Family Life With A MINER Twist

And It Is Time

2012-02-07T13:58:00.001-05:00

Tonight I return to work after having a week off last week. It was good to take some time off to just breathe. The clinic called me at 9:54am to ask me about some paperwork for the CCHT testing. Considering it was sent in at the end of January and the check for the test was cashed 1/25, I do not have a test date to tell them just yet. It is a headache to say the least but it will work itself out. Though I really wish the clinic would have waited until later in the day before calling me about things. Considering I work from 5pm until 4am, being called at 9am was not a good thing.

Videos They Will Be Posted

2012-02-05T18:11:00.001-05:00

What An Awesome Anniversary Get Away

2012-01-30T19:46:00.001-05:00

This weekend was amazing. My DH reserved a hotel room @The Embassy Suites in Orlando Florida as well as got us AWESOME seats for the Orlando Magic game on 01/29 @6pm. We left out after noon on Saturday to head to Orlando. (THANKS to my MiL who watched Rikki & Kody while we were gone!!) Orlando is only about an hour away from our house depending on the traffic.

We got to the hotel and settled our things in then headed off to catch an early dinner at Applebees for some yummy appetizers and tasty dinner. He had a Philly burger with fries and for myself ..... Chicken Fetticini Carbonara. Then off to mall where we went to see Mission Impossible @Premier 14. Now I am not a HUGE Tom Cruise fan but this movie was well done. After stopping at Spencers for something sexy and then the shoe store to feed a little fetish of my own. On the way back to the hotel we stopped for a snack from McDonalds plus two strawberry shakes.

Fast forward to the following day ..................

We got up and out for breakfast then back to the mall for another movie. Before the movie we took a little time to kick back and eat lunch. After lunch we then went to watch Contraband which was good. Huge Mark Walhberg fan so it was an easy choice between the movies offered. Before leaving the mall we hit up the shoe store so my DH could get some new kicks. The Jordans he got should be here in a few days. Go figure they did not have his size in stock.

By about 4pm we loaded up and headed to the Amway to go see the Orlando Magic play. Now mind you I have not stepped foot into a basketball arena since I was REALLY young and watching the Globe Trotters. I took a ton of pictures and posted them on Facebook. I will tac a few onto this blog. It was an awesome game and we had a really good time. I definitely have a new found love for basketball games ... in person.

Our Venture Today :oP

2012-01-21T21:17:00.001-05:00

Doesn't Kody look like he is in deep thought? Trust me

he isn't, it just happens that he is trying to avoid the

picture. We went on a walk / roll today for a little while.

This smile was purely due to bribery on my part.

I told him that if he just let me take a picture that I

would add funding onto his PSN account.

Yup I got Rikki to let me take a picture too. She is

getting to be such a big girl. She mastered the basics

with her bike in record time. I always said she was a

genius. Guess she has some skills under her belt as

well.

Today we went out to take a walk. Rikki was riding her bike and Kody was in his electric

wheelchair .. so I guess I was the only one walking. I think we stayed out about two hours

which was plenty of time to just get some fresh air.

A Few Days To Process

2012-01-17T11:21:00.001-05:00

   After taking a few days to process this weekends events I figured I should blog what is on my mind. Up until Friday I had convinced myself that Kody's condition had stabilized and the FA was taking a break from its path. On Friday I recieved what felt like a smack right back into reality.

   You see Kody has never outwardly looked as progressed as his condition looks inside. I remember the cardiologist in Michigan having an akward look on his face after seeing the echocardiogram because essentially Kody's body had adapted to the damage. The cardiologist in North Carolina said he would be surprised if Kody seen 16 years old. I bring this all up because all along the way there have been surprises with Kody. But then again he has been doing that almost since conception.

   My brother and his family have talked about coming down to see the kids for a while now and the other day asked if it would be alright to come up sooner. Of course they can we just all have to work out our schedules, both us and them, to make that possible. I am going to sit down with my husband and figure out the best timing for the visit.

