Summer 2013

I've been derelict in my blog-writing duties all summer.

So here's a quick snippet to get you caught up, with lots of photos to keep you interested.

ELLA...

Got a new Rock-Star room for her birthday...

Was a flower girl in Aunt Jessie's wedding...
(Yes, Livie was one, too)

 

 Went to Diabetes Camp ALL BY HERSELF...
(she SURIVED!!)

Cabin one Rocks!

Came home having had brushed her teeth twice and her hair once...

Got corn rows for the second session of camp...
(I know, I know, she'll kill me for doing this to her in about 5 years)
...with strict instructions to apply sunscreen and BRUSH TEETH daily...

 Caught her first fish while visiting Grandpa John & Grandma Suzie in Oregon...



 

and started THIRD GRADE!!

(Those are fashion glasses, not real glasses..a girl's gotta keep up with the trends)

 

We are still LOVING the Animas Ping. The ability to disconnect during all-day swim sessions is awesome.  Ella even tried a new site - her ARM!! - which helps us avoid rashes with more places available to rotate.

 

 

LIVIE...

 

Discovered the delicious joy of sugar-free taffy at Diabetes Family Camp...

 

Enjoyed being spoiled rotten as an "only child" while Ella was a Diabetes Camp...

 

 

Tried fishing...

 

but decided it was more fun to snuggle with old Grandpa John instead...

 

And started 5 days-a-week, 8am to 3pm Preschool

(Can I get an Amen from the Mommas?)

I'm also thrilled to report that, despite her autoantibodies and abnormal OGTTs, her A1C is still rockin', her 2 hour postprandial numbers are well within the "normal" range and her fasting BG below 100.

 

Livie's Endo has told me to STOP WORRYING...

To only test if I suspect something and to do yearly blood labs.

We've completely quit TrialNet because it was too stressful and it's the best decision I've made since hearing the news.

 

DOMESTIC DIVO AND I...

 

Relished in how easy it was having an only-child while Ella was at Diabetes Camp the first time...

and then finally got smart and dropped Livie off with the Grandmas during Diabetes Camp Session Two and headed out to Palm Springs for a much-needed, adult-only, sleep-and-drink-and-food-and-love-filled getaway...

 

 

And while we didn't catch any fish in Oregon, we did manage to catch Bend's Annual Brewfest! 

 

Cheers to another "Screw you, Diabetes Summer o'Fun" !