Where Has the Summer Gone

We have been so busy this summer that it has just seemed to have flown by. We are in the process of getting putting our house on the market. We have been doing home improvements and cleaning every spare minute. We are looking to find our bigger house while it is the time to buy and the interest rates are low. We should have it ready in just a few days. Please pray for us!

On top of all that we have been still fighting different sicknesses. The week of VBS we had a weird virus in the form of a severe headache. Right after VBS, we all caught a bad cold. We are now just getting over that.

I took Micah back to the Urologist last week. Everything was fine with his ultrasound...Praise the Lord. He is just experiencing some symptoms that should subside as his body grows and matures. I am currently being treated for a pinched nerve in my neck. The last several months it has been very painful, but is doing much better with current treatment.

Noah has become our little comedian. He loves life and enjoys getting everyone to laugh at him. He will be 15 months old this weekend and is still exploring his world on all fours...Talking about a late walker!!!!

We went to the Atlanta Zoo last week with our church group. Micah loved hanging out with the older children.

I have done some research on water slides. I really wanted to buy one to have here at the house and then use at preschool, church, socials, etc. I purchased one online and got a great deal. Here is a picture of Micah and his friends having fun in our backyard.

VBS Pics

I'm Back!

It has been a couple of weeks since I have posted. I don't like missing weeks at a time, but the last couple of weeks have been crazy. We have just gotten finished with a week of Vacation Bible School. My niece who is 8 stayed with us for the week of VBS. We had a great time with her here and stayed busy doing things that she would enjoy as well as something that our boys liked as well. Her and I got to spend some quality time together playing cards after the boys went to bed. It was neat talking and playing with a child that can actually understand and play games that I like to play. It makes me look forward to my boys getting older, but I also don't want to rush their toddler and preschool years away.

We had a great time at VBS! We had 24 kids that made decisions for Christ and it was overall a lot of fun! I will post pictures tomorrow.

We have also all had a weird headache virus. I got it last Wednesday night at church and had to have my friend drive me home. My head was hurting so bad that I could not even open my eyes. I was so sick that I was about to have Charlie take me to the emergency room. The next day, my friend had the same symptoms. A few days later another one of my friends had the severe headache. Then, right in the middle of VBS week, Charlie and my niece Kaitlin got it. It was stressful there for about a day. Taking care of VBS responsibilities as well as two active toddlers, one sick husband and sick child (who is not my own). The main symptom for everyone was just a severe headache. How STRANGE!!!!

We take Micah tomorrow for a follow-up visit with the Urologist. He is still having the same problems.

Another Specialist to Cross off the List

ENT - check
Cardiologist - check
Opthamologist - check
Neurologist - check
Neurosurgeon - check
Physical Therapist - check
Speech Therapist - check
Urologist - check

We took Micah to the Urologist today to further investigate his weird bladder/kidney symptoms. He has a list of symptoms that Charlie and I have been concerned about and his pediatrician did not have an answer for either. We had his appointment at 3:20 in Athens. It took us an hour to get there. We woke Noah up from his nap and Micah did not have time to take a nap. You know you are in for an interesting visit when you arrive at the office and there is a sign on the counter that says, " Dr. _________ is running 45 minutes behind schedule. Thank you for your patience." Patience may be something that is easy for a 80 year-old widow that is there by herself, but not for a young family with a 3 and 1 year-old. We waited for 1 1/2 hours to see the Urologist who was in the room with us for all of 6 minutes. He did a short physical exam, which invaded Micah's privacy. Micah was not very happy about that. He screamed and fought it. I guess I can't blame him. A guy comes in the room, does not even acknowledge that you are there and has you get on an exam table so that he can prod different parts of your body.

The doctor's guess is that everything is fine based on his physical exam. He thinks that Micah might be going through a stage that some small children go through. He believes that he is having some type of spasms and suggested giving him medicine for it for about 8 months. Spasms explain most, but not all symptoms. He has scheduled an ultrasound of his kidneys to rule out other issues that could also be causing his symptoms. I have a prevalent history of kidney disease in my family, so the ultrasound is necessary and will help put our minds at rest.


Micah has seen many specialist in his 3 short years of life. We are thankful for great medical resources and care that is available today. Charlie was saying tonight that we are blessed that he has undergone lots of testing and seen many specialist, but overall he is a healthy little boy. He has developmental delays in a few areas that can make things challenging, but things could be much worse.

Noah is BETTER!

I took Noah for his follow-up visit with his ENT today. He is doing so much better! What an answered prayer! That is one person in our house that has finally overcome the plague. Charlie's poison ivy is also getting better. Now the tables shift to myself and Micah. Micah is going to be seeing a urologist next week. He is showing all the signs of a kidney or bladder infection for about two weeks, but all of his test are coming back normal. Charlie and I are both stumped by his symptoms and are just praying that everything checks out okay. I am also going to the doctor next week to get my excruciating neck pain looked at, now that is now occurring more frequently. There is always some type of drama in the Kelly home. :)

This week, Micah has been going to VBS at Level Grove, the church where I direct the preschool. He is having a wonderful time. I guess this is actually his first time going somewhere like this all week with his mom not being in the same building. We have been practicing his memory verse today. We have his down to 4 words and if he says it tonight, he gets a special price.

My summer job started this week. I am working as intern to the children's minister at our church. I am going to be working on Tuesdays and Thursdays, plus on days that we do trips. Charlie will have the boys all day Tuesdays and Thursdays. I know they will have a great time!!!!?????

Camping Take 2

We took our 2nd family camping trip this past weekend. We went to Tugaloo State Park this time with our friends The Hagertys. They have four children and Micah absolutely loves playing with them! He had a great time! It was fun watching him run around after them. It was much hotter this weekend, so it looks like we are going to have to do the rest of our camping trips for the summer in the mountains. Just Chillin...as always!

Micah got to touch a snake

And Noah got to touch a baby opossum!