Good Things.

I have way cooler things to post about (Mother's Day, Deak's party, Ab's soccer), but that requires having time at home to download pictures and type. Quite frankly, by the time I have time to do that at home, it is around 9:30 and I don't really want to anymore. That is the time I like to sit/lie, eat junk food and watch my never-ending catch-up of favorite TV shows on my tivo.

So...better posts are coming.

But, not right now.

Right now I am sharing good news.

1.  I've eaten three cupcakes in twelve hours.  Good ones too (from the Sweet Tooth Bakery). If one has to drive to Riverton (2 hour total drive) to see a doctor, one must be rewarded.

2.  Deak has had a liver ultrasound and met with a fabulous (seriously loved him) Pediatric GI specialist.  The liver ultrasound was clear for tumors (my biggest fear)...Yay!! The liver enzymes are still elevated, but not comparable to the extreme amount of elevation seen the past two weeks.  This leads the doctor to believe Deak got some strange viral illness that severely affected his liver functioning. Do we know what it is? No. Probably never will. Do we know if it will happen again? No...probably never will be able to guess. Mr. Deak leaves lots of variables open for us, and that's okay. I'm just so relieved things seems to be looking better.  They will draw more blood again (yes, he gets blood drawn A LOT) in a month to check his enzymes.  If they are still elevated, they will do a liver biopsy. 

My bet is on Deak...I feel he will be fine.

3.  Sometimes I do such a good job of recognizing every milestone Deak hits, and I neglect to mention that my Abby hits some pretty cool ones too. Abby usually accepts this and understands how hard Deak works to get to where he's going...but, for this second I want to recognize her.  Ab has blossomed this year in so many ways; they are truly countless. Academics have become a priority to her, and she works really hard to make sure that she learning well.  You'd be surprised to find what one learns in second grade now; Ab can solve for variables, do fractions, and read/comprehend just about any book on the market.  We got some testing back yesterday which indicated Abby is reading (fluently) at a sixth grade level.  Pretty.Stinking.Cool.  She is a proud girl, and I am an overwhelmingly proud mother.

4. WOW!!!! I have been blindsided by the onslaught of generosity from my friends and family who have participated in the fundraiser I mentioned about a month ago for Deak.  I have felt your prayers, and believe they have helped carry Deak and my family through a difficult few weeks.  Each time I've opened the mailbox and found a card, I've not been able to fight back the tears. Your kind words have touched my heart in ways that you will never know. Each donation has been significant. I will be sending personal notes to you all, but I wanted to publicly share my deepest, deepest thanks. I love every single one of you.

So happy to be on the bright side of things this morning, I hope you all are too.

Off to finish my breakfast of a half-eaten blueberry cupcake, and diet coke.

(Now...that's a good breakfast.)