July 3,2008

Abbey is finally starting to be her old self again. She has resumed her eating and isn't waking up from nightmares anymore. We think the nightmares were actually caused by her tongue. She was so excited this morning when she ate her french toast bites and they didn't hurt her tongue.

Ashley is doing great. She didn't have the issues that Abbey had. She has some sores on her body but nothing like Abbey. We have been talking to her about having to wear a hearing aid. From her last surgery, it was recommended that she get a hearing aid to assist her hearing in the left ear. She has 30-40 percent hearing loss. They want to retest the ear in 4 weeks to verify the information but it looks like that is our next step. She seems to understand what will be happening and is okay with it. I have been checking out books at the library for her to look at.

One night the girls and I were talking about their favorite tv shows. I told them that one of my favorite cartoons was The Flinstones. They had no idea what that was and so, thanks to the wonders of YouTube and the internet, we watched old cartoon clips. Shannon found this site called : www.retrojunk.com and after clicking on television, you can click on the era that you want and up they all come. The girls loved "Captain Caveman". They ask me to play it all the time! I just like finding old tv shows that I used to watch! I added my favorite 70's shows to the blog.

Tomorrow (actually now today since it's 12:04 am) the girls are going to be in a parade in Afton. I will share how that goes later.