MAYLIN2007

This week started out terribly. First, Maylin woke up on Sunday morning with her eye swollen shut and red. It did not hurt, it did not itch, it didn't do anything, but look terrible. I tried a Benedryl to see if it was allergies. It didn't work. I knew it wasn't pink eye. There was nothing pointing that direction. On Monday, I sent her to school with a note telling the teacher her eye was not pink eye so don't worry about her being contagious. I had a thought (after searching the internet) that it could be this weird, rare eye problem called  Orbital cellulitis. This is what I read: "   This is a rare but serious bacterial infection of tissues surrounding the eye, resulting in painful swelling of the upper and lower eyelid, and possibly the eyebrow and cheek. Other symptoms include bulging eyes, decreased vision, fever, and eye pain when moving the eyes. Orbital cellulitis is a medical emergency and prompt IV antibiotic treatment often is needed to prevent optic ne...

Life has been one whirlwind after another. I seriously, don't know where the days go. I feel like I never get a moment where something doesn't have to be done. It is crazy. This post will sum up a couple of months worth of activities. First: Maylin's class read the book Heidi. They had a Heidi celebration complete with wheelchair races, taking their cardboard goat for a walk, traditional foods and of course a craft where they made clocks out of tongue depressors. It was a fun day. Maylin also has been studying the Native American traditional culture and heritage. I was in charge of that celebration. We played traditional Indian games, learned an Indian rain dance, made dream catchers and they had chili, corn bread, dried fruit and meat. McKenzie got asked to a local public school's prom. She had a great time. She was nervous about putting on the boutineer so she practiced on Austin. It went well. She had a great time. Kenzie also had an international lunch at sc...