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- Uh, last night's game was INCREDIBLE!! I didn't think Jarod was gonna make it through the K-State game. It was so good and awesome to see the Cats go to the Elite Eight!! Hopefully tomorrow is another victory!

- I think I killed our remote. It fell off the couch right down into a full glass of Dt. Mtn. Dew. It hasn't worked the same since. Jarod is currently taking it apart seeing if he can revive it. It's not looking so good....

- I got a couple of my cavities fixed yesterday. I was there for almost 2 hours having this done. I love our dentist; he is such a kind, godly man. His wife is the receptionist and she is as sweet as can be. They are doing so much for our family, and we are so thankful for them. My tooth feels much better. So now only 6 more cavities left to fix! Ugh...

- Jarod and I are praying about somethings right now. We are trying to follow God's leading and trust in His timing for somethings. I would appreciate your prayers for this as God know what this about.

- Jarod just revived the remote!

- I keep verses on my bathroom mirror that I can look at everyday and memorize. One of them right now is Zephaniah 3:17: "The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing." Thank you Lord!

What a day!

So today didn't go at all like I planned. I was going to take the kids to the park and get a few things at the store before it turns cold and snowy tomorrow. But this morning when I got out of bed I had some intense pain in my lower right area. It was so painful that I was doubled over crying in pain (and I have a pretty high pain tolerance). I got nauseous, shaky, and clamy. I couldn't stand up, and when I tried to get my phone out of my purse to call Jarod, I almost passed out. I called him and had him come home from work. Kaitlyn stayed with me and brought me a pillow and blanket since I was laying on the bathroom floor crying. Jarod came home and got me some ibuprofen to see if that would help and let me rest in bed till lunch. I got up and still hurt but I could get up and walk. After it started hurting again, we decided to take me to urgent care.

The doctor there had me lay back and felt on my stomach, and I started crying when he pushed on the right side. So he had them draw labs and check for bladder infection. The blood work came back suggesting that my appendix was acting up. He wanted me to go the ER and have them check me out. So we took our kids from one babysitter to our friends house while Jarod took me to the hospital. We were there for a few hours and they did a cat scan to check for appendicitis. Fortunately it came back that it wasn't my appendix but rather a 4cm cyst on my right ovary. It must have ruptured this morning causing so much pain. So I got to go home with pain meds and some tlc from Jarod. I'm exhausted and still sore. Jarod said he will take care of the kids tomorrow so I can rest and hopefully feel all better by Monday.

Here are some thoughts from today:

-if you want to be seen quickly in the ER all you have to do is tell them you may have appendicitis. we were quickly seen and taken care of.

- a blown IV kind of hurts!

- cat scans aren't as scary as I thought it would be though I'm sure the bill for it will be- eek!

- I am thankful for friends that take great care of our kids during these times- and we would do the same for them!

- I've had cysts before but never one that has done this. Hopefully this won't reoccur.

- hospital gowns do not cover very well! :-s

- my husband is wonderful and takes such good care of me! I love him so!


Thanks for the prayers, and we will hopefully be back to normal again soon!

It launched!

Jarod has been working hard to get the new website for the church up and running. It's up and going now. Check it out: www.northsideonline.com

Random happenings

- Sean is reading now- I mean really reading. He has finished all of the homework books for the year and now is starting their AR reading program. When Sean sets his mind on doing something, he is a very determined little boy. He put his mind to learning how to read, and he has soared! We are very proud of him!

- Ethan has learned to tie his shoes. I don't know if this is a little late for that, but we finally made him learn. He does a good job. It's just another thing he can do that shows how much he is growing up!

- I'm glad Spring is almost here! Goodbye winter- I've had enough of you! The weather stations have done their outlook for severe weather this spring. They are saying it is looking to be a very active spring season with lots of tornadoes and severe weather. Bring it on! I love stormy weather and I'm ready for some good thunderstorms!

- The little girl I babysit turned 1 yesterday. I've been watching her since she was 8 weeks old. Crazy how time flies!

- It's hard to see family members hurting and/or making bad choices. I'm praying for some family members right now.

- I took Kaitlyn to buy a new dress for her birthday last Saturday. We were in Target and we had to stop and have a talk about modesty. She wanted a dress with spaghetti straps that cut low on the chest. I told her no and then talked to her about keeping her special parts covered and not wearing things that are too tight. Crazy that I have to talk to my 4 yr. old about this, but she has jumped to girls clothing (not toddler anymore). The girls clothing can be questionable to me: the shorts are crazy short or tight, shirts cut low, dresses designed to be tight, etc. I don't want her to get in the habit now of wearing things that are not modest. God calls us to be modest and the earlier she gets this the better. So she picked out a super cute polka dot dress that she wore with some brown boots. I can so get on a soap box about this. Modesty is not just for little girls or teenagers but for adults as well. You can dress pretty and still be modest. Anyway that's all I say for now on that one! :-)

- I absolutely love my family and I am so thankful for them! And I'm thankful that God has given me a great church family to be a part of too!


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