A lil Update

Okay I don't know how many people know. I'm not sure if mom has told anyone yet if not i will tell everyone on here. So last week I had abdominal pains and went to the doctor. We thought maybe appendicitis. Well after a week of going to the Doctor, many test, and even treatment for a bladder infection I finally went and got a CT scan at the imagining building. Lucky for me i have little veins and was sent home Friday with no scan because they couldn't get the dye into my veins. I was told to drink lots of water all weekend and come back on Monday. So yesterday I go in hoping i only get poked once or maybe even just twice instead of 4 times haha. Well they got it on the first try but still commented on my little veins. I wonder which side of the family gave me those. Well the scan came back ruling out my appendix. They didn't really tell me much other than i had one ovary that was enlarged and i got a call from my doctor telling me i needed to make an appointment with the gynecologist asap. If i hurried i could get in on Tuesday. . . that's today. So I had an appointment today. He explained my CT scan in full to me. Turns out when they say my ovary is enlarged they mean that it is the size of a grapefruit. Well we did an ultrasound of my ovaries and it confirmed it and i even got to see it. The mass is a cyst and because of its size it is very unlikely to take care of itself so the outcome is surgery on the 7th the date isn't for sure set just yet. Mom and Dad will becoming over so they can take care of me. Just though I would let everyone know. Besides all of that everything in Boise is great and i miss you all a lot. I will soon get to see all the little chillins and meet Sophie for the first time. School is over in two weeks and i couldn't be happier. I love you all =-]
P.S. here is a picture of my new hair
Erin styled it for me

Great Family

This is just a quick little note to say how lucky your mom and I were to have such a great family (spouses are included in this too...even if you're only related through marriage). I watched about an hour of a Little League game today, and came to the realization that most parents don't have the good fortune that we had.

I realize that none of you guys are perfect (sorry Donald...your dip rules you out!), but even on your worst days you're way above everyone else. There were kids digging huge holes in the infield, one kid in the outfield picking dandelions, another was practicing his ballet moves, and one kid actually left his glove in right field and stood in the infield talking to the first baseman (who had his back to the plate while the ball was being pitched). The one that really made me realize that a lot of people are worthless is the kid that stopped by to chat with the ump on his way to the dugout to try to get him to call all balls when his team was at bat. Who the hell raised this peach? His parents weren't any where around. It was chilly at the game because the wind was blowing, but was warm enough that I was comfortable in a sweatshirt. I was the only one sitting in the stands...the loser parents were all sitting in their cars while their kids were out on the field. The talent at this level is non-existent, but don't kids deserve some support from their parents? One poor kid was so intimidated that he refused to get in the batter's box, and the team was forced to take an out because he wouldn't bat. Where were his parents? The only people that encouraged him were his coaches and the umpire...pretty sad sight to see.

What's the point of my post? I'm not really sure. There's a lot more to life than sports, and I just used that as an example of what people are like...kids and their parents . I'm just glad all of you turned out the way you did, and trust that your kids won't turn out like the vast majority out there.

Marathon?

So I've decided that I'm going to do the Portland Marathon this October. I should have enough time to train for it and I'm thinking it will all work out well with my schedule. I've got my first triathlon on May 23rd just a sprint distance, then I was drawn for the Spudman triathlon on July 25th which is twice as long, and from then on its all training for the marathon.
The real question is, does anyone want to do it with me? I managed to talk Blake Vogt and his wife into doing it with me, Dad's been on the DL and probably won't be able to do it, I think Laurie gave me a no, Jeff said I was crazy, so Donald? Steph will probably have swimming and won't be able to get away or train, and Doug can't run becuase he came out part vretard, actually that's like the middle of football season. So I guess I'm basically just asking Donald, though I don't know if his chest cavity can sustain that kind of intense pressure and exercise.......actually the only way you should be able to get out of this Donald is if you're on your MISSION. Actually, Mom, have you ever thought about doing one? You can walk all you want, they even have a walking category...what do ya say? Anyway regardless I'll be there on Sunday the 4th of October (conference Sunday) running until I can't anymore, hope to see some of you there.

I must be retarded...

For some reason I can never leave comments on any posts... what I wanted to say was that I'm with Calvin in thinking that drills suck... it's a lot more fun to just try to score all the time. And as far as me not being able to leave comments on other posts, if someone would tell me how it would be much appreciated

Hurray for Soccer...

