Men in tights

The girls and I made cookies yesterday, they were sporting their new aprons. Their names are embroidered on them. I have started potty training Geneva this week and so far so good. In the beginning of the week we would clap and cheer if she did something for us in the toilet, but she doesn't seem to like it when we cheer. She says, "NO NO CLAP!" She seems sad about the whole process, so we don't say anything now. She is going about it very business like. She is really enjoying books lately which I am so pleased about. Sometimes Winnie the Pooh can really be a life saver when you are trying to homeschool and keep her occupied. The big bed she was supposed to move into this week has turned out to be mom and dad's bed, not really what we had in mind when we got rid of her crib. I know this will pass too.

We finally got a call from the doctor about Ethan's $5,000 blood test. He has a gene abnormality in the region they were looking, that being said, the results are inconclusive. It is a relatively new blood test. The blood test only looks at specific genes, his blood results are very common. I am not sure why we bothered. So we are moving on and praying for wisdom on a couple matters. The doctor wanted to test Rex for it also but we don't think this will help Ethan in the long run. We might look for a doctor who has more experience in Ethan's problem.

Why is America obsessed with men in tights playing with balls: baseballs, basketballs, footballs etc... They get paid millions for playing a game that people watch. I am not begrudging their pay, I would like to get paid a lot for the skills I think are important in life too. Why is being good at throwing a ball this way or that way or catching a ball this way or that way so mesmerizing and worth so much to people. It has been in the news so much lately about this one on drugs and totally whacked out behavior from the players in these sports, you would think maybe this would open up people's eyes to the silliness of it all. Ok, I realize it will not change anything, maybe the next generation of American children will not be trained up to be caught up into it.