Saturday= better day

Just a note to let everyone know the boys are doing better. Both of there fever broke, Wade-o is eating pretty well, Austin says his throat hurts to bad to eat but he is drinking and fairly active. I haven't come down with any symptoms so I am hopeful that I have dodged the bullet.
Its been hot and miserable today, in the 90's so Mike waited until 9 tonight to mow the lawn. He is still hot and exhausted.
I guess I need to find everything we need for church tomorrow, whoever came up with the idea of church at 9 am was twisted.

Oh and pop over to see Lyn at Blue bird quilts for her Christmas in July giveaway.

Blah Blah Blah

That's how I feel today. I have sick little boys (I took them to the doctor to find out that they have a virus and they can't do anything I love paying $40 to hear that I need to make sure they drink a lot and rest) They both have fevers around 102 so we are playing the ibuprofen/Tylenol every 3 hours game.
I just feel BLECK! I don't know if it cause I am tired, or if it's cause I am worried about mom, It could be that I am getting the bug myself, I know I need to get off my pitty pot and finish up a bunch of things I have that need to be done now if I could just convince myself to haul my fanny off the bed.

On a brighter note Kris sent me some YUMMY Sherbet fountains (the jumbo size, I have never seen those before)She is the sweetest!! I am doing my best to not eat them all and make myself sick :O)

Frustration!!!!!!

Okay so you know when your surgeon calls you at home on a Sunday evening its NOT good news.
When my doc called yesterday he was in Ohio, and his plane wouldn't be leaving that night SO he called to tell me to call the surgical center at 6 am (oh my heck 6 am who is awake at 6am ) to find out how much later my surgery would be.
WELL... Its going to be a lot later than even he thought it will be July 28th! Hello 3 more freakin' weeks! SIGH!!!!
The surgical center closes at 5 no exceptions sooooo they are going to be able to take the 3 kids they had scheduled but as one of the 3 adults I get to reschedule at the back of the list. BUMMER!!!
So I may snore on my trip to Long Beach but I am going.

I need to clarify

the past picture of my sweet 4 year old was taken on the last step of the stairs he was at no time in danger when mommy was snapping photos for her blogger fiends. Kust so you know :O)

Ohhh to be 4!

After a grueling day playing in the wading pool my youngest came in to get ready for bed,
this is how I found him on the stairs going up to his room. Sound asleep.

Pin cushions and candy from Iceland!

I just got my pin cushion from the swap hosted by Linda It came all the way from Iceland and it is so CUTE!! I am so excited. Also It came with some YUMMY licorice and it was to die for! I would post a picture of that but my DH and I already ate the whole thing ;o)
Thank you thank you Gudrun I hope I got the spelling on your name as close as I could with my limited American keyboard :O)
HUGS!

This made my heart swell!

The picture was taken in 1918. It is 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at Camp Dodge in Iowa.

I am sure a lot of those men had seen the Statue of Liberty as they entered this country. I think of what it meant to them and what it took in 1918 to take this picture. I am sure that about 30 to 40% of these men didn't return from the First World War and my heart fills and my eyes well.

I hate to see any ones son or daughter not come home(or grandfathers in this case) however I know that when the cause is just and right that it is a necessity. As we get closer to the 4th of July I am always very emotional and my patriotism overflows right out my eyes. I can't listen to the National Anthem without crying (I know I know I have always been a crier)

I want anyone who's son, daughter, father, mother, brother, sister (you get the picture) is serving our country to know that I pray for them every night, I pray for there safety, I pray for there success, I pray that they will come home soon victorious. I think they are so brave and they have my gratitude and thankfulness. I want them to know that I know they are doing what is right and they are doing a fantastic job.

As we here in the US celebrate the founding of our country let us all remember that men, women and children through the years have laid down there lives so we can have this free country, that we are so blessed to have the freedoms we do and that without the sacrifice of those people we wouldn't have the prosperity we take for granted.

GOD BLESS AMERICA!

(to my dear friends from other countries, This is a short break in my regularly scheduled insane rantings, we will return to my regular sad rantings about my life soon ;O) )

I am a slug today!

