I have not blogged in forever - I love reading other's blogs...I just can't find the time to write my own lately! SO much has happened in our lives since I last posted. I write this so that I can look back and see the ups and downs in our lives months or even years later. That being said - I am glad that I have an "outlet" to spew my feelings! :)
We just remodeled our upstairs bathroom - I have never been so glad to never see someone again as I was those contractors - Don't get me wrong; they did a great job and it looks fabulous, but I'm OCD and the mess about killed me! It took three long weeks, y'all!
My dad's younger brother has been diagnosed with stage four terminal cancer. This seems surreal to even type that. He is so young (early 50s). It's just jolting that he could not be with us soon. He has the same type of cancer that we lost my Great-Grandmother to in the 1980s. It is in his esophagus, lungs, and parts of the stomach. He is on a feeding tube and resting at home with hospice care. They tried chemo and radiation but said that at this point it was fruitless...Never good news. He is an inspiration to me in his Faith and the fact that he was at Church yesterday despite his weakness and how badly he feels. I don't know how he found the strength to get there and stand, etc. We are all in prayer for him, my Grandfather, and my dad and his sister right now.
I saw my OB today about my yearly and about our fertility. It has hit two years that we have been trying. We have one tubal and one miscarriage down and still no baby. I filled the prescription for Chlomid today and we shall see. I am in prayer that this path works for us and that this is what we are supposed to be doing. I am praying that my left tube is still healthy and that we can have a healthy baby. I am not greedy - at this point I would just be grateful to get to have one healthy child. Just one. I also have to have an ultrasound of my right breast on Friday and I would appreciate any prayers for a good outcome of that as well...It worries me with our family history. There is someone else in our family that is having a biopsy on the 20th and prayers for her would be welcomed too. It seems that there is so much sickness and sadness lately, but I am hopeful and prayerful for good things ahead! :)
On a happy note, we did get to go to Las Vegas in February and had a blast! Also, I am LOVING my practicum experience at the middle school where I am placed. I am SO BLESSED to have such an awesome supervisory - I am learning so much from her! Also, my brother is well into his Senior year. He graduates in May! Crazy how time goes...So proud of him!
Hopefully my next update will be filled with blessings and positive news. Just keeping it real, though...This has been our lives lately...Good and the bad.
XO-T
