Toystoryduo's Journal....Moving Forward From Here

[eyor44]

Oh Tracy! when it rains, it pours! Bless your heart, so much to deal with. And you still aren't feeling well are you? I wish I could help you, but all I can do is send up prayers and a little more.....

Wait a minute. Here's....... maybe that will help a little.

Hopefully this dr. will be able to help a little. I do hope so.

Stay warm, bundle up and stock up on tea and hot chocolate before the next storm arrives.

for paying off a bill! Always a wonderful feeling.

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks Lisa!

The day got better as it went along. The doctor's appointment went well, my DH was able to fix the furnace, and the car seems okay now. Of course, the winter storm is fast approaching, but there's nothing we can do about that.

Off to try for a couple more surveys before bed. Have a nice evening, everyone!

 

[eyor44]

So happy to hear that your day got better. You do have one handy DH there. I think he's a keeper.

Must have been something with cars today. Mine didn't feel right this morning going to work, but this afternoon.....just fine.


Now......Bundle up and STAY WARM!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Tracy, I am so glad that dh got the furnace fixed. Did you get a big storm? Did the doctor have any idea about the pain in your side?

I hope you had a nice weekend and that things got a lot brighter!

 

[eyor44]

Tracy, are y'all okay? Did the storms come your way? I hope every thing is okay for you all.

 

[momof2minnies]

Hi Tracy
Just checking in to say "Hi" I am not around too much anymore since I am not out running.I come here to keep me on track for races.None scheduled right now.

Hope all is well with the family


Linda

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hey Wish sis, hope its a great Wednesday!

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks for stopping by ladies! I'm sorry I haven't been on WISH the past few days. We've been super busy with work, school, and day to day stuff.

I'll tell ya...We are really looking forward to spring break in a couple of weeks! I don't think we are going anywhere, but it will be nice to have a much more relaxed schedule.

Today's Plan:
* School (almost done for the day)
* Surveys
* Shopping (DH's birthday is next week.)
* Grocery Shopping
* Workout (done)

We're still having issues with our furnace. I am hoping my DH can get it fixed soon!

Hope everyone has a nice day!

 

[eyor44]

Hey Wish Sis! Glad to hear that you all are okay and just busy. Busy can be good. Just take some time out to breath.

Prayers that DH can fixed the furnance. He is so handy and I think that is wonderful.

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks Lisa.

My DH has figured out what the problem is with the furnace. Now, he has to find a place that has the part in stock.

I gave the girls the day off today. Not because it is St. Patrick's Day, but because the weather was beautiful here! We had 60+ degrees and sun all day long. I love previews of spring!

I did manage to get all 8 surveys at SR today! I'm very excited about that!

My poor DH had to head out to work a little while ago. One of the machines is broken and he has to go fix it. The good thing is that he can sleep in and not go to work in the morning as long as he gets the machine up and running tonight. As soon as he left, I did some major stress eating and now I feel really blah. I really, really, really need to learn to take my stress to the Lord and not to food.

Well, that's about all from here. Hope everyone has a great evening!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Tracy, I think many of us need to take our stress to the Lord and not the frig. Its a hard lesson but you are making progress! Bumps along the way are lessons.

I also think its great that your dh can fix things, I hope you find that part! Dan is not the handiest of guys so we took out a home warranty that covers all our appliances, furnace, ac and garage door opener. $39 a month but it covers things. I got so tired of having to have a service call to replace some 39 cent part that cost me $100!

I hope your early spring lasts, its nice here too. Don't know about you, but I am done with winter, here's hoping winter is done with us!

Have a really good weekend and get some time to relax!

 

[eyor44]

for good weather, completed surveys and DH who can fix things. completely why you took the day off. Thursday we went out to lunch and all the guys were looking at the sky, going "why are we going back?" They all had either tennis or fishing on the brain.

I remember having to look for heater parts one winter. I had this real old heater and sometimes I would have to take the front cover off and use a flat head screw driver to move a part on the motor until it began spinning on it's own. Sometimes in the middle of the night I would get so frustrated. Took about 3 weeks to find a new motor. Thankfully my dad was very handy at stuff like that. This was before the internet and we had to call places. One of my friends finally found it for me.

I'm sorry you are so stressed. Wish I could help.

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks Amy and Lisa.

We had a busy, but good weekend. On Saturday, my DH and I worked on cleaning his office and on getting caught up with work stuff. After that, we took the girls out to eat for dinner and then we took a two mile walk at a local park.

On Sunday, we went to church and then my DH worked on the car. After that, we went to DQ and the four of us split a large Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Blizzard. We drove around a bit, came home, made dinner, and watched the movie, Despicable Me.

I woke up this morning not feeling well. MAJOR headache and tummy troubles. I'm giving the girls some independent work to do for school and then I'm going to try and sleep this bug off. If I feel better later on, then I may try for some surveys and DIS for awhile.

Hope everyone has a nice day today! Happy Spring!

 

[eyor44]

Tracy I hope you got to feeling better. Sounds like you all had a good weekend. I blizzards but MMs are my favorite.

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hey Tracy, I hope you are feeling better. That does not sound like fun! Great job splitting the blizzard! Blizzards and me go wayyyyyy back. Not sure I could split one lol.

