to what is wrong with Andrew's shoulder!! Yesterday he had his appointment with the specialist in Erie. After his exam, reading the MRI and having another set of xrays done he figured out that Andrew is deformed....now I do say that with a smile on my face only because it is an answer to all of his pain. It appears that the bones in his shoulder that are suppose to "fuse" together as he grew...never fused together. So in certain instances like when tackling in football the bones are actually being hit against each other causing the intense pain. Unfortunately there is nothing that can be done at this time because the only "cure" is surgery but he is not willing to do this to a 16 year old athlete with great potential because the surgery although would relieve the pain it would also create very limited mobility in his shoulder. There is a slim chance that the bones would fuse together on their own with...now here is the key word....REST. But since he has been a 3 sport athlete his shoulder has never had a chance to rest. He ordered another MRI with the contrast dye to make sure his diagnosis is correct as well as rule out any other cause. But it is just really to confirm his thoughts. He has been told to take the summer months to give his shoulder a chance to possibly heal. He is limited as to what he can do as far as lifting weights and it was decided that he should opt out of wrestling camp this summer. He will attend football camp but in a limited capacity all in the hopes that his shoulder will magically fuse together. I say magically though because he wasn't optimistic about it happening. He can continue to play all the sports that he is doing once the school year starts with the understanding that he will have to learn to manage the pain, protect it as much as possible and well learn to deal with it. There is not a concern from the doctor that he will injure it anymore although I have to say as his mom I will be scared out of my mind. But what do I know? I am only the mom! So the news is not what we had hoped....we really hoped that there would be some type of fix for this. But at least we have an answer. I wish I knew why the original specialist missed this in the xrays...it was quite obvious to even us that there was a large gap in the bone. But I guess that will be something we will never quite know.

On a positive note....the baseball team finished 10-2 for the regular season. They took second place. The first team place was 11-1 and that one that they lost was because our boys kicked their butts!! So I am very, very proud of these guys. Playoffs start the 30th and I will keep you all posted as to how they go.

Still trying to find my house this week...haven't been in my scrap room once!! Tomorrow Drew has off and we are borrowing his father's truck so that we can haul out of this house all the CR** that we have acquired over the years. This means the attic, basement and of course our catch all front room. So I know that I won't be creating anything new until next week. The weather is suppose to cooperate too and I might actually get all of my plants planted as well. We also have to put the new pool liner in...say a prayer please that that goes off without a hitch.

Paige has had some encouraging news this week. Her chemo starts soon but she is healing nicely from the surgeries. She is having a great positive attitude about things so I know that is going to help her get through these next couple of months. Ellie is having a very hard time with fatigue and they can't really figure out the cause of this. I am just feeling so badly for her and her family. Baby Cole is due on the 27th and I sure do hope that little Ellie will start perking up for her momma by then. Keep them all in your prayers please!!