Where Have I Been, Where Am I Going?

No real time for writing lately - lots of after school activities and plenty to keep me busy during the days. Things are going well - 19 days til the big 40! Can you believe it.

Today I'm taking my son to get some dark spots on his skin looked at. Hopefully I'll be told they are just moles or freckles. But, skin cancer runs in his Daddy's side of the family - so I want to be safe. We're also going to get multiple warts taken care of. I'm really nervous for him on this. He has many on his "sucking" thumb", another on the other thumb, and a few others just kind of around - on a wrist, etc. I'm thinking 6 will be gone. And that only counts the conglomerate of them on his sucking thumb once - that whole knuckle looks like one big wart.

So, if anyone has some extra time to say a little prayer today, please say one for Legare. That we can get these ugly warts gone with little pain - that he will be brave and not hurt. That these brown spots are nothing major. I'm really nervous about today's appointment. You know, it's my baby going to the doctor - the mommy mode is kicking in. Maybe a little prayer for my peace would be in line too.

Legare has been so brave lately - the little guy has given up desserts and candy for Lent. He's had a few really big temptations, but he has done very well. You would all be so impressed; he does love his "baked goods and candy".

Julia is in a talent show on Friday. Singing a Taylor Swift song. SOLO. And doing a cute, shorter rendition of Evolution of Dance with some classmates. The 8th grade sponsors the show as a fundraiser and the 8th grade teacher heard her practicing yesterday and told her that he had no idea that such a wonderful voice was down there inside of her. She was really excited about that compliment. I'm sure I'll have some pictures for you (if I can remember the camera).

I'll also be attending the opening gala (flip flop casual - yay) at the newly renovated Holiday Inn on Folly Beach this Thursday. The renovations are fantastic. Windows (walls of windows) were added so that you could actually see the ocean from the lobby and restaurant, and it's decorated in an art deco kind of style. People are saying it could fit in at South Beach. If you're that way, you should definitely check it out. Eat at the new restaurant, Blu. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner and will be hosting a big Sunday brunch soon. I've already eaten there twice and the food is yummy and the atmosphere is great!

update: Appointment went well - no skin cancer! A cream-type medicine went on 10 warts (7 on the sucking thumb alone) that should blister in a few days and cause them to dry up and slough off. NO BURNING! YAY...prayers answered! We go back in 3 weeks to see if we need to do it one more time.

Don't Revisit Your Childhood Like This

On several occasions lately I have noticed the same thing happening. I've noticed it happening at church (on Sunday mornings and during weekday Bible study). It's happened numerous times at the children's school. Happened again at a few basket ballgames and even in large stores (Lowe's I believe).

This thing I have noticed actually kind of grosses me out a bit. It's one of the things that your mother pounded into your head as a child. Over and over. And over again. It's the thing that as a child you just didn't want to be bothered with because it seemed kind of senseless. You literally could have been doing this all day long. As an adult, most of us understand the importance of it. And until lately I thought that it was something that ALL adults did. But I have been proven wrong. All of the places mentioned above had infractions by adults. Well, except for the children's school. That grossity (ooh - new word) was actually performed by a child. But adults were guilty everywhere else. And some of these adults were adults in the "great grandparent" sense of the word. So they should know better.

What is this thing that I have witnessed? This thing that really has me scratching my head? I'll tell you. It's that more people than I have ever noticed before have left the bathroom stall and headed straight out of the door. Maybe slowing down to check their hair in the mirror. But definitely NOT washing their hands. YUCK!!

Is there some sanitary movement that I don't know about? Like - you'll pass less germs after wiping your backside than after touching the sink? Granted, I will a lot of times turn on the water, wash my hands and then get a towel to dry them. I then turn the water off with the towel. And I can understand not wanting to touch sinks in public bathrooms (they are gross in and of themselves). But these bathrooms are the ones inside my church and the school. Where I know they are cleaned everyday. And they aren't even really dirty to begin with. So I say - WHAT IN THE WORLD GIVES?

Please, people, please, either explain to me, or begin washing again. Maybe this explains why 36 of 187 students were absent one day from the school. No one is washing their hands anymore! And these are people you would expect to know better.

P.S. Quick change of subject - whiplash quick - Crock Pot lady's Rotisserie Chicken was YUM! O.K., after re-reading, this just doesn't seem right coming after the subject above. Sorry.

It finally happened. It was cold enough last night that the dog did NOT vacate her bed when the little cat came to snuggle. This morning when I woke, they were both enjoying the warmth of the bed. Which is what I think the cat wanted all along. Because they do love each other, you know.

Not a picture of them in the bed, but a picture of them sharing the love.