February 21st weekend

Another busy weekend for our family.

Kids' school had a Bingo Night on Friday. It started out a little slow, but once kids got into the game, it got quite competitive. Each kid got one panel to play with, but less than an hour into the night, our neighbors left and handed all of their panels to Gabe. I think he was playing something like 9 or 10 panels at once. We won a "snack bag" set and a Goosebumps comic book, so it went pretty well.

On Saturday we took a train ride to the Diabetes Expo. It happens once a year and it's free, so we try not to miss it. You get a chance to meet other parents and to talk to the companies' representatives about their products.
I made Larissa shirt that read "Extra Sweet, Type 1" which she proudly wore and got a few compliments on.

This year I got to attend Jim Hansen, MD Memorial Symposium with Srinath Sanda, MD. He gave a great lecture on the latest Diabetes research news. Explained the differences in current approaches to the cure. I think I much better understand now where we stand and what possible cure I should be keeping me eye on at this point.
Kids were entertained in another room with a Magic show and crafts, so everyone were happy.
After the lecture we stopped by the Expo, said hello to people we knew and headed back home.

Once home we had to shift gears and get Larissa all ready for her special night. Daddy was taking her to the "Knight for the Princess" dinner and dance. What a great night! I hope she remembers it for a long time to come.

Some cleaning on Sunday finished off the weekend.