Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Our Whirlwind Week!

What a crazy week it has been!  My mom decided (the night before she left) to take Talmage with her to Florida.  She was going for 2 weeks to visit my sister and to watch her kids while they went out of town.  So they left at 4:30a.m. monday morning.  So Barrett and I had a fabulous time just hanging out the two of us.  We got some great one-on-one time!!But because my mom was staying for so long, we decided that I would fly out on thurday, stay a few days, and fly Talmage home with me.  So, I headed to Florida solo (barrett stayed home with daddy) and got to spend a few days there.  SO FUN!  I love Florida!  Talmage and his cousin are best friends, so they loved being together.  The only bummer was that I didn't get to see MY best friend (my awesome sister).

We went to the Lion Country Safari, where you drive through and see all the animals.  They get so close to your car, it was amazing!  Then, at the end, they have an amusement park and splash park.  




Wednesday, June 17, 2009

What is going on??!!!

For the past two months, there have been some strange things happening to me.  It all started when I noticed that I had been gaining weight- despite the fact that I am doing a fitness bootcamp and watching what I eat.  It has reached a high of 10 pounds! But then I started to notice that I felt really depressed (which is very unlike me).  I was in a bad mood all the time, always getting emotional.  Plus, I went from having insomnia to crashing right after the kids went to bed at 7:00.  I am tired all the time, and my body just feels really weak.  I kept thinking to myself  "I must be crazy!!"  My mom finally convinced me to go see my doctor, but I was very skeptical because I was afraid they would just put me on antidepressants.  Well, they took my blood to run some tests and then referred me to an endocrinologist.  Come to find out-  I have Hashimoto's disease!!  And I had every symptom in the book!  I got this definition for it off of the Mayo Clinic's website: 
    Hashimoto's disease is a disorder that affects your thyroid, a small gland located at the base of your neck, below your Adam's apple. The thyroid gland is part of your endocrine system, which produces hormones that coordinate many of your body's activities.
   In Hashimoto's disease, also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, your immune system attacks your thyroid gland. The resulting inflammation often leads to an underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism). Hashimoto's disease is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in the United States.  
I have to be on medication for the rest of my life, but it's not a big deal.  I'm just glad that now I can finally start to feel like myself again, and lose those ten pounds AGAIN!!! 

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

8 Things...


I was tagged courtesy of my friend, Christin Trendler!  Thanks Christin
Rules of this tag:

Mention the person who tagged you.
Complete the list of eight things.
Tag 8 of your bloggity friends.
Easy peasy!!

So here goes...


8 THINGS I LOOK FORWARD TO:

Christmas

Date night with my husband

Our annual trip to Disneyworld

Dune season

Family Home Evening

Reading to my boys

Bedtime!!

Finishing a project I've started


8 THINGS I DID YESTERDAY:

Went to Bootcamp

Took the kids to swim lessons

Had the night off, so I went shopping!

Made a Sonic run for my diet coke

Went grocery shopping

Made cookies for T's preschool graduation

Watched American Idol

Played Candyland with the boys


8 THINGS I WISH I COULD DO:

Cook and enjoy doing it

Run a marathon

Adopt a child

Not worry about my weight

Be a better mom

Go back to Europe

Find Taylor a job

Relax a little more


8 SHOW I WATCH:

Amazing Race

House

Greys Anatomy

Americal Idol

Lost

Office

America's Next Top Model

CSI:NY


8 PEOPLE I TAG:

Ashley 

Natalie

Bethany

Tawna

Sue

Becca

Carrie

Jill