A busy but fantastic day in the quarantine life of the Hall's!

We stayed busy with 7 Zoom calls between 3 people, full day of work for Charles and I, Online instruction and all assignments submitted for the week for homeschool, 5 mile family bike ride, Online Soccer Practice, New pesto chicken recipe for dinner to celebrate Maundy/Holy Thursday, family devotional, and the BEST part of our day...Bear getting a superior report from his Doctor and doing so well after surgery.  So glad our sweet boy is eating again and getting back to his normal self.  Happy Easter weekend!

Bear's gum surgery

We truly believe that animals are part of the family and we love our baby so much.  About 9 months ago we found out he has a rare syndrome called Uveodermatologic Syndrome (UDS).  In humans, this same auto immune disorder is called VKH and attacks the skin and eyes, thus causing him to eventually go blind.  He is currently on 4 different eye drops and 3 different pills daily.  The medications he is on to slow this progression have now caused other issues.  He had surgery today due to complications with medications causing gum overgrowth in his mouth.  His gums had covered his teeth and he had a hard time eating.  The surgery was to to cut back the gums in 4 quadrants of the mouth and was a success.  For now, we have a very loopy version of our baby back, ha!  The recovery will be a long 2 weeks with puree foods/medications, but at least he will be pampered.We are thankful that the surgery was a success and are faithful that God will provide healing without further complications.  

 

Public Service Announcement: You can use a flat iron to pop kernels of popcorn.

Making the best out of family time between the family calendar of Zoom calls...

bluebonnets, snakes, cooking, bow and arrows, Picnic in park, hiking/biking, picking raspberries, reading, fishing, soccer, canoeing, geocaching, and kid messenger for friends.  Our cooking adventures have been quite good thus far: orange/lemon double layer cake, low fat raspberry brownies, ice cream, more ice cream, grilled fish, gumbo, and more ice cream.  Haha!