Good Evening! As we sit here tonight, I think that we are trying to recapture our youth. Chris is playing some superhero video game on Playstation and I'm playing Castleville on Facebook (BTW anyone wanna be my neighbor?). Chris pulls out his glasses to see the little buttons on the game controller and I put on my glasses so I can see what in the heck all the noise is coming from on the TV! Ahhh yes...middle age is interesting!
So yesterday I had my first sitter! Ooohh ahhhh! Actually it went very well. She was someone Chris works with at Northside Hospital - Robin. She's awesome! Super sweet and Brayden took to her right away! And the best part - she loves junk TV too!!! Hopefully she will come back again. Chris was able to run some errands and get some projects done around the house. It was really nice to have someone here to visit with for awhile. I think it did wonders for our mindsets too. We ended up staying up waaayyy too late just hanging out, watching TV and looking at our computers. For all you ladies out there...well guys too...have you checked out this site Pinterest??? Oh. My. Goodness. ! ! ! I spent an hour on Facebook, then figured what the heck, I'll head on over to Pinterest and make it an evening! I love it! I found THE coolest little candy craft to make for Connor's class for Valentine's Day! I couldn't wait to show him today! He got just as excited as me!! Love it! If you go on there and follow me, you can see it too. Bad news about staying up too late, poor Chrissy finally succumbed to whatever crud he was trying so hard to fight off. He went to the doctor today. He has bronchitis. Poor guy. Brayden went for his 9 month check up. He's doing great except for the sty in his eye. Poor guy. Kaitlin just came out and said she doesn't feel well. Luckily she already has a doctor appointment scheduled for tomorrow. Connor is the only well one....for now! So we need a nanny, chauffeur, sitter, chef, nurse and personal shopper. Not necessarily in that order!
Next week is back to the doctor for me. Boooooo! Monday and Friday - Radiology Oncologist and Neurologist. Not sure which day is which. I just go where I'm told, when I'm told! I still have not done much research on the Gamma Knife. I think that subconsciously maybe I just don't want to know??? Because usually I'm the first one to want to learn all I can about a drug or procedure or medical issue. So this is very atypical of me. But I suppose I better get on the ball so that I can have all my questions prepared for these new doctors. On a positive note, I think the new anti-seizure medication I am on is helping with my headaches. They are not nearly as intense as they have been. The medicine makes me drowsy and kind of foggy though. I don't like that but what do you do. I'm still having seizures. I don't think it's as bad but to those around me, just one is awful. Hopefully they will continue to decline and disappear altogether! Although it is cutting down on all the crazy things I do. Wait...I just remembered...Chris says I have been very vocal in my sleep. Have I mentioned this before?? I could go back and read previous blogs,but, well, I'm here now soooo....apparently I am spouting off alot of pertinent worldly facts. Did you know that camels wander the African deserts??? I know....add that to your plethora of knowledge! Chris says they don't, but has he ever been there?!?! I think not!! Also, somewhere Eskimos use milk jugs to freeze ice to make blocks for their igloos. Again, very plausible. 1000 people were traveling on a bus. This might be a little iffy...just a little. Now for this one I blame David Brugger. Don't hide your face in shame! It was from your Facebook post I think. My brain is just working in strange and wondrous ways now! I could go on and on and on about all these new facts I have but I digress.
So I know I said the main reason I started this blog was mainly for selfish and familial reasons, but I noticed today when I was looking at the traffic statistics that people from as far away as Germany have read this blog! How cool is that! Not so cool for ME, but cool that people that don't even know me now know a little bit more about brain tumors! I love it!!!!!!! Then on top of that super cool realization, in the mail today I received tons of get well cards! It made me sooo warm and fuzzy inside! Knowing that people, some I have never met personally, are praying for me is simply amazing! There really IS good in this world! Not only have they taken time out of their busy lives to pray for me and my family, they have stopped to buy a card, write some encouraging words and scriptures, spend some serious dough on a stamp, find my mailing address, and slip it in the mail. Truly amazing people! AND in this batch of wonderful cards was one from Linda Sallee. Now I hate to just pick one out because they were all awesome and so appreciated but this one was soooo a God thing. Well there were 2 actually. Linda's - on the front was a huge sunflower. My absolute favorite flower....always makes me smile! And another one from Janie Bryant with a Bluebird on the front....my very favorite bird! I am constantly bribing these little ones to come play and stay in my yard! I love all my little birdies! I am extremely grateful for all, everyone's support, thoughts, prayers. If you are not a praying person, then please, just hum along!
God is the reason why even in pain I smile; in confusion, I understand; in betrayal, I trust; and in fear, I continue to fight!
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