411 The Walters Bunch

 Yes, it was as traumatic as it sounds. I have always told the kids to be extra careful every time they use the washer and dryer. For some reason our stupid cat likes to go into them while we are doing laundry. Normally, the door to the laundry room is closed, but when we have laundry day(Yep, it takes all day) we are in and out of the laundry room a lot and sometimes the cat slips in unnoticed. I was doing the laundry this week and as I was loading the dryer I noticed someone had left a tissue in their pocket and I became side tracked cleaning it out of the washer. At this point the cat must have decided to "investigate" the dryer. I finished cleaning the washer out, threw the rest of the laundry in the dryer, gave a once over for the cat, turned it on, and left to go find the cat. We ALWAYS get a visual on the cat when we do the laundry. I only made it about 4 feet from the laundry room when D, who was starting another load, asked me, "what on earth is in the dryer? A

T starts getting his garden ready. He planted onions this week and next week he will get his seeds in.  I know it has been awhile since my last post. Sorry! We have been busy preparing for L's party and I just needed some down time. I found out at my last Rheumatology appointment that I have "visible signs" of osteoarthritis. My doctor was big on telling me "that while you are in the normal 'range' for developing symptoms, it is very rare for your age. You're an outlier". Basically, he was super surprised that he knew I already had  it. It does make sense though. My rings had become hard to get on and off the past few months. I have complained about hip pain for what seems like forever. I am in so much pain if I walk more than about 3 miles in one session that I literally cannot do it, which seems weird when you look at me because I am obviously athletic. My wrists and fingers are sore and the first 15 minutes right after getting out of bed is brutal

  Maisy supports Ukraine. T goes outside and plays basketball pretty much everyday.  I knew that we would not go very long without a goal. We found a really good deal on a portable goal at Wal-Mart and went to go pick it up. As most you know, EVERY WHERE is short staffed. Wal-Mart was hard to get help at before the employee crisis was here and now, like most places, is almost impossible to find help. We looked around for someone to help us and after finding no one, T and I pushed the box with our goal in it off the display pile and proceeded to push the very large box (T pushed and I pulled) to self checkout. We then pushed it out to the parking lot where D met us with the Expedition and loaded it in the back to head home. It was almost too big to fit, but we finagled it and managed to barely close the hatch and headed home. The reviews online said that it should take about 30 minutes to put together. That might be true if you assemble them for a living and actually know what you are d

  There was another tall kid on T's team and it is always funny to look at the size difference in some of the teams. Believe it or not, some teams make even T look small, which I assure you is no small feat. He is gigantic. T had such a great time playing on his select basketball team. It was more of a time and financial commitment than I had anticipated. We really enjoyed watching him be a star point making player, but all the criss crossing across the state was a lot and tournaments were just crazy. We are all really looking forward to some down time to just relax and get a few things done around the house. T says he misses basketball already, but we need a break! They did place 3rd at regionals, which was fantastic.  I still can't talk because I yell a lot at tournaments and it takes a few days to get my voice back. Next year, the team will be old enough to go to Nationals in Springfield, Missouri. I can't wait, not because I want to go to another tournament, but because