Right now with everything that transpired this weekend .... I am just working on not allowing things to be overwhelming. We will deal with and handle things as they come. We also will do our best as parents to make things as normal around our household as possible. You see, the key is how we handle things. If we collapse and lose it then the children will follow in suit and do the same. None of that would be productive and would essentially be time consuming and that is not how things will be handled.

Yesterday at the dinner table is when Kody actually decided to talk about what the doctors said Friday. He asked "Mom is it okay if I do not have the surgery?" I told him that it was not my decision to make for them and that I respect whatever he chooses. He responded "Because mom I think I would die during the surgery." I was not sure how to respond to that one. I am glad he is able to be open and talk about it because that is a step in the right direction.

((HUGS)) to my readers

Kody's Orthopedic Surgery Appointment Yesterday

2012-01-14T19:52:00.000-05:00

Doctor McKenna from SJCH recommended an Orthopedic Surgeon that resided next door to his practice for an evaluation. Let me first say I did like the way this doctor was. He had a great demeanor and was straight forward about things. This picture is from the visit yesterday. As you can probably tell his heart is enlarged. Which is due to the HCM . The spine is curved to the right (severe scoliosis) and crushing his right lung. The only option is to do spinal surgery to straighten out the spine but from a cardiac (heart) standpoint that is not an option at this point. In fact the mortality rate (death rate) is VERY high due to the cardiac status of Kody's heart. This is now put him at high risk for cardiac and respiratory failure. His curve has went from being 60 degrees to the right to being 115 degrees to the right within a two year time span.

Okay now that is all the technical information that we had got yesterday. This all puts a knot in the back of my throat that I cannot seem to clear. Essentially this means with his lungs and heart already at risk for failure that something like pnemonia would be fatal. I am going to set up the appointment due for the Cardiologist, this February, sometime this coming week. My heart sunk at this appointment in a way that I cannot quite explain. Here is this totally happy, bright, handsome young man and he is handed this load to bare. He has made it very clear he does not want any surgery and we will respect his wishes. Afterall, if he cannot control the disease process then at least he can control the medical interventions

This Brought Some Tears To My Eyes

2012-01-07T22:31:00.001-05:00

I woke up at 8 am this morning and found this next to me on the pillow. Rikki wrote me this sweet little note. On the corner she drew the heart with a hand inside holding our egg. I love how she drew the round circle with a embie inside including the umbilical cord. 6 days until we test to find out if we caught the egg this cycle.

I had to share this with everyone because it was just so sweet. She made me blueberry waffles (in the toaster) and orange juice with crushed ice.

((HUGS)) to my readers who keep coming to check in on us and how our family is doing.

Ramblings Of A Hormonal Woman

2012-01-04T12:23:00.000-05:00

I tend to sit on frustrations and let them stir until I just am pissed off. Most of the frustrations are with myself though. You see these has been a lot that has trangressed since I left Michigan, and shortly before leaving Michigan, that bothered me. Most of the things I have since let go of because honestly there was too much time and energy wasted on nonsense.

I am going on Friday to acquire my license. Yes you did not read that incorrectly ... I said my license. Now you are wondering why the hell I am 33 years old and do not have it. Well in the beginning I did not get it because of my mother. This was the excuse for age 16-18. Then it was not getting it because I did not want to be the driver for everyone else. You see I noticed the trend that when my brother acquired his license he then became the go to for rides anywhere and everywhere. When I moved to Kentucky I did get my permit and was driving my own car down there. But since then have sat back idle on my hands as my dear husband has been the one driving us everywhere. Lame? No not really ... because it gives he and I time alone, if only for a few moments. That all changes on Friday barring they do not ask me to do anything tricky with the car. Hell I am not Hudini.

