Again, it has certainly been awhile.
Summer has been, well.....summer. The kids have been home and that has included camps, friends, trips here and there and one very tired Momma.
Spent an incredible week and a half at the lake over the fourth of July and the days following. We could be as lazy as we wanted to be or as busy as we wanted to be. We had Hubby's parents, sister, aunt and our nephew over for the 4th. We took them to see the fireworks, unfortunately we weren't able to go by boat this year due to on and off again rain showers but it dried up enough to get in a nice show at one of the marinas. We were able to BBQ and boat so it was perfect. Took Evan to the water park for his 10th birthday. I can't believe that kid is 10! He is and will forever be my little man. I hated to come home, still thinking about going back over for for another week before school starts again. It is coming up soon.
Layne spent several weeks in Florida with his MeMaw and had a blast. I swear, the kid looked like he had grown a foot while he was gone. I missed him terribly but he had fun and Evan was so very glad to see him when he came back.
Morgan is all recovered (Thank the GOOD LORD ABOVE) from her car accident. That one took a few years off of my life. We were able to find her another car that is identical to the one that she had but has less mileage. She was so thrilled b/c she was so worried about her little car and we felt so blessed that we were able to get it for her. She played quite a bit of soccer on a league this summer and had some fantastic games. She also has been working part time but they can't give her the hours that she wants so is actively looking for something else. I guess she has gotten a taste of making her own money and likes it! LOL Of course, there is that insurance bill that rolls around and got a little bigger with the accident since they couldn't track down the driver that ran her off of the road.
Lillianne is Lillianne! She is pure joy and pure energy combined! We were able to spend some time with Kurt's sister and her family while they were visiting this last week. Lillianne and Ellen are close in age and make the best of friends. They were non stop giggles the whole time they were together. I was tucking Lilli in one night after she had spent the day with Ellen and she said to me "Mommy, I am soooo lucky to have cousins!". How precious she is, full of love and joy.
You wonder when in life one starts to become a little jaded. Where outside forces start to creep in and show you the ugliness of the world? What unhappiness, jealousy and bitterness can do to some people? I pray that it never creeps into her sweet life, I pray that she only knows joy and thankfulness, always.
Kurt stays busy with work and is grateful to have it in an economy when so many do not. We are thankful and do not take it for granted. He has a long list of "Honey Do's" around here and is pretty good at getting to them. He has been extra good about helping me and ever so tolerant since there have been some limitations in what I can do with my hip and everything acting up. I can be grateful that he has taken that "in sickness and in health" thing seriously. Marriage isn't always easy but I am ever so grateful for the one that we have made together. I am blessed. I have everything that I need right here at home and I am content.
Me, I am hanging in. Lots of pain, most of the time. I have good days and bad days but again, I am blessed to be alive and I am blessed to be walking. I hate to complain because then I feel like I am not appreciating those blessings. I have had a ton of tests and am going for more. Yes, replacement of the hip/hips are in my future, I am just going to have to work with my doctors on a time line since the replacements don't last forever and I am really not that old. They are running tests for MS because apparantly I have some sort of hyper reflex thing going on that can be indicitive but I am not going to go there with my thoughts. The fibromyalgia thing I could accept but not the MS. I think that it is just the fact that serious pain causes you all kinds of problems and that is that. You feel like hell....I have other words that better describe it but I'll be kind. I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia years ago, they tested for MS then and it was negative. Of course living in podunkville, if you tell someone you've been tested then they tell everyone that you say you have it. Gah....brains of gnats but I digress....This time again I am being tested but it is going to come back negative....positive thinking. Don't know that I buy into the Fibromyalgia deal either, I think it is just chronic, degenerative pain. Period...
I've got lots of post ideas rolling around in my head and will get to them over the next few days, weeks or whatever. I just wanted to update what has been going on because I like to use this as a diary of my family of sorts. So if you read it because you care about me and my family or if you are just one of those nosy, busybodies (you know who you are...) happy reading and I'll be back another day.
Today I am thankful for:
1. The man that is sleeping in my bed who calls himself my husband and shows me everyday how much he loves me.
2. My beautiful, healthy children.
3. A loving, forgiving and almighty Savior.
4. My extended family
5. Honestly, today.....pain medication!
Summer has been, well.....summer. The kids have been home and that has included camps, friends, trips here and there and one very tired Momma.
