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When it rains it pours
Current mood: crushed

Man, I guess does. My Mom took off to TN last night since my Pap wasn't doing well. She called this morning to let us know he passed away. This weekend just keeps getting better and better. Please pray for my Mom, her sisters and our family.

Thanks

Good new
Current mood: hopeful

Update on Mom. She had her biopsy, she ended up having two actually, and it's not cancer at all!!! She has sarcoidosis (? sp) which is an inflamation of her lung. She has to be on steroids for like a yr and go every 3 mo for CT scan to make sure nothing more shows up, but thank the good Lord it's not any type of cancer. She is feeling much better as we all are with this news.

A little wow moment for me. My sister Michelle went clothes shopping today and came back with a pair of jeans and a couple tank tops. I looked at the tops and they were size large. I was like, I could wear these. :) She was like, try on the jeans. I looked at them and was like there is NO way I'm going to fit into these. I went to the bedroom to put them on. I looked at the tag on the jeans and they were size 9. I started putting them on, all the while thinking there is NO way I'm going to get these on. As a pulled them up, they kept going. Went over my thighs, over my used-to-be ghetto booty, and there was enough room around to actually button AND zip them and I didn't have to lay down or anything. LOL I put on a size 9!!!! I can't even remember the last time I could wear a 9. HAHA I was ecstatic. They looked really good on me too I must say. :) My thighs almost don't touch, which looks SO wierd. The pants came from Deb and I'm sure not all 9's would fit me, but it was an awesome feeling. I went and finally joined the gym today too. This loose skin is really getting to me and I have been stuck between 153-157 for like 2 months almost.  I think Mimi is going to start going with me so it will be a little more fun. It's never fun to go by yourself. Hey, maybe I will meet someone at the gym. :) Probably not, most of those guys are pretty self-absorbed. I'm sure not all of them, but most. :)

On a sad note, our dog is missing. He ran out the door last night but always comes back to the door when he's ready. He never came back. My nephew went around the neighborhood looking for him today and my sister went to the humane society to see if he got picked up. No such luck. Man, I sure hope nothing happened to him, but he always came back. I think either someone took him or something happened to him. I am really bummed. He was a really sweet dog. He did get on my nerves sometimes, he liked to chew things. But he was still a sweet dog. I am still going to check the HS again periodically to see if anyone dropped him off. Ash is going to miss him too. My sister's dog is here today and so are my sister Bek and her boys visiting from KS so it's kept her pretty occupied. I hope he shows up, but if he doesn't I'm done with trying to have a pet. This is like the 3rd or 4th dog we've tried and something has happened. Maybe we are just not meant to have a dog. Dogs, men and me just don't seem to mix for some reason.

My sister Michelle is graduating tomorrow. I can't believe it. All my sisters are finally out of highschool. The funny thing is my Mom is the one moving out and Elisabeth and Johnathan are coming back here in a month or two. LOL My Mom is ready for her own place. :) Ok, well that's about all for now. Have a great weekend to all who read this.

Update on Mom
Current mood: optimistic

Mom went Thur and had her PET scan and met with the lung doc. They said it wasn't lung ca, AMEN! However she does have lymphoma, cancer of her lymphnodes around her lung. There is also a small spot on her lung and one near her liver. She goes tomorrow for her stress test then Wed for her biospy. They are trying to determine if it's Hodgkins or non-Hodgkins that she has. Once they get all that done she will be scheduled for chemo is my understanding. This is all very scary for all of us. Please continue to pray for her and for us as we deal with this in the upcoming weeks and months. I  will continue to keep everyone up to date. Thanks so mcuh!  

Updates and worries
Current mood: worried

Ok, time for another little update. First about me. I did start my new job at Verizon. This was my 3rd week and the 1st week on the floor answering phones. I am in the identity theft department and it really is very interesting. We stay very busy and we get all SORTs of crazy calls. :) It is truly amazing how people try and get out of paying their bills. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of people that are truly victims, but it's mine and my departments job to obtain the proper info and prove that. I really like doing what I'm doing. It's different not being in the medical field, but it's a nice change. It was funny. They keep it so cold in our department and the other day one of the other girls said she was hot. I was like, I am freazing. SHe was like, you wieght what like a buck 20. LOL It was funny and kind of a nice compliment. I was like, umm not really. On that note I am down 106 lbs since my consultation 3 weeks before surgery and 100 since my surgery date! Woohoo. I am excited. I am in a size 12 now and large tops. It is so amazing. The only thing I don't like is the wrinkling saggy skin. It's not horrible like some peoples can be, but it's still gross to me. :) I guess it's the price I have to pay for getting thin. LOL

Well, on to more disturbing news. My Mom went for a CT scan last week and they found a place on her lung they are worried about. She has to go this Tues for a PET scan and then see a lung specialist. They told her it would be considered malignant (cancer) until they proved otherwise. I was floored. I didn't know this was coming at all. None of us did. I am SO hopeing and praying it will end up being nothing, something benign. Please pray for her that she has strength at this time and that the tests will prove to NOT be cancer. I don't know what I would do without my Momma. She is the glue to this family, just like my Pap is to our whole family. My sister Rebekah and her family will be here in a couple of weeks and I'm so excited to see them and am glad she will be here with all of us to go through this process. So, please just keep our family in your prayers and I will be sure to keep everyone updated. To all the Mothers out there Happy Mother's Day!

Update
Current mood: tired

Figured it was time to post a little update. I have a few new things going on. First thing, as of Sat morning I have officially lost 100 lbs since my pre-op visit 3 weeks before surgery! That is a pretty big wow moment for me. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I stepped on that scale. I had been stuck for a while, kind of fluctuating. It’s a great feeling, although I am starting to have a bit of the saggy skin issues. Nothing super major, but it is still kind of gross. :) Next, if you haven’t seen my pics yet, I got a new tattoo Sat. It is Precious Moments symbolizing Ashleigh and Anna, the twin that I lost. I have started teaching Ashleigh that her sisters name is Anna. When I ask her what her sister’s name is she sometimes has to think about it for a second, but then she says Anna. I will slowly tell her about her sister so she knows as she gets older. Next and certainly not least, I finally found a new job! I interviewed at Verizon over a month ago and they called me Thur and offered me the job. When I interviewed it was for a collections position and the starting wage was $12.50, but could go up some with experience. So I was really expecting a decrease in pay to take the position but it is going to cut my commute in half. Well, when they called they offered me a position in their fraud and abuse department and not only am I not getting a decrease, I’m actually getting about $.35 raise! Needless to say I was ecstatic on Thur. I have been looking for a job for so long now and was just getting to the point where I thought I was going to have to just give up and stay where I was. I went Friday for my drug test. I am cautiously optomistic about that. LOL For those of you who don’t know, last year when I left Apria to go to MDWise I actaully had to start a week late because my drug test came back positive for oppiuts (? sp). I was like, what the heck?! I wouldn’t even know how to go about getting something like that. Well, they retested me and it came back fine. They admitted the test must have been faulty. So, now I’m nervous about the results and am hesitant to give my notice. I was almost unemployed when this happened. I will start training on April 21st. It will only take 20-30 min to get to work and I will be working 9-6 for training and then either 8-5 or 9-6 for the regular schedule. That will be awesome. I will be able to spend more time with Ash.

Well, that about sums up my updates for now. Ash is doing pretty good. She is sick again. She had some sort of rash with a fever last week and now has some congestion and a cough. I am telling you what, it seems like she is forever sick. Bless her heart. Hope everyone has a great week!