lotsa stuff

My brother-in-law who is in the Army was deployed to Afghanistan on Friday morning from Ft. Drum. My sister is missing him already as is their daughter. My niece will be spending her first birthday without her Daddy. Many prayers are being said for his safe return.

That same day, my mother checked into a hospital for severe depression caused by her medications. With the new Medicare rules, she was unable to get some of her needed medication which caused an exacerbation of some of her conditions (arthritis, fibromyalgia, degenerative disk disease). She was unable to sleep due to severe pain for at least a couple of weeks which led to a mental breakdown. She seems to be doing better in the hospital but we'll have to see once she comes home.

I took Dakota to an ear specialist Tuesday. His hearing was impaired due to excessive wax in his ears. When they tested his hearing before getting it all out, he had significant hearing problems. Once they got it out his hearing tested normal. Thank God! Hopefully now he will begin to make strides in his language comprehension. He is in speech therapy to help him catch up.

I just found out that my van now needs new brakes all the way around. I put new tires on it yesterday and Les Schwab told me that the front brakes were not good. A friend here in town looked at the back end said that they all need repair. OUCH!!! Hopefully we can get some help with that from the Tribe. They said that I need to get at least 3 quotes and they will help with it. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!