Sister 2 Sister

I am in a great sister to sister group. It's a group of ladies that get together to support each other...we do a religious study together. We started meeting again last Friday, I was so excited to see everyone and talk about "real-life issues". My "Sisters" are Larronda & Stephanie.
This fall we decided it's time to work on us as wives, not as moms. We are studying
What a Husband Needs from His Wife: by Melanie Chitwood.

In chapter two we are asked to list our top 5 priorities in order. Well...apparently I failed at this; because in all honesty, I put my kids before my husband. I spend more time with them, I interact more with them. So this is something I am addressing.


I was confronted with my husbands job. I feel like I get put on the back burner when a client / boss calls...but in the big scheme of things; I do know that Adam is just providing for his family, for me. I am making an effort to end our phone conversations on a high note rather than something negative about the kids (which is often) or just a bad tone of voice on my part.


Today I was leaving soccer practice when the phone rang...it was Adam. Time to show my effort. To set the scene for you: my boys are talking so loud I can't hear. They knew the phone had rang (when Adam's phone rings it's silence, when mine rings - they could care less). So Kobie is loudly asking me a question (What's for dinner?)

and I looked at him and said, "Kobie, I am talking to your father, and I cannot hear him, he is my priority right now, NOT your question." Kobie looked at me quite shocked and nodded and just gazed out the window. Adam laughed and said, "where did that come from"...I replied, "I read my book during practice". When I put my husband first. I think it empowers him and makes him feel loved and admired. Isn't that what we all want to feel?

I'm pondering the many nights when Adam and I used to sit down and talk about anything. Now with the stresses of "real-life" I have to make an effort to get the budget and kids and schedule and chore list out of my brain, unwind and just enjoy my husband.

I am really LOVING this book right now. It's nothing I haven't heard before. But it's a refresher course. We can all do better, especially towards the one person we vowed to spend the rest of our lives with.

My List (One I'm working on)

1. God
   
2. Adam
   
3. Boys
   
4. Health / Fitness
   
5. Community Involvement

Yo!

So Dr's called! They sent off labs for the tick tests Monday...to test for all forms of tick related diseases (not just one like the last test- that came back negative). I will wait up to 10 days...So by Sept 22nd I should know something.

Blood Culture prelims came back great! No growths and they'll keep it for a while to see if anything grows over the course of 30 days.

Now I am feeling fabulous. No symptoms are left that hinder my functioning skills.

Worst case scenario...I finish this round of antibiotics, and Monday afternoon my symptoms return. We will then go see an internist and figure out what exactly is wrong with me.

OR...my life returns to normal, running its usual course. The tick test comes back negative and the blood culture negative. Then will just say I had some mystery bacterial illness and leave it at that.

All that matters currently is I feel great and my the meds are working. :) Thank you all for your prayers and concern.

Girls gone QUIET

So this past weekend we hit the road...Shana, Steph, Erica and myself...we all know I was ill...but not contagious so we were ready for a relaxfull time. The trip usually takes my family and I about 2 hours to get there; That's including our usual potty break(s).

Erica and I left the house at 5:20pm to pick up Steph. I was greeted warmly with three large birthday balloons and some great cookies.



We then went to get Shana...then after that we went to get Mandy...but she had a tummy bug :( Sad she couldn't go...So we were on the interstate by 6:15...wait NO ONE followed my rule (except Erica) to eat before you leave...even I didn't follow it. So we stopped in Cabot / Beebe...and ate...Then back on the road. Potty break in Brinkley.

All this time Steph couldn't open her door from the back seat, but we could open it from the outside (child lock?). So I said why don't you hit that button, that looks like the child lock switch...WRONG...the door would NOT SHUT! I call Adam in distress...of course he cannot help me. So we all scour the car for tools...NONE!

MacGyver Crystal to the rescue...

A KEY....A TIRE GAUGE...A PEN

These three magic jewels and 20 minutes later, we giggled and we had shut the door...I was thrilled to get back on the road; by now it's dark, dark on I-40.

We get to the lake at 9:15 call all of our husbands and chit chat with each other until 11:30. We all go to sleep; wake up refreshed, read, watch the fish jumping from the dock, knit, sleep, scrapbook. We didn't turn on that TV until we watched a movie to wrap up the evening "College road trip" we all laughed at Steph for picking out the movie, but it was quite a tear jerker at the end (for me at least). We woke up Sunday morning ate breakfast, cleaned, packed up, and were ready to see our families. It was a quiet weekend not wild and crazy. No "Drink" involved. Just 4 girls renewing their spirits, minds, and bodies. I hope this happens often...







Here are my bday flowers from my mommie and Nano & David.