The first of March! Can it really be here? Snow on the ground and still in the 30's but I do smell a bit of Spring in the air. Perhaps it's the chirp of baby birds. We are busy, busy, busy this month. We've begun the process of converting Eric's den into a bedroom for Cole. This will move him to the ground floor and no more stairs. It was really important to me that Cole have as much independence as possible. Once he gets his wheelchair he'll be able to get to his room without assistance. So we moved Eric out and painted and carpeted this room. Yes, it was painful to put carpet over wood floors. But the project is moving along nicely and hopefully we will completely move Cole downstairs next weekend.

I was super lucky to be able to go to Chicago this weekend and spend Saturday with my long time girlfriend Crescent. We have been friends since 5th grade. She was diagnoses with stage 2 breast cancer in October and is in the middle of chemo treatments. Her spirit is incredible and she looks wonderful. I too wish she still lived down the street.

We are getting ready for Cole's April surgery. He went in for pre-op testing today at St. V's. Blood work and an EKG. They also want a urinalysis???? OK, who can tell me the best way to collect an un-potty trained 2 1/2 year old's urine? He never fails to pee in the bathtub, so I am going to try my best tomorrow night to catch the stream. The alternative...a catheter. I've got to make it work.