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How is everyone doing? Well, I heard great news today for Mary about her power...finally being back on...after enduring 7 days of Houston weather....with no air!!! Robin, I am hoping that your power is still up and running and that Joel and the kids were able to return home! Not much new in Newburgh...(like that)?! We are slowly recouping from the damage due to IKE. I am sure that it will be several weeks before we are able to get our "big" sign replaced, if not months.

So, this past week has been kind of a bad week for me. Ryan, Emily and I arrived home from Janesville at 11:40pm on Monday. Tuesday it was back to school, daycare and work! Then Tuesday night at 10:30pm I started to work on the computer changing the pricing for the Evansville Culver's. Can you believe that it took me over 5 hours?! I was finally done at 4am...needless to say, Wed. was a "Migraine" day for me...no work! Now, I have seemed to develop an illness which has robbed me somewhat of my voice...a fever is starting and overall I fell like, well, crap! I suppose that I will end up at the Dr. for meds before the end of next week.

This weekend Tom and Ben head to Cinncinati for a Brewer game, not sure who they are playing...does Cinncinati have a team? I can't stand baseball...so I truly don't know. They leave Sat early am and return sometime Sun. Over the weekend Patrick & Tyler work on Sat and Sun and of course there is Religion! Did I mention that by Sunday evening I have to have all of the prices for Owensboro changed?! You know it...I get to spend another 5+ hours on the computer...this is the only time I don't like to be on the computer!!!! Of course, I will try very hard to get these changes done prior to 10pm on Sunday...no more 4am nights for me...unless I am kicking back with my friends and some margaritas!!!!!

Finally, Monday morning is Ryan's appointment with the Pediatric Gastroenterologist!!! I will let everyone know what she says and/or what testing is to be done on the poor kiddo!

Take care and I will see you all later....Kristin

Dr. Report

Hello everyone,

Well, good news is that I don't have a fibroid tumor. The report showed that I do have a uterine lining that is thickened and that I have ovarian cysts on both ovaries. My rt. ovary is much worse than my left...there was even quite a large cyst that had ruptured. I have to have another U/S on October 3rd. I have not talked to my dr. yet, so I am not sure what the plan is. I am thinking that after my next ultrasound I will know if there is anything that will be done.

Once school has started I find that I have less and less time for me. The boys have an extremely large amount of homework so far this year. I have to get used to the fact that Patrick is in 10th grade and that yes there are a lot of reports and speeches that have to be done in the same week along with other homework...welcome "back" to high school, mom and dad!!!! Ryan's teacher I am now calling the homework nazi for lack of a better word. She assigns way more homework everynight then Ben has in 7th gr. I am also not that fond of Ryan's teacher...she hasn't done anything wrong...I just need to let her "grow" on me I guess!

I decided that I am sticking with my plan and going to Janesville, WI this weekend! (This was the weekend of my neice's bridal shower!) I want to visit my parents and see them in their new home! I will also get together with my sisters and their families.

I will keep you all updated about my status, it will be over a month before I know more though! I really appreciate your Prayers!
Talk to you later....have a fabulous day!!!

Very Late

Ok...here I am again...it is 3:30am and I absolutely cannot sleep! I am getting really tired of this lifestyle. I did get a prescription for mild sleeping pills, but, I hate to take them as I don't want to become addicted to them.

I am still waiting to hear from my doctor about my ultrasound. I guess that would be relatively good news. I will probably double check with my nurse at the end of the week. I really appreciate everyone's Prayers and Love. I am sure that I am fine though!!!!

Shocking news...my niece, Danielle has postponed her wedding! Karen and I were all set for her shower on Sept 14th. I had to write a letter explaining the postponement, we will mail that out to all of the ladies. We feel really bad for Danielle and Craig...they really want to get married. Hopefully, they won't have to postpone it for a year like they are thinking. I know that weddings are expensive and they did not really give their parents enough notice to save for it. Anyway, Karen and I are disappointed about having to cancel the shower as well. What a BUMMER!!

One of my friends, Courtney Weber, her husband and their three sons welcomed an adopted daughter/sister, Isabella, into their home this past week. Isabella is from Guatemala. The Weber's were part of the very last group of parents who were able to adopt from that country, as Guatemala has stopped all future adoptions. I saw Isabella tonight at our Welcome Wagon Ice Cream Social...she is really cute, she will be 1 next week so she will only know the Weber's. She is behind physically as she can't even sit up alone, but, she will catch up quickly. Courtney stated that she is already letting her 3 new brothers..."have it"...if they do something that she doesn't like. I believe that will be quite often!!!!

Nothing else is really new. The boys are definately back into the swing of things with school and they are half way done with their first grading period...1 of 6 report cards they will receive!

I had better let you go for now. Mary, I will call you soon...I have been really busy the past couple of days, sorry for the delay in getting back to you!

Once again, thank you for all of your Prayers...it really means a lot!

Kristin