I have a ton of things to do and no desire to do them! I think its cause its 100 degrees today! Why does that always seem to happen here in Utah 3 weeks ago it was snowing, we have like no spring. I guess I should see if I can drag my slug self to the store so at least the kiddys have milk.

Tonsilliris and uterine cancer Oh my....

In the insanity that is my life more medical issues have arisen. I have to have my tonsils out on July 7Th and my mom was diagnosed yesterday with uterine cancer. They are scheduling surgery as soon as they can. Fun huh!
I am not sure why this is the way things work in my family why we seem to be in a constant state of crisis? I really don't understand what I am supposed to learn from this.
I am not worried about me the surgery is routine and I should be better in a week. With my mom its different to many variables, if its early she should only need a hysterectomy but they wont know until they get in there. They have known she has a growth on her adrenal gland for about a year but she isn't producing the hormones they think she should if it was something serious so they have waited. Now they are saying well if that is cancer then the uterus could be where it has metastasised to. If that is the case she is as good as dead.
I am praying my guts out!
My mom is only 62!
I will keep you up to date in the mean time I am going to keep myself busy stocking up on Popsicles and instant breakfast for the time I wont feel like eating. Maybe I will loose a couple pounds.(there has to be a bright side someplace)

Sorry I have been AWOL!!

I wanted to get in here and update everyone,
1st I am alive
2nd I have a new laptop(which is part of the isssue with not being here or anyplace else)
3rd I am doing better.

I have a pin cushion to get in the mail, I have 20 civil war blocks to get finished and mailed and I on a whim desided I wanted to start my own Mary Kay business, So yes you could say aside from 3 kids, 4 cats and a husband I have a few things to do. I better get off my amble behind and get them done.
I have misssed you all. I hope to get my favorites back up to speed so I can stop by and say hi to everyone.
HUGS!!!

Sunday ahhhhh

I have been the biggest slug today. I felt a ton better yesterday and did all sorts of stuff, ran errands, visited my MIL, Went out to eat. I had a great day. Today I am a bit tired but not the totally wiped out I have been.I must be gettting better. WOO HOO! (I think it was the British candy that must be what cured me :O) )
I hope you all have a great Sunday too.

Kris tagged me (I need to hide better next time)

Kris got me.

1-What was I doing 10 years ago...Well I was working at the IRS putting my DH through the last couple semesters of university. I had just had my 2nd child and I was feeling like death! I had stomach surgery and I didn't like to eat anything so I lost a ton of weight, I looked like I had escaped the Nazi death camps. BIG FUN!

2-5 things on my to do list...
1*mail out all the swap and secret pal stuff I have sitting waiting for me to get off my tushie and head to the post office.
2*pay bills BLECH!
3*work on the 6 quilt projects I have going but haven't finished.
4*work on the punch needle project I got to go with the DVD Lynette sent to me.( sweet woman that she is)
5*go shopping to find the perfect gift to thank Gina for all the yummy candy she sent to me.

3-Snacks I enjoy...British candy,CF diet coke, potato chips

4-Things I would do if I was a millionare...Pay off all my bills, pay off my folks bills, and my MIL's bills, take a trip to Italy and put the rest in investments so I can use the intrest to travel to meet all my on-line friends.

5-5 places I have lived...
1*North Rim, Grand Canyon
2*North Ogden, Ut
3*Layton,Ut
4*Salt Lake City,Ut
5*Ogden,Ut
Kinda boring huh!!!

I need to tag some people here
Gina
Linda
Kim

Gina you are my hero!!!

Gina sent me this wonderful bag, It had all my favorite candy! I have been sleeping A LOT lately(stupid mono!) and this made my whole week! Gina I love you I am totally going to make myself sick (in only the best possible way!)

I miss British candies!!!!

