Updates!

Well it's been a while. Things have been SO busy. I have not had a whole lot of time to get on and do anything. For an update on the allergy situation, I went to the allergist and they found out a lot actually. I am not allergic to any foods however I am allergic to ANYTHING that stings pretty much. I am going to have to have allergy shots for the next 5 years and if you know me, you know that is no small thing for me. On top of that I have to carry an Epi-pen around with me EVERYWHERE I go in case I get stung. That's the insect allergy. Then they found out that I am allergic to MYSELF...yeah I know I laughed too. I had no clue there was any such thing. It's caused by an auto-immune disease. I have to take antihistimines 2x's per day to stop the hives and lip swelling. They are going to do blood work to find out what auto-immune disease it is. They said there are several of them. It's not as bad as it sounds. We have laughed about it more than anything. The end verdict is I will live and I will be OK.

The 50th anniversary was incredible. Everything went GREAT!!! It was beautiful. There were a few glitches the night before but aren't there always. I will try to post some pics if I get a chance. If not, there are some on my facebook and myspace pages.

Connor is pretty sick. He was in Memphis with Momma over the weekend and they weren't supposed to come home until today but they had to come home last night b/c his fever went up to 102.8. We had to take him to the dr today. They tested him for strep and the flu (both of which were neg.) then did a chest xray to rule out pneumonia. The xray was clear but he does have a pretty bad upper respiratory infection and bronchitis. He got a shot which made him EXTREMELY MAD!!! His fever is still up though it just won't go down. He should be better tomorrow though...at least I hope so.

Well gotta go for now but I will be back soon...have a great night!!!

50th Wedding Anniversary

Well the time has come. This weekend is my grandparent's 50th wedding anniversary and we are having their party Saturday. This started out as a small thing. It has TOTALLY blown up into a HUGE party!!! Well what can I say these things usually happen this way. If it weren't for my stepmom, Angel, I don't know what I would have done. It's getting down to the wire and I am so nervous about getting everything done and everything being just right. Well we will see how it turns out...more people are RSVP'ing than I expected would. We are up to a guest list of around 55 not including the 14 members of the family. It's crazy. I am so super excited for them though...it's not often that a couple reaches 50 years in a relationship. WOW...it's awesome. I only hope and pray that Josh and I get to celebrate our 50th. They are definitely my perfect example of TRUE LOVE! It's awesome!!! I am including some pictures...the first is their wedding picture from 1959 and the other was taken last month.

ALLERGIES!!!

I HATE ALLERGIES!!! I have broke out in hives almost every night this week. We have no clue what is causing it! I am so sick of it...it is miserable!!! I have an appointment next Thursday with and allergist and they are supposed to be doing a bunch of allergy tests which means yes my favorite thing...NEEDLES!!! Yeah that STINKS! You should have seen me at the hospital the night my lip swelled up a few weeks ago. They put that IV in and let's just say I am glad I was laying in the bed when they put it in. Josh is taking off to take me up there. I am not looking forward to the process but I am looking forward to finally finding out what the heck is causing this mess so I can avoid it! It is extremely frustrating not knowing what to stay away from! I worry about everything I eat! Well anyway maybe we will have it figured out next week!

Eli's 6th Birthday!

Wow...I can't believe that he is 6. It seems like just yesterday when we were debating on whether or not to go BACK to the hospital after spending half the night before up there. He has always since day 1 been on the go. 1st baby and he came in 5 hours! He was holding his bottle at 4mths, crawling at 5mths, and well those of you who know him, you know he's been that way ever since. He is reading now. Yeah I know hard to believe! He is homeschooling and doing GREAT! We got him Guitar Hero III for his birthday. He has been wanting it for so long. He got a PS2 for Christmas and the 1st thing he wanted to know is if he could go buy it. Of course it broke his heart when we told him no b/c we already had it to give to him today. We are going to give it to him this evening when we get off work and then we will take him out to eat wherever he wants to go. He moved from the nursery at church to our group "CLICK" this past Sunday...I almost cried! I never believed anyone when I was younger when they talked about how fast I was growing up but now that I have my own children and I watch them growing up right before my eyes, it's unreal how fast time goes by. The years seem like months and months seem like weeks. Well anyway...he's a big boy now but he still got up this morning and crawled in my lap and let me sing to him and tell him Happy Birthday! He also told me that he would always be my baby!

Back to Work!

Well I am headed back to work today after a 5 day break! Hopefully for an uneventful day! We are going back to 4-8hr days instead of 4-10hr days. I am soooo glad! Those 10hr days will kick your butt! I thought it would be great to still have Friday off and get the 40hrs all at the same time but it wasn't all it was cracked up to be. 10hrs in front of a computer was not as easy as it sounded. Well anyway...here I go back to work! Kinda looking forward to it though! I also should know something today about my appointment with the allergist. I have been breaking out in hives all weekend. Don't know what's going on with that! Whatever, I guess I will talk to him/her about that when I get there. Well talk to everyone soon!

New Year!!!

Well it's a new year! We are looking forward to the things this year has in store for us. We know God is going to continue to do GREAT things in our lives. It's gotta be a good year...I mean Ole Miss won the Cotton Bowl for goodness sakes! Now if only the NY Giants could make it to the Superbowl again and repeat last year, that would be really GREAT!!! I can't help it, yes, I am a girl and I LOVE FOOTBALL!!! I guess it's a good thing since my husband is a sports freak. I love sports but there comes a point when enough is enough...I told my friend the other day(her husband is another sports freak by the way) that if I had to watch ESPN one more time, I wanted to shoot out the TV. Haha! It's all year round for him! Anyway...we took our puppy, Pyper(a westie) to the groomers today for her 1st haircut and she looks adorable...see for yourself...

Isn't she absolutely adorable! She doesn't think she is a dog...she thinks she is one of us! I love her so much!

The kids are growing so fast. Eli's birthday is Tuesday and he will be 6...WOW!!! He is homeschooling and doing great! It's amazing how quickly he picks up on things. Connor is 4 and just as mischevious as ever!

I have some physical challenges that I am working through right now. I am having to see an allergist. I have had two occurences within 2 weeks of each other where my lip has swelled. The first was my top lip and it took several days to go down. Then it was my bottom lip which resulted in an ER visit and IV steroids for about 5 hours. They are getting more frequent and more severe and they can't tell me exactly what it is. At first they said fish and shrimp but I haven't had that in months so we know it's not just that. I am waiting on the Dr to call with my appointment. We will update as soon as we know something.

Also I found out on my visit regarding my lip that my triglycerides are entirely too high...348 when they should be less than 150...so that means possible medication but I think we are going to try to control it with diet. I will overcome both situations...it's difficult but I think going to this allergist will definitely help. The hardest thing is not knowing what NOT to eat!

Have a great night and a great new year!