Girlfriend?

I am freaking out after reading that Cody has a girlfriend. Is he old enough for that? Is he really 15? Deep breathing, this is normal right? That he goes from little whipper snapper to Boyfriend? He looks so cute, and the girl is cute too, I hope that Homecoming was a great experience for him!

As for my job, I am loving it, my patients are wonderful and so kind. I know this is a great place for me. I love having a manager and fellow employees that actually care about each other. Our Dr's are wonderful and so compassionate and willing to really make sure that everyone knows what is going on and way etc... It has been such a wonderful transition that I am excited to see what happens.

So I finally saw the GI specialist and had a bunch of tests and I have officially been diagnosed with Colitis. They don't think this caused the arthritis, but is possibly aggravating it, so we are treating everything right now, it seems to be helping so we will see how that pans out, I have like 4 Dr's appt's next week so I will let you know how that goes. The rheumatologist has officially diagnosed me with Inflammatory Arthritis and we are treating that too, so we will see how things go....

Over all I think things are going quite well, the family is good, Timmy is working a crazy amount of hours to get ready for and FDA inspection at his work. Mom and Dad are celebrating their 36th wedding anniversary tonight (dinner and a play). Nate and Tasha and their kids are doing good! Whitney is still playing soccer, Hunter just finished football, Taylor just finished up Flag football. Jonathan and Evets are doing good. Garrett is enjoying kindergarten, Clara is running around like a maniac, and she is quick and hard to catch sometimes. Everyone is getting bigger and bigger every time that I blink.

We are going to have family pictures in the next couple of weeks so when that happens I will post them for everyone.

I heard that Corby and his wife are expecting, congratulations! I know that Meagan is pregnant, not sure when she is due? Soon I would think????

I am so happy that things are going well, for everyone, would love to hear from everyone too! Talk to you all soon!

Miss you and love you all!

Becky

What, October already?

OMG, where on earth has the time gone?!? Must be busy with school and kids and such. Things for my reporters have been scary slow...thank goodness Jamie is pretty steady. Stan is back at Bridgewater with a ridiculously full plate: athletic director, soccer coach, mentor...*sigh. The girls just won their way into the district tournament and will play a game against the No. 2 seed this evening (cross your fingers for Josie, et al.). Bethany and Jake are loving school...it's been a great fit for Bethany, too! Cody is doing well at school...we're hoping he doesn't get too distracted with his girlfriend (of course, if he does, that puts a total crimp in his social life...mainly, he won't have one). Please find attached a couple pictures from his FIRST HOMECOMING DANCE! Her name is Elizabeth and she is darling. (Stan knows her mother who has been a substitute teacher for him.) Wish she would have been his fifth or sixth girlfriend (it's so rare a first girlfriend is the one and only...and he is only 15...for another two months anyway...). Anyway, they had a total blast and that's really what it's all about...:)

Becky, so what did the specialist say about the irritable bowel stuff? My word, girl, what a horrid thing to be going through...

Love you all! Will post again soon...which is so subjective, I know...

Quick Update!

Hello all,

I am going to make a goal of posting more often, so I hope I don't become a bore.

I started my new job at the Altaview Senior Clinic and so far I am loving it! The people I work with are a little bit different but they totally make me laugh so it's all good! The older population is wonderful to work with and they are in such great need of someone who is willing to spend the time with them that they need! It will be hard I think though, I have only been here officially at the office for a week, and one of the patients that I have seen a couple of times is going to pass away. I assume there will probably be a lot of that, but the patients and their families are so nice and caring and loving!

I am happy to finally not feel so overwhelmed, and pressured to put $ over good patient care! It is nice to be in environment that is friendly and welcoming too!

My garden is growing big again. I am sure that will mean lots of canning again. I am getting concerned that I will not be able to find pickling cucumbers to do pickles with again. (it looks like there may be a shortage or something, but no one will call me back)

