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I keep saying I am going to find the time to blog....well I have not done that yet. It has been two months since I updated and a few things have been going on..
Update on my brother in law....Michael goes back to the DR next week to find out if the meds are working. If they are then GREAT but if they are not then we have to find a way to have the surgery to by him some time. They wanted to try the meds first because he does not have insurance and we cannot find a DR to do the procedure. If neither the meds are working or the surgery does not happen then he has about a year...if the meds are working or we can get the surgery now then we have about 3 years or less. We just take this one day at a time and I trust GOD has a plan for all of us regarding this.
Update on my daddy....he has lost 40 pounds since January due to his diabetes and the DR was very pleased with him on that. His levels are staying normal and that is great. He has been having some other issues and we are doing some more testing. I won't go into detail but please say a prayer for him.
Gunner started baseball last week and we are very excited to get this season going even if we spend 3-5 days a week at the ballfields. He is doing much better in school and I could not be prouder of him right now. Chris just took Gunner on a 3 days camping and fourwheeling adventure and they had a blast plus met some great people. This is going to be there annual trip between father and son.
While they were gone I worked and then Friday Kallie, me , my mom, and my sister went to Greenwood to see my grandma and spent the night with her. We got up on Saturday and spent the day shopping and eating lunch out. We had such a great day that I hated to come home but I was excited to see Chris and Gunner. When we went shopping we went to these two little shops in Booneville AR that are very trendy and we got lots of goodies. I cannot wait to go back there again. I like little towns that have trendy little shops and people actually know you. We ran into a lady that used to work with my dad over 20 years ago when he was an assistant manager at the WM in Booneville right before my brother was born. I did not get any pictures this weekend as I forgot my camera AGAIN.
Chris and I are now starting on some house projects and I will be doing several posts on my little handy man and his great work he does for our house. I am excited to get some of these projects underway and completed before the BIG graduation party I am hosting my sister and newphew in May.
On the list....a deck for our backyard, a Pergula over our deck, painting the inside of the house, new backsplash for the kitchen, multiple flower bed makeovers, and many more. Yes we are crazy but we love sprucing up things and since we have been here for almost 3 years it's time for some major updates. Happy Spring
With love,
Anna
While I have always been one to share most of what is going on in my life. This past week/month has been a little more than I can handle to say the least. First many of you know my daddy was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes after getting very ill so that in itself was an adjustment and I know its treatable still very scary to us. We started adjusting to this news and then we got the call from Chris's mom that his brother was sick and could Chris come right away. They ended up taking him to the hospital and after 4 days we were told the he had Cancer. Now that word in itself is terrifying your mind goes to many different places and you try to adjust. They told us it was prostate cancer...well okay we can deal with that because it is very treatable...well then they told us it was in his bones on his spine and lower back. Well this is bad once it gets in your bones there is a less chance of treating it. I have to say this was a lot to deal with. I said we were going to have a better year and deal with everything the best we can. This news set me back and I felt like I was walking around in a dream for the last week. Michael goes to the Urologist on Thursday to get a biopsy done and then the next week we meet with the Urologist for the test results, stage, treatment options (if any), and where we go next. While I tell you this, please do not feel sorry for us we are a strong family and we love each other and we will make it through this (or at least I keep telling myself that) I have to stay positive and tackle each bit of news head on and just help our family the best way I know how. While this will be a battle we fight for a while and something we will always deal with I do know several things:
1) My husband is my rock and now its my turn to be his
2) I have an amazing support system from my parents helping with my kids and helping Chris and I deal with this.
3) I have some AMAZING friends who have checked on us this week and have offered to help in any way possible
4.) My bestie who brought me one of my favorite lunches this week just becasue she knew I was exhausted and needed it. I am so blessed to have such a great person in my life who I know will help me through this. I love ya Kelsy :)
5) God and Prayer....with him all is possible and with prayer many things can happen so please as you read this just say a little prayer for us.
Here is a picture of my brother in law Michael with his 13 year old son Austin at Christmas this past year.
I started working out at the end of last March and needless to say I thought it would be easy...work out and eat the same and I should loose weight....Yea Right...I went to the doctor for my thryoid checkup and consulted him about all of this he said eat 1000 calories a day and burn 500-600 at the gym. That worked for about one week and then I was starving all the time. It seemed that I always found a way to justify my over eating and only loosing 10 pounds since then. The holidays came up and it was just easier to say I will start after the New Year with not really having the mind set to even do it. At the expense of my father and what he went through before New Years I think is scared all of us that it really made me rethink my eating, my working out, and my getting healthy. So I am now following his dietician guidelines and I have hyped up my workout because I keep being told by my wonderful doctor that I will have to work even harder with my thyroid problem. So I want all of you to hold me accountable for this. I started keeping a food diary today and writting down everything I eat and everything I do at the gym. The first two weeks are going to be rough but I can do it! I have always struggled with my weight and it has always been very difficult for me after I started having kids. I am burning between 700-1000 calories a day at the gym depending on how many times I go and I am watching my calorie intake as well as my carb intake. I am only allowing myself 30 carbs for each three meals then two snacks at 15 carbs. I hope to start seeing some changes in the next few weeks. So I am not afraid to say it because you all can see it. I weight 165 pounds as of 1/13/11 and I am going to weigh myself once a week to keep track. I am DETERMINED to loose these 40 pounds by May 26th which is Chris and I's 10 year anniversary. I want to be the weight I was when we got married and a little toner. Please say a little prayer for me as I REALLY begin this journey that I have been neglecting for a very long time. I know this seems like a little to much information but it helps me to put it out there so my "FRIENDS" can cheer me on.
Hugs to you all,
Anna :)
