And the verdict is in

So the doctor said all my test results were pretty good. My spleen in enlarged, so he will be watching that. Also, I have fatty deposits on my liver, which he says is from being overweight, so I needed to get serious about weight loss. He will see me again in December and probably repeat all the scans. But no lesions on my organs or bones!

So I've been getting up at 5:45am every morning to work out before work. Also eating really well. I've cut out diet drinks and sweet n low.

The doctor said I can pretty much go on living life like normal. I cannot however, donate blood anymore. Aaron says he will do it in my honor, but I know how much he hates needles!!! I will probably call the blood center and see if i can volunteer to do paperwork, make phone calls, something every once in awhile.

Trying to get back to life as normal, or as normal as is possible for us! Going to the NASW conference in Houston in October, and going to stay on as NASW branch chair in the panhandle. Got Kaelyn in Kindermusik which she loves. She is doing really well in PPCD this first week! I love her teacher.

I am getting "celebratory" highlights in my hair on Saturday. I quit doing highlights about a year ago, did an all over color. But now that I know I won't have chemo and lose my hair, I am going to get some fun highlights done! And I might just go and get a pedi too!!

Happy birthday to my baby girl

Well, Kaelyn's birthday party was a hit! She LOVES her Elmo couch, has hardly moved from it today. I've even found Elmo scrapbooking supplies online so I can scrap the fun day!!! Today we got up and went to Donut Stop and donated to Special Olympics. She had donut holes for the first time and loved them! And...she colored on the wall for the first time. yay! hee hee.

I put pictures of Kaelyn's party on Facebook, and also posted pictures of the first time I held her, and one from every birthday. It's become my tradition to take one of her in the rocking chair in her room, and I can't believe how much she has grown!!

I wish Tuesday would hurry up and get here.

Today is Kaelyn's 3rd birthday party!!! I'm excited. I can't believe she will be 3 tomorrow. And on Monday I enroll her in school!!! Yikes, where has the time gone?? Thursday night she got horribly sick and we called the on call pediatrician, who said to go ahead and take her in to the ER, so we did. Lots of vomitting, but no fever or anything, so who knows. She was better yesterday, didn't eat much, but today she's back to her usual self! She weighs 31.8 lbs and is 34.5 inches tall!! She is having an Elmo birthday party.

Can't wait for my doctor appointment on Tuesday at 2:45. I'm so ready to find out all my test results and move on to the next thing!

My sister has been texting me mean stuff again. I think I'm going to have to get an attorney to settle mom's estate since there wasn't a will. I really don't want anything, there isn't much to have, but I'm not happy with my brother and sister taking it upon themselves to divvy everything up between the two of them. Tessa told me Rikki wanted mom's car, so I asked her how much he was going to pay she and I for it, and she said it was put in his name before mom died. I don't know if I believe that, but I'm sure an attorney can find out! They will find out to not mess with me!

The last couple of weeks...

have actually gone fairly quickly. We went up to Liberal for mom's memorial service on the 27th (service was on the 28th). Got to see my aunt and uncle from Iowa and it had been a few years since I've seen them. My brother had nothing to do with me (his fiancee is pregnant) and my sister barely talked to me or our aunt and uncle. My brother would hardly sit by me for some family pictures. he and I were once close. He wouldn't have anything to do with Kaelyn either. Kaelyn did have a fun time running around with her cousins. She was so cute! The guy who molested my niece showed up so we had to have him kicked out. I was actually surprised at how few people showed up. Made me very sad for my mom.

Last week I started all my tests...brain MRI, CT scans, and a skeletal survey. Yesterday I had my bone marrow biopsy. It went really well and I didn't feel a thing. I remember most of it (heard the doctor ask for the mallet!!!). I'm a little sore today but at home and taking it easy. I was given strict instructions to not do ANY housework (my husband loves me!). So I've been watching tv, playing on the computer, reading...and slept in until 9:30. woo hoo!

I see Dr. Patel on the 14th for all the results. I keep trying to think positive and that the LCH is localized to my skin. However, I know how things work out for me...2007 I was convinced Kaelyn would NOT have DS, she did; 2008 I was convinced I did NOT have thyroid cancer, I did; 2009 I was pretty sure my mom did NOT have a terminal illness and would fight it and live for quite some time, she did not; so I'm not real convinced this is going to be an easy ride!