A virus, tree removals, and a funeral director’s convention…

There is so much going on around here, I can barely keep up with myself! Mel, Mary Clare and I just got back into town from Charleston. McCanless is still having a ball at “Camp Mimi” in Hilton Head. So much so, that I’m a bit worried that she’ll not be home before the beginning of school. I guess that’s what I get for allowing her to call the shots on when she wants to come home. Oh well, I guess I’ll worry with that when all is clear around here or in August, which ever comes first.

Mary Clare had a virus this weekend, and I wasn’t satisfied with my pediatrician’s diagnosis of simple virus, congestion…treated with 3 days of antibiotic “just in case”. So as luck would have it, Mel had a funeral director’s convention in Charleston this week, so we packed up and headed down. Two birds with one stone…we made it to clinic to see our favorite cardiologist on Monday morning and the convention for a few days of fun in Charleston!

Mary Clare’s feet have been turning blue more and more lately and her stats were running low so I wanted to get Dr. Forbus to check her out. She did have a virus and hopefully that is the reason her stats were lower, and as far as the blueness more often, we’ll have to monitor that. We return to MUSC in two weeks for a sedated echo and a more thorough “numbers” check, and will know more then. Dr. Forbus said that he wasn’t as concerned about the blueness in her extremities just yet. We’ll see. It just feels better to hear that she is okay from him. So for now, we’ll just be happy that she is feeling better!

She certainly had a great time at Charleston Place and at the funeral director’s convention! While Mel was attending classes, we were able to enjoy Charleston for once, not just run in and out of MUSC. We were able to visit with Annabelle’s mom, Rebecca while she delivered baskets to PC-ICU on Tuesday! Always so great to see her! We also found a new favorite children’s shop, Jackson and Madeline on King Street!!! We shoe shopped and bow shopped and ate ice cream and had more Mary Clare/Mommy time. When Daddy was available, we ate and shopped more! Mary Clare was even the belle of the ball last night at the Farewell Party! She danced all night with Mr. Posey from Posey Funeral Home in North Augusta, and chatted away with everyone until I finally decided that the band was probably not helping lull her to sleep as I thought. She’s already a lot like McCanless and her daddy. If the party is going on, they will be the last one standing!

Oh, and about those tree removals…today there are several huge trucks in the yard because we are having 6 HUGE trees removed! What a full week, and it’s only…. Wednesday, I think!!

Oh yeah, thanks for reminding me, Bets! I also turned “30ish” on Monday!

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