Spent an incredible week and a half at the lake over the fourth of July and the days following. We could be as lazy as we wanted to be or as busy as we wanted to be. We had Hubby's parents, sister, aunt and our nephew over for the 4th. We took them to see the fireworks, unfortunately we weren't able to go by boat this year due to on and off again rain showers but it dried up enough to get in a nice show at one of the marinas. We were able to BBQ and boat so it was perfect. Took Evan to the water park for his 10th birthday. I can't believe that kid is 10! He is and will forever be my little man. I hated to come home, still thinking about going back over for for another week before school starts again. It is coming up soon.
Layne spent several weeks in Florida with his MeMaw and had a blast. I swear, the kid looked like he had grown a foot while he was gone. I missed him terribly but he had fun and Evan was so very glad to see him when he came back.
Morgan is all recovered (Thank the GOOD LORD ABOVE) from her car accident. That one took a few years off of my life. We were able to find her another car that is identical to the one that she had but has less mileage. She was so thrilled b/c she was so worried about her little car and we felt so blessed that we were able to get it for her. She played quite a bit of soccer on a league this summer and had some fantastic games. She also has been working part time but they can't give her the hours that she wants so is actively looking for something else. I guess she has gotten a taste of making her own money and likes it! LOL Of course, there is that insurance bill that rolls around and got a little bigger with the accident since they couldn't track down the driver that ran her off of the road.
Lillianne is Lillianne! She is pure joy and pure energy combined! We were able to spend some time with Kurt's sister and her family while they were visiting this last week. Lillianne and Ellen are close in age and make the best of friends. They were non stop giggles the whole time they were together. I was tucking Lilli in one night after she had spent the day with Ellen and she said to me "Mommy, I am soooo lucky to have cousins!". How precious she is, full of love and joy.
You wonder when in life one starts to become a little jaded. Where outside forces start to creep in and show you the ugliness of the world? What unhappiness, jealousy and bitterness can do to some people? I pray that it never creeps into her sweet life, I pray that she only knows joy and thankfulness, always.
Kurt stays busy with work and is grateful to have it in an economy when so many do not. We are thankful and do not take it for granted. He has a long list of "Honey Do's" around here and is pretty good at getting to them. He has been extra good about helping me and ever so tolerant since there have been some limitations in what I can do with my hip and everything acting up. I can be grateful that he has taken that "in sickness and in health" thing seriously. Marriage isn't always easy but I am ever so grateful for the one that we have made together. I am blessed. I have everything that I need right here at home and I am content.
Me, I am hanging in. Lots of pain, most of the time. I have good days and bad days but again, I am blessed to be alive and I am blessed to be walking. I hate to complain because then I feel like I am not appreciating those blessings. I have had a ton of tests and am going for more. Yes, replacement of the hip/hips are in my future, I am just going to have to work with my doctors on a time line since the replacements don't last forever and I am really not that old. They are running tests for MS because apparantly I have some sort of hyper reflex thing going on that can be indicitive but I am not going to go there with my thoughts. The fibromyalgia thing I could accept but not the MS. I think that it is just the fact that serious pain causes you all kinds of problems and that is that. You feel like hell....I have other words that better describe it but I'll be kind. I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia years ago, they tested for MS then and it was negative. Of course living in podunkville, if you tell someone you've been tested then they tell everyone that you say you have it. Gah....brains of gnats but I digress....This time again I am being tested but it is going to come back negative....positive thinking. Don't know that I buy into the Fibromyalgia deal either, I think it is just chronic, degenerative pain. Period...
I've got lots of post ideas rolling around in my head and will get to them over the next few days, weeks or whatever. I just wanted to update what has been going on because I like to use this as a diary of my family of sorts. So if you read it because you care about me and my family or if you are just one of those nosy, busybodies (you know who you are...) happy reading and I'll be back another day.
Today I am thankful for:
1. The man that is sleeping in my bed who calls himself my husband and shows me everyday how much he loves me.
2. My beautiful, healthy children.
3. A loving, forgiving and almighty Savior.
4. My extended family
5. Honestly, today.....pain medication!
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