Hippity Hop

One of the great things I love so much about my house is the front. We share a rather large grass area with our neighbors. So, I get a call from Amy today, and she tells me without opening the door or making any noise, look out the front. Now, the first thing I was thinking is oh no, what now? With the Gartner snake, Rattle snake, Frogs, skunks, ducks, rats, endless amount of bugs and coyotes I just could not imagine what could be out there. 

I was shocked to be greeted by a little baby Jack Rabbit munching on the grass that Steven and Chris ( Amy's husband) are so desperately trying to keep alive. It was the most adorable thing. It hopped all over the place for a bit, before it decided to go into Chris and Amy's back yard.

Steven managed to get a shot from the laundry room window.

Memorial Day..

I miss blogging! I have always said blogging, for me, is such a stress relief and with everything going on, you think I would be blogging more. Unfortunately, my mind has been elsewhere. But I have decided that I need to stay true to the things I love to keep my sanity! Including, hopefully going to a movie Friday night with a girlfriend. ( Fingers crossed that works out) 

I miss taking pics of the kids. I was able to get a few cute shots of them from Memorial day.

Andrew, enjoying that soda! 

He can't even reach the pedals, but clearly he could care less.

My little towhead!

It's clear he won't have height for B-ball, but Daddy is shooting for Football!

( I can't believe he is 17 months )

Happy Memorial Day!

Hope Everyone has a safe and blessed Memorial Day! 

Here's hoping I actually capture some photo's today. I always take my camera but never pull it out. I have been such in a slump, I have not taken any pics of the kids.

Update on my Mom

My Mom officially has her license revoked. After the scare with her last driving excursion, she was given 48 hours to report to DMV to take the written test and to take a driven evaluation. The day she went to DMV, unfortunately, was not such a good day for her. She was sick and willingly told them she was in no condition to take either of these tests today. As a result, they had no choice but the temporarily revoke her DL until further medical review. Her Dr. also agreed and told my Mom, we will revisit getting her DL back in about a month. This works out well because it's about the time she scheduled to see the specialist for the Hashimoto's disease. Her Biopsy for the breast cancer is scheduled for June 2. I am glad they are not making her wait another 2 months for that procedure. This waiting game has seriously been a joke. She does, however, have an amazing Dr. Who is the whole reason she was able to get the Mammogram done and the reason the biopsy was scheduled for a sooner rather than later date. They did tell her that they were going to actually open the break up rather than insert tubes and remove samples. In addition they warned her that depending upon what they find, they may have to close her back up, which could lead to partial removal of removal of her breast. 

I will post an update sometime after the 2nd

Team Dempsey!

I must admit I was originally super excited to go to Monterey just to be away from the 100 degree heat. But when we got there, and if felt like a melting pot , I was quickly turned off by the trip. I love Monterey, however, normally when we go, the weather is divine. A little sun to get a light tan, and just enough of a breeze to keep you from sweating. I felt bad but Luke and I spend most of the time in the back of the car. We arrived at Laguna Seca around noon. The parking was ridiculous! We hiked down hill to the track, to quickly spot the highlight of the trip for me. This guys is a sure thing, and owning his own racing team, really increases the odds of me seeing him! Ahhh Mr. Patrick Dempsey, Aka Ronald miller Aka Dr. McDreamy / Dr. Derek Shepherd. Never gets old! The first time I met him was by complete luck. Right time at the right place kind of thing. (This was a few years ago, just found out I was pregnant with Luke) We were standing at the entrance of the race track, just as the cars were coming off from the race. Once all the cars were out, out comes the knight and shin... so kidding lol. He just comes strolling out. You could not miss him.. and he was walking right to me. I mean, wouldn't you be curious if a woman was staring at you with her jaw to the floor? I suppose he thought he would be nice and come and help me attach it back to my face. He is such a nice man, kind as can be. He is always a pleasure and, what I thought was odd was I did not have to go to him. It was clear I was a fan and was just super excited to have seen him, he willingly walked up to meet me. I have met other celebrities, an it's not like that with him. I had met Jessica Simpson and at airport once, before she was really even big. She was a snob! I asked to take a picture and she did not even answer, her Mom had to say yes. But anyways... I managed to keep my jaw off the floor long enough to get a pic of him. I was literally in line for 5 min, and by the time I got up to him, I was beat red, sweaty, and my hair was wet - I felt so gross. But got my pic =)

