Sunday evening. Six day before oral boards. Dad’s second day on the Colorado in the Grand Canyon. Day #5 of Mom’s visit. We’re tired. We agree with Sara in this picture. This is Sara’s sign for “all done”. We’re ‘all done’ right now.
Sara had her 18 mo appointment. Can you believe that she’s actually 1.5 yrs old? She looks so big and she used to be so small. Her doctor’s appointment didn’t go as smoothly as I’d like it. Sara’s head circumference has grown beyond normal growth curves for 3 times in a row. That’s enough to worry about hydrocephalus (increased fluid in the brain). So we’re off to get a head CT at Children’s Hospital to make sure there’s not danger. I suspect Sara is just growing a big head like her Dad. I got surprised when I called for the appointment and they decided she needed general anesthesia! I was unhappy with that and am going to try to get the test without sevoflurane.
Poor Sara! She just got over her diaper rash and her nose starts leaking snot. One week later, it’s getting worse, she’s burning hot, and the snot is green. Off to the doctor again. Amoxicillin for her secondary bacterial infection.
Wednesday morning, I wake up from a nap as Sara cries awakening from her nap. I smell smoke. I hear Wayne arriving home from picking up Mom. I hear our nanny arrive. I have 20 min to eat lunch and get to work. I leave for work to fire trucks arriving for the smoldering fire in our water heater. By the time I arrived home, we had a new water heater.
Energized by being husband extraordinaire, Wayne decided this weekend was the time to replace our hall light fixture. Saturday, he brought home a beautiful fixture from Home Depot. Sunday, as I’m frantically trying to finish studying, Wayne decides it to install on our vaulted hall ceiling. Mom is watching Sara, playing on the deck. Wayne obviously needs help supporting the ladder. I growl a little under my breath, resentful of the loss of study time. I still prioritize Wayne’s safety. So, I sit under the ladder, holding it steady during this difficult project. Not a good position. Just at the crux of the project, a set of pliers falls from Wayne’s hand and slashes me in the nose. Blood everywhere. Off to the Swedish Ballard ER. 1.5 hrs later I have a laceration superglued and steristripped and have met 5 members of the ER staff.
Now for the good part of the weekend…dinner. A lacerated nose a week before my oral boards in worth lots of yummies. Wayne and I wandered over to the Hi Life, sat at the stools looking over the kitchen, ate oven roasted pizza (sopressata and pancetta/carmelized onions), and ending on chocolate cake and cheesecake.
Good food continued this week with some from Mom and some from us. Mom made us spaghetti and meatballs w/homemade sauce. Raisin oatmeal walnut fresh muffins this morning.
Thursday evening was Claire’s birthday. Wayne and I cooked together and made a Rachel Ray 30min meal. With 2 people, it took about 45min for veal scalloppine rolls with smoked mozzarella, roasted red peppers and parsley, then wrapped in pancetta and panfried; gravy made w/ spinach; prosciutto cream sauce ziti al forno; and vanilla ice cream with pears and chocolate sauce. Yummmm! It also felt good to make such a delicious meal in partnership with Wayne. I’ve missed cooking together as much as we used to before Sara was born.
Finally, Saturday morning was delayed Mother’s day. Wayne watched Sara. I took Mom to our athletic club for hour long massages. Next was brunch at Moose Cafe, a delightful brunch joint opened by Kathy, a woman whose life and family is in Mexico, but came her to care for her elderly father. She opened this brunch place with Mexican themed food. I had thick slices of French toast w/ vanilla cinnamon syrup. Then we wandered around downtown Ballard, soaking in the sunshine, walking past the new library (sod roof) that opened that day, and checking out a local bookstore. When we got home, Wayne got the afternoon to go shopping for light fixtures and new telephotos lens and flash. We ended the evening with an intriguing series (sci fi-space opera/western from Josh Whedon), Firefly, which is due out in movie form this summer?
Phew! Actually, we’re not as tired as we’d expect for all the events of this week. Still, Wayne is snoring next to me and I can hear Sara breathing in the monitor. Time for me to sign off. Here’s a photo of me with my bandaged nose and our new light fixture.
