3 days and counting...

until janelle goes off to college!! this summer has flown by somehow. it just seems like yesterday that she was my sweet little girl going into 1st grade.

we bought her a new alarm clock for her dorm. she's going to test it out and see how it does. lately janelle has been having an issue with being really tired. dr v had bloodwork done and didn't find anything abnormal, which is good. however, janelle was still feeling tired. she went this past tuesday for another visit and he drew more blood. based on what she told him, he thinks she may have contracted mono. she said there were several kids who had it in school. one girl could barely get out of bed when she had it. we'll find out the results on tuesday. he told her to rest as much as she could. she's been hanging close to the house this past week.

tomorrow should prove to be interesting. we're going to go over how to do laundry again. i want to make sure she understands about separating whites, colors, etc. i know she knows it, but i don't want to get a call that all her underwear is pink from that one red sock...lol. i've been there done that before. i want to wash all her bedclothes and towels she's taking with her too. they are a little stiff with the sizing, etc.

oh, my dad is doing pretty good after his knee replacement surgery. he is having a lot of stiffness which is part of it. he was kind of down the first few days after getting home b/c he was running a low grade temp. i think he's just about over that now. he can only sleep on one side or on his back and i think it's causing his sinuses to be congested. he's like me in that he tosses from one side to the other when he sleeps. it's throwing him off that he is limited with how he sleeps. his physical therapist said he is progressing better than most people do. it's been just a little over a week since the surgery and he's getting around pretty decently.

well i'm going to go now. i'm not sure if i will be blogging on a more consistent basis once janelle gets to school. i've still got a couple of projects i want to finish up here soon before i start on my christmas knitting.

oh my...i forgot to tell one of the more exciting things that has happened. janelle has a new car....a 2008 honda civic sedan in nighthawk black pearl with gray interior. it is a sweet little ride. the guy who cuts mom's hair has wanted to buy janelle's cougar since suzy gave it to her. we were able to work it out and got her car last weekend and his granddaughter bought the cougar this week. now i feel a little better because she has a more dependable car to drive back and forth to school. there was nothing really wrong with the cougar. it just had a lot of highway miles on it and some repairs were looming in the future. plus janelle has really worked hard to have all of her school expenses covered so that leaves me some financial breathing room to be able to give her the car. i'm in good graces for a while....lol.