School starts back next Monday and I will be taking the car that day. I am nervous about the Anatomy and Physiology class I am taking because I chose to take the more detailed professor out of the options. (NOTE TO SELF: A&PII will be with an easier professor.) I have to be to class at 0800/8:00 which means getting Rikki off to school then leaving for class. Starting today I will be remaining awake after I drop her off in preparation for the next week coming. On the upside I will be getting out of class at 1350/1:50.

Nisa is heading back to campus on Thursday. She wants to get there in time to be able to find her class sites and get settled back in. While off she has made time for her family, her friends, and a spontaneus trip up to North Carolina to surprise her BF with a visit.

Kody's appointment with the Orthopedic doctor was rescheduled to 01/14 @ 1500 / 3:00pm. I am finding a few things with his new chair that need adjustments and such. Also I will be gutting and cleaning up his room tomorrow. It is time to rearrange things to be more accomidating. I also plan to take time to fix the desktop computer and make it usable. At least until we get the funding to get a laptop for them. By having the laptop it would make it so that it can easily be access but also easily put away thus making more room in his bedroom. I will have to see what can be done with his room to make it more accomidating to him. Sometimes I wish I could tear the whole house down and start from scratch. Rearrange the blue prints to be wheelchair friendly.

As far as all this baby making stuff. I was so sure that once my tubaligation was reversed that it would be simple to get pregnant. So far this is not that case. We are currently in the 2WW (2 week wait) to see if this month was successful. Last month we got a faint positive. I was so completely estatic about it that I was quick to tell my husband about the BFP (big fat positive). It turned out the pregnancy strips I had gotten were from a bad batch and therefore were giving false positives. I was beyond upset about it.

I have found myself being frustrated one moment and happy the next. Yesterday after Will came home from work I found myself balling ... with no real explaination to why. All I know is I spent the whole day on a cleaning spree ,which has commensed today, and feeling great then BAM.

((HUGS)) to my readers.

Emotions & The Rollercoaster that they are

2012-01-03T14:40:00.001-05:00

Today has just been a day for me. One moment I am thinking of everything that I should be doing and the next tears. Emotions are an amazing thing indeed. Or should I say hormones are an amazing thing. I have been having migraines for the last few days along with bouts of nausea. Oh and a slight temperature.

((HUGS)) to my readers.

Today is just wow

2012-01-02T18:34:00.001-05:00

Yesterday I went to work a couple hours after taking 800mg motrin for a mega migraine. Once I was at work I decided to take my temperature and it was 99.6F. Which means not only was it the reason for my headache but also was probably way higher before the medication. Last night though I worked a half shift since it was New Years Day. On the way home, at almost 2am, we hit McDonalds for a late night snack. I still have yet to get the strawberry shake I have been talking about getting for about a week now. I got home at about 2am and could not get to bed until just about 4am. Laid back watching Set It Off and cuddling up to my husband. There is nothing more soothing that cuddling up with him.

After I finally got to bed it was then back up at 7am to get Rikki off to school. Today the school was back in session. It was raining on and off this morning which meant breaking out our supersized umbrella. Since there was nothing much to do after dropping her off I crawled back into bed and drifted off for a while.

Upon waking back up it was time for lunch and a shower. The shower felt so damn good and was so relaxing. Now I am kicked back with yet another migraine and what feels like a slight fever. I may just lay down and give into whatever it is that has me nauseus, tired and feeling like blah.

((HUGS)) to my readers.

Oh yea and .....

Until we know whether this cycle worked for us!!

Last Few Hours Of 2011

2011-12-31T20:35:00.001-05:00

Here we are literally hours away from the end of 2011 and thinking of all that has happened. Personally the year has been pretty full of good things as well as frustrating things. But all in all it has been a good year. Though we have not yet concieved our 4th child .. it is something we are working on.

Everyone have a blessed and safe night and an awesome time. Onto our next year.

((HUGS)) to my readers

2011-12-28T20:47:00.002-05:00

HOME

The vacation has been going well. School resumes for the kids on 1/02. Well Rikki goes back that day but Kody has a doctors appointment with the Orthopedic doctor at St Josephs.

