A New Year

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year Day. Alot of things have happened since December 2011, one is that the Razorbacks won the Cotton Bowl!!!! WPS.

We had a really nice Christmas, the week of...... everything was done so it was just a calm week doing some baking and odds & edds, it was a great week with no stress up to the day. It's always a busy time trying to make the rounds to see all family & friends. We only have the 1 little guy so he gets alot of attention when everyone's around, I'm sure Jonah was a little overwhelmed.

Candes & I went to Little Rock January 2nd, this had to be an overnight trip since I needed to be at the hospital early on the 3rd. This was a routine testing appointment with bloodwork, skans, MRI's, bone density test & a bone marrow biopsy, after all that we headed home after stopping at Olive Garden for soup & salad. We wanted to try their new soup, it was good but I wasn't a big fan, Candes really liked it because it was real tomato basil tasting.

So the next week January 10th Clay & I were scheduled to go back to see the doctor but the Friday before I got the stomach bug. Then on Sunday I got real sick I guess you would say out of it, severe leg pains, loss use of my legs with Clay having to hold me up if I needed to be up. Monday wasn't much better, HOG wanted me to come in. Evidently my Electrolytes had gone out the window, they infused 1 liter of vitamins, 1 liter of fluid, calcium & potassium, we closed them down on Monday, it was a late night. Tuesday, back to HOG for fluid & calcium, then today I again got the liter of vitamins & a bag of calcium. I wasn't able to walk on Monday so Clay had to take me inside in a wheelchair, on Tuesday he wheeled me in but I was able to walk out with some help. Today I walked in, so things are looking better, I have a little ways to go but I feel quite a bit better than I did that for sure. My doctors appointment was rescheduled to next Tuesday so hopefully things will be back to normal by then. I am going to skip treatment tomorrow (usual treatment day) to just give everything time to just settle and then go back on Friday for bloodwork to see if I need anything added. Tomorrow will be a good day to just stay at home, it's going to be cold, I don't mind at all. So it has been kinda crazy the last few days around here, I'm so thankful for Clay because I don't know what I would have done without him.

Christmas is Coming

Here at Highland for treatment as usual, last one before Christmas though, I guess next to last one in 2011. January starts a whole new year, not that it will change a whole lot, I do go to Little Rock for testing and I will see Dr. Barlogie to get new orders, but they probably won't change a lot. This is short today but just wanted to post before Christmas, Jonah sees the presents under the tree at our house but doesn't really seem too interested. I'm sure when the time comes that will change, the excitement will be there and paper will start flying. I'm sure he will be the center of attention this year.

Everyone have a wonderful Christmas.

Winter Weather, Dallas & Christmas

Wow its been along time since I posted, this time of year is so busy & where does the time go anyway......We did make the trip to Dallas/Canton and had a good time, we hit the ground running off the plane that is. The trip was alot of fun, tiring but fun, enjoyed the time with Candes. Christmas is just around the corner, hope everyone is ready, we are very close, just a few loose ends to tie up and we will be ready. I can't wait to see how Jonah reacts this year to the whole present unwrapping idea. I have been doing pretty good lately, still having alot of problems with the neuropathy, the last medication they added has some different issue that comes with it, I get the shakes of the morning pretty bad, I just deal with it though. Does it help I'm not really sure. I have worked on this post about 3 different times but just never have finished it. Can't believe Christmas is here, only 6 more days, with the weather being warmer it doesn't really seem like Christmas time. I think our shopping is finished now so no more trips to the mall or to town to shop. Now this week is for baking and fixing snacks & finger food, I made a batch of the old fashion fudge on Saturday and by Sunday it was almost gone. (Clay loves this fudge.) Needless to say I will be making more in a day or two. I made the Walmart run early, early this morning so that would be done, I don't want to be there later this week cause it will be a mad house. Tomorrow is just a being at home day, getting some things done, Wednesday I'm going in for a massage. Thursday is my usual treatment day, this doesn't change even with it being Christmas week. So it is kinda a laid back week getting some things done, baking & enjoying not stressing over last minute shopping. (December 19th)

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year.

Beautiful Color

Just in the last few days the trees have really started to turn to beautiful fall colors. Clay & I took a drive last Sunday afternoon, down old 71 to Lake Fort Smith expecting to see alot of color but we were really surprised. We need to take a drive now because I think there would be a big change, it is just amazing what a few days will do. It is Wednesday but I am here at Highland for treatment, I changed my appointment this week so I could take a little road trip with Candes to the Dallas area. She has a friend in Dallas we will be staying with, we are going to do a little shopping, a little flea marketing and I'm sure a little eating out. It's just a long week-end little trip but it should be fun.

Brrrrrr it's cold

Well you would think winter had arrived but we know better, fall is definitely in the air. Love living in NW Arkansas!!!!! Of course it's Thursday and I am at HOG getting treatment. Things have been going pretty good lately, I have been feeling decent these days. I always have back pain & other pain areas, I have good days and bad. Having lunch today with Candes and an old friend at Zaxby's.

Change Of Plans

I guess there was a misunderstanding between Little Rock or me with this Thyroid testing. I had my shots Thursday & today and I need my bloodwork on Monday, well 6 months ago I was told by them that I could have the bloodwork drawn at HOG and they just fax the results to them. This is where the misunderstanding came in, I will have to make a trip to Little Rock on Monday just for a blood draw, seems a little crazy but what has to be has to be. I tried very hard to convince them that HOG would work with them anyway they could to do this but they want it drawn there and send it off to the out of state lab that they use all the time. Pam Neal is going to be my driver on Monday, we will make the best of the road trip and maybe find something fun to do while we are there. So from day to day this is how things can change. Oh well its the name of the game. Speaking of the game. Go Hogs!!!!! WPS

October & Fall Are Both In The Air

Love, love, love this weather, to have cool mornings and then beautiful afternoons. What more could you ask for? I know it will change soon enough but we can sure enjoy it while it's here. Everyone is decorating for Fall, I just love this time of year, I'm not much on Halloween but I love to decorate for Fall. When the kids were little we would do Halloween but now I just like the Fall deco. I'm at HOG right now doing treatment, it's a heavy load today, something different than ever before, regular treatment, plus my bone strengthening push (which I get every 2 months) & my thyrogen shot. I will come back in tomorrow for another thyrogen shot as well, I will do blood work Monday for my thyroid doctor at UAMS in Little Rock.

I picked Jonah from school yesterday, we had alot of fun, we went to visit my mom which is his Great Grandma Walker. We played outside, pulled her wagon, rode the Gator, went to the barn to see the kittens and of course found the toy closet inside. We went back to our house where we of course played inside and out, I love this little guy.

Get out and do something this week-end and enjoy this weather.