I don't know how to spell it...

I am breathing a deep sigh of relief for many reasons tonight, and just trying to enjoy the moment. But I don't know how to spell the combination of phew/aaaahhh... School is out - except for one last faculty meeting and a few more signatures on the checkout sheet, Will is looking more like himself again and no longer scratching himself bloody anymore, and I get to see my long lost friend Jami in a couple of weeks.

We took Will swimming last week, and he had so much fun. He loves splashing, and totally had the whole swimming motion down.



Apparently, however, there were dire consequences...
When Will woke up the next morning, his few little bumps around his eyes had flared up quite a bit. Fortunately we had a dr's appointment for him that morning, and we started the recommended treatment for a possible mango allergy asap. Unfortunately, said treatment made things worse, and it continued to get worse until finally Saturday night we decided to go to urgent care where we received another diagnosis and more cream. A few doses of that treatment didn't really make a lot of difference, nor did the multiple oatmeal baths that were also recommended. One more dr appointment gave us what we believe to be the real diagnosis - a severe flare up of eczema, excerbated by chemicals in pools, and lots of exposure to more water.

There is nothing worse than having your baby wake up crying in the night, just scratching wherever his little hands can reach, and drawing blood in a couple of spots. But finally his skin doesn't look like a chemical spill and he feels much better. (p.s. the picture is way before it got to the urgent care situation...)

So with that taken care of, we were able to finish out the year with the kids today, and leave our last advice and wishes in their yearbooks, then joyfully wave them on their way when that last bell rang! Now its on to the rest of our lives...

We have put a lot of job applications out into the universe and are waiting to see what comes back our way. One of our options is with an international recruiting agency, and we are heading to a job fair back East in a couple of weeks. The trip will include a side trip to Philadelphia to see my friend Jami, about which I am very excited. So bring on summer, and job interviews (if anyone has a good "educational philosophy" answer that I can use, let me know), and hopefully new and exciting adventures for the Moffetts!