TTC

This cycle I have decided to use Wondfo Ovulation predictor kit to help figure out conception week. Today we got a positive OPK test this afternoon which means I will ovulate between 12-48 hours after the positive test. We shall see how this cycle goes.

Christmas 2011

2011-12-26T17:36:00.003-05:00

On the computer before opening gifts

Ripping up some major wrapping paper like pros

Kody in his glory with a lap full of games

Rikki surrounded by tons of stuff to do

Nisa revealing how happy she is about what she has

2011-12-23T14:54:00.000-05:00

This a really well put together FARA video to raise awareness for Friedreich's Ataxia. Our son, Kody Champagne, is 15 years old and 8 years into his diagnosis with FA .... take a moment to share this video to help educate others on this disorder.

http://youtu.be/3WyBnc1_EZI

Mother Nature is BIPOLAR

2011-12-17T20:17:00.001-05:00

HOME ;-p
Okay so the children have been taking turns being BFF then being mortal enemies out for revenge. It is amazing how quickly the tune changes when momma raises her voice and says,"ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!"

SCHOOL \/\/\......
Oh yea I forgot .... I AM ON BREAK. So are the children hense the beginning of the last part of this update. I mean the first part of this update.

WORK
Tommorrow I work my normal shift tomorrow followed by coming home and getting some sleep. It is going to be so weird being able to sleep through the time that I would be getting Rikki up for class.

TTC :0)
My AF was due yesterday and today she comes knocking at my door with all the bells and whistles. This means we are onto the next cycle. Funny thing is I am due to ovulate on the 31st. Seriously would be awesome to catch our little eggie on the last day of 2011. Time will tell what happens ... and such. We will change up a few things with this cycle and see how things go.

((HUGS)) to my readers

Mid December??? For real???

2011-12-16T14:29:00.000-05:00

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Love ... yup that is one word that sums up my feelings for my hubby. He handled me today in only a way he can to make me feel better. The kids are going between getting on each others nerves and cracking each other up. Both of which get on my nerves and cracks me up.

WORK
Life goes on around you regardless of what is going on in your head. My shift last night went well and I will be working a shift Christmas night. While I work I checked to see if I was approved for the time off in January and March that I requested and I recieved the all clear.

SCHOOL
Break time between semesters ..... YIPPEE!!!. I have to reserve my books after the first of the year so I can go pick them up. Thankfully there are only 2 out of the 4 classes that I will need books for.

Rikki and Kody join us today as officially on vacation. Time to purchase more lunch items has come ... thankfully Will took care of that yesterday.

(TMI ALERT: Anything below is not for the weak stomachs ..... hugs)

TTC NEWS
Never a dull moment. After not one ... not two .... but three evaporation lines that I mistaked for faint positives I spotted a once this morning and I am awaiting AF to go full blown.

Thx Ruby .... My Gifted Friend

2011-12-06T10:02:00.001-05:00

CHILDREN-
I heard your sweet child to come say hes a precious boy. I heard him say you will FIND OUT WITH A POSITIVE TEST THIS NOV OR DEC OR CONCEIVE THIS NOV OR DEC

I confirmed this with your son 3 times for accuracy. I do see this being your last pregnancy, but of course sweetie I VERY much hope that you are blessed with as many as you desire. Please keep me updated to this as I care about you gals so much and want everything for you!

