May 2011

May started with the school year coming to end very soon we were ready to think about summer.  Since I was sick in February I was unable to get us a sponsor for our coed softball team so this would be the first summer not playing Willowbrook softball but that was OK because it is also the first year that Caley will be playing in BRW Softball league!  Caley was on the Heat that was coached by Brian Bailey, the team was made up with mostly Pleasantdale girls ranging in grades 2-4 since it is the 8 and under league and Caley did not turn 9 until June.  There were two girls from Gower on the team as well.  It was so much fun to watch them learn about softball and relieve a bit of my youth with them, even though I was just watching.  I was still having a hard time moving around but I had been feeling OK, still not sure where I was at with prednisone but on the 11th my count was at 38K.  That night we went to Midway Airport for the Honor Flight that was sponsored by LT.  I had to have mom push me in the wheel chair again because I still could not walk much and didn't know how far of a walk it would be and if there would be somewhere to sit. It was so amazing to see all the people there, mostly all the kids from the local junior highs.  Unfortunately our school did not participate in this fundraiser.  The high school band and the choirs were there to cheer on the veterans as they came home from there day in DC.  As they came down I made myself stand with everyone else to cheer on these heros.  It was a great experience, thank you Gina for sharing it with us!!  On the 16th I saw Dr.M and my count was 44K and my prednisone was lowered to 10 & 7.5mg every other day, so I guess I had been on 20mg a day before this.  The 17th was Caleys first softball game and it was HOT!!!  Who would have thought it would have been 90 in the middle of May.  On the 18th Caleys brownie troop had there flying up ceremony, it was a little sad since the leaders that had been with them since kindergarten were handing the troop over to three other moms.  The old leaders made a dvd for the girls of pictures from the last four years of scouts.  It was so cute and it was set to girls just wanna have fun so Caley played it over and over again.  On the 21st it was the first demo of the year and Caley had a game that morning at 9am not to mention it was picture day so we had to be there at 8!!  We had a great game and the demo was fun as well, however Uncle Johnnys team lost in the first round and that was not fun.  On the 23rd I saw Dr.M again and my count was still at 44K so I went down on the prednisone to 10 & 5mg every other day.  On the 25th we went on the 3rd grade field trip with Pleasantdale and it was a gloomy rainy morning.  We got a late start leaving because there were not enough buses.  Traffic was terrible and it was taking us forever to get there.  The teacher got a phone call and then stood up to tell us that we would not be going to the Sears(Willis) Tower instead we were going strait to the Wendella Boat ride.  The boat ride was a lot of fun and actually very educational.  I learned things about the city that I never knew before.  I never knew that the white flag with the blue strips and the red stars was the Chicago flag.  It was a great time and I was glad that we went even though the weather was not all that great.  Softball was going well and the weather was weird because the hot weather left and we had cool temperatures.  On the 31st I had my count checked and it was 59K!