What a LOSER!! How embarassing!

Boy. I'm not really sure anyone will ever check this thing again it's been so long since I've updated. No excuse I guess. It's just been madness!!!! The boys were sick back in early December, we went to Canada for Christmas, got back and got busy and well....been trying to hit the hay early and that's truly the only time I get to post here.

In a nutshell, Canada was amazing. Christmas was awesome....completely awesome. The boys were great on the plane rides, the drive from Minneapolis to Thunder Bay......the trip was awesome. We got back and Jimmy still had some time off work and we all just hung out around the house. Eating and playing and we even got some cleaning in.

Since the New Year, we have continued to be busy. I started a little cleaning job with the boys so that's getting us out a few mornings a week. We were still going to the gym pretty regularly but now I have this hernia. That's kind of put a damper on a lot of things these days. I am not supposed to be lifting or doing a whole lot.....sucks big time because I'm super motivated to get this house organized and decluttered and looking awesome! I have many, many visions in my head but I'm so limited. I hate having restraints on physical stuff. It makes me crazy. Gosh darn it (wow, can't believe I actually wrote that!) I can handle a 50# case of wings!!!! Whatever. I do have an appt. with a surgeon on February 12 and hopefully i can get the hernia repaired and get back in the swing of things quickly.

In Willie health news.....he was tested for celiac. The results were, and I quote our nurse, "not bad but still abnormal". They were wanting to get him in last week for a scope procedure which would be done under anesthetic. I was feeling really icky about it and prayed really hard and wouldn't you know, the next morning Dr. R called and said that after he'd thought about it some more he decided he'd rather us monitor Willie another month and re-evaluate in February. Sweet, right? He is doing really well though. In fact, I'm almost shocked at the progress he has made the past month or two. He is eating a ton! He, like J, loves fruit and veggies mostly. He seems to react really badly to hard core wheat products. So, we are obviously avoiding those. He is tolerating a little more dairy though. Remember back in the fall I tried some chocolate without any trouble? Well, when we got back from Canada I had some leftover baking that was screaming my name. I gave in one night and much to my surprise, no reaction. So, I tried a few more pieces until I ate it all......no bad reaction. How cool is that? Another awesome thing is that we are now closer to getting some actual diagnosis!!! We will do allergy testing for sure at 18 months which in now only 5 short months away.

I cannot believe how quickly the time is passing. It is making me crazy. I was anxious as all heck for January to be over though, I have to admit.

I look to tomorrow, Feb. 1 to be the start of a great year for us. Things are going to get better, be awesome, great things will happen.....I can feel it in my bones.

Oh, one more totally awesome and important thing!!!! Jimmy and I celebrated 4 years of wedded bliss on January 17. I love that man. I love the life we have created together and I am grateful for the journey we share.

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