March 21-27, 2021

March the never ending month.

Lazy morning snuggles with Daisy.

Warm enough to open the kitchen door and Cloey was loving the sunshine and fresh air.

Ally did some art this week.

And got some mail from Aunt Martha and Uncle Phil.

With a little ca$h.

Tuesday after school Ally met up with Daniela and they went to the aquarium.

And had some chocolate chip pancakes for dinner with a Chicky cupcake. In all honesty she did not touch the cupcake so Becky ate it.

Highlight of the week was a haircut! 



School outfit Thursday 

And Friday getting ready with Cloey.

After school on Friday Ally had some blood tests. She’s really grown up now and left me in the waiting room when she went in all by herself.

Saturday Ally worked at a gymnastics meet before practice. Above is a snap shot of our text exchange. Classic communication.

Daisy likes to hang out under the couch when Ally is away.

Cloey and Becky picked Ally up after practice. 

Love her selfies!!

March 14-20, 2021

I said March was a long month and this week sure felt slow. It was a low picture week too.

Ally is unfortunately still feeling sick. Today marks day 21 of her low grade fever and she is feeling really crummy and “sick”.

Becky and I feel terrible for her, she’s had such a rough year and is working so hard on her mental health that to have her physical health be failing just seems so unfair.

Saturday night was a rough one with a repeat of numb and tingling in her legs which then merited a lazy Sunday at home for Ally. 

Monday, remote school but Ally was feeling really sick and then didn’t go to practice. I spoke with her pediatrician about the fever and how crummy Ally felt and she told me we had to go see the rheumatologist. So I started that process.

Tuesday, another remote day of school. Becky and I had a follow up IEP meeting with the 8th grade team and ordered Ally’s favorite chicken Lo Mein for dinner.

On Wednesday Ally had a cavity filled at the dentist which was not fun.

But getting mail from Aunt Martha was fun.

An adorable congrats on your new school card!

Shortly thereafter Ally fell asleep and missed practice again. We were all relieved to get an appointment on Friday to see a rheumatologist. Not Ally’s usual doctor, she is on vacation, but someone else.

Thursday all bundled up for school.

Friday, a quick snuggle with Cloey before school.

And she humored me with another picture.


Beth spent the day at our house on Friday so I could have my car for a meeting. Since COVID started Beth has had my car. We so rarely need it and it sitting for weeks on need not being driven. But school is starting up again full time soon so I’ll need my car back. But for the day it was fun to have Beth around! Cloey was so happy to see her and cuddle.

Friday Ally had an appointment with a rheumatologist at Children’s hospital. It did not go as planned and after waiting 90 minutes we left. Her usual doctor is on vacation and we rescheduled for when she is back. New appointment is April 5. 

On the way home we got milkshakes and fries from McDonald’s. We brought Becky some too.

Turns out Cloey likes to eat French fries.

Saturday lunch. UCLA gymnastics had their conference meet so Ally was sure to support them.

She got a “good luck with your new school” gift from Alice. 

Pens, Pencils, a heart stone and a wonderful scented candle.

The message on the candle lid.

So appreciated and appropriate.

March 7-13, 2021

March is never a fun month to me. It’s cold and rainy and sometimes we get a huge snow storm. There are no holidays or vacation and it can drag on and on. Which makes finding some joy and fun all that more important.

Sunday Becky went for a walk with Beth and Cloey as usual. I met up with a friend and we went for a 6 mile walk. In 90 minutes! I was toast after that. 

Lazy day for Ally. 

Monday I made Ally a sampler lunch

She got back into bullet journaling.

And enjoyed gaming this week.

Ally has been feeling ill the past couple of weeks. She’s had a low grade fever since March 1 which has her feeling crummy a lot. We contacted her pediatrician on Monday and made an appointment for her to go in on Wednesday.

Grandma Debbie got her 1st vaccine shot! 

Tuesday Ally got the news she was accepted to CHCH for high school. She was and is still very excited!

On Tuesday she also had an orthodontist appointment and found out her teeth are very cooperative. The orthodontist called me to say he thinks she will be ready for braces off in June! 

That is months earlier than we had hoped. That called for a fro yo celebration, especially since her favorite shop just reopened. 

Late night email congrats from her new high school.

Wednesday was the doctors appointment. Strep test and blood test. After the doctor it was time to open the Fab Fit Fun box.

Such a fun package.

Becky relaxed with Cloey.

Thursday poppy had surgery, which went really well and since the weather was so nice Beth came over and she and Becky went for a walk.

Friday morning Ally woke up feeling really crummy with a bad headache. She stayed home from school. 

Which always makes her pets happy to have her around more.

Since she was home, Ally and I worked on a puzzle.

Actually we completed the puzzle in about 90 minutes. It was fun. 

Cloey sacked out.





And snuggled with Ally while she played PS5.

Friday night Becky went to Beth’s for dinner and Ally and I hung out and watched a movie. When Becky got home she and Ally played some PS5 before bed. 

We also heard from the doctor. Good news is Ally does not have strep or mono. And her blood tests looked pretty normal. Bad news is they don’t know what is causing her low grade fever. We are going to wait a few days and hope Ally feels better and if not we will reach out to our pediatrician again and they will run some more tests. 

On Saturday Ally went to a doggie play date with her teammates. 

7 girls and 7 dogs:

Mia+Piper, Stella+Pippi, Eli+Churro, Dahlia+Zadie, Autumn+Talulah, Mari+Delilah and Ally+Cloey

Tululah and Delilah are both Autumn’s dogs but since Mari only has a pet bunny she posed with black lab puppy Delilah. 

Becky and Ally both said it was a fun get together.