disconeced

do you ever feel disconected from the "world".  I do more and more.  Maybe it's because I live so far from everything I do?  Maybe I am to rapped up in my children?  (Is that really possable?)  Or maybe the people that I used to hang out with and myself have just chosen different paths?  I really don't know.  All I know is I miss the closeness my friends and I used to have.  I miss getting together to play cards, hang out, watch movies and the like.  I wonder if living in Athens is really that big of a deal, I mean sure I would be closer to Bob's job and church, but what about friends?Are they really worth it if they arn't willing to travel to see you?  I am not worth it if I'm not willing to travel to see them?  What would I be giving up to be "closer to everything"?  Do I really want to fight with the Athens school district?  Honestly, if I had my choice I would live in Wood county.  They have a better mr/dd system  La sigh.  But then I would still be "away" from church and Bob's job.  I'm sure there are others out there who like to do the same things as I do, so please post here and I will respond.  

spiders v.s. lady bugs

Spiders vs. lady bugs...

Let us start with the cute little bugs first.  

The lady bugs that infest my house every fall and have for the past 7 years.  (Don't plagues run in 7 year time periods?)  

They bite, they stink, and they are EVERYWHERE...

OK now on to the eight legged freaks.  (sorry I don't like spiders.)

Outside they are fine if I don't see them.  

Come to think of it, my house has it's fair share of spiders too.  HUM...

So what's the deal?

Why if I walk up my stairs to go into my house do I walk through about 4 spiderwebs and a million of those stupid lady bugs. 

Why don't the lady bugs get stuck in the spider webs? 

Are the spiders on strike or looking for big game (a.k.a. ME!)

WHY I ASK WHY???

Dorsal Rhizotomy (RIz-ot-omy)

I'm thinking of doing something that may totally change the way Mike is able to function.  There is a surgery that sounds amazing, a dorsal rhizotomy.  I have done a lot of resurch on the subject, and have talked ever so breifly with his top physican about it.  Dr. K said he would be a good canadate.  This is something that Bob and I have talked about in the past, so I am going to bring it back up to him, and talk with Dr. Wapner, and with his PT and OT and see what they think.  Please pray for us to make the right decision.  (I am not rushing into this, we have discused it off and on for the past 6 months.) It could totally change Mike, but it would be his sixth surgery.  The last one was in Feb. 2005.  Any surgery is scary, but this one is on the spinal cords themselves.  NOT an area to be tampered with lightly.  It would be done in St. Lewis, at the Childrens Hospital there.  They are the most experienced at it.  I'll keep you all updated as time progresses.  Also, nothing would happen till next summer, at the earliest.  There are that many doc's to talk with, insurance companys to talk with, and apointments to make.  Ugh, let the battles begin...