We are officially in the groove of school!  Yeah!  Madison and JJ are in a great routine for drop off, pick up and yes, even homework!  It's amazing how much homework a 4th and 6th grader have, but we are so proud of their hard work.  Madison is very responsible for getting everything done, and other than a few checks here and there, she's very independent.  Both kids definitely have the strength area in literature and love to read.  JJ is learning Greek, Latin, and total submersion Spanish - AY CARAMBA!  We're all going to be learning some new concepts this year!

Lori had another chemotheraphy treatment yesterday and all went well.  Treatments take about 4 hours of infusion, but watching a movie and a little sleep makes the time go quickly.  No serious side effects, just a little achiness after day 5 or so, but still feeling so fortunate.  Now only 6 more treatments left - October 4 will be the final one!  Great news too - Lori's hair started growing back during the 6 weeks off of chemo, and so far it's staying!  It's even longer than James' already - hee!  So far it looks pretty dark, no curls yet, but we'll see...

So far chemotherapy does not seem to be slowing the leg healing, although doctors are still expecting it to take a little longer over the long run.  The plastic surgeon was VERY pleased with progress yesterday and told us that about 2 months from now the wound part should be completely healed.  The final surgery most likely will be optional if everything continues to heal over.  There are still a few parts where the skin needs to grow over, so as long as that occurs, the final surgery would be more cosmetic smoothing and a final skin graft to lessen the scaring.  Really hoping this happens so that final choice is up to us - just not sure if Lori wants to go through yet another surgery after all of this.  We see the orthopedic doctor in 2 more weeks to check the bone healing, but he was also very pleased with progress 4 weeks ago. Today physical therapy comes and Lori will be able to put a very small amount of weight on that toe to help with walking and balance.  Hoping to get to outpatient physical therapy soon and walking and driving soon after that!