First Part of March

March is off to an interesting start, so I am breaking my monthly writing pattern and dropping a mid-month post.

 

The boys and I went to a Spring Training game. I visited with my dad beforehand. Unfortunately, he is not doing great. He was in the hospital for a bit and is now in the nursing home section of his facility (as opposed to assisted living). He is pretty miserable but can’t move back upstairs until he gains some strength. He also developed a severe infection, and they have him in isolation. On the positive side, the antibiotics have cleared up some of his confusion.

 

The game was super fun, we saw Scherzer pitch and some of our favorites that we followed from the Flying Tigers (Clark, Anderson, and McGonigle). Luke got a ball, and we had great seats—a good time was had by all!

Kara is still nursing her sprained ankle. Her lacrosse coach was giving her a hard time and made her go see the school’s athletic trainer for another opinion. The visit got her coach to accept her injury and she is off the field until after our Spring Break. Fortunately, her ankle is doing better and she is walking without crutches. She had to call out of two shifts at Wawa and she thinks they are silently firing her, as she is not scheduled at all in the next month.

 

Anna and I went to a presentation Monday night by Western Carolina University. It is one of her top choices and she got some swag and enjoyed learning more about the school. She still isn’t sure she is ready to move away, but we shall see.

 

Senior skip day was Friday. Anna asked Thomas and I to take her to Magic Kingdom. We took the day off, but Luke was sick on Thursday…again. He has been sick a lot lately, so even though the symptoms were not serious (low grade fever, general aches and pains) we took him to the doctor Friday morning. He was feeling better, but again, we were concerned that he seems to keep getting sick, then better for a week or so, then sick again. They diagnosed him with mono, which explained quite a bit. With Luke’s consent, we left him at home and went to Disney. We had a fun visit, but the park got crowded, so were home by 2.

I call this one "Bougie Anna"

In the meantime, Jack went to school to take a test and then skipped out to go to SkyZone with a friend. He was also home early and was playing Axis and Allies with Luke when we got home. That night, Thomas and Luke went to a UCF baseball game. Luke’s coach is a former Knight and still holds the school record for most homeruns. He is in the UCF baseball Hall of Fame and was throwing out the first pitch. They announced Luke and his teammates and let them stand on the field with the college players before the game. (Luke had the doctor’s permission to do whatever he felt up to, just cautioned not to share drinks.) 

Luke and the record setting Coach Duffy.

I would have gone to the UCF game, but I was at Jack’s band’s MPA. It was sad knowing it was the last one. They played very well, in fact, two of the three judges gave them a standing ovation. I enjoy the MPA, the kids play their chosen songs and then have to sight-read two pieces. I find the sight-reading part fascinating. I took video, but no pictures. And, even if I did take pictures, you wouldn't be able to find Jack.

 

Over the weekend, Luke played in a baseball tournament. His team finished second, so they got rings. Luke pitched a complete game and did really well hitting. He was tired but had a good time. Kara went to a sleepover at a huge Disney-themed AirBnB, the perks of living in Orlando. Jack and Anna hung out with friends. I did some shopping and cleaning. 

Mismatched uniforms because the new ones haven't come in. 

The week has past uneventfully. Spring Break officially starts tomorrow (Friday the 13th) but none of the kids went to school today. Grades are final for the quarter, so all of them swore there was no work to be done. Kara went to the beach with friends. Jack and Anna went to lunch at Chick-Fil-A. Luke just hung out at home. It was a peaceful start to their week off.