John’s treatment plan is in place. He will see the chiropractor twice a week for the next three weeks and then once a week for the following four weeks. Dr. Dakota told us that he hopes to never see him again after that!
Treatment Plan
Menu Plan
I forgot to menu plan for last week and I am behind for this week. Ugh.
Conversation and Butterflies
I finally got the chance to ride with Julie this morning. It was great conversation, a fun ride, and butterflies.
Scrimmage Day
League play begins Tuesday!
River Birch
The River Birch on the side of our house was taken down today. This is the before picture.
We jokingly call this tree the “squirrel superhighway to the roof” because squirrels have been using the main trunk to climb to the roof. Then, they build nests under the solar panels. Originally, we were going to add Critter Guard to our solar panels, but we decided to reach out to a tree service to see if they had a way to trim the tree to avoid paying the money for the Critter Guard. The recommendation was to remove the tree entirely because it is too close to the house. On one hand, we save $1,400, but, on the other, we have to remove the tree.
The tree service was fast and efficient. We have some new firewood to season and they will remove the stump once the ground dries enough to get the grinder down to the stump.
Goodbye, pretty tree! It is going to take some time to get used to more sun on that side of the house. I did have a little satisfaction when a squirrel was sitting on the neighbor’s fence staring at the spot the tree used to be. At the very least, we no longer have to worry about squirrels chewing through wires on the solar panels!
Focus on Health
We took John to Focus on Health today to get him checked out. He has been having hip pain when he sprints. Essentially, John has grown too quickly and his muscles have not caught up to the bone growth. That can happen when you were the same height as your sister six weeks ago and you are now at least an inch taller. John has grown over four inches since April 2019.
The doctor and his staff gave John some exercises to do and he will have follow up visits to make adjustments and change exercises, if necessary, to get him through this time. I would just like to watch this kid play without pain.
Birthday Gift
I am 47 years old, but I still had the biggest smile to get this in the mail today. You are never too old to enjoy a birthday gift from a parent.
