Tonsillectomy

What a week! Ryan got an ear infection a couple of months ago and when I took him to the doctor he was very concerned about the size of Ryan's tonsils. He put him on antibiotics for 3 weeks to see if that would help. It didn't. He then referred us to an ear, nose and throat doctor. We had that appointment Monday morning. Sure enough the doctor took one look at Ryan's tonsils and concluded that they should come out. Ryan snores and hopefully this will help. Little Gabby snored like a trucker before she got her tonsils out. Piper and Gabby have been complaining of Ryan's snoring forever. They were very excited that he got his tonsils out. I went to set up an appointment for surgery and they actually had a cancellation so they had an opening the next day. I figured what the heck let's get it over with. Scott already had work scheduled to be off that day so  it was perfect. The bad part was that when we got to the hospital 2 hours before surgery (as instructed) they were 2 hours behind schedule. We were hanging out for 4 hours before he finally got to get the procedure done. Not only that but he couldn't have anything to eat or drink either. He was a patient trooper. After about 3 hours he was ready to go home and started to complain but we were able to redirect him fairly quickly. After the procedure he was doing great early on and they sent him right home. We were at the hospital for over 6 hours. It was an ordeal! For whatever reason 5 years ago when Gabby got her tonsils out our doctor recommended a different doctor that was not in the hospital. That was so much better! We were in and out within a few hours. Oh well! So far Ryan's recovery has been great. For whatever reason he struggles at breakfast and cries but then seems to be fine the rest of the day. I can't quite figure it out. I think he should be good to go to preschool next week though which he will be very happy about.

The entire 3rd grade made a "wax museum" of students dressed up as different famous Idahoans. They had to do research, and memorize information about their person. All of the parents came and would push a "button" that would turn them on to say their part. Gabby did great! She said that Corbin did torment her when his class came and he kept pushing the button over and over and Gabby kept saying it over and over until she finally hit him on the foot with her golf club in frustration. I was proud of her for that! Corbin seems to love the role of pesky older brother. 

We have our first basketball game on Tuesday. We will see how it goes. The 7th grade season flies by because it's so short which I really love. Ha. 

Saturday night a bunch of my friends wanted to have a stay cation. They reserved a hotel room and spent the night. I am so crazy about sleep that I opted to go to dinner and hang out at the hotel for a few hours before I had Scott come and pick me up. It was really fun. 

I was not feeling like worrying about doing anything fun for St. Patty's day today. Piper built a leprechaun trap and I forgot to do anything about it. When I got up she said she as disappointed that she hadn't caught the leprechaun and that he hadn't taken the coins she left him. I told her to go to her room because I thought he was coming. Luckily I happened to already have some gold chocolates so I scooped up the coins and left the chocolate in its place. She was more than happy with that. I then decided to make green eggs and pancakes for breakfast and none of my kids would eat it. Fail! Next year we will have Lucky Charms for breakfast! 

That's about all. I need to gear up for a busy week! 

Gabby with Willow on her leash. Ha.

After surgery treats

Ryan playing while waiting for surgery.

More waiting. 

Finally, he's off!

Nana and Papa sent Ryan a special beanie boo for recovery.

Piper's Leprechaun trap 

Ha! I love that. So cute.

Green eggs and pancakes. NOPE. Kids were NOT down.

Dinner with friends.

Gabby at the "wax museum."