I have done too much
So I flew in on Sunday afternoon. And so far this week I have done Krystina’s 3 year check up…took Bryce to the dermatologist…Dentist appointments for Chandler and Bryce, grocery shopping…Oil Change…Packed for next week…Made cupcakes for Ben’s birthday at school…LOTS of laundry…mopped the floors…cleaned all the bathrooms…Made something for my sister’s baby…home schooled Bryce…sent out some important emails…and it is only Wed…and I AM EXHAUSTED. I am literally exhausted. I feel burned out actually. Trying to find a healthy balance to life with all that we have going on. And I am stinking at trying to find that balance. I feel the need to get everything done when I am home since I have been gone to much to be with my mom. The deal though is that, they are things that I DO need to get done. I think I need a maid! That would help and make it all better right? I feel the need to be a perfectionist in my home…because that seems to be the only sense of control that I have, since our worlds have been turned upside down with my mom’s cancer diagnosis. I know this probably makes no sense to anyone that reads it. It is to bad you could not be a fly in my brain! But even trying to be a perfectionist in our home has literally gone flying out the window because well…I am exhausted. So trying to find that balance. Where is it? What does it REALLY look like? What is realistic for right now in this season of our life? I have had to really let go of a lot, in order to keep my sanity. I can’t do everything. But I want to. It is a battle!
Chemo Day 3
Well the chemo for this round is officially done. OH MAN, we were so excited! My mom was so excited to be off the chemo. Her side effects have been a heavy metal taste in the mouth, naseau, fatigue, tingly feelings in the feet and hands. And we get to do this again in 9 days!
I fly out tomorrow around 2. And my little sister is going to pick up my mom and take her back to MO. She will stay with her till her next treamtment, then I will fly back. It is going to be a long few months.
I hope it goes by fast!
Day 2 of Chemo
Let’s just say it is 7 pm…and I am ready for bed. And probably will go to bed as soon as I am done writing. My mom is already asleep. Her test today went smoothly. They found a hiatus hernia, and ulcers in her esophogus, stomach, and duodendum. She will start being treated for those [...]
Tired
Well I have been back in Tulsa since yesterday. We hit the ground running. Meetings with doctors. Chemo began a bit late for my mom. About 3. Her vein blew. Which caused a lot of pain in her arm, since the chemo drugs infiltrated her arm. They started a second IV, and it seems to [...]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TONY!!!!
So today is my husbands birthday!
HE IS THE BIG 31!!!
We are getting
so old babe!
Tony I Love you SOO MUCH!
I am so thankful for you. I truly did marry my best friend. You are such a rock for me. We have been through some hard times the past 2 years because of [...]
Let the Waters Rise
Cancer has kind of turned my world upside down. Shaken me to my core. Making me take a hard look at some things. Helping me to let go of some things that really just don’t matter. When cancer hits a family, it helps you to reevaluate things. Re-defines your perspective. And I thought mine was [...]
Still in Tulsa
So I am still here with my mom in Tulsa. I had to stay longer than expected. The doctor ordered a petscan to recheck her liver…and we had that on Saturday. We get the results back tomorrow. She will start her Chemo soon. She has a cold right now, so we are having to wait [...]
Cancer Center
So I leave in the am…at 4 AM…to be with my mom. She has colon cancer. She had surgery for it the beginning of this year, but now has to have further treatment. So I am driving up to be with her at the Cancer Center in Tulsa. I am a bit nervous. I don’t [...]
Little Pizzas
My friend Becky gave me her recipe for little pizzas. My kids LOVED them. And I thought they were pretty good too! I am sure others have done this. I had never tried it or heard of it. But we will definitely be doing them again on a night that I need a quick meal.
Start [...]
Come Together Now Video
I thought this video was pretty awesome. I watched it on Angie Smith’s site…do you read Audrey Caroline. If you don’t you should. She is such an encouragement to me & to so many others. I love her heart and her love for the Lord!
Anyways, Enjoy the video!
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