lots and lots of stuff...

Thank you so much for all of the Disney recommendations!!! I am going to book our trip tomorrow and I have lots of tips to share in a post soon. I have ordered a few pair of the shoes y'all recommended and I will keep one of them. Gotta love Zapoos!

Will is safe at camp although he is really flying under the radar. Camp Utopia posts photos for morning, afternoon and evening sessions. LOTS of photos. They also post videos. I am not sure what Will is doing there because he is NEVER in the photos. I did glimpse him in one picture yesterday and he had a rifle in his hand at the skeet range. He also had dark circles under his eyes and no protective ear phones on. I am guessing they aggravate his scar but I sure hope they gave him ear plugs. I e-mailed the camp nurse right away. Yes, I am that Mom.

UPDATE~the sweet nurse from camp just called to tell me Will is wearing special earplugs and they checked on his scar too. I love this camp!

I e-mail him everyday but he cannot e-mail back. It is nice and quiet here but I wish he could let me know how he is doing.

Harry did well at the Judo Junior Olympics last weekend. He did not earn a medal but he apparently had an awesome pin and match. He lost two matches as well. We are really proud of him. This tournament is the best in the country. These kids go onto the Olympic team (the older ones). Harry is a fierce competitor and he is not used to losing. He is ranked #1 in our state. So, we were concerned for him. He can be a sore loser sometimes. But I must say, he exhibited gracious sportsmanship. He enjoyed the experience and learned from it. He was humble and gracious which is exactly what I would hope for. He was also motivated to work even harder:) When he came home to his friends and his dojo (where he was the only kid who traveled to nationals), he held his head high and told them how he did. Dave took these few photos...

Since Harry's Judo sensei did not make the trip to Atlanta his former sensei from Virginia agreed to coach him for this tournament. It was good for Harry and Dave to catch up with them.

Kate and I had a nice "girls day" on Sunday. We dropped Will off for camp. Then we went to Mass dressed in our matching Lily dresses. We came home and had lunch, blew bubbles, played games (she beat me 3 times at hi-ho cherry-o), watched Mulan and she painted my nails. She is quite good at painting nails. I still have the polish on:) Then I let her pick what she wanted for dinner. She chose "dump-a-lings" (that is how she says dumplings). So we feasted on some delicious dump-a-lings and chicken fried rice.

I have a horrendous sinus infection. I feel miserable and have a killer headache. I am trying to avoid antibiotics since I just gave up all sugar and yeast for 8 weeks due to candida from taking too many antibiotics. So, I am using the neti-pot, sinusalia (a homeopathic), and eucalyptus epsom salt baths. If anyone else has any other natural recommendations, please feel free to share. I am desperate.

And thank you for your prayer for my friend, Eloise's daughter , Vivian. She came home from the hospital this week (after more than 30 days in the ICU) and is making huge improvements!! Praise God for answered prayer!