Gallbladder

Well, tomorrow Mycah goes to the hospital for ultra sounds to see if he is having problems with his gallbladder. The blood and urine tests he did in the ER the one night have elevated levels of something, and when we followed up with his regular DR she said she did not want to rule out his gallbladder until we did more tests. So they did some more blood work. WHen that came back they ordered ultra sounds, which is tomorrow.

He has been feeling ok.. then again this weekend, he was supposed to spend the night at a friends house, and he ended up coming home, said his stomach hurt.. he was fine after awhile. Then this morning, he was fine and went to school but within an hour, the nurse had called me at work, mycah was in the nurses office throwing up.

I was looking up gallbladder stuff online and alot of it sounds like him. He is having specific pain in his upper stomach alittle to the right.. and he is throwing up for no reason, mainly after he eats, with no other waring.. he is over weight, which can cause problems too.

I had mine removed when I was 20 years old.. I remember the pain like it was yesterday..

anyways. I will keep everyone informed :)

Saturday Morning

It is 9am and I am the only one awake in the house. I have been sitting downstairs for afew hours on my computer. Sitting on a computer can actually get very boring. I checked my Email, I checked my myspace, read my comments and blogs. I checked the weather, looked to see if anyone had updated their blogspot.. so then I just started reading random peoples blogs.

You can find some interesting things out there. One I came across inspired me to write this blog. So I have been up for afew hours, alone, and havent talked a word yet.I cant say I go very often in silence. Just my thoughts running through my head.My thoughts are everywhere. I am watching the news, reading blogs, thinking about Christmas, and Thanksgiving which is coming soon.

The dogs are up, that is why I am up so early on a Saturday. Actually they are all back to sleep.. lol. One is on the couch next to me sleeping, one has curled up in a chair and another on a blanket we have set out for them. So its pretty quiet.

Yesterday I finished my training yesterday alittle early, but my manager called me and asked if I was willing to come to work to cover for a girl who was sick. I said OK. I had some free time between training and work, so Kendra and I drove to starbuck which is about 30 minutes away. I LOVE the white chocolate hot and frozen.. and I hate trying to pick which one to get. It was little chilly out, but I wanted a cold one.. so.. I got BOTH!! I drank the frozen one and saved the hot one. I put it in the fridge.. so this morning.. I have a nice hot White Choco Mocha from Starbucks as I sit here on my computer alone in silence..

I need to enjoy this time while I can, because soon the kids will be up, the flighting will begin, the weather is alittle crappy, so I am not sure if everyone will be stuck inside all day.. or if they will wander out anyways.

Its so hard to believe the year is almost over. What a long year it has been. It was s long stressful middle of the year, with the move, lackof job, hospital stays, setting up a new house.. but looks like the year is coming to a great end for us.

OK enough of my random thoughts and ramblings. I miss you all and love you all.. wish we could be together for the holidays!

The Crab Shack

Jr has been wanting to go to the Crab Shack here on Tybee Island. Its about an hour from our house. Well this weekend Mycahs Boyscout troop went to Savannah on a walking tour or Down Town Savannah, for the Haunted Savannah Tour. That did not go so well, but it was a nice try. Afterwards, the 5 of us went to the Crab Shack. I am just not a major one for seafood, but let me tell you, Kendra and Jenna.. they will be EXPENSIVE dates when they start dating. They both got the King Snow Crab Legs and Shrimp.. they had to peel the shrimp themselves.. and crack the crab legs. Jenna was doing a great job but I helped her out after alittle while. I got a Shrimp and Crab Augrautin, which was "interesting", Mycah got a rib platter which he liked, and JR got a local platter of Shrimp, sausage, potatoes and corn.. we had a great time. Outside they also have alligators.. which you can feed, but since the weather is getting colder they dont eat, so we were unable to feed them.. here are some pics :)

Death of a hamster

Today Mycah came home from school and found his hamster dead in its cage :( He was very sad and sent me a phone text message with a picture of the dead animal saying RIP. I called him and he was crying. I FINALLLLLY let him get a hamster for his 14th birthday. He had been asking for years. He had it about 5 months. He took good care of her feeding her and changing the food, water and wood shavings..

So tonight we drove to petsmart and got him a new one. The last one was a mini hamster. 2 inches at its largest.. this one is a small hamster no bigger then 4 inches.

Warriors Walk

Here on this base we are at, they have a wonderful memorial for soldiers who have been killed while in Iraq. There is a website called Wreaths 4 wounded warriors. In December they lay wreaths on all the trees. Here is a link where you can go and see what it looks like www.w4ww.org

Here is also a little back ground on the memorial site.

Warriors Walk was started in 2003 during Operation Iraqi Freedom. When a soldier assigned or attached to the 3d Infantry Division was killed in action, a tree was planted in their honor along Warriors Walk. Since that first deployment the 3d Infantry Division has been deployed to Iraq 3 times. Each month, a ceremony is held to dedicate the trees of the fallen soldiers for that month. As of October 2008 there were 417 trees planted along Warriors Walk. If you have never been to this hallowed ground, you should come and walk among the trees, read the names and see the mementoes that family and friends have left in remembrance of their loved ones who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Our goal is to honor the sacrifice of the soldiers and their families.

Rifle Team

Mycah tried out for the rifle team last week, with JROTC. He found out yesterday that he did make the team. He is very excited. I am happy for him. He seems to be doing much better with friends and stuff here. He has been hanging out with friends in the neighborhood and has even been talking to a girl. She might go to the Military Ball with him in December. It is definaly nice to see him happy. Over the years he has had such a rough time with friends and kids at school. It was just starting to get better in missouri when we moved. Starting here there were some rough spots but, every day seems better.

Kendra is sick again. She got sick right after she got to GA. She passed it to Jenna, then JR and I got a very mild case of it, and then Mycah got really sick.. now Kendra has it again. She had to go to the ER last time because she could not breath. They did a breathing treatment on her and gave her meds and an inhaler.. she had bronchitis.. She is home again today, I have not taken her in to get seen. I am hoping with some rest and fluids and some meds, she will feel better..

3 days until JR comes home!!

Gun Powder and Lead..

Kendra did another "photo shoot" today :) We had alot of fun out playing around. Here are some of the pics from today: