cornbelly's.

each year we take a trip to cornbelly's and each year we love it just as much! between the slides and jump houses, the races and the corn maze, we have an absolute blast every time!

not feeling so well.

it all began when i came down with the stomach flu. the flu lasted only two days, followed by many more days of my family coming down with the same flu. from the time of the flu for two weeks following my body was achy and each day it felt worse and worse. until one morning when i woke up and was able to get out of bed. i was not able to use my stomach muscles to sit up, i was not able to use my arms or my legs. it was scary, very scary. as i laid in my bed in tears i knew that something was wrong and it was time for me to get to the doctor. after some time to get me to a sitting position i called in for a doctors appointment. getting to the doctor was such a huge process for me in that moment. as i sat there in the room describing my symptoms the doctor was baffled. she decided to run many blood tests. she checked me for mono, lime's disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, etc.

while i waited for the test results to come back my symptoms continued but i was able to function with the help of pain medication. when i spoke to the doctor she said that all of my blood tests came back fine. my thyroid was high, it had actually jumped a whole point in one month's time, but really she did not see anything concerning in my blood work. my doctor who was still baffled decided to do some research on my symptoms. i received another call from her that evening. after doing research and speaking to many doctors her thought is that i have fibromyalgia. she prescribed trial medication to test for fibromyalgia since there is no other way to test for it.

here i sit less than a week after all of this happening and i am still not doing well. my feet are sore, really sore. it's really hard to walk sometimes. and my hands are not functioning well. i cannot lift my kids very well. i have to use my forearms for all lifting. my body feels very achy all of the time and i am constantly tired. i spent my days in bed and on the couch. and i rarely am able to go to work. i am not convinced that i have fibromyalgia but i am not sure what is happening to me. i guess only time will tell...and more testing.

i have been blessed with help from my husband, friends, family and neighbors as i have been going through this. i have never felt so helpless before but i feel lucky to have people around me who care.

seven years.

celebrated seven years of marriage to my sweetheart with breakfast at park cafe, a walk in liberty park, pedicures and dinner at buffalo wild wings. it was perfection!

i feel like such a lucky lady! kenny is such a blessing in my life...a true partner and friend. i adore him!

fly a kite.

this is the BEST time of year for our favorite activity...kites! we enjoyed an afternoon of kite flying. max was quite the pro and kate was just excited to keep trying!