Emme had her first "real" soccer match today.  They play 3 on 3 for 5 minutes then switch players so that everyone gets a chance and the girls don't get too tired (or bored/sidetracked).  It was a lot of fun to watch and the girls actually did really well, I was pleasantly surprised.  Emme even scored a goal and had quite a few really good passes.  If you'd like to see more pictures, check out my blog here.

Calvin also started soccer.  He won't have any matches, just four 1 hour long practices.  Last week was his first practice and he got pretty frustrated because he didn't want to do any drills, just kick the ball at the goal... Hopefully this coming week will go better.

In Case You Need a Laugh...

Actual analogies and metaphors found in high school essays:

1. Her face was a perfect oval, like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a Thigh Master.

2. His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and breaking alliances like underpants in a dryer without Cling Free.

3. He spoke with the wisdom that can only come from experience, like a guy who went blind because he looked at a solar eclipse without one of
those boxes with a pinhole in it and now goes around the country speaking at high schools about the dangers of looking at a solar eclipse ithout one of those boxes with a pinhole in it.

4. She grew on him like she was a colony of E.coli and he was room-temperature Canadian beef.

5. She had a deep, throaty, genuine laugh, like that sound a dog makes just before it throws up.

6. Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever.

7. He was as tall as a six-foot-three-inch tree.

8. The revelation that his marriage of 30 years had disintegrated because of his wife's infidelity came as a rude shock, like a surcharge at a formerly surcharge-free ATM.

9. The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn't.

10. McBride fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like a Hefty bag filled with vegetable soup.

11. From the attic came an unearthly howl. The whole scene had an eerie, surreal quality, like when you're on vacation in another city and Jeopardy comes on at 7:00 p.m. instead of 7:30.

12. Her hair glistened in the rain like a nose hair after a sneeze.

13. The hailstones leaped from the pavement, just like maggots when you fry them in hot grease.

14. Long separated by cruel fate, the star-crossed lovers raced across the grassy field toward each other like two freight trains, one having left Cleveland at 6:36 pm. traveling at 55 mph, the other from Topeka at 4:19 p.m. at a speed of 35 mph.

15. They lived in a typical suburban neighborhood with picket fences that resembled Nancy Kerrigan's teeth.

16. John and Mary had never met. They were like two hummingbirds who had also never met.

17. He fell for her like his heart was a mob informant and she was the East River.

18. Even in his last years, Grandpappy had a mind like a steel trap, only one that had been left out so long, it had rusted shut.

19. Shots rang out, as shots are wont to do.

20. The plan was simple, like my brother-in-law Phil. But unlike Phil, this plan just might work.

21. The young fighter had a hungry look, the kind you get from not eating for a while.

22. He was as lame as a duck. Not the metaphorical lame duck, either, but a real duck that was actually lame, maybe from stepping on a land mine or something.

23. The ballerina rose gracefully en pointe and extended one slender leg behind her, like a dog at a fire hydrant.

24. It was an American tradition, like fathers chasing kids around with power tools.

25. He was deeply in love. When she spoke, he thought he heard bells, as if she were a garbage truck backing up.

26. Her eyes were like limpid pools, only they had forgotten to put in any pH cleanser.

27. She walked into my office like a centipede with 98 missing legs.

28. It hurt the way your tongue hurts after you accidentally staple it to the wall

-- 

Darci G. Van Duzer 
Contributing Editor/Cofounder 
The Legality, Online Law Journal

Happy 9 Months Leona

Leona is 9 months old today.  She also had her 9 month check-up and is running a bit on the small side...at least a bit samller than Calvin & Emme were.  Here are her stats:

weight 16lbs 14oz (between the 15th & 20th percentile)

height 27.6 inches (55th percentile)

head 42 inches (15th percentile)

She is crawling like crazy, pulling herself up and walking around things, working on climbing the stairs and also working on her 3rd and 4th teeth (top two).  She loves to get into everything she shouldn't and especially loves being anywhere that Emme & Calvin are.  

Also, to update everyone...

Dan was offered a position at the District Attorney's office here in Eugene for the summer and next school year, so hurray, we're really excited about that.

and good news about me...I got a new phone...I'm very happy with it, except it already got scratched, it takes really nice pictures (see photo above) and after I send in the rebate, I will actually have been paid to choose it.  Okay, so that really isn't anything too cool, but thought I'd share anyway.  (oh, by the way it's a Motorola z9 if anyone cares)

For Breein

I came across this and thought that Breein and Jeff would like it, Harp for Breein and Star Wars for Jeff. click here