When I spoke to your child to come that you will soon be blessed with he said that from the get go EARLY IN LIFE HE WILL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HE WANTS TO DO, WHAT HE WANTS TO BE, WHAT HE WANTS OUT OF LIFE. I also heard he is ONE NEVER TO FORGIVE A FAVOR. He says if someone does something for him he will be repaying them over and over constantly KNOWING NOT THAT HE HAS TOO BECAUSE HE WANTS TOO. REALLY HAS THAT VIBE OF RETURNING THE KARMA THAT IS DONE TO HIM THAT IS GOOD MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO THE SOURCE. NOW WHEN I SPEAK TO HIM AND ASK HIM ABOUT COMING TO YOUR WOMB HE WANTS TO ASSURE YOU THAT HE WILL HE SAYS AROUND YOU GUYS 24-7. HE JUST REALLY GOES ON AND ON ABOUT HAVING THIS FEAR OR LACKING COMPANIONSHIP SO IF HE WEREN'T TO COME TO YOU HE WOULD BE DEFEATING THAT PURPOSE. Part of this fear I see from his past life because sadly I see him being left out of many things. I see people leaving him behind and having a great time while others are off and running enjoying their time together and hes missing out on everything. With YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HE FEELS THE SECURITY THOUGH AND WILL OVER RIDE THESE FEARS because he will be more comfortable as time goes on and see that he WILL NEVER FEEL NOT WANTED IN PART OF SOMETHING. BUT AT TIMES THERE WILL BE CERTAIN THINGS HE CAN'T PARTAKE OF AND HE CAN STILL ENJOY HIS SOLITUDE WITH KNOWING THEIR IS ANOTHER TIME TO HAVE FUN WITH HIS LOVED ONES. Your son also admits that he will FUDGE the TRUTH ALOT I HEARD HIM SAY IF IT GETS OTHERS ON HIS SIDE, BUT HE DOES THIS FROM A PLACE OF OF LOVE AND SENSITIVITY FOR OTHERS, especially THOSE THAT ARE VERY CLOSE TO HIM HE SAYS.
QUESTIONS-

1. Are the dreams I have been having about my son, Kody, been coming to preparing me for what is to come with him?
(YES, BUT I ALSO HEARD POSITIVE OUT OF THIS AS ITS A REBIRTH TOO. I KNOW YOU HAVE TOLD ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH HIM AND NOT SAYING THAT THERE WILL BE A MIRACLE, HOWEVER OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO I DO SEE POSITIVE EXPECTATIONS THAT ARE GIVEN TO YOU BY DOCTORS THAT ACTUALLY HAPPEN. I SEE WHAT COMES OUT OF THEIR MOUTH ACTUALLY BEING THE CASE INSTEAD OF THEM JUST RUNNING IT AND I SEE HIM IMPROVING FOR AT LEAST 2-3 YEARS STRAIGHT. IT GIVES A VIBE THAT THE DREAMS YOU ARE HAVING IS MORE HIM SHEDDING HIS OLD SHELL AND LABELS AND REBUILDING AND RE BIRTHING A NEW HIM. )

