Overwhelmed and hanging on...

There is still a lot of this around

and I am not very happy with it

as a near constant companion.

Luckily.

It is outside

but I long for adventures outside 

without the snow.

Thank goodness for these two companions.

They make me smile.

Davis made this "high banker" at school

(a high banker is sometimes used in gold panning).

He has been so excited to finish it and bring it home

(he's called both sets of grandparents multiple times

to talk and talk about the high banker).

He is taking a welding class in school.

Davis is made up of many good things.

One of those things is that he is relentless

(sometimes this relentlessness can be taxing to this not always patient mother).

He had to take a break from welding for a while this year

(teachers rule and understandable).

But he persevered and was able to retake the class.

He has severe anxiety at times in his life.

He sometimes has anxiety in welding

but lives through it and goes on anyway

because he wants to so badly.

Davis was born with very flat feet.

We have gone to doctors 

and tried generic orthotics

and very expensive custom orthotics.

Recently he has been having worsening pain in his feet.

We went to a doctor again.

X-rays and a boot.

MRI yesterday.

We will find out soon if worsening pain

may mean 

immediate surgery

or if we can once again

postpone surgery.

This kid is such an example to me.

I'm honored to be his mother.

It may be cold outside 

but it is still beautiful!