I freaking Smurf you...

Despite a bumpy start to his day yesterday, Corky's day had brightened up a whole lot and by the time we popped in to visit yesterday afternoon, he was all smiles and busy colouring in with Pa at the dining room table.  Jake had packed sweets for them, blue ones that stain their teeth and tongues and makes their mouths totally blue.  Corky thought they were super cool and loved sticking out his blue tongue for us all to see...

 Jake really knows how to work the sweets and Corks was more fascinated by Jake's blue tongue than his own...

 It was too messy for Bi, although I thought she'd have looked quite cute with a Smurf tongue too.  The afternoon ended with Jake and Corky both playing with his trains on the coffee table and they both had a fabulous time.

This morning, we popped in again for breakfast.  Nini made the kids flapjacks as a treat.  Jake had about 6.  It's become heaps of fun watching Corky opening his presents from his mommy and daddy.  This morning he got two new Thomas books - Harold's bad day and Toby had a lamb - and some heart sweets.  He was thrilled with his new books!

So thrilled that he even let me take a photo of his cross face... 

 It was all done in good humour though and, for those of you who know Corky well, will know that he boarders on obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine.  Train number 4, Gordon, is his favourite though and it's hysterical how close his expression comes to the generally happy engine's cross face...

As for little Bi, well, she's just a little doll, isn't she??  Jo, yes, it was a little bruise on her forehead yesterday, but look, today it's already gone...

 In the mornings, the two of them stand at the window to wave good bye to us.  They get super excited when we reverse and then come back up the drive way to wave again...

Other than that, Jake has a rugby match this afternoon and is totally amped to get on the field for a run about with the boys.  He was quite disappointed at the last match when he only got to play half the game.  Unfortunately, there are a few too many boys for the team, but not enough for a second team.  At this stage, they keep the top players on the field for the whole game and rotate the others.  Some times you have a good day and some times not, but everyone needs a turn.  Try explaining that to a competitive 8 year old boy though!  Today he's going on that field psyched up to do his best.

In other news, probably not for the guys, I have to have a small op done some time soonish.  Nothing major, but after my regular check ups at the lady doctor, they're continuously picking up abnormal cells on my test results.  Detailed tests show that I have a low grade lesion on my cervix and we've decided to do a little laser procedure, called Conization, to basically remove the affected part of my cervix.  It's that or have a baby, which often helps to clear these things up, but I don't think Danie would be keen to help me out on that.

So, basically, you can have a clear pap test result, then you get one with atypical cells, which is fairly common and can be caused by whole range of different things. Then you get one with a result of a low grade lesion, which is what I have, then you get a high grade lesion and only then does this whole thing become cancerous. So, mine's a low grade lesion and if left completely unattended, it'd take something like 10 years to develop into cancer, but I'd rather not take the chance, thanks.

While I'm really not looking forward to the invasive surgery (I would rather push out another kid), I'll feel a whole lot happier knowing that I don't have any pre-cancerous cells growing anywhere in my body.   I have already got my hospital pre-authorisation sorted out with my medical aid and need to sort out a date that suits everyone best; I'll probably try get it booked for during the school holidays though.  Will make things simpler with Jake.  It's a day procedure, so the bonus is that I don't have to stay over, but I don't like waking up after an anesthetic (it's not pretty) and won't be able to drive myself.

Most importantly, what I'd like to say here is:  please make sure you ladies all go for regular check ups!!  I'm the last one to say that I'm excited about any of this, but seriously, cancer?  Is it worth the risk?

With lots of love,
Sue XXX