Home Soon

We are in Philadelphia. I am anxious to go home. I love my kids and my husband, but being in one little room with them for 7 days is a bit much. For all of us, really.
My knees hurt. We have walked A LOT over the past couple of days. I honestly didn't mind the walking, but my knees sure didn't like it. I have had horrible eating habits since we've been here. I must get more active. I am going to start walking my dogs. both of them. They love to go for walks and it will be good for me.
We got carpet in the den.. but the door to the cats bathroom was shut so the cats pooped and peed on the new carpet. Just our luck, huh? Oh well. What can you do? Clean is up and move along.
I am wishing I had the knowledge to become a web designer or new of a job that I could do freelance. This "having a job" thing just isn't working so well. What could I do freelance and still make some money....

Road Block

I have so much to do, that I don't want to do any of it. Yuck. I just sort of hit this block. I know I have things that I have forgotten to add to my list that I will have to do later - so I need to get everything off my list now.. yuck. Bathe dogs, run errands, clean, laundry, pack.. blech blech blech.
Good news today.. We get our carpet put in on Monday!!! I am so sad we won't be here to see it. I pray (always the pessimist) that it looks okay and that the cats don't puke on it while we are gone!!! YIPES!
Okay. I am going to stop procrastinating. I am going to bathe the dogs. Big one first.. I know, I am brave.

Fabulous

Today was a wonderful day. We nearly didn't go to church, but decided last minute to go anyway. I am so glad we did. I really enjoyed it and was so thankful that we went.
Cody came to visit today. I know this might not seem like a major thing, but it's the first time that Cody has been to our house since February - so it was kind of a big deal. That's a very long story and one that I am not so sure I will ever blog about. We will just say that we've spent a long time trying to mend fences that were damaged by others and are just now getting things back closer to normal.
We took all three kids to Magic Springs. Today was the last day they would be open this year. The weather was glorious! The sun was shining, the park wasn't crowded, and Elijah was finally tall enough to ride some of the big rides he has been eyeballing for the past two years. He actually rode The Gauntlet - which is their big scary roller coaster that spirals and loops and does crazy things. He and Hannah have this love for crazy roller coasters and dangerous rides - I honestly have no idea where they got it from!
So.. next week will be a week of laundry, trying to get ahead at work, and trying to get things lined out here at home for our trip to Philly next week. I will probably be a nervous wreck toward the end of the week, so I am really going to try to enjoy some peace of mind over the next couple of days. Elijah has scans and bone marrows next week and it always makes me crazy nervous. I think we will have better news this time than we did last time. I feel certain that we will. I just wonder what Dr. Maris is going to say our next step for treatment will need to be. More unknown...

About this blog

I am a 43 year old Mom of 2 awesome kids. I have one child with a serious illness. Caring for him is mostly what I do - with a few other things mixed in here and there. I have been married to the same wonderful man for nearly 15 years now. I am forever on the quest to change my life for the better. I want to be more organized, much healthier, and much thinner. So far, I'm not getting there. This blog is for my ramblings and frustrations while on my neverending quest for improvement.