I used to have a place close (okay it was 60 miles) that I could get yummy British candy. It's GONE!!! I am heart broken! I love the Sherbert fountains, but my all time favorite was orange CLUB cookies(biscuits) I can find the Sherbert fountains online but not the CLUB cookies. UGGGG!
Do they no longer make them? That would be AWFUL!! I love orange and chocolate together. I used to get the licorice allsorts too. MMMMmmmm!
Okay I am just making myself sad here! Hey with gas as expensive maybe the shipping would be less than the gas HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

I had a pretty good time at the PTSA convention. I now have all the info I need to find out exactly what the PTSA is spending my money lobbying for. ;O)
Spending those 2 days walking around the BYU campus and going to the classes TOTALLY wiped me out. I did get my own bed, but I still ended up sleeping all day Sunday and most of Monday.

We saw DAVE on Saturday! It was really cool to see him live and in person! We are need to become gazelles!!

Super secret spy mission

Well I leave in the dark of night to head into the belly of the PTSA beast. I am off to the convention.
I really do have to leave before the crack of dawn to drive to the strange place they call "Happy Valley" Through the evils of morning rush hour traffic. To be indoctrinated into the ways of PTSA and learn the secrets of sucking up to the teachers union and hosting a "stomp"
I get to sleep in a strange hotel with people I hardly know. I hope no one snores,
I hope I get my own bed! I hope we get good food, I hope I can stay awake!

I will have a full report on my super secret spy activitys when I return.

I realised that I may have to explain what a "stomp" is I don't know if its a Utah word or a US word but I know that not everyone that reads this is from the US and not always from Utah. A stop is just an after school dance. Just so you didn't feel out of the loop ;O)

I was the driver not the patient this time.

Mike had a steroid injection into his back for a bulging disk today. He wasn't allowed to drive himself so for once I got to be the driver not the victim (I mean patient)
He is doing great, no side effects, his back feels about the same but then they said give it 3 to 5 days for the steroid to work.
I hope it helps his back the Dr was less than sure it would, Mike says he isn't in a lot of pain but the Dr looking at his back says he should be. (Mike says he is stoic I said he is just to stubborn to feel pain LOL!)
Of course being at the surgical center and worrying about him made me extra tired today. That's always fun. Gotta love mono!

Lynette you made my day!!!!

`Lynette the sweetie that she is made my day when I went to the mail box and found this goodie all the way from Queensland! I can't wait to go get the supplies I need to sit down with my personal instructor and learn to do "punch needle" or needle punch as we call it here in the states. WOO HOO another thing I can do while I rest.
Do you think DH can be trusted to go get the right stuff for me to get started? :O)

ZZZZzzzzzzz

I feel like this is all I do anymore! IF I try to do much else I am back here crashing again. I have gotten a bit done on my grandmothers flower garden blocks I am doing by hand. (see much earlier post for pictures Monday Nov 12th 2007 I think) Back to my pillow.

beware of who you kiss when you are 16

So when I was 16 I was a little bit a of a flake and was not opposed to kissing boys that I didn't know very well :O) Because of that I picked up a raging case of Mono at 16. I spent 3 months in bed. I tell you this so you will know what I am talking about as to why I have been so fatigued.

My Dr called to explain to me that my mono has come back. I was under the wrong assumption that you could only get it once. Well according to him you do only get it once it just never goes away. When your body gets strained or under stress that it can return. SIGH!!

There is no treatment all I can do is rest (HAHAHAHA I have a 4 year old) and sleep. To that end he is going to do a sleep study to make sure I am getting restful sleep. He thinks I have sleep apnea and that it is contributing.

I need to piece a quilt top so I can hand quilt and be lazy.

Hopefully an end to my tooth related posts

I was able to get into the endodontist early they had a cancel today so I got in 5 days early. WOO HOO!
He was able to get the rest of the nerve out so after the swelling goes down in a couple days I should feel better. I am still eating soft foods on one side of my mouth but I am having positive thoughts that it will be great soon.

I am waiting on a bunch of test results from the Dr cause I am fatigued all the time. Tonight I get to sleep with a pulse ox then if it says anything off for a full sleep study. They also took 12 vials of blood. Good grief 12! He is testing for all sorts of things from Lyme to Lupus. I am hopeful that I will have an answer some time soon. Oh yeah and they made me pee in a cup so I guess they wanted to make sure I wasn't preggers too. (I would just DIE!!!) I think they would have called by now if that were the case. Whew!!!
TTFN!