I'm Sorry , WHAT?

Once again I have failed miserably at keeping my blog current, what can I say....I'm a big ol loser of a blogger. I've been called worse i'm sure.

So let's catch up, shall we?

Randy & I are good....we're still married and haven't killed each other yet. Since I last blogged (and that word really annoys me), I've had a complete hysterectomy, about 10 mental melt downs due to extreme hormone imbalance and could very well start growing a beard according to the side effects of the pill i'm taking. I don't sleep at night, except for Fridays because I can take something to help me sleep, so the rest of the days I'm just zombie-ing my way through life. I have gained 4 billion pounds in the last year, as you can see in the picture to the right. Please note that is a wig on my head....I've not gone THAT far over the edge. Randy has had 2 subconjunctival hemorrages in the last month or so....i'm thinking that it's increased pressure that's built up because he can't fullfill his secret fantasy of having me "put down". If Dr. White doesn't get my hormones in check, I fear one of us will be the next Dateline story. We are working some long hours at my job and are crazy as road lizards with the monsterous project we have going on, but I suppose we will survive. Oh and i'm trying to learn the ins and outs of being a coupon queen, so if you toss your Sunday coupons, DON'T.....I want them ALL. I'm attacking the art of couponing like monkey on stink.

Probably the BESTEST news that I've got to share is that there is a new addition to our family....a furry creature....and his name is Little Buck :))))) I will post the details of this precious creature another time. He can put a smile on my face no matter what. I'm completely and positively head over heels in love with my dog.

Preston is still Preston......in the 11th grade now......has a truck that gets him from point A to B with lots of gas between trips from what I understand, AND.....has a job. YES!!!!!!!!!!!! He works on the weekends at Seafood Junction. He is still determined that he wants to join the Air Force. I will support him no matter what as long as I know he's SURE that's what he wants. I just try not to think about it too much right now. "God Bless The USA" came on the radio a few weeks ago and I lost it, so i'm thinking that I might not hold up to well if it ever becomes a reality. His sister is already protesting and not entertaining the thought at all. I have to watch her to make sure she doesn't throw away military related mail that comes to him.....she's been known to swipe it and chunk it.

Ethyn is also a junior this year....goes to Tupelo and also has a job. We rarely get to see him unfortunately. Maybe one day that will change, but for now we deal with what we've got and are thankful when he does come around. He has a girlfriend that he is quite smitten with I do believe. I dreamed that they met Randy and me at Logans to eat and the whole time we were eating she burped and picked her nose. And at one point in the dream, I guess Randy could tell that I was in complete shock and pipes up with, "Aw there's nothing wrong with a little nose pickin' every now and then (shoves his finger up his nose), see???" And pulls out a basket of yeast rolls and honey butter. Maybe I should be thankful I don't sleep any more than I do.

Haley is in the 9th grade and is having a pretty good year. She is on the annual staff and seems to really enjoy that. She recently got her braces put on :) She is closing in on 6 feet tall, if not already. She was 5'9" last time we checked. I love it....wish I was that tall! She's been having more issues with her left ear again....lots of infection. We went back to Shea Clinic in Memphis today thinking we were going to get a surgery set up and boy was I wrong on so many levels. Her hearing is worse and we knew that going into the visit. We put closed caption on the tv several weeks ago and the neighbors can probably hear it down the street. Normal hearing ranges from 0 to 20 dB in all frequencies. Haley's left ear is around 72dB.......meaning....the poor child can't hear well at all. She is also going to have to have YET another PICC line asap and he says she will need it probably around 6 weeks at least, getting IV antibiotics around the clock. NOT what we wanted to hear of course. But the REAL kick in the pants is that the Dr. at Shea is refusing to do her much needed surgery. His reasons are "I don't know what's in there....Dr. McAuley has operated on it 3 times, he needs to be the one to do the surgery because he knows all the details, all of her history on the left ear." DO WHAT????????? Dr. Jim referred us to Shea Clinic because he said he didn't know what to do for her anymore and now the Dr. that is seen by patients ALL OVER THE WORLD, won't operate. I'm so so so frustrated and feel so helpless. It's like nobody can / will help her. I asked him if he would consider reading through her operative notes / hx from Dr. McAuley and discuss it with him and THEN do the surgery. He said no. I got out to the receptionist's desk before we left and she asked if I wanted to go ahead and make her "one year visit" now or later and I just started crying....nothing else I could do but cry. I felt so bad for Haley and so frustrated that at almost age 15 she is still having to deal with this. I know things could be much worse and I'm extremely thankful they aren't but it's still hard to watch your child go through stuff like this. She cried. I cried....it was a great day :'( We are both better now that we've "vented". Hopefully she can get her line put in asap, get this infection GONE then have surgery before summer gets here.

So that's our little world for now......

Later Tater ~