More mish mash
Middle son has been begging to keep a chicken as a pet for years.
A coworker raises her own food--cows, pigs, chickens, etc and we spent a lot of time talking about it one night.
I've come to the decision that son and I can both get something we want if he gets a hen to raise and I get the eggs for us to eat. Cruelty-free eggs. Though I really like them clean, refrigerated, grade A, and packaged for me! I just have to get over the ick factor. (Yes, I know he is holding a rooster, lol)

Last night we went to oldest son's basketball game (and I want to thank you guys for being honest and encouraging to me.) He played most of the game and did well, though they lost by four points. Two more games to go and yes, I WILL be there, though I hope I can keep the twins home next time...UGH are they too active. (They ran onto the court!)

Last but not least, Z has been complaining about a problem "down there" so I took him to the doctor. To make a long story short, he had an ultrasound of his kidneys, ureters, and bladder today:

and we found out that he has to repeat that horrible surgery again that he went through when he was two. (They tried to dilate his urethra-- the opening where the urine comes out--it should be a slit, but it's just a small hole, and it causes too much pressure on his bladder which has to work to get his urine out and it can cause problems to his kidneys) The first surgery failed, healing right back to original size. I did not want to go through that pain and suffering again for nothing so we are flying to Oahu to see another surgeon. Please pray this one will work and will go well.  ¶ 10:03 PM