Even more pictures....

Some family pictures taken lately....

It's a MUCH BETTER DAY!!!

I am finally able to say I'm getting much much better. I stayed in bed most of Sunday too and it paid off. I haven't had that kind of illness in a long time. I've gotten bronchitis that was really bad, but just to have a cold with a fever that makes you feel like you're going to die is horrid!

It feels good to get up and start in on the laundry/dishes/straightening and not feel like you're going to drop. I'm planning on taking it easy today so I can make it to Harborlites rehearsal tonight. I'm getting stressed trying to learn all the choreography and songs that everyone else had learned last year! The pressure is on - we have a performance at the end of July.

Jim will be going to the desert with me for my orthodontic appt. on Thursday. That will be nice.

Danny came over Saturday night to use our washer/dryer and he was able to have dinner with us. Jim put a pot roast into the slow cooker with potatoes/carrots/etc. and it was sooooo tasty. I know Danny enjoyed a home-cooked meal! It was fun to have him over. It picked up my spirits for sure. Thanks to Mom for helping me with my dishes and folding clothes!

Have a great week everyone - enjoy the first full week of summer!

We've had a week of FUN!!!

Well it's been a week since I last posted anything. Wow, what a week we've had with Steph and her family here and Mom and Dad staying the night! What fun!!!! I knew this fun had to end but to be as sick as I am today - I never thought it would be this bad.

It is helping me feel better by at least documenting this in case I'm found sicker than a dog by evening. I've got a horrible cold with a fever that's just getting hotter and hotter. It's just over 100 now and I'm hoping that my body is doing what it needs to to get the bad bugs out!

I was asked to teach Relief Society on Sunday, so I called the Pres. and she said she'd take care of everything and not to worry. She offered to bring me whatever I need - she is such a nice lady!

Hopefully no one else is getting sick. This is AWFUL!!!

Yeah, It's FRIDAY!!!!

It's so nice that it's Friday and Stephanie is coming into town with her family to stay with us.

I started working part-time at Jim's office this week. It is nice to get out of the house and be somewhat productive. His office is very calm and quiet most of the time. It sure beats that cardiology office that I was at. I actually spoke with one of my co-workers from the dr office and she said two more people quit after me - I guess I wasn't nuts after all.

Yesterday I worked until 3:30 and then took the dogs for a walk, brought them back home and took my own walk where I'm not be tugged by Lil. Missy and I can get a good stride going. You just can't beat the ocean breezes here.

I'd better get back to my housecleaning before Steph gets here. So many things to do today to get ready for the weekend. Looking forward to seeing all my family this weekend and to celebrate FATHER'S DAY!

Feeling much better today!

Thanks everyone for your concern over my stomach issues. I'm sorry Steph, you have been in much worse of shape these days than I have. I hope your back is feeling a lot better.

Harborlites Chorus had an all day rehearsal on Sat. We were on the risers from 9am-5:30pm with 1 1/2 hours for lunch. I am soooooooo pooped! I'm too young to be feeling this way while I look around the chorus and the average age is 70 y/o. I'm feeling like a pansy! hahaha

I figured out that my stomach hurting all the time was from the antibiotics I'm taking for the dermatitis on my face. The rash is gone now and I've stopped taking the medicine. I hope this doesn't make it worse by stopping it. The dermatologist prescribed it to me to take for 2 months. It's only been 1 month. I'm just hoping that the stomach aches will go away. It's tetracycline - anyone know if it's OK to just stop taking it??

Here's some news....I went back to the gym on Friday and burned 280 calories on the elliptical machine. It's been so hard for me to get my motivation back into working out. I'm hoping that I'll keep this up this week.

Have a great week everyone - I hope you all enjoyed your Sunday.

My stomach is hurting again!

I can't believe it, but my stomach has been giving me grief for about 2-3 wks. now. I need to get ready for a meeting at church for the public affairs committee and now my stomach is hurting again and making me feel like I'm going to be sick. I'm getting tired of this already.

Needless to say, I haven't been able to get my camera downloaded and post some of the fun pictures. Maybe tomorrow. Yeah, I don't have anything pressing for tomorrow on the calendar!! I love that.

I hope everyone is feeling better than I am right now. Steph, is your back getting better today?

I can't believe it's June!!!

I can't believe it's June already. Where did the time go??? Mom and I had such a great time up at Stephanie's house last week. It was great to play with the kids and be up there for Casey's 6th Birthday Party. Mom and Steph made up a treasure hunt for pirates and we all dressed up and had the kids find the clues and the treasures hidden in the sand. There is a great beach park at Avila Beach with a pirate ship playground for the kids. What fun that was.

Thank you Steph & Todd for letting me stay at your place. I'm sure glad Stephanie's hair turned out - it was touch and go for awhile. hahaha

Mom and Dad stayed over last night and we all had dinner together. Then Mike came by after fishing and ate too. We all watched a movie and the tennis match. Of course we did a lot of laughing...(at night). Haha I was able to go and see Mike's new place today. It is really nice and spacious! I'm so glad he has a nice place to live and kick back in. Great TV too!

I'm excited about this week - tonight is Harborlites and we're taping 2 more songs that we have to be graded on. Basically, we hold our tape recorders in front of our mouths with the entire chorus and sing the songs. The "tape listeners" then grade us and send us back our tapes with a score sheet to tell us how to improve or correct ourselves. Tuesday (tomorrow) is my orthodontist appt. out in the desert. I'm always happy to go because it means one appt closer to getting them off!!!

Have a great week everyone! I'll post last weeks pictures tomorrow.