Halloween Pumpkin Carving

Tonight Dave and I decided to carve our pumpkins since he will be working at night all week (mon.- thurs.) By the time he gets home, it's bedtime, so we decided to do it tonight. They turned out cute. LOL! We are definitely NOT professional pumpkin carvers, but we had fun doing it. I love carving pumpkins, but I always forget the horrific smell it brings when you first open up the top of the pumpkin. It was still fun.
Our pumpkins in the dark

We sure did have fun taking pictures and carving our pumpkins...




The dogs wanted to join in on the fun...


Have a great rest of the week and a safe Halloween.

Waiting on the Lord

So as some of you know or have read in the previous blogs I had been diagnosed with Grave's Disease. I took the radioactive iodine and now I feel great. I actually sleep through the entire night with no problems. I wake up feeling refreshed. No more black circles under my eyes (well, they are going away). Dry skin is not so bad anymore, and my hair isn't falling out as much. I'm so glad that God has taken care of me through all of this treatment. Now we just sit and wait until December 1st see if it all worked like it was supposed to and then I will be good to go. Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future." I know that the Lord is with me wherever and whatever I do in His name. Now I just continue to wait on Him, for He shall direct my path.

Waiting...

The doctor called today and I have an appointment to take radioactive iodine on Wednesday, October 8th of next week. So for now I just wait for the day to come where I have to drink liquid radioactive iodine and can't be around anyone for 3 days. I don't know what I'm gonna do. Probably just sleep for most of the time. Not sure if it will make me sick or not. I have no idea what to expect from this stuff. I'm so nervous about taking it, but I know God is watching out for me and all I can do is leave it in His hands and let Him take care of it all and take care of me. Please keep me in your prayers as I wait to take the radioactive iodine and for after, that it all goes well and that I don't need to take it again or do anything else.

I will keep you posted as I sit at home during those three days, since I can't talk to people or be at work.

Tough Week for me

Well...as some of you may know...I have been getting tested for my thyroid for the past 3-4 months. What a pain in the butt it has been, having to be patient and wait for the dr. to call and tell you to go get another test done, go have your blood drawn again, etc... It has been very frustrating. In the meantime, I was searching on the interent to find out about thyroid problems and was telling myself, oh it can't be the bad ones that I'm reading about, God won't let that happen to me. Well, little did I know God always knows best and gives you nothing more than you can handle. On Monday, I went to the dr. again, an endocrinologist to be exact this time, and I was told I have Graves Disease. (The one I had been saying, "Oh, I won't get that one.") God always has a mind of His own. LOL! the dr. told me I had one day to make a decision on what I was going to do. So, in a frantic, upset, crying voice, I called David and my mom and we decided what would be best for me. Now, I just wait for insurance to say it's okay to start and in about 1-2 weeks I will be taking radioactive iodine and then can't be around any human life form for about 5 days. No sleeping with David, no hugging or kissing him, can't eat on our kitchenware (have to use stuff that can be thrown away), and worst of all, I can't talk aloud to anybody. So, I will be on the internet, talking away to anyone that I possibly can or texting. So hit me up, when it all starts. (PLEASE!!!) Hopefully this fixes things, and then I will just be on a pill a day for the rest of my life to control my thyroid.

I am now okay with everything, just had a hard time at first accepting it from the Dr. and what I have to do after taking this stuff. Please be praying for me and David, since he will not get to hang out with his wife for a while.

Wii Fit!

Well my best friend picked up the Wii Fit for me and I am now officially obsessed. It's so much fun! Who would've have thought that a video game would actually be your personal trainer and help you loose weight. Well not I! Anyways...I hav a lot of fun working out right on my own T.V. David likes watching me...but only because I shake my but a million times when I do the hula hooping. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!Let's just hope that this really works for me cause I hate going to the gym to do aerobics and strength training. I'm gonna get back into swimming, but it's hard to get there everyday. So, if I can get to the gym 3 times a week and workout on my Wii everynight, I will be set to go.

Angels Win

We went to another game...of course the Angels won, 4-3. Frankie had a another save, making it his 53rd save of the season. What a great game it was, except for being stinkin' hot. This family in front of us bought 5 rally monkeys, 3 foam fingers, and 3 more tiny rally monkeys. It was hillarious. We just kept watching the vendors come and bring stuff to this family. Well, we're off to bed.

A "HOT" Friday Night

Well...this week has been very very hot. We actually had to use me air conditioner. We usually don't have to use it since we're gone at work during the day and at night you just open up the windows for a cool breeze from "Blowmont" a.k.a. Beaumont. I had the air on high each night this week. It felt so miserable! I don't know how some of you do it in the heat and humidity. Not only has it been really hot, in the triple digits, but also really humid. Something you don't usually get in Southern California. But guess what, surprise we had it this week. Thankfully it has started to cool down tonight.

On another note, Grandpa Aten came down and he finally came to see our house and our two puppies. He loved them so much. They had a blast playing with Grandpa. And like usual they tired him out instead of us tiring them out. These dogs can go a mile a minute and never stop once for a drink of water. It's amazing. Delilah is like a kangaroo and Samson chasing behind her.

This weekend is a three day weekend for Labor Day and it is jam packed for us. Angel game tomorrow night. I'll post later. I hope they win. They've been doing good! Sunday we have church and then one of my best friends is getting married in the evening. She going to look beautiful. I can't wait! Monday David is going dove hunting for opening day and I'm with Cassie and Brandon as they open their wedding gifts at her parents house. What a fun-filled weekend we have to look forward to. So off to catch my rest now, cause we're gonna need it for the rest of the week to come.