Bigger and better things!

I'm so excited! We looked at a bigger house last night! Its almost 3 times bigger than our current one! Its a HUD house but is in really good shape!. A little bit more money than we were hoping, but with God's help we will be able to afford it! :)

Happy new Year!

Our year ended peacefully.

Jr got another ear infection, but after 24 hours of an aggressive dose of antibiotics, it stopped oozing!

The specialist took me off thyroid meds for now and doesn't need to see me again until June. He wants me to get more sleep... I didn't ask him how that was possible with 2 small children...

And my princess had her tonsil's out. The first couple days were really tough as she didn't want to drink anything. But Things look pretty good right now. The scabs should be falling off soon, so we were told to expect a couple bad days...

i think we need more apples...

They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away...

Well, JR got tubes in his ears on December 1st. So far things seem to be going well for him other than another cold...

My princess had her pre-op apointment today. Looks good. She should be ready to have her tonsil's and adnoids out on December 29th.

I go to an endochronologist on December 17th. I've been having thyroid issues and we want to discover exactly why and what to do for it.

At my daughter's pre-op I asked our doctor about my own snoring problem and if my tonsil's may have something to do with it. He took a look and thought it might definately be a problem. So, looks like I'll be getting in to my children't ENT sometime soon!

What a life

Well, Here's what's been going on and what is going to happen...

Two weeks ago my Prince took himself out of the gene pool. We decided 2 kids is enough and he didn't want me to go through another surgery since I've had 2 c-sections.

Last week, my pastor died of stage 4 Colon cancer. He had been handling treatment well, so this was completely unexpected. He was only 46 and left behind 4 children (The oldest is a freshman in college and the youngest I think is in 6th grade).

This past weekend we went to Albertville to see my cousin... and then to Rochester to visit some friends... and then to the Mall of America (the kids loved the Underwater Adventure and Lego Land)... and then to St Cloud to see a friend (she is my Prince's ex-girlfriend). It was a really fun but busy weekend.

JR has been dealing with a ton of ear infections. He is only 9 months old... we have decided to get tubes in his ears... He goes in for surgery December 1st.

I have been overly exhausted and cold lately... yes, i know i have 2 small kids and its winter, but that isn't the problem... I have an appointment with an endocrinologist on December 17th. My last thyroid test showed my hormones to be out of whack so we need to see what the problem is.

After spending a long weekend in hotel rooms with our Princess, we are tired of her loud snoring. I took her to an ENT this week and he says her tonsils are really huge! They could shrink, but might take until she is 12 years old! We don't want her to have to put up with this for the next 9 years, so we are scheduling her for a tonsillectomy.

So... that's our life in a nutshell.

Life goes on...

Well... its been one thing after another. My prince has been to New York, Miami twice, and Killdeer, ND in addition to other smaller places closer by... Its like being a single parent only not... So, I've taken the kids to my sister's, my parents, and the in-laws.

JR has 2 teeth on the bottom and the two top front ones are starting to show... maybe within the week... He is almost walking... he tries so hard to chase the Princess! So funny!

My princess has finished her first gymnastics class. She loved it so much! We decided the next couple months will be too crazy to continue class, so we'll wait until spring.

I joined the local YMCA... I really want to get back into a better shape than I am, especially since we hope to go to colorado this next year... we hope to do a bunch of hiking and stuff.

This has been a hard week. My prince had a vasectomy Thursday. We've decided two kids were enough especially since they were both c-sections. So the kids stayed at their grandparents for several days. But that's not the hard part (although I missed them a lot!) Thursday morning our Pastor and good friend was found by one of his daughters struggling to breathe. His oldest daughter gave him CPR until the ambulance got there. He went into a coma and never came out. The disconnected life support Saturday and Pastor Miller went to be with His Maker yesterday morning. He was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in April and had been handling the treatments well. This was very sudden and the doctors were not sure what caused his problems. The funeral will be Thursday. This is going to be so hard for his family as well as our church family. Please pray for us!

Second Verse same as the first

It feels like last fall all over again. My prince is going to be gone most of the next month! Starting the 19th, he will be in Miami, FL until the 24th... then the 27th-29th he'll be in Killdeer, ND... then the 30th-5th he'll be back in Miami! I hate his schedule taking him away from me and the kids so much. we are hoping the kids and I can go to Killdeer with him... We'll see...

And then yesterday I met a woman on Facebook whose husband has been in Iraq since last November and won't be coming home until February... How foolish I feel! Making such a big deal of my Prince being gone when she has been a married/single parent for 11 months!

More of the same

Well, This past week my prince left for a week in Plattsburg, New York... again! And as soon as he left everything went wrong. My Princess got pink-eye... JR got another ear infection... we all (including me) came down with colds... a good friend of the family died suddenly during the night last night... and I was told by my doctor today that I have a large cyst on my left ovary... Ain't life great!

Here's a picture of happier (and healthier) times.