Birthday Wrap-Up

 I can't believe my little boy is now double digits. Yesterday was spent spoiling and doting our Hamlet. I treated him to 'McDelivery' as a special lunch treat, thoroughly blowing his mind. In the evening we went out for Hibachi, a family favorite, before unwrapping presents and lighting up the ice cream cake. Timmy smiled throughout the day and was absolutely delighted with his surprises. 

Because of Timmy's broken arm, selecting a birthday gift was difficult. Anything sport or outdoor related would not have been fun to receive because he won't be able to use it for at least 6 weeks. After a lot of thought and research, we decided to give Timmy his own cell phone.

The phone has every parental control activated and it is highly monitored, but Timmy is delighted to be able to text his friends and family. He immediately squealed with excitement over the idea that he can text Robby when he is in college next year. I think that the direct connection through texting may help make the transition easier next year. As an added bonus, I was elevated to "World's Best Momom" over the gift.

Timmy's birthday officially marks the beginning of my busy season. This weekend we'll be working at AwesomeCon before Robby heads off to his prom. I can't believe it is already time for prom! This year has gone so quickly. At this point, time is not my friend because I am running out of it. My goodness I have so much to do before next autumn.

Happy Birthday Timmy!!

 Yesterday was an exercise in frustrations and miscommunication. Timmy had an appointment scheduled for his arm to determine if he would receive a cast or surgery. Because the office is close to DC and because I needed to have him there at 8:15, it made for a very early morning. Robby was volunteered to come along because I wanted to be able to utilize the HOV-3 lanes without paying the toll. If he had stayed home, the trip would have cost me $54 round-trip. 

After rousing the boys into the car and navigating through DC rush hour traffic, we arrived to his appointment 15 minutes early. A series of issues forced us to travel to a different office to see another new doctor, but in the end he was seen and pronounced healed enough for his bright red cast. While the bones are not perfectly aligned, the doctor feels confident that they will mend correctly without surgery. Timmy was over-the-moon to finally be out of the temporary splint and into a more durable bright red cast.

Talk about the perfect birthday present! Yes, today is my little Hamlet's birthday. We are officially in double digits. It is so hard to believe that my sweet little preemie is now 10.

Today will be spent celebrating Timmy! Happy Birthday to my sweet, curious, precocious, interesting, inquisitive and kind son. I am so proud of you and being your mom is one of the greatest joys of my life.

Answers

 Friday afternoon I finally garnered the courage to pick up the phone to call the Travis County Police Department. We know that nothing will bring Jae back, but we need answers. After a series of family discussions, we have decided that we need to present a united front. I volunteered to lead the charge, primarily because when I am angry I lean towards advocacy. 

I didn't expect many answers on Friday so I was not disappointed. I'm going to keep pressing until we have answers. I know that we will never find peace with what happened, but I am hoping that we can heal through knowledge. We will see, I'm not terribly optimistic that the internal investigation will yield anything insightful or even true.

We spent the weekend at the mall selling FlexyFriends. It was nice to be back to doing something normal and non-death related. Our sales were brisk and the company was delightful. Usually I'm really tired after a weekend of selling but we were able to split the time more equitably this weekend, allowing everybody time to both work and rest. After nearly a year of family sales, I think we are finally finding our groove.