What a week....

This is just an update from this week.

I took Brandon to the dentist on tuesday to get a filling replaced that he lost and they removed the tooth. The tooth was bothering him and it was a baby tooth so all is well now.

As most of you know Patrick ended up with cellulitis in his right shin. We took him to the ER on Sept 2 after he fell at the skate park the week before. On the 2nd it was swollen and warm. The ER doctor said it was an infection gave him antibiotics. And to keep it elevated when possible. So he stayed home from school sept 3,4 and 5. We put warms compresses and it drain the next few days. He was keeping a dressing on it and wrapped. We ended up taking him back to the ER on sunday (sept 7). They just looked at it and said we should follow up with a plastic surgeon. No cleaning the wound...nothing. So we followed up with the dr in town. He walked in the room, looked at it. Then we told him about the ER visits he walked out called another dr, came back in and said I'm admitting him to the hospital tonight. I was freaking out. We took him to the hospital and they gave him some IV antibiotics and took some blood and did a few cultures. Mike stayed with Patrick at the hospital and i came home so I wasn't there when the surgeon came to see him. They took him to the OR and cleaned it and put on a sterile dressing. Then after appointments were made with the surgeon for Monday and a plastic surgeon today they discharged him. Before we left the hospital Marissa called to tell me one of places where she had her wisdom teeth removed was hurting and swollen. I told her to take some motrin and ice it, and we will be home soon. When we got home she was feeling better. A few hours later it erupted and she rinsed with salt water. WE still wanted her to be seen by her oral surgeon to make sure it was alright because her jaw is still swollen. So Friday is a mad house. We get the younger 2 off to school then leave for Hampton Roads. Me and the older kids in the truck and Mike following in his car. We park and leave the truck as i won't drive in Downtown Norfolk. The plastic surgeon told us to clean it twice a day and keep a dressing on it and come back in 7-10 days. It still may possibly need a skin graf. I am happy that he wants us to clean it. The surgeon didn't want us to take the bandage off til he sees Patrick on monday. Patrick has missed 5 out of the 9 days of school. Thank goodness they will be dr excused. Then after Mike drops us off at the truck he goes to work and we go to Marissa's oral surgeon. He said there was something there but it's gone and healing nicely (again)

I didn't get to work on the house much this week. I did manage to get the foyer painted. The trim is the carmel and the walls are taupe. I also got 1 coat of molasses (dark brown) on the inside of the door. I will get a picture later.
Mike is painting the last doormer. He may possibly get all the outside painting done today..WOOHOO!!