We had probably been down on the track about 20 min or so and it was right around lunch time. Steven wanted to go back up to the car and eat, which was fine, but I had no idea what I was in for. We parked on a very steep hill, of course, it does not feel so bad coming down, but trying to climb back up pushing a stroller was insane. It was so hot and I felt like I was going to pass out. Because of that hill I had decided to Stay back with Luke and try to give him a nap in the back of the car. I folded the back seats down, and we had us a cool little hang out. It was hot but sitting in the cool car gave us just enough of a breeze to be comfortable. Luke wanted no part in napping. He thought our little set up was the coolest thing! I had the tail gate closed but the pop up window portion open. He was just tall enough to pop his little head out. We relaxed for a couple hours and then the boys decided to come back for some snacks and water. By this time I had found a parking further down the hill, so the guys did not have to hike up again. They seems grateful for that ( I know I would of been ). By this time I think the heat was getting the best of them and they decided it was cool to leave. Andrew has his undershirt on only and he was wet and beat red. We stopped to get had and off to Capitola we went.  I love this little town. We usually make 2 stops when we are there. One is Pizza my heart  I am going to put it out there and say this is probably the best pizza I have ever had! The second is a little shop in the town that sells soap. We love the soap so I always grab some when we are there. After sitting on a bench watching the water, we were loaded with Pizza and soda and back on the road. It was a nice ride home. The closer into Sacramento we got the hotter it started to get. It got me excited for the little trips we are hoping to take over the summer. 

Just say it..

I never had wanted to blog about something like this. I usually tend to keep the blog family oriented with fun things we do. But I hope to keep this blog going and maybe someday publish it for our kids to enjoy when they are older. I just know that the longer I blog the more work it will be to get it printed.  There are things I never want forgotten, even if it's good news or bad news. 

A couple months ago, my Mom passed out at work and nearly broke her food. As it ended up turning out, she had very low blood pressure. For the next 2 months after the incident they were trying to figure out what in the world is causing the low blood pressure and her passing out. This is to begin a long drawn out process. It seemed like she just continued to get worse. She is always tired to the point where she can hardly hold her eyes open, she was always cold even to the touch she would be freezing. On Easter, she appeared pasty and pale almost like  a corpse. She became repetitive in what she says, telling me the same thing over and over each time we spoke, sometimes a couple times in one conversation. She got a call that she has a bad thyroid ( This was before Easter) . Not great, but at least we had an answer to maybe some of the things that have been going on. First challenge is medicating a gastric bypass patient. Easter was when I became more alarmed, her appearance was awful. 

It was a week or 2 after Easter when she got the call that she has Hashimoto's disease. Even more thrilled to have an answer, now we wait until June to see the specialist. Frightening considering she has passed out, our fear is her passing out while driving. We won't have more on this until sometime in June.

As if she has not had enough...

Some time last year ( might not even of been that long ago) , my mom had a Mammogram. The end result was they think there is something there, they just can't see it. In the mean time, since that mammogram, my Mom has lost over 100lbs. They requested another mammogram. My mom had since changed insurance, but of course that should not matter, she still has coverage.

When going to get the second mammogram done, the lady told my Mom that they were not able to do the mammogram, as it had to be done on the exact machine it was done on previously. Well, having changed insurance, the mammogram would not be covered at the previous office because she no longer has that insurance. On a recent Dr. Apt. my Mom's Dr. asked her what was going on with it, and she explained what had happened. My mom's Dr. found this unacceptable ( thank god ) and by the time my Mom got out to her car, her Dr. called her and had scheduled a mammogram for her. She told my Mom to get it done, and if the insurance denies the claim, they will cover it. About 2 weeks ago she had the mammogram and a few days after, it was confirmed that my Mom has Breast Cancer. There are just no words...

In addition to my only daily struggles I have been trying to come to terms with all of this. I have been going through a lot with Andrew lately and it has been emotionally draining. 

Daily, t has been emotional. My Mom needs us more than ever know, and it brings tears to my eyes to see how scared she is. She is so vulnerable and speaks of death as if she is already there.

It has been a painful couple weeks, and I am not sure we are ready for what could potentially be in store. At this time she is scheduled to see a specialist for the Hashimoto's disease and is waiting a biopsy for the breast cancer. At which point we hope to have more answers. The stage, has it spread, ect.

Since I have started this post, I have returned to it after a few days. I mentioned the fear of something happening why she is driving. This is what made me finish this post. Because I think by me posting it, marks that I am ready to deal with it. And I need to do that.

Today...

My Mom was feeling ill at work. And instead of coming to my house as planned, she decided to drive home. While driving home, She ran 2 stop signs and ran 2 people off the road. One of the people she ran off the road, called and reported my Mom's car as a possible reckless drunk driver. This person kindly followed my Mom in fear of her crashing, and wanted to make sure she had immediate help if this happen. As awful but incorrect as this is, I thank the lord for that person that did this. I can only imagine what could of happen if they had just let her go.

By the time she got more into town, the cops were surrounding a 4 way intersection waiting for my Mom's car. Of course she was pulled over, and it was quickly discovered, my Mom was not drunk, but ill, very very ill. At this stage my Mom looks very ill in appearance, frail and weak. Thankfully my Mom carries all the paper work about her medical conditions. The cops were so compassionate toward my Mom and wanted to just get her home safely. My Dad left work to go get her and they officers expressed sincere apologies for what she is going through to my Dad. 

Unfortunately, my Mom's driving privileges had been temporarily suspended, which I am also grateful for. She could hurt someone and herself, and until she in under the care of a specialist, she should not be driving.