's, O'Callahan's, and Morgan's. It's always nice to see the neighbors, but it gets us off our normal schedule. By April, when the days are much longer and the weather so nice, we'll really be struggling to get everyone in bed at a decent time. We found out that the O'Callahan's, next door, are expecting their 3rd child, so they'll be even more kids to play with on the culdesac.

Helen went on a run when I got home and then called another neighbor, Sandra, to wish her a happy "Becca" birthday. Becca is Sandra's daughter and it's her birthday today. She and Derek are the same age and have been close since they were babies. Helen and Sandra talked about how they can't believe that the kids are turning 8! Derek's birthday is March 30th.

We finished reading "The Magician's Nephew", which is the first book in the Narnia series, with Derek. Adam picked Dr Seuss's "Oh, The Places You'll Go". We love that book.