Catch Up

Probably should be sleeping right now, if not sleeping probably should be studying or working out, or cleaning... but here I am catching up on my blogging. Life has been so busy that when I do have a free minute I try to utilize it wisely. But right now, at 3 in the morning I am sacrificing sleep to catch up on things. Really, who needs sleep? It is so over rated. At least that is what I trying to convince myself of.

Upcoming stuff...

• Today I start training for the Indy Mini next May. It is going to be a long road ahead of me... over 400 miles of training.I am really anxious to complete it! What a rewarding feeling.
• I plan to take CCI Science y Thanksgiving. And CCI Echo by the end of the year.
• I am doing P90X to gain lean muscle
• I am trying to pay off things and become financially budgeted

I think that is enough for for now. Lots on my plate. Including trying to spend as much time as possible with our boys as I can. That is first and foremost,. I will sacrifice sleep any day if that means I can get my s#@t done while they are sleeping and spend their waking hours together. My work week really should be shorter than my weekend.

tears

One step forward.... three big steps back...

Caught

One of the women at work talks out of both sides of her mouth. Today she got caught. We work in a small group, and she is constantly trying to turn us all against each other. She will tell you one thing and in 5 minutes tell you the exact opposite. Today she got caught because people started talking. It will be interesting to see how things are handled. It may have taken 2 years for me to have worked with her and seen this, but she is finally being seen for what she is. Ughh,,, I really can't stand what she is doing!

John

"To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world."

John.... you mean the world to me :)

Necrosis

Mom had to have her 3rd surgery in one month today. Her incision was not healing and it had dead skin (necrosis) around it. So, the surgeon had to go back in and debris the area. The surgery was faster today. She went in at 9 and was leaving the hospital by 2.

She is not pleased with the new recovery time. They did not stitch up the incision this time. Dr. Waggoner wants to leave it open and let it heal from the inside out. This entails a visiting nurse to come to her house twice daily to pack the wound. Ouch! Mom is a bit down, because she was hoping that she would have her stitches out by now and be fully recovered and moving on with life. Due to her excess body weight and diabetes, the recovery is not as quick. We just have to keep in mind the main thing, the reamaining lymph nodes are not cancerous.

It is hard to not be in Terre Haute with her, where I could help take care of her. It is hard being the only child and not living in the same city. I hold a lot of guilt for not "being" physically there everyday to help with her. So, I call daily 2-3 times and try to be as much emotional, comforting help that I can. Good luck mom. Next year we will look at this and be thankful, for things could be much worse.

#14, 15 and 16

#14
I love Fall days. Long sleeve t-shirst, jeand and a hoodie.... can;t wait! It is just around the corner.

#15 Google Calender

Ethan's mother started using google calendar to keep track of his schedule and be able to share it with us, family and friends. You can also get automatic notifications to your cell to remind you of dates. I made a calendar for Liam and Jacob as well. It is an awesome way to share appointments and dates with everyone.

#16

Make your own Personalized Cookbook

Such a neat idea. You can choose you own recipes, personalize the cover, add personal photos throughout the book. It is a great gift idea, plus I want one for myself. I think I am going to use these for Christmas gifts this year. It is also a great gift for weddings too.

Cancer Update

Mom is recovering well. She still has some rough days. She goes to see her surgeon this coming up Monday. Hopefully he will take her stitches out and give her a date to have her drains removed. Having her stitches and the drains out will make her feel much better. With the path report coming back clear, we feel really confident that she will recover from the surgery and we will be past this nasty disease.