Christmas is Upon Us

      This is the time of year to remember what we are thankful for and a time of reflection. It is easy to list the things that I am thankful for. I am thankful for the best husband and our beautiful kids. I am thankful for our families and for time spent together. I have something wonderful to add to my thankful list ... I am sooooo thankful to find out that my lump is not cancer. I was really worried about it but the Dr. that I had to see in Calgary said it is just an angiolipoma and that there is no need to worry about it and no need to operate unless something changes. Such a relief. Super nice to have that ton of worry lifted from my shoulders right before Christmas and I was so happy that I did not have to share anything but good news with my family for the holiday season. They were all pretty worried about me so I know someone loves me. :) I have been reflecting on relationships I have and it seems pretty obvious to me lately who I really matter to and who maybe I should not worry so much about myself. I suppose it is soon time to think about resolutions and ways to make my life a little more stress free. Keeping it short and sweet tonight... Merry Christmas to you all. May love, health and happiness be with you throughout the following year.

A While

Well it's been a while since I visited here. I have been meaning to write but I never quite know what to say. I am not the best writer and I always ramble on. I guess because sometimes it is just difficult to know how to properly put my thoughts and feelings into words. My last post was about me feeling relieved. As I said before I was very scared about seeing the doctor. My last test result that I was waiting for also came back good so that was a relief but ... he was quite concerned about the lump that I have on my leg. So since then I have had an ultrasound and a MRI done to see what they could find out about that and they still don't know much. As far as we know it is an angiolipoma which is a fatty deposit that has blood flow but there is a slim chance that it could be a liposarcoma. In that case it would mean cancer so I will be having surgery sometime in the near future to remove the lump so that they can test it and we will hope for the best possible outcome. I am trying not to worry about it too much but it is super hard. I will be back sooner rather than later and will try to keep this blog a little more up to date.

Feeling a Bit Relieved

     So I finally got brave and went to the Dr. for a check up. Big step for me as I am so scared of bad news seeing how there has been so much cancer discovered in our family in the last couple years. All of my blood tests and everything else so far has come back good news. So I am feeling relieved and less stressed. I am so thankful for these good results.
     It is almost time for our trip and though I am a little nervous, I am so super excited. First time seeing our new niece, first time flying for J, getting to see Niagara Falls with J :),  and so excited to be there when one of my best friends says "I do". It is going to be a crazy busy couple of weeks but I am so looking forward to it.
     At home we are still getting settled. Today I rearranged our living room and my dad had to give me a hard time about that but I am really liking the change. There are still things that we need to find but nothing pressing and we are all so thankful to be in this wonderful house. It is cozy and the perfect size for our family. Another perk of living here is that we are little closer to the kids school and they are enjoying walking to and from school each day. I think it makes them feel a bit more mature. They are growing up so quickly. Sometimes I just want to freeze time or maybe even turn it back for a little bit. Life seemed a little less complicated when they were small. LOL Guess I better "buck up" before the teen years hit.

It's Been A While

     The kids have just gone to bed and it is surprisingly quiet, well for the moment anyway. We are a little bit more settled than we were the last time I wrote. We got the birthday parties out of the way and they went well so that was good. J's parents came for a visit on the weekend and that went really well too although I would have to say I wish the visit had been just a bit longer. The kids were super sad to see them go but in less than a month they will all get to spend a lot of quality time together. Definitely looking forward to summer holidays. The next month is going to be a busy one with lots of field trips and final exams for the kids and appointments. I have a couple nail appointment scheduled so I will be feeling all fancy for the big wedding. I have also made an appointment to see the Dr. which is something I should have done long, long ago and of course I waited until I was in pain to make the appointment. I am not sure why I am so scared of Dr's but I do know that I am terrified of bad news. My Aunt that just passed away was really good about going to the Dr but in the end they didn't catch the cancer soon enough anyway. In February I also had a Great Aunt and a Great Uncle that were diagnosed with cancer. I am afraid of that kind of bad news. I am fairly sure my pain is from kidney stones. Not fun but survivable. Guess we will find out more next month.

All Settled?

All settled? No, not quite yet but it is nice to finally be all moved and have everything in the one house. The kids are each in their own rooms and it is a fair bit more peaceful at bedtime. We had a birthday party for B on the weekend so a lot of stuff that was still waiting to be put away found its way up to our bedroom and there it sits waiting for us to deal with it. Oh well the kids have something that more or less resembles a playroom and the birthday party went really well. After B's party we had a family birthday party for B and G. Everyone was able to make it and it was nice having everyone over and there was plenty of room for everyone so that was nice. It is late and I am rambling a bit but I do that often. Let's see what else is new .... My sister K is engaged! It is good news that everyone saw coming :) Also since I last wrote our family is a little bigger. J's brother and his wife had their little spring tulip and she is the cutest little thing ever! I can hardly wait to meet her. I really wish we lived closer so that we could go see her right now! As always life seems chaotic and I am feeling like right now I just need to remember to breathe!

Moving Day

Well I have been busy getting ready for our move and I am sooo tired but it will all be worth the hard work in the end. We took down the wall paper in the living room and bathroom. I hate wall paper! I hope I don't have to take wall paper down again any time soon. I have painted M's room and it looks really great. I am almost done painting the living room and dining room (just 1 more coat should do it). Then I have to get at B's room so that it will be all ready for her birthday. We are going to paint her room bright green and then accessorize with bright girly colors. I am excited and I hope she likes it. We have moved a fair bit of stuff already and then I look around and wonder how the heck we have so much stuff. There will definitely be downsizing and at least 1 yard sale this summer! Only one week till we get everything moved into the other place. Then hopefully I can relax a little. This going back and forth, trying to get stuff done has been very tiring and both places end up looking kind of crappy. I am sure before long both places will look great!

Waiting ...

     We met with the new landlord and got papers signed. He is not too sure how long the small jobs he has to complete will take so he didn't want to give us a middle of the month date so we signed for the beginning of May. We will be able to be in and out throughout the month of April so we can slowly start to move boxes in. Also this way we should be able to get a start on taking down the awful wall paper and also get M's room all painted before the landlord puts laminate in. April feels like it is taking forever to get here and I am sure it will feel like it will take forever to pass. We are so excited to move, I think even the kids are wanting to start counting down the days. We got a smoking hot deal on some new furniture and I can't wait to see how nice it will all look in the new place.