Catching up

Adam's test was done today at the hospital. It went well, according to the techs, but Adam wasn't at all happy about it. I can't blame him, though. It was by no means comfortable or pleasant, but it is done. We should hear about results in a day or two. My friend Tara, who works at the hospital was able to be there to help with Adam. I think that it really helped to have someone he knew and trusted there. I was able to be there while they ran the tests as well.

Our friends Adam and Kim from Arkansas and Matt from Illinois came to visit last weekend. It was great to see them. The big boys took the little boys on Saturday and Kim and I got an entire day to do girl stuff. We had lunch, shopped, talked... In other words, it was absolutely wonderful!! I thought about getting manicures or pedicures, but we ran out of time (and it was cold out, so pedicures would have been problematical for getting home, lol).

Sunday the big boys went to Gateway International Raceway to watch the NHRA finals (national hot rod association). They're all big car fans and like drag racing. They all came home with pretty bad sunburns, although they put on sunscreen. Lee said that he got tire pieces stuck to his face and the sunscreen came off when he scratched the little pieces off... Oh, well. They all had a great time and we did too. Kim and I took the boys to the Missouri botanical gardens and had a great time. The current art exhibit there allows kids to climb on many of the sculptures, so the boys loved that. We also walked to the Japanese gardens and fed the koi - another highlight for the boys.

Thanks to everyone for their good thoughts and prayers for Adam. They're much appreciated.