Post Op Day 1

Well, I am home. Have been for 24 hours now. So there was no overnight stay! Yea! And there is no drain! Double Yea! Surgery went better than was expected and they are pretty sure that they got it all. Triple Yea!

I am now at home "resting". At least my form of resting. Which means I am probably doing more than I should. I promised myself that the next two days I am confined to the couch for at least 8 hours a day. Its a full time job. And this full time job is taking it easy for a good and full recovery!

The Bretster is home with me the next two days and we are kidless until Saturday. I miss them already so so much, but know they are in good hands and are being taken care of while mom is taking care of herself with Bretster at my side. Its fabulous.

On my list of things to do while taking it easy...

Sleep

Finish season 2 and start season 3 of Lost.



Watch Sherlock Holmes

Update the Blog on Bretster's 28th birthday extravaganza

Sleep some more

surgery... again

Tomorrow I go in for my second and hopefully last surgery. I am counting down the hours... 13 to be exact. In 13 hours I will be at the hospital being prepped for surgery and in 23 hours I hopefully will be home in my bed, neck mass free.

And able to see these guys... Because I love them... A LOT!!

Its Been A While

So I have been a little MIA as of late. A lot has happened but I am a total slacker mom and have not taken many pictures during all of these events. I am sure to tell you that rather stand behind a camera I am there with my kids helping in the activity usually covered head to toe in whatever it is that they are doing. If its not that, I am chasing one one way as the other runs the opposite direction.
Here is a a highlight of things that have happened over the last month.

St. Patty's Day - which is always a huge day at our house. This year the leprechaun came leaving footprints and colored our milk green. Later that night mom went to Bunko and Dad and the kids went to GG Laura's to eat cornbeef and cabbage.

My Birthday - 26... I dont know what it is but I am having a hard time with 26. I think its because I still feel 19. But now I am closer to 30 than 20 and I have kids which just makes me feel old.

Easter - Coloring eggs, staying up all night (thanks to the kiddos), finding eggs, eating our colored egg and biscuit breakfast. Finding our baskets not only once but twice (or for me 3 times... oops!) watching conference, finding baskets again, then bed... finally!

For an update on my post/pre surgery. I am doing ok, my neck doesnt hurt, I feel like a normal person until I look in the mirror and see that my neck is bigger than it was the day before. I can no longer touch my chin to my chest when looking down because the blasted thing gets in the way. But, Thanks to a 2nd opinion and some tests I will be going in for another surgery within the next month. Hopefully this time they will get it all and I will be neck mass free soon.

On another note, when I started this blog I intended on it being my online journal. Funny things that happen in life, my random thoughts, thoughts on my kids, things that happen, etc. But since then and almost 200 posts later it has turned into an update blog for friends and family to be kept up to date on things that are happening in our lives. So because I want to be able to "journal", for lack of better words, I am going to be starting a new blog. One that I will update hopefully daily that is open for anyone and everyone to read. This blog will be of my thoughts, my likes, funny things that happen, and random things I am feeling. So I would invite all of you to become readers of my hopefully funny, but probably not so much blog.