Add more to the list...

So now we can add more to the list of what Lila's allergic to. Yesterday she came home and had some ice cream after school. Then, she had some Reese's candy. I'm not sure how many pieces of candy she had - but according to Brooke, several. After dinner, she was supposed to practice her piano. She had a headache, so she laid down for a couple of hours. When she woke up she had red itchy eyes, her mouth itched and her nose ran for ever! We weren't too worried because she didn't have any problems breathing.

After giving her Zyrtec, Pepcid and then even some Benedryl she didn't seem to get much better. She went through almost an entire box of Kleenex. Still....not the huge face swelling she gets from the strawberries and not the immediate reaction. Then, the wheezing started and the tightness around her chest. So she ended up having to use her Epi-pen anyway. The good thing is that her symptoms cleared up immediately. The other good thing, we had 2 since she was away so much for the summer.

The bad news, she might be allergic to peanuts as well as strawberries. Luckily, her appointment with the allergist is coming up. Hopefully she will develop all her allergies prior to her appointment! She was able to go to sleep after all that medication. Blake got home shortly after all of the excitement and she was able to use his inhaler too. That helped clear up her breathing as well.

Andrew went into the MTC!

We're excited, really we are. We're also a little sad. Andrew went into the MTC yesterday. Brooke's fingers are twitching. She isn't texting as much. She had a hard time going to sleep last night. She started texting Clint from her room late last night when he got home late. (She claims she was worried about him because she didn't hear him come in and check in with me when he got home) But, we all think she's really going through withdrawals since she would text Andrew every night before she fell asleep.

We know he's going to be a fabulous missionary. He has so many adventures ahead of him. He's such a fine young man. He'll meet the challenge of learning such a challenging language and living in such a different culture. I'm sure the people in his new country will love him as much as we do.

Pretty soon Clint will be there with him. The MTC may never be the same!

I got a really great email last night from a fellow missionary mom. Her son is BJ's new companion. You can see a picture of them on the mission's blog. http://chilesantiagonorthmission.blogspot.com/search/label/Photos%20again

Their picture is down at the bottom under arrivals/departures. It was fun to hear that he's doing a good job welcoming his new elder into the mission. I'm so happy he wrote the family too. His trainer did that when he arrived in the country and it was so comforting to me. I thought I'd share.

Hello Sally,

We just learned today that your son is our son's trainer! We are so excited about this since you helped us (through emails) as we packed our son the night before he went into the MTC. He says your son is nice, and he "really like(s) Elder Lasson too. He is a good missionary." He also said the 65 active people in the ward are "so nice and so generous."

You son sent us this wonderful email today. We are so impressed with his maturity. We are grateful he is Matthew's trainer--what a blessing!

Let's keep in touch,
Jeff and Allison Bean

¡Hola Bean Family!

I'm Elder Lasson the trainer of your son here in the Santiago North Mission. I know that many times parents are worried about who their missionary´s first companion is so I thought that I would write you and let you know who I am.

I have to say that your son is a great young man, I have been able to feel the strength of his testimony and his conviction of the truth of the gospel when I have heard him testify thus far in the lessons. he truly will become a great missionary.


I want you to know that I am taking care of him and that I am making sure that he has the best mission experience possible. He is going to be a great warrior of truth here in Chile.

sincerely,

Elder Lasson