The normal swing of things...

The Mrdutt/Konkol Wedding 2.0 was pretty darn fantastic. The three of us were so proud to be a part of it. Of course, my sister's incredible attention to detail really paid off and the whole day went off without a hitch. Of course, we did have a little bump....but I'll leave that story to be told in person.

Of course, my camera hardly left my purse as I attended to Mason and completed my bridesmaidly duties. I did manage to capture the only pictures that were taken on the limo bus.


If I were to do the Mrdutt/Konkol 1.0 wedding over again, I would definitely build in some time for a limo bus and some barhopping...that was my favorite part of the night! Overall the day was super emotional for me, as Katie and Ben really made us feel like a part of their day by dedicating their "kissing" tradition to VCFS kids everywhere, and asked for donations towards the educational foundation. The part that my little sister got married to one of the nicest guys I've ever met may have had a little to do with the tears too. ;)

As things return to normal here in stinky-town, I realize just how abnormal our lives are. We've had a crazy busy week and Mason's sleep schedule is erratic. We did manage to tend to our garden today and I was very pleased to find out that I DO have a green thumb!


I look forward to planting some more things this weekend and cleaning up the land a bit. Our 2 acres seem to be swimming in poison ivy as well, so that's been a challenge.

Mason's speech therapy has been going very well. Mason is slowly getting better and bringing his upper lip down to meet the spoon and his liquid intake has REALLY increased. I do believe we could be completely dependent on oral feedings if it weren't for his medicines. I am, by no means, considering the removal of his G-tube, as it is something that we will maintain for emergencies. You never know when that next flu or seizure is around the corner. **Knock on Wood**

Today Chris called the hospital to check up on the order for Mason's equipment. To our surprise, we found out that they put in for the stander already and it arrived! Mason will get his new super decked out stander next Friday. This also caused us to realize just how inadequate the space is becoming in our Trailblazer. It's time to start looking for something with more cabin space and we're considering an "upgrade" to a Suburban or a Yukon. I haven't been happy with the search so far but maybe we'll get lucky. (Did I remember to pick up that Powerball ticket?)

Other than this minor news...our life is slowly sliding back into our "normal". I look forward to the next 3 weekends with no set-in-stone plans to just catch up on our day to day.

I'm hoping that all of you are maintaining your "normals" as well!