2. (a hard question) When will Kody pass on? Will my mother be there to take care of him?
(I usually don't answer these questions, but I trust in you and I trust in me with this. When I connected with this I heard either 6 or 9. So either 6 or 9 years. Your mom said she will PROTECT KODY AND KEEP HIM SAFE AND SHE DOES THIS ALREADY AS WELL AS MUCH AS SHE CAN. WHEN HE COMES TO HER SHE SAID AS WEIRD AS THIS MAY SOUND SHE WILL BE HIS MOTHER EVEN THOUGH HIS GRAND MOTHER I SEE HER BEING HER SON IN A PAST LIFE AND I ALSO SEE HER HAVING THIS PULL TOWARDS HIM WHERE HE WAS THE SON SHE NEVER HAD AND WANTS TO KEEP HIM SAFE AND SNUGGLY WITHIN HER WOMB. SO I SEE HIM HONESTLY ACTUALLY GOING BACK WITHIN HER WOMB WHERE HE WILL ALWAYS FEEL A CHILD AND JUST ENJOY TAKING IT EASY AND HAVING THE GOOD LIFE COMPARED TO WHAT HE IS GOING THROUGH NOW. KODY SAID HOWEVER HE DON'T AND NEVER HAS REGRETTED BEING HERE BECAUSE IF HE WASN'T THEN LESS PEOPLE WOULD HAVE LESS OF A HIGHER SELF CONSCIOUS, LESS OF A SPIRITUAL PLANE TO EXAMINE. IN OTHER WORDS KODY FEELS VERY STRONGLY THAT HE HAS BROUGHT A HIGHER KNOWLEDGE TO THE WORLD BECAUSE OF WHAT IS WRONG WITH HIM AND HE LAUGHS AND SAID THAT EVEN BEFORE HE WAS BORN AND EVEN IN THE HEAVENS THAT THIS WAS HIS PLANS TO TURN THE WORLD TO THE LIGHT AND TO BE GOOD TO ONE ANOTHER AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. ALSO YOUR SON SAID MOM PLEASE KNOW I HAVE WHAT I NEED HE KEEPS SAYING THIS OVER AND OVER. HE KNOWS HOW MUCH YOU ARE WANTING TO DO MORE AND MORE FOR HIM BUT HE IS VERY HAPPY AND ALWAYS BEEN VERY HAPPY TO JUST TO HAVE THE FAMILY AND LOVE OF YOU
GOING ON WITH HIM HE WOULD BE ONE TO NOT ASK FOR MUCH, NOT WANT MUCH, NOT BOTHER OTHERS MUCH. HE WOULD BE VERY SIMPLISTIC AND BE BLESSED HE SAYS JUST FOR LOVE IN HIS LIFE. I HEARD HIM SAY HE WORKS VERY VERY HARD THOUGH AND WOULD DO THE SAME NO MATTER IF HE HAD A CONDITION OR NOT BUT HE WOULD WORK HARD TO ALWAYS MAKE SURE HIS FAMILY HAD THAT SOLID FOUNDATION AND HE FEELS HE DOES THAT NOW TOO HE SAID THAT IS ANOTHER REASON HE CAME HERE TO GIVE OTHERS A SOLID FOUNDATION THAT HE LOVES AND I HEARD HIM SAY THAT OTHERS COME TO HIM TO TALK TO HIM AND FEEL PEACE WITH HIM BY THE FACT THEY CAN TALK ABOUT ANYTHING WITH HIM AND NOT BE JUDGED)

3. What career path will Nisa choose?
(I HEARD THAT YOUR DAUGHTER IS GOING TO BE IN A PROFESSION WHERE SHE CAN NURTURE AND CARE FOREVER AND ALWAYS. SHE SAID THAT SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN DRAWN TO THIS EVEN OUTSIDE HER FAMILY CIRCLE AND SHE SAYS THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT SHE FELT WITHIN WOMB WITH YOU AS WELL SHE WANTED TO NURTURE AND CARE FOR YOU VERY MUCH IN WOMB EVEN THROUGH YOU ARE THE MOTHER. I am leaning with a career in healing arts or where shes working with teenagers and taking care of them and their needs like a group home, a foster home, or something such as a HOUSE MOTHER of a girls ranch or something like a youth counselor. I FOR SURE THOUGH SEE EVERYONE COMING TO HER TO TALK TALK TALK FOR HER CAREER TOO WHERE PEOPLE CAN JUST LET THEIR HEARTS OUT AND FEEL THAT A MOTHER IS TAKING CARE OF THEM)

4. Was the child I miscarried inflicited with the same conditions Kody?(YES, not to sound sad, yes but I did hear this child say that they KNEW THIS STRONGLY AND WANTED TO BREAK FREE EARLY. I ALSO HEARD THIS CHILD SAY THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR MISSION IT WAS YOUR SONS MISSION. THIS BABY ALSO SAID THEY COULD NEVER EVER BE TIED DOWN ANYWAYS SO EVEN IF THEY WHERE TO COME TO THIS WORLD THEY WOULD HAVE FELT TIED DOWN TO IT NOT BECAUSE OF YOU GUYS, BUT BECAUSE OF HOW THE WORLD TRIES TO SHAPE, MOLD PEOPLE, AND CONTROL THEM)

22 Days Until Christmas

2011-12-03T15:25:00.001-05:00

WORK
Work is going good and things are progressing. I did get the annual raise which was a little bit more added to the pay as well as being allowed to use my PTO hours to add to hours per week which helps us.

