Where's Shauna???

Hi ladies! 

Thank you for your PM’s and checking in on me. The past couple of weeks have been a doozie, that's for sure. I think it was yesterday that I finally had a chance to go through all my emails, most dated from the first week of January. I had gotten sooo far behind! Thankfully it's not due to anything other than being BUSY! The kids, the house, etc. I tell you, now that the sciatica is gone, it is amazing how much different things are!

So, I just got home from dropping our daughter off. We had a 2-hour school delay today due to weather. Put lil’ man in the shower and hopped online real quick to check my emails, pm's, etc.

I have to brag that homeschooling has been going *perfectly* so far! Lil’ man is being so cooperative and we are enjoying the lessons. Right now we are working on filling in learning gaps in the curriculum we chose to get him up to speed. Public school is about a full year behind this particular curriculum so we have some major catching up to do!

Today I made an appointment to get a new hairstyle on Friday morning. I'm thinking of a stacked bob, which I've never had! Asked them to schedule me some extra consultation time so we can come up with the perfect cut for me. I've never been to this place before but it is hoity toity, expensive, and I'm hoping for a good outcome! The old "you get what you pay for" better ring true! lol

Also have to head to Hickory on Friday afternoon for my 2nd follow-up with the surgeon's office. I get my blood work done that day and my PCP sent an order to test my thyroid and blood sugar along with everything else they typically test. I missed my mammogram on Monday because our daughter had an unexpected program at school that I couldn't bear to miss, so I need to reschedule that. I'll be so glad when all these health issues are diagnosed, taken care of, and behind me! I am feeling sooo much better! :) My only complaint now is that the weight is coming off sooo slow, but I keep telling myself "slow is good." ha! One week from today is my 2 month surgiversary so I’ll be anxious to see what the weigh-in and measurements bring.

Among all this, we just finished our dining room this past weekend and it's now ready to furnish and decorate! (Need to find the before photos and take afters so I can post them to share…what a transformation!) We are going to start on the living room this weekend and then we’ll furnish/decorate both together when it's complete.

Our daughter's softball workouts and practices had been going hot and heavy, but she's already had her tendonosis/itis flare up on her so she's had to take a break the past week AND she got sick, poor girl! Exams are this week so no practices, which was great because that gives her more time to recooperate. Next week it's back to the old grind! She and her daddy have been reading up on the NC colleges that offer softball programs along with her career path (physical therapy/sports rehab). She turns 16 in May, gets her license, her daddy’s old VW Bug, and may get a summer job…so things are getting exciting for her! It’s fun to flop on the bed each day and just talk about the future.

I know I’m forgetting like a dozen things to share, but that’s enough of my rambling!

Deborah, you are only 2 weeks away from the big day! Have you shaken those nerves yet? How’s the plans for the possibility of relocating? Boy, is it ever a buyer’s market right now.

Barb, how is Ben’s recovery coming along? Hope you all have a great turnout for the meetup this Saturday. I am so sorry we aren’t going to be able to attend like we were hoping. Unfortunately, I’m also going to miss my Thursday night Hickory support meeting this week since we are making the trip down there on Friday. I’d not missed one since looking into surgery last July…I will miss everyone!

Can’t make any promises that I’ll try to do better about posting right now but I am reading every spare computer moment I can get and you are all on my mind every moment of every day!  Am going to read through while lil' man is tidying his room.  Again, thanks for thinking of me.  There are several people I don't see posting on the forum much right now that I miss to pieces and wonder about...need to find the time to send some PM's myself!  {{{Group hug!!!}}}