Weekly Preview and Review

Well, that was a lot of doctor appointments! On Monday, I went with Bob to his regular doctor appointment in which we discussed all manner of physical ailments and follow-up treatments. Three of the kids had doctor appointments (though they see a physician's assistant - PA) on Tuesday afternoon. Each of them had a well-child visit, complete physical, and several immunizations. David did his appointment completely on his own - something we'd never done before. That same day, Bob visited the cardiologist, where he got a clean bill of health. Wednesday it was my turn for a complete physical and my annual PAP smear.

Six calls on Friday morning still did not yield an oral surgery appointment for Emily. Have to keep trying to get the orthodontist and the oral surgeon to figure out a treatment plan.

I was able to complete 25 hours of work this week, which is 5 hours more than usual. A bit of extra $$ always comes in handy!

We started the process of refinancing our mortgage.

Writing classes started up again this week. I have a couple new students in each class and a few who did not return for the current session. The middle schoolers will be learning to write 3 kinds of basic essays and the high schoolers are honing their advanced essay writing skills.

Co-op ended up being canceled this week due to the local schools being closed. We follow their closing schedule, although we may end up revisiting that policy since we felt today's closure was unnecessary.

1/13 Sunday - Church, Work 2
Monday - Work 5, Lessons, Karate
Tuesday - Work 5, Lessons
Wednesday - Work 5, Lessons, Orthodontist (D), Church
Thursday - Work 2, Writing Classes, Karate
Friday - Work 4, Lessons, Circus (S,J)
Saturday - Work 2

This week looks so much emptier without all those doctor appointments! David does have an orthodontist appointment. Other than that, it's a normal week except I will try to work 5 extra hours again.

Oh, and I am taking James, Suzy, and Suzy's friend Leah to the circus on Friday. I don't think the younger 2 kids have ever been to the circus, or at least not when they were old enough to remember. Excitement abounds!

We picked up a better treadmill from a local freecycler - yay! This will make it easier for all of us to stay in shape. We also have made an area in the back room to work out. A nice big free space and our punching bag (on a stand) will allow karate practice and workout DVDs.

We have about a month before our next karate test - lots to master before then!