We've been home from Disney World for a few weeks now and getting back to 'real life' was a bit easier than I had thought. Both Jim and I figured Paige would still be expecting the first class lifestyle when we got home but she settled down into the swing of things without a hitch.
She did ask one night if we were going to have an appetizer before dinner (uh...no) but that was pretty much it.
Shortly after we got home we had a fun visit from a friend of mine, Cindy, who I first met (gulp) 20 years ago when we both worked at Focus Ranch (turn your speakers down before clicking that link). Interestingly, Cindy was from the Chicago area where her dad was a fireman (she now lives in Wyoming on a ranch). Jim's fire district is about 10 miles from where her dad used to work. Small world.
Anyhow, her kids Lila and Nolan had fun with Paige in our new pool which was terribly cold when they visited. They toughed it out, though, and had lots of fun splashing all around.
Three peas in a pod.
The following week Paige's kindergarten class put on a end of the year show. Here is Paige with two of her classmates and her teacher, Ms. Johnson.
Little story why each kid seems to be saying something in the photo. Last fall, during Fire Safety Week, Jim visited Paige's kindergarten class to show them his bunker gear, air pack and other interesting stuff a fireman wears. He was an instant hit. Later on when he would stop by the classroom to pick up Paige for various doctors appointments, he'd smile and ask the class if this is where the troublemakers are (they'd all crack up and say yes). That soon morphed into all of Paige's classmates calling Jim "troublemaker" every time he stopped by. Which is what happened on this day.
It made for an interesting scene. All the kindergartners lined up on the back wall of the gym (in line, quiet and behaving) when all the parents and grandparents arrived to find their seats for the upcoming show. In come Jim and Gina, and like other parents, we found our kid, smiled and waved. Out of nowhere 20 kindergartners broke into huge grins, pointed at Jim and all yelled "troublemaker!" We got a few curious looks from the other parents.
After the kids sang a few songs for us, there was a PowerPoint presentation, with each kindergartner's photo and what their plans were for the future. Here was Paige's page:
(We have one horse, Zee, who made an appearance earlier in this blog. We used to have a second horse, Bo, but sold him a few months back. Paige is still not too happy that Bo is no longer in the family).
It was funny to read what the kids all had planned. Several of the girls wanted to be kindergarten teachers. A few of the boys (who had a tendency to get into trouble) wanted to be police officers so they could arrest people. There were two or three who were very clear they didn't want to get married. Sounds Dr. Phil could have a field day with that one.
Last week Paige had an MRI of her legs to compare the arteries in each leg (we think the artery in her left leg might be smaller than the one in her right, possibly the cause of the difference in the length of the right and left legs). I've never had an MRI but I'm told many folks don't like being confined in such a small space for the test. Paige did great, as usual, getting the IV (that sent dye into her bloodstream) and laying very still for the test. We should be getting a call in the next day or two confirming the results.
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