Busy Weekend

One of these days I'll have a smart phone and be able to post pictures in a prompt fashion (Josh this is directed to you), but in the mean time words will have to suffice.

Josh is traveling, but my dad is visiting (got to love having Grandpa around!).  Saturday was a very busy day, starting with a soccer game where Zoey got an assist on a goal and her team won (they are currently undefeated).  Next we were off to see The Little Mermaid performed by the CYT Theater for the Girl Scouts.  It was a great performance for a local theater and the kids had a great time.  I was super impressed with how well Riley did; I was fully expecting to get up several times with her but she was mesmerized and kept asking for "more boat".  We capped off the evening with a pizza dinner and a movie night watching Rise of the Guardians.

Sunday was a rainy day and Zoey didn't have the best day, but we ended it well and that's what matters in the end.

Mommy-Daughter Date

By this Sunday, Zoey had earned enough marbles through good behavior at school, home and helping out overall that she & I were able to go on a mommy-daughter date.  The plan was to go see The Croods at Studio Movie Grill, and we opted to leave a little early (in order to leave Josh in peace to watch the Masters while Riley napped).  We headed off to Kohl's for a little shopping; Zoey was behaving wonderfully so I let her wander a bit from me.  I guess I should have told her notto spray any perfume on herself.  Well, Zoey ended up with a whole new outfit becasue there was just no way I could sit next to her for an entire movie with out ending up with a massive headache ... thank goodness for sales at Kohl's!  We got to the movie on time and were able to order some dinner which was a new experience for Zoey.  The movie was super cute and we just had a wonderful time together.  I am so glad for the helpful marbles!

Katie Beckett Medicaid

We've been dealing with trying to renew Riley's Katie Beckett/Deeming Waiver medicaid since August 2012 and it has been nothing but headaches.  We got all the paperwork together, got the doctors to sign off and sent it all it, only to get an initial denial.  I've bee appealing, and faxing in all sort of papers and supplements.  Then last week I got a packet in the mail and it looked like they wanted it all sent it again.  Okay, frustrating  but I did it; I copied everything and mailed it in (with 12 dang stamps on it!) only yesterday for the April 15th deadline that they gave us.  Low and behold what comes in the mail today?  Our final denial.  How does that makes sense, they didn't even get the additional papers that they requested yet.  Ugh!  We will be requesting the hearing to appeal.  Keep your fingers crossed and wish us luck - we need it.

Wow ... it's been a while

So here's the truth, I lost the password to get into Blogspot and have changed e-mail carriers so it's be a big old mess trying to retrieve it.  Well, I have it now and I am back on track!  How to summarize a year in teh life of the Jacobs' family?  Bullet points it is then:

• Zoey has started first grade and she is kicking butt and taking names.  She's in advanced math and she just loves learning
• Zoey participated in cheer-leading for the first time with a group of girls from the neighborhood
  
  
  
• Josh & Zoey have attended 2 Father-Daughter dances with the Girl Scouts (a masquerade theme and a candyland theme).  They had wonderful times together

• Zoey's been on 2 soccer teams ... The Sharks and now The Kicks
  
  
  
• Zoey got her Yellow and Orange belts in Taw Kwon Do
  
  
  
• Riley went from crawling to walking (yes, she used this easel as a make shift walker)
  
  
  
• We attended another 22q day at the zoo to help promote awareness and to meet some of the other families I've been communicating with on-line.  We have another one coming on on Sunday May 19th
  
  
• Riley had ear tubes put in - which was quite the experience and resulted in us spending the entire day in the hospital.  And just this past Friday Riley was back at CHOA to have part of her adenoids taken out and her teeth looked at.  Unfortunately they ended up taking out 4 of her bottom teeth due to the tooth decay reaching all the way down to the roots.  Dr. Thomas told us that it was no big deal, that other kids he's worked on with 22q by Riley's age (2 1/2) usually have upwards of 16 teeth either treated or pulled.  Of course I cried ... it was probably harder on her than her.  By Saturday she was almost 100% better and kicking butt & taking names again
  
  

I will try my hardest now that I have retrieved the password to be better at sharing events, but I can't promise anything!