Hey Ya'll
How's everybody doin??? Do we need to invite more people here to get this board moving again????? I know ya'll have a life, but I NEED you (in my whiniest voice possible 
) What did you do this weekend?
I took Ashlyn (2 years old) to the zoo on Saturday and had a BLAST. I love that child so very much and I am so afraid that I won't be able to love the new one as much. I know that LOVE will open my heart and I will love him (being optimistic that it's a boy 
) just as much but it's hard to imagine at this point. I've NEVER ever had the total and complete unconditional love that only children are capable of giving and I am so lucky and fortunate to have my family. Speaking of the new baby, would ya'll keep Daphne in your prayers? She's been having low cramps all weekend and is under a lot of stress right now. She keeps saying that this pregnancy doesn't feel like it did with Ashlyn and she's scared that she's going to miscarry.
Also, could ya'll keep me and Pam in your thoughts and prayers? We are having a really tough time right now. I know we will get through it, but I'm really hurting over it right now. I'm not going to bore you with the details but please remember us. Also keep your fingers crossed for me this week as I am trying to get to the bottom of some neurological problems that I've been having.....memory problems/confusion, etc. I had a really bad 'episode' this weekend and will be having cat scans/mri's this week to rule out any brain abnormalities. I'm very scared but trying to think positive thoughts and know that everything will be ok. I also see my WLS Surgeon on Thursday for my Gallbladder follow up.
Sorry to be so needy and I hope I haven't depressed everybody! Love ya'll 
Kim
) What did you do this weekend?
I took Ashlyn (2 years old) to the zoo on Saturday and had a BLAST. I love that child so very much and I am so afraid that I won't be able to love the new one as much. I know that LOVE will open my heart and I will love him (being optimistic that it's a boy ) just as much but it's hard to imagine at this point. I've NEVER ever had the total and complete unconditional love that only children are capable of giving and I am so lucky and fortunate to have my family. Speaking of the new baby, would ya'll keep Daphne in your prayers? She's been having low cramps all weekend and is under a lot of stress right now. She keeps saying that this pregnancy doesn't feel like it did with Ashlyn and she's scared that she's going to miscarry.
Also, could ya'll keep me and Pam in your thoughts and prayers? We are having a really tough time right now. I know we will get through it, but I'm really hurting over it right now. I'm not going to bore you with the details but please remember us. Also keep your fingers crossed for me this week as I am trying to get to the bottom of some neurological problems that I've been having.....memory problems/confusion, etc. I had a really bad 'episode' this weekend and will be having cat scans/mri's this week to rule out any brain abnormalities. I'm very scared but trying to think positive thoughts and know that everything will be ok. I also see my WLS Surgeon on Thursday for my Gallbladder follow up.
Sorry to be so needy and I hope I haven't depressed everybody! Love ya'll
Kim 
Kim,
We need you too! 
Friday night I had a real heart to heart with Mike about housekeeping...he has asked me to just tell him when I need help. I know that its both our responsibilities...and I've had to learn to lighten up on myself. I'm the kind of person its hard for me to ask for help...a perfectionist with a need to excell...so I try to live life as superwoman.
Saturday he went into work early, and I spent most of the morning working on a Time Management workshop that I've been asked to teach, doing some laundry, and doing some reading for school. Saturday afternoon we did some work around the house before loading up the car and heading towards Guntersville. My family was camping over the weekend and we went to meet them. It was quiet and relaxing...the place we normally go over there, Buck's Pocket, is a great place to unwind. I sat in a lounge chair and read most of the afternoon while watching squirrels run, listening to birds sing, and watching my neices ride their bicycles.
Saturday night was spent around a campfire with my parents, 2 of my brothers and their families. When we go camping, most everybody except us has a camper...so its not roughing it...there is real food and hot showers. Mom brought out this big pot of homemade veggie soup and we had that and ham sandwiches. The girls made s'mores for dessert. I skipped the choc and graham crackers, and did the usual...setting the marshmallow on fire and watching it burn a bit before blowing it out and eating it 
We slept in the back of my dad's truck on an air mattress. He has a camper shell on the back and he had set up a fan in the back so we were pretty comfortable, except for having to get up every hour (it felt like) and having to go pee.
Breakfast sunday morning consisted of biscuits (GO MOM!), grilled pork loin, scrambled eggs and fruit. Oh, and the mandatory Diet Mt. Dew! We visited until about 10:00 am when we headed back to Huntsville, despite the protests of my neices (8 and 12), where we could get Mike ready for his trip.
We spent the afternoon finishing laundry and getting him packed for his trip to CA. I swear...having a husband who is colorblind is a pain in the ass. He has some pretty important meetings this week, so I spent about 30 minutes selecting wardrobe combos for him...saving the best for the big one on Thursday.
