Snow Day in Texas

 There isn't too much for me to update... We had bad weather start Wednesday evening and we were not able to leave the house until yesterday! Maddy LOVED getting out in the 2 inches of ice/snow we had! She has now experienced snow the last two years after never having seen it for the first 6 years of her life! We are definitely not cold weather people as we only lasted about 10 minutes at a time, but long enough to have fun. We are glad it is gone and we are back to our Texas weather this week with temps expected in the 60's and 70's!

I had an appointment with a rheumatologist this week who has concerns about my other knee and hips. I also had a physical therapy evaluation with a special physical therapist at the orthopedic surgeons office. He was excellent and luckily did not aggravate my knee any worse than its typical unhappiness. I have follow-ups with both doctors this month to figure out next plans.

Maddy has her hearing aid fitting on Wednesday. We are all hopeful this is going to be a turning point for her because she is really struggling with confidence right now. She only got to ride on Tuesday this past week. She can't wait to get back to the barn this week! Last night she got to have a sleepover at Mimi and PopPop's which she was so excited about. She loves having them so close and getting her time with them!

Alex continues to do well which is so good to see!

I have two main prayer requests. One is for Maddy to believe in herself and see how amazing she is. The second is for peace for me. Finances are what cause me the highest level of stress and our medical bills in January have been astronomical between Maddy, Bruce's testing, and my appointments and testing. As always I also ask that you pray for Alex's continued good health.

Thank you,

Ali