I have got to get down to studying for the hemodialysis technician certification test that I have to take before March. I did put in for PTO hours for the week of my wedding anniversary and am waiting to see if I am granted the time off. I figured it is enough time for them to find someone to cover for me. We will see what comes of it though. There are a lot of cards in play when it comes to work that have yet to be fully revealed.

HOME / FAMILY
It is so hard to believe that Christmas is coming up so soon. Not to mention that my classes are over for the semester as of the 12th. Thankfully though I have some breaks with the classes I have left. Monday I will be home by 2pm and then Wednesday I can wait until 11:45 to leave for class and then the 12th I have ONE class in the morning before coming home. I do have to say I am nervous about the finals but I have studied hard. I still cannot believe I got a 100% on my essay.

Kody & Rikki tweaking the tree!!

The kiddies are off for vacation the 19th and they are so looking forward to it. This means us all having time off and together. I think the topper for them is that christmas is within days of them getting their vacation release.

Shopping for the gifts has been made easier by them putting together their list in a timely manner. I am still figuring out what to get my husband. He has never been an easy one to buy for but that keeps it interesting.

TTC
This is our second cycle TTC and we will see how things go. A good friend of mine reminded me we need to just enjoy each other and not stress out. Last cycle was definitely stressful. Here I was thinking we were successful until my cycle showed up 8 DAYS LATE. Thankfully my husband was the word of logic when it all came down to it. I love him to death for it because he helps level me out.

Pre Tubal Reversal VS Post Tubal Reversal

2011-12-01T11:59:00.001-05:00

Here I am a little over a month post op of my tubal reversal and realizing just how much of an affect the tubaligation had been having on me. I found this explaination of Post Tubaligation Syndrome and it really rung true from things I had been feeling and experience since 2002 when I had my TL. You see they do not mention these side effects when you are given the information on TL.

I am thankful we went ahead with the tubaligation reversal in October. It brought me back to the person I had been before the TL.

Happy Thanksgiving 2011

2011-11-24T17:02:00.001-05:00

Dinner came to a close earlier than I expected. We had a house full of
family and a BUNCH of good food. Nisa came home for the holidays. Nisa took a few days with his family to attend his Marines bootcamp graduation then came brought him home. CONGRATULATIONS DYLAN !!
I am sitting here BLOATED from all the food I ate and feel like I am more than ready for a nap.

I just wanted to stop in and wish my readers a happy thanksgiving!!!

((HUGS)) to my readers.

This Is One Lesson ..... Patience ...... I Am Going To Have To Learn

2011-11-20T14:05:00.001-05:00

I was awaken this morning with an unusual feeling. I went to the restroom to find that I was spotting. Now this would have no significance if I was not a week late for my menstrual cycle (AF). You see on Wednesday I got a faint positive I two different kinds of home pregnancy test. (NOTE TO SELF: Not buying either kind of test ever again!! ) Will ended up taking me into the hospital to figure out what was going on. It turned out the surgery in October just disrupted my cycle. I am blessed with a husband that can be logical one when it comes down to this because here I was feeling horrible about it all and he says,"At least it was just your cycle being late and not a miscarriage." I love him so much for saying that because it put things in perspective.

I was dehydrated so the hospital corrected that with an entire bag of fluid which is a whole kilo of fluid. (1kg=2.2lbs) I am tired physically and emotionally which will be remedied with getting plenty of rest. I had to play phone tag with a few people from work to get someone to work for me tonight. Thanks to my coworker for stepping in and helping me out.

Now is time to rest and such.