Is your spring weather still holding?

 

[toystoryduo]

It's been a long couple of days...

* I was sick on Monday. Took it easy most of the day and started feeling better by evening.

* On Tuesday, I went to the doctor only to find out that the lab messed up the test AGAIN. That means I have to do the restricted diet again and give another urine sample in order to determine why there is so much calcium in my urine. UGH.

* Yesterday, the girls were being less than cooperative with me and with each other. Also, the pain in my left side increased. I really need to find a new primary care doctor so that I can get a referral for a GI doctor.

That leads me to today....It's freezing cold outside. My poor DH has to travel for work today after a 16 hour work day yesterday. Plus, I still have the pain in my side. UGH.

On the bright side, I made SMPlus at SR, I'll be able to cash out for another $75 at the end of the month, the sun is out, and spring break is next week! Now, we just have to put one foot in front of the other to get there.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day today!

 

[eyor44]

Bah! on the cold weather. I'm glad the sun was shining for you though and hope you warm back up soon.

Can you request that the doctor's office use a different lab? I can imagine how frustrating that has got to be, having to do that test again.

I pray you are able to find out what the pain is soon. Is it kind of at or just below your waist? I had that one time and the doctor told me to think about what I had been eating. Had I suddenly started eating something new or a lot of something that I normally didn't? I had started eating something new (can't remember now what) but I stopped eating it and the pain went away. I'm not trying to play doctor, just a thought.

on Super Member! That is so awesome! More $$ for Disney.

Prayers that DH made it home safetly. and take care of yourself.

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks Lisa. The other lab that my doctor's office uses is not on my insurance so we have to stick with this lab. Kind of a bummer, but I had a good conversation with the lab manager so we'll see what happens.

I spent the night in the ER last night. The pain in my side just kept getting worse and worse. They did a CAT scan and found no problems, except a teeny tiny kidney stone in my left kidney. (Same kidney as last time.) They gave me a lot of pains meds at the ER and sent me home with a prescription for Vicodin (sp?) and medicine for nausea. The ER doc thinks that the stone will pass soon. It's less than 1 mm. I am praying he's correct!

We stopped at my MIL's house and picked up the girls around 5:00 a.m. I slept for about 2.5 hours and woke up nauseous and jittery. Decided to stay up and get some work done. I can nap later.

I spoke to the lab manager at the hospital (different than the ER) where they messed up my labs for a second time. She credited my account for both lab tests and has personally notified all of her technicians about what has transpired. She said that if I call her before I drop off my next urine specimen, she will be at the lab that day and run the tests for me herself. She also stated that she has a gift card for me for all of my time and trouble. I'm glad the credits were issued and that my doctor credited my account for the doctor visit on Tuesday as well.

I've decided to start the diet next Saturday. We have a birthday party and my parents' anniversary this week and I know I won't be able to stay in the strict confines of the diet during those two events.

Today's Plan:
* Work for DH- We have a lot to catch up on. He was out of town for 2 days this week and we have lots of e-mails to send, schedules to coordinate, and invoices to complete.
* Start spring cleaning- de-clutter and de-junk
* Plan a couple of fun activities for spring break for the girls
* Do some summer shopping for the girls

I am so glad that the girls are officially on Spring Break! This next week will give us some space and it will allow me to figure out how we will proceed for the rest of the school year. It will be nice to have a few days off.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

 

[DisDee]

Tracy, I'm sorry to hear that you're not feeling well again. Hopefully the stone will pass and your health will get back to normal! Good for you to get those credits for the bills. Sometimes you just have to put up a fight (in a nice way of course).

Good luck with your Sat. Diet Date. I know you can do it! I'll be jumping on the wagon too. DH and I have committed to going low-carb until Easter. We'll see...

Enjoy your spring break and above all-feel better!

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks Denise!

We had a busy weekend. On Saturday, we went shopping for some spring/summer clothes for the girls. They each got a couple of nice outfits for around $20 total. We have more shopping to do for them, but we were all pretty tired so we decided to hold off a bit. After we went clothes shopping, we went to Walmart for a few things, came home, the girls went to bed, and DH and I watched a movie.

On Sunday, my MIL took the girls to church while my DH and I worked on the furnace. My DH thinks he has pinpointed the problem. The good news is that we found the part on eBay. The bad news is that it costs a bit more than we expected so we'll have to wait until DH gets paid to order the part.

After the girls got home from church, we went to my aunt's house for my cousin's birthday party. Lots of good food and conversation. After the party, we came home and DH watched Inception (too intense for me) and I went into our bedroom and read some books. A nice end to the evening.

Today, we will be doing some de-cluttering and cleaning. I'd like to get as much done as possible today so that we can relax the rest of the week.

The girls have some fun classes at church in the week ahead. Each evening from 6-8:30, they have supervised activities and lessons for kids in K-6th grade. Tonight is a cooking class and they are so excited! While they are in class, DH and I are going to either Wendys or a local coffee shop to sit and chat. We're looking forward to 5 mini date nights this week while the girls go to church and enjoy learning some new things!

Well, I better get moving. The house won't clean itself, unfortunately. LOL! Have a blessed Monday, my friends!