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!