Shots for everyone....

Cody has been a somewhat innocent bystander since team diabetes came to town. But tonight, he got some skin in the game, literally. I needed him to know how to give a shot should he need to. And I needed him to know what shots feel like. So Cody gave Hannah her insulin tonight. And Hannah got to give Cody some saline in the gut. Was a bit tricky finding a place to pinch as his body fat is low, but we did it. 😄 This will likely be an annual refresher for him....very unlikely he will ever have to give a shot, but he has to know how in case she crashes. Feels good to have one more lesson learned. and as Hannah reminds me every 5 minutes, we are one day closer to clinic...

Easter Bunny Rocks

Heaven only knew how the Easter Bunny would handle Easter. Tuns out, brilliantly.

EB left eggs filled with coins. Zero carbs, FYI. And, candy left was clearly marked.

Feeling thankful again today for a sense of normalcy.

Still all over the map...

We're still finding Han's blood sugars are high and all over the map.  She's having some that are "normal range" but it seems that is in the minority.  It's hard to know if that is expected or unexpected, so we just take it as it comes and go from there.  There is something called a brittle diabetic - one who's blood sugars are all over the map and unpredictable.  Crossing fingers, toes and anything else that can cross that we are not that more complicated type of diabetic.

On the docket today...sign up for Panther Camp -- a week long day camp for diabetic kids.  Where everyone is checking blood sugar and everyone counts carbs.  And everyone feels normal.  Heart officially broken that we have to go to camp to feel normal....

DAISY!

When your dog finds and eats your carefully and precisely measured and baked toll house chocolate chip cookies, with the exact carbs known... When that happens...  You will cry.  No question about it.

What? I'm cute! I'd never do anything bad....

Almost like before...

Today we had a slow start...took the day off to hang with Hannah.  Cody (remember him??) is out at Grammy and Bumpa's working on a project, so we had girl time.  Nice.

Nice and getting better.  The girls came over, with their dolls and a day of playing ensued.  And laughter. And singing. And dancing. And ridiculousness.

We ventured out to dinner and dessert, and managed the carb counting and all that goes with it.  Love those ridiculous girls...

And then a sleepover with Emily.  Short of a 2 am blood check, it was like before.  Which was good for Hannah.  And good for her friends.  And good for me.

A friend is a beautiful thing..

Hannah and Aly

Such a good day! SUCH A GOOD DAY!!!

The perfect antidote to saying goodbye to Grammy and Bumpa was an afternoon with Aly - the friend we met at the clinic.  We had lunch at Red Robin.  There was almost excitement to check blood and give insulin, since it wasn't by herself.  We even conquered a milkshake...

Off to the mall for some fun browsing, and the procurement of BFF necklaces.  Important stuff.

And then we went off to Aly's house to play.  The girls were just so happy.  Loved it.  Even better, we got to see Aly do a site change for her pump.  And that was the best gift ever...in that it wasn't so bad.  Not too bad to install, not too bad to receive. Hannah is excited -- even more so -- to receive the pump.  She's ever hopeful that there will be good news at our next clinic appointment on the 12th.

An afternoon of playing and giggling and plotting and planning for future fun.  So nice.

The party must go on....

Who doesn't love an April Fool's Day St. Patrick's Day Party?!?!?

Hannah helps our littlest pinata basher, Koa!

When you already have 70lbs of corned beef and a full case of potatoes in your garage, never mind the fact that your kids harass you daily about when THE PARTY will be, you find a way to throw the party. Even if you're tired.  Even if the weather is sketchy.  Even if you've been at a dead run.  Even if your house is messy.  Even if it's spring break AND april fool's day.

And party we did...   Somehow, the house got cleaned. The crock pots showed up.  The food got made. The yard got straightened. The pinata got hung.  The beer got iced.  I got showered. The green croquet jacket was located.  Green shirts were donned.  People showed up.  Food was eaten.  The weather held.  A good time was had.

Hannah even decided to spend the night at Jim's that night.  Which mean, for the first time since March 13, I slept through the night.  I'm pretty sure I was asleep before the last people turned off my street....