Talk to you soon

Becky

One FL check in

I figure I may as well throw in a quick update while I take a break from my job. Florida is lovely. The rain has finally come, which is nice because it cools it down a bit here. I started a book club in our town and have six women who are participating and there may be a few more that join us. Our first meeting is this Friday. We're discussing The Help by Kathryn Stockett. If you haven't read it, I really have to suggest that you go out to your nearest book store and pick it up. You will LOVE it.
Jake finished his summer semester with all A's! I'm so proud of him. I go back in the fall. I've been staying busy with work for once. Last month was a better month than I've had in a while and this month is shaping up to be a good month as well. This is VERY good because Jake was let go from his job yesterday. :-(
Not a very happy feeling with that, but he's all signed up for unemployment, which should kick in next week, and he's applying to every job that he qualifies for. We're not too worried about money right now because between the unemployment and the work I've been getting, we'll be able to pay our bills. Plus, we are fortunate to have the support of my parents. They said if we need help with anything, they'll help us out. I'm staying optimistic, staying positive. My baby is a hard worker and he'll find a job in no time! :-)
The rest of the family is doing great. The kids are enjoying the rest of the summer before school is back in session in a couple weeks. The family has been hitting up the beach as much as they can since they've picked up surfing. Josie, of course, is a natural. But then again, what is she not really good at? LOL. My folks are doing very well. Cody is loving the summer time because he gets a lot of videogame time in. Hee hee.
I love and miss you all! I'll keep you better posted as time goes on. For now, I need to get back to work. :-)

Check Here and accounted for

Hello family in Florida,

I don't have FB either so no excuses for me other then being extremely tired and worn out. Summer has been a lot of work so far. I took a couple of weeks off to clean out and move out my grandma and grandpa Wood's house. That was really stressful and emotional, but my part is done and over with.

I have just got back from Girls Camp, which was a week of little sleep and lots of girls, things I am not very familiar with. I need sleep and I don't have sister's, so the girls giggly and stuff still amazes me. I love them, but man some days I wonder why.

It looks like Florida is a fun place to be right now. Sunny weather, no hurricanes, etc... I am glad that everyone that way is doing well. How is work? Are you keeping busy with the economy? I worry about you guys.

My health has continued to be a topic of talk. So what we have found out so far, they think I have arthritis, but now they think I may have an inflammatory bowel disease that is causing the joint issues so I have to wait for 8 more wks to see another specialist, in the mean time, they think i am allergic to wheat, or that is what the lab test indicates, so no bread, or processed food (not that I can really do this, but I am trying to limit it). In addition, I am retaining fluid, they don't know why, but they have restricted my fluid intake to 64 oz a day! This sucks, I like to drink stuff, milk, water, coolaid etc... and with the heat I feel thirsty all the time. I did lose about 14 pounds of water weight though, so that has helped. I see the Dr again in a couple of weeks.

So overall I am great. My family is great, Timmy just got another truck, he is really into it right now! He leaves for Hot August Nights in Reno tomorrow morning.

Mom and Dad are good, we went camping up above Mill Hollow for mom's birthday, it was lots of fun! Mom got scared by a horse. Funny story

Nathan and Tasha are good, their kids are back in school, except Whitney who will start JR HIGH (OMG) this is so scary for me!

Jonathan and Evets are great, Evets just got back from Lake Powell with her family, Garrett is becoming quite the fish in water! Clara is growing every time I see her.

Talk to you all soon!
Love you Lots

Where have all the bloggers gone?

It's like everyone gets a FaceBook and suddenly there's no blogging (and yes, I know I have absolutely NO excuse since I don't have FB). Just want to check in quick, tell you all I love you. We had Jeremy, Stan's bro, here with his kids for 10 days at the end of June/beginning of July. It's was SO much fun. For those of you with the FB, Stan has some funny video from July 4th of Taylor and Cody shooting Roman candles at each other ala Harry Potter. It was totally hysterical...and I know I should have been more worried about it maybe, but there was a pond to jump in should anyone have caught fire. It was funny stuff, check it out! Later, Utah fam! I'll keep checking in!

Sitting in Sunshine

Jumped on and was delighted to see updates from so many people...even though someone else had to update for Julie (you can tell her I said she's a loser...er, well, an even bigger loser than I am, that is). Happy belated 40th, Greg...I had a delayed freak-out when I turned 40 so don't let it surprise you.

Well, finally warmed up. They say over 400 manatees died in the cold waters and countless turtles, fish and iguanas and gators (can't even begin to speculate on the flora). Now all we have to worry about is the oil possibly making it's way to the eastern Central Fl coast! What a disaster! I understand it's in the Keys already and am grateful we got a few dives in a couple months ago. There is a huge marine preserve there that will be in so much trouble. (I refuse to fill my tank at the BPs here...jerks).

Cody is still our academic warrior. Took his AP test and I'm anxious to see how he did...he's far too nonchalant for my taste. Oh, and did I tell you he has his learner's permit? Absolutely TERRIFYING! (Well, he's actually pretty good...except when he acts a little too relaxed about it all, you know what I mean