((HUGS)) to my readers

November 19th, 2011

2011-11-19T08:19:00.001-05:00

It is hard to believe Thanksgiving is next week. We have so much to be thankful for. The children are all doing well in school which is not a surprise because they apply theirselves. Work is going good and though trying at times, we are blessed to be gainfully employed.

Next weekend the Christmas tree goes up. I use to have it up before Thanksgiving and lit it up that night. But since we have a family gathering that day, it is best to wait to put the tree up. I do have to go get some new garlin since the stuff I had got messed up in the garage. It was REALLY old so it was time to replace it a while back but I had been stalling.

Monday I have to go get the math test done that I missed last Wednesday. Instead of attending math class I took the opportunity to take Rikki to her science night at the school. She had a blast that night too.

Kody and Rikki have gotten their christmas list together. Rikki totaled up what hers would cost and put it at the bottom of the list. Kody ended up asking me if it was too much stuff on the list. Our children are some of the few who pay attention to things like that and we are thankful for that. Not saying that they are not somewhat spoiled ... but there is a good spoiled and a bad spoiled ... and our children could definitely be labeled as good spoiled.

((HUGS)) to my readers

Over All Updates

2011-11-11T16:39:00.001-05:00

WORK
My shift last night started out with an email from the Facility Administrator and ended early because one particular patient decided to get off before the scheduled time. I have a few educational things to do online next shift to get them out of the way. I have never had a job before where it feels like you have a pop quiz every time you turn the corner.

SCHOOL
The semester is almost over HOORAY!!

FAMILY
Report cards are in and the verdict is..... (drum roll please) .... our kids are completely brillant.

TTC NEWS
Test came in yesterday morning and this month is a clear negative. Time to regroup the troops and try again next month.

((HUGS)) TO ALL MY READERS!!!!

Time To Play Catch Up

2011-11-08T15:35:00.001-05:00

SCHOOL

Tomorrow while in the library it will be time for me to buckle down and play catch up with my Math homework. I was attempting to do it over the last week and just have made minor headway with it. Generally I tend to keep ahead of the game with such things but my tummy got the best of me. Rikki has a science thing at the school on the 16th so I have to check with my math teacher to see if we are doing anything beyond chapter review that day. As soon as I know then I will know who to ask to take notes for me. I did finish the outline for my essay this afternoon and will work on completing the essay tomorrow morning after I take Rikki to school. Now this should be a piece of cake since essentially all the essay is really doing is extending the wording in the outline to an essay format.

HOME

Things on the homefront are going well. Rikki's school pictures came in and I will be scanning them soon. This means breaking out the camera to do some school pictures for Kody. He dislikes the camera so that may be a bit of a challenge. Work is going good for both my husband and I.  We have worked it out so our schedules do not overlap therefore someone is always home for Kody.  Not to mention always home if need be for Rikki.  I have considered looking into respite care of some sort for Kody for some days but I am not sure I am ready to make that call. There does have to be a call made this week to set up for his Cardiology and Orthopedic appointments.  Both are being set up to get updates on his Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and his Scoliosis.

For now this is all that is on my mind ....

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Where Did The Weekend Go??

2011-11-05T19:59:00.002-04:00

Rikki and I are sitting here watching The Little Couple on TLC. This couple is so completely amazing. If you look past their size and look at their achievements, it is pretty amazing. Rikki is sitting down eating cake while she chills with me while we watch television.

I took some time out to do the homework due for my morning class on Monday and print it out. It seems sometimes I forget to print it out which is something I need to get out of now. Thankfully I got the classes I had planned on taking for my next semester. I do think Rikki is excited that I will be home more. I have to check my calendar to see when these classes end.

We have decided to switch the time frame for our trip to Disney. Instead of doing it during the winter vacation time, in December, we will instead be going in March. It will not only be warmer then but also it will open up the list of things we will be able to do.

Time for me to finish watching what we were .... whoops it is over and she now has SuperNanny on.

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