School Dances

 

Kate had a blast spending time with friends at her first high school dance. I loved chauferring the four teens from dinner to the dance so I could snap a few photos and hear the banter between them. 

Ty not only attended his first ever school dance, but he also had his first "date". He bought M&Ms to share with her and reports they spent the whole time talking. I have to say, I totally misjudged his interest in girls. I was certain he would be a Senior in high school before noticing a special girl. He has a lot of estrogen in his world. But perhaps being down to just one sister in his house explains how this has happened. He and Kate, after all, are pretty good friends most of the time and she does not mother him at all. The older girls were constantly hovering and he hated it. 

Sunday afternoons have become charcuterie board moments. We always make a large meal after church but want something later. This makes the perfect snack and given how much Erin loves it, her weekly visit day is ideal for indulging. 

The long-awaited surgical consultation was as frustrating as the entire experience has been for the past two months. The nurse practitioner walked into the room unaware I've had two biopsies and had no idea what gynocomastic density meant on my pathology report because "it only impacts young men". There is a strong chance she read cuss words in my eyes. I was not nice. I explained that nothing about that was acceptable. I've had way too many circular conversations the last two weeks with her office that sounded exactly like the start of that appointment. I need to know if this is something I can ignore, something I need to monitor or something I need removed. She could not answer that for me. I am angry and frustrated. She did call me an hour after my appointment and said the surgeon says I can ignore it follow-up with another mammogram in January. 

On one hand, I want benign findings and everything to be normal. On the other hand, I don't trust them to have a clue as to what is best for me since none of them are taking the time to understand what this means in my body. 

I am stepping away from it for a season for mental health reasons and Erin is working with the doctor she supports to see what answers she can gather and a recommendation for a second opinion. For the time being, I am healthy and moving forward with a stack of medical bills and a renewed distrust of the medical profession. 

Piper has no idea she should fear Oliver. Fortunately, he is equally curious about her and with close monitoring, they co-exist well.

Signs of spring have sprung. We are outside most every afternoon and evening for porch swing sitting, nerf gun wars and games of HORSE. Ty was smacked by a wing of a momma bird on her way out of her nest as he swept the porch for me. It's difficult to tell who was more frightened, Ty or the bird but I'm looking forward to hearing the babies soon. Momma is just going to have to get used to us sharing the porch. 

The week was long and we are all tired. Kate kicked off spring break Friday but Ty and I have another week before we get some time off. We most likely will make it. Maybe.