Lots of stuff...

Life has been pretty busy lately. Last saturday, my doctor called. My ablation surgery has been scheduled for May 28th, which is perfect. It's the Friday before memorial day, which give me plenty of time to rest and get back on my feet. i'm looking forward to getting past this and moving onto a healthier life.
My oldest, Josh is now a licensed driver. He went in and took the test about a week ago and passed with flying colors. Oh the freedom!! He's really enjoying driving himself to work and being able to choose where to go at will. I'm enjoying it too. He's a good driver and it's fun watching him be so grown up!

Rick and I spent this weekend on the set of FNL, filming football games. The first night bordered on unpleasant. Between the humidity and the mosquitoes, and our confusion with the call time, it was a little bit stressful to say the least. Saturday night, on the other hand, was the perfect filming experience. The school we filmed at had an air conditioned holding are. The weather was perfect and the field was pristine. rick and i got there super early, were able to sign in, eat and were sitting outside relaxing while our less fortunate counterparts were still stuck in line.

It's amazing what a difference a little bit of experience can make. Rick and I have been doing this so long that we have figured out the ins and outs about wardrobe, signing in, comfort items and so forth. I actually felt sorry for the folks who hadn't done this before. They were the ones who ended up waiting in line after line, hot back aching and frustrated while rick and I hardly waited at all that night. The crazy stuff we see people trying to do on the set is just amusing.

My real job, up at the church has been just awesome. Last weekend, I was blessed to have picked up some extra hours and just loved it. Between toddlers and my threes, I've been getting plenty of cuddling opportunities. It's funny how things have switched up for me. I used to be all about filing, filming, filming. And childcare was great, but it wasn't filming. Now, I find myself on the set, wishing I was up at CBC being with my kids. I guess i'm finally seeing things for what they are. This whole "acting" thing has been kind of a selfish whimsical pasttime, while my heart really is with my preschoolers. It amazes me how many background extras, props with a pulse, who have never really "acted" are all about themselves being serious actors.

 I mean, who wants to crush their dreams, but my goodness, the way some of them act, it's like they think someone is there that night to discover them. You have these little things that dress all sexy because they're sure tim riggins is going to sweep them away, to ladies my age that go on about "the business" and get all dolled up, trying to strut their stuff because they're sure this is going to be their big break. And some of these women are competitive!! Heaven forbid, you get a camera time and they don't! LOL It's kind of funny. or it would be if it wasn't so sad.  I mean, hello!! You're NOT an actress, you're NOT ACTING! you're JUST a background extra, a dime a dozen, GET OVER YOURSELVES!! Definitely NOT how I want to spend a whole lot of my time. I guess it's  not a bad thing FNL is coming to a close. I've had fun dipping my toes into the shallow water of show business, but i'm ready to dry off and get back into the real world.

This and that....

So yesterday was a red letter day for my oldest. He got the camera he's been pining for, for months and he passed his driver's test and is now a licensed driver. I picked him up from school early yesterday and had a couple of hours with him before all this exciting stuff happened and I could feel all the excitement inside him. Way to go, Josh!!
This weekend is going to be all about relaxing. Josh and I will be working childcare, but when we're home, we're just going to chill. It's been ages since we've had just a weekend to hang out, read,  play games or do whatever. I'm so looking forward to some downtime. I'm so looking forward to the summer and having my kids home for the most part.

In the latest episode of "As The Uterus Turns"....

I just talked to my OBGYN, who is very much on board with doing an ablasion in the next couple of weeks. My blood pressure seems to be doing what it needs to on the meds and an Ablasion would be an outpatient surgery as opposed to a hyster. And if it doesn't work, we can discuss the hyster option. So, I'm waiting to hear back on a date and all that. I'm hoping it's soon.  

~~~~HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY~~~~~~

So, this week has been a rollercoaster. After being told that a hysterectomy would not be a good idea because of my high blood pressure, I went to my primary doc and was put on a low does blood pressure medicine. During this time, I've been thinking long and hard about the hysterectomy issue and i'm starting to feel like it's not such a good idea. Both my doctors seem very much against it and really, at this point, I'm not sure I'm in a good place to have something that radical done at this point.

So, I'm thinking about option number two, the endometrial ablasion. I'm not opposed to having NORMAL periods. It's just this heavy duty stuff that's really hurting me month after month. So, this week, I'll be calling my OBGYN and telling him that I'll go with the ablasion in good faith, but that if it doesn't work, then the hyster discussion will be back on the table. I'm not going anywhere. My doc isn't going anywhere. My uterus is obviously not going anywhere, so I have time to try other options.

In other Zello news, Friday was Relay For Life. Benji raised $105 for our adopted team, friday Night Lights, tacklinf cancer. He got a certificate for being the youngest survivor and he got to carry the flag, along with the oldest survivor across the finsih line of the survivor lap. My other son, Josh stayed home that day and finished moths of hard work on the video for the luminaria ceremony. It was a great, but tiring night. yesterday, I spent most of the day on the couch nursing sore legs. That'll teach me to not get in shape before relay. today was about the most perfect Mother's Day i can remember. I wroekd with my threes today and ministering to them while their mommas got to go to church was the best Mother's day gift I could have given myself. I actually told my boss I wanted the summer off on sundays, and then got put back ON the schedule because these kids are just grtabbing my heart ever Sunday. I'm so blessed.

This week is going to be a relaxing one. No filming, thank goodness. I love it, but I really have stuff to catch up on and not having to drive up to Austin this week will be a well deserved break.

Today was a great day!!!

Gasoline for the trip to BAMC----$3.00 per gallon

A Smoothie for Benji for being such a good patient---.5.00

Magazines for mom in the waiting room----$2.50 each

Lunch for all of us in the hospital dining hall----$5.00

Hearing your child's oncologist say, "Everything looks good, don't come back, unless there's a problem"---- PRICELESS!!!!!

This moment and other moments like this, is brought to you by a God who answers prayers and gives us miracles!! Thanks to all the prayer warriors out there!!! Seven years!!!!!! And he's cured!!

After his checkup, we had a hot dog at the hosptial, went to Best Buy to play with iPads and then had smoothies together, while facebooking each other. it was what Benji wanted to do and it was a blast. A great way to celebrate!!

Dr's appointment today....

The good news today is that my biopsy didn't show anything out of the ordinary. So, again, we discussed options. The only thing that the Dr. is really concerned about with a hyster at this point is my blood pressure. Over the past several months, it's been on the high side. So, once I get that controlled, he'll set a date for the surgery. So this thursday, I'll be seeing my primary provider and addressing the blood pressure issue. The sooner we can control it, the sooner we can proceed with getting this done.

Not much new this past week....

Lots of stuff coming up this week though. Tomorrow, I film. It should be an easy shoot. I'm almost looking forward to it. Tuesday, I go back to OBGYN and hopefully get a date for my surgery. ironically, I'm really looking forward to that. I want to plan things and know what's going to happen. Wednesday, we get the all clear at Benji's oncology check. His doc already said that the scans look good, so this is just making it a official. Friday is Relay For Life. There's' still time to donate. It's in my links section if anyone is interested.  So, I'll be keeping you all posted as things happen this week!!