Spring School Pics 2013 / 3 yr old class Soapstone & End of 1st Grade Sycamore Creek

 

Love Blake's expression in the class pic - always the ham : )  I personally think Devlyn looks like a teenager, comparatively.

Weebsie's Spring 2013 School Pics

Easily my favorite school pics ever.  First time I ordered prints of both poses.  #1 Happy, #2 Angelic (ha!)

Advocacy

Everyone has to listen to my negativity surrounding being floxed so I thought I'd take the time to update my readers (all 6 of you) on some positive momentum generated by people like me in an effort to increase advocacy and awareness for the dangerous side effects of FQ's.

The Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic Toxicity Advocacy Group I belong to descended on Washington this week,  assembled at the White House and met with members of the Senate and Congress.  I am so proud of them and wish I could have been able to make it.  Unfortunately, our recent family vacation was planned before I heard about the Washington "rally" and could not take the additional time off to be there.  I WILL be there next time.  Two weeks prior, one of our group's founding members, John Fratti, who is also one of the most severely injured by Levaquin, attended Johnson and Johnson's shareholder meeting to make sure that they were, once again, made aware of Levaquin's adverse side effects.  Not that they actually care but, hey, every little bit counts!  If they cared they'd dump money into research to help us AND lobby for stronger warnings and physician education.

Our FQ Awareness group met with Senator Dianne Feinstein, CA-D and Congressman Rich Nugent, FL-R who both took the time to listen to our collective experience regarding the dangers of these drugs and the need for widespread consumer awareness

Here are some pics and links of our group's efforts:

  

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/viewart/20130425/NJBIZ/304250043/Johnson-Johnson-annual-meeting

http://www.levaquinadversesideeffect.com/johnson-and-johnson/

Mtn Trip 2013

Tons of pictures - had to merge from both our phones.  Awesome trip : )  Springtime Blue Ridge adventure!

Y Guides Spring Outing - 2013

Devlyn and Charles joined a Y Guides troop (Indian Guides) a few months back.  They had their Spring Outing this past weekend.  8 boys and their Dads spent Friday-Sunday down at Camp Seafarer here in NC doing everything under the sun.  Archery, a statue scavenger hunt, ice cream social, zipline, fishing, tennis........the list goes on.  It was nice and chilly and wet so they definitely got the full experience of "camp".  Devlyn had a blast and completed all the activities to get his gold coin.  Charles is still recovering.  We're off to the mountains this weekend (Blowing Rock) so plenty more pictures to come : )

Overheard

7:07pm in the kitchen - kids are upstairs getting ready for bed.

Devlyn appears, holding mouth wide open. "Am I bleeding?"

Me: "No. Why? Did your tooth fall out ?!?

Devlyn: "No. Blake punched me in the face b/c I wouldn't let him lick my belly button."

Me: Pour glass of wine.

Sad News

After 5 or 6 good years, it is finally time to lay our trusty Lightning McQueen "crocs" to rest. Bought at Walmart in 2007, they have dutifully provided both boys with infinite fun and unbelievable wear. I never imagined $12 of foam rubber, which seemed pricey at the time, would take us this far. As Blake stared down at his toes poking out of the holes worn through by other, ever-growing toes this morning, he declared sweetly and innocently, "Mommy, I think these shoes are too small for me. I need new ones." I felt like laughing and crying at the same time :). Well traveled and loyal to the end, we bid you goodnight oh red, Lightninged ones. Godspeed Lightning McQueen "crocs"!! Fare thee well.