Wow its been way too long since I posted.
Let's see. Well, it's April now, but you sure wouldn't know it by looking at the forecast. We are supposed to get more snow and icky stuff Sunday. We do have some green blades poking through the earth, though they are scant. Today is lovely. Cool, but warm enough to have windows open.
Stephen and I are planning a mini-getaway this weekend, just to get out of the house and do something together. We won't meander far from home; we'll probably just priceline a hotel in Omaha and doing some shopping (Stephen has requested more work shirts).
My friend Rachel is having her baby shower tomorrow afternoon, so I got to peruse through Target's baby section. So fun!! It's so crazy that my childhood friends and I are as old as we are.
Dad, Tricia, and Erika's visit was very nice, and I hope we get to do it again soon. Dad seemed to like our furkids enough to give them a pet and a scritch here and there. He was presented wit his first fondue experience ever, and thought it was pretty cool. Throughout the whole meal, he'd say "You know what would be good...." LOL. By the way, don't go see "Watchmen". BAD, BAD, BAD movie. Ranks up there with "Mars Attacks".
I had a good 25th. Stephen took the day off and chilled out with me. We were going to pick up a bookshelf from World Market, but then ended up picking out new bedding. We and the kitties are sleeping pretty under a duvet-enveloped down comforter, and new sheets. We spent a good two hours on the porch that evening watching the ominous motion of the sky and listening to the weatherpeople warn "Go to your basements!" The storms and wind were incredible; my eyes stung and my face was gritty with dirt. Hilarity is watching a little itty bitty bird try to fly against 60mph winds to get to his nest above our window. Was it bad to laugh? Toward the end of the storm, as rain pelted us, we hopped in our little Focus and located a Mexican restaurant.
The weekend after my 25th, I drove to KC to spend time with Mom, Stan, and the sibs. Friday Mom and I spent a good chunk of time wandering through Michaels. Our mission was to get ribbon, but by the end of the trip we were contemplating painting a bookshelf--- how the progression happened is a long story. Later that afternoon Hollie, Erika, and I prom dress shopped at the Great Mall of the Great Plains-- a building I dub the Empty Mall of the Empty Plains. It was a crazy, super fast trip in Group U.S.A, but Hollie managed to find her perfect dress, and Erika set eyes on the one she eventually picked up [yesterday]-- a lovely yellow dress that her big sissy had her try on. Saturday, it snowed humongous flakes, but Stan shoveled us out of the driveway and insisted we eat Mexican anyway (I'm seeing a pattern with Mexican food and the weather). Later we played "The Game of Things", but learned you have to play it with the right people (IE: not my brother, bless his heart). Sunday, I met my little 2 month old (step) nephew Memphis and immediately fell in love.
Monday, I started a medication called Metformin to manage a small insulin resistance issue. It's some potent stuff! Nausea has been the word of the week, and really the only thing that helps it is chocolate shakes. Yesterday morning, my nurse called to inform me my bloodwork shows I have hypothyroidism, and so I have yet another pill to add to the mix. I've never had so many pills to pop daily in my life.
That about sums up the last part of March. Wednesday, my lame attempt at a joke was that we have roaches in our apartment. HAR. HAR. April Fool's! So bad, I know.
Please keep Stephen's sister Kristen in your prayers because she's struggling with some medical issues right now and is searching for resolution. I won't go into details here, but it is weighing on all of us. Thank you!