The alarm went off bright and early this morning at 5:00. Both of us had showers and left at 5:45 to get him to the airport by 6:00. He called a bit ago and said that he'd been bumped to first class for the trip leg from Atlanta to San Diego...so he's sitting in a comfy seat, about to have a glass of wine and enjoy his 4 hour flight.
I've been piddling around (doing odds and ends of things) this morning and will probably do that all day. I'm going to slowly start taking stuff back to the school and putting it in my room. We have a Day Camp during the summer, and I thought I had to get everything down...so I did. Did anyone else? No....and of course no one cared. So from now on I'll know...I won't go through all that crap again.
Sorry, I got to rambling...I know that I went into much more detail than you probably cared for... You're in my thoughts and prayers...for everything: the doctors, and the stuff going on with Pam...hope things begin to resolve themselves soon and you feel more at peace with things.
Love you,
Becky
Friday night I had a real heart to heart with Mike about housekeeping...he has asked me to just tell him when I need help. I know that its both our responsibilities...and I've had to learn to lighten up on myself. I'm the kind of person its hard for me to ask for help...a perfectionist with a need to excell...so I try to live life as superwoman.
Saturday he went into work early, and I spent most of the morning working on a Time Management workshop that I've been asked to teach, doing some laundry, and doing some reading for school. Saturday afternoon we did some work around the house before loading up the car and heading towards Guntersville. My family was camping over the weekend and we went to meet them. It was quiet and relaxing...the place we normally go over there, Buck's Pocket, is a great place to unwind. I sat in a lounge chair and read most of the afternoon while watching squirrels run, listening to birds sing, and watching my neices ride their bicycles.
Saturday night was spent around a campfire with my parents, 2 of my brothers and their families. When we go camping, most everybody except us has a camper...so its not roughing it...there is real food and hot showers. Mom brought out this big pot of homemade veggie soup and we had that and ham sandwiches. The girls made s'mores for dessert. I skipped the choc and graham crackers, and did the usual...setting the marshmallow on fire and watching it burn a bit before blowing it out and eating it
We slept in the back of my dad's truck on an air mattress. He has a camper shell on the back and he had set up a fan in the back so we were pretty comfortable, except for having to get up every hour (it felt like) and having to go pee.
Breakfast sunday morning consisted of biscuits (GO MOM!), grilled pork loin, scrambled eggs and fruit. Oh, and the mandatory Diet Mt. Dew! We visited until about 10:00 am when we headed back to Huntsville, despite the protests of my neices (8 and 12), where we could get Mike ready for his trip.
We spent the afternoon finishing laundry and getting him packed for his trip to CA. I swear...having a husband who is colorblind is a pain in the ass. He has some pretty important meetings this week, so I spent about 30 minutes selecting wardrobe combos for him...saving the best for the big one on Thursday.
The alarm went off bright and early this morning at 5:00. Both of us had showers and left at 5:45 to get him to the airport by 6:00. He called a bit ago and said that he'd been bumped to first class for the trip leg from Atlanta to San Diego...so he's sitting in a comfy seat, about to have a glass of wine and enjoy his 4 hour flight.
I've been piddling around (doing odds and ends of things) this morning and will probably do that all day. I'm going to slowly start taking stuff back to the school and putting it in my room. We have a Day Camp during the summer, and I thought I had to get everything down...so I did. Did anyone else? No....and of course no one cared. So from now on I'll know...I won't go through all that crap again.
Sorry, I got to rambling...I know that I went into much more detail than you probably cared for... You're in my thoughts and prayers...for everything: the doctors, and the stuff going on with Pam...hope things begin to resolve themselves soon and you feel more at peace with things.
Love you,
Becky 
Kim, I'm on my way back to bed, so I'm not going to post about my weekend, yet. I'll try to do it tomorrow 
But did want to let you know that you and Pam are in my thoughts and prayers. I went through a rough time with my dh the last month or two and I know it can be discouraging. Email me if you need to. I'm always here...might be sleeping, but always here! BTW midnight shift sucks!
Gisela
But did want to let you know that you and Pam are in my thoughts and prayers. I went through a rough time with my dh the last month or two and I know it can be discouraging. Email me if you need to. I'm always here...might be sleeping, but always here! BTW midnight shift sucks!
Gisela 
Hi Sweetie! You are always in my thoughts and prayers. We love you and hopefully people will start posting more again. I'm determined to get it going and get people to post more. Everything has just been so crazy with so many things lately. I guess everyone else is busy too, but hey ya'll, let's all promise each other to post more often, okay?
Besides, ya'll are going to have to keep me on an even keel now that I've been APPROVED!
Kim, you are going to be just fine. I think it's just so hot that part of your brain is melting. So stay inside and prop your feet up and get Pam to wait on you hand and foot. Tell her I said so and then show her my photo and let her know I'm bigger than she is and will kick her butt if she doesn't take good care of you!
Hang in there. Life is tough, but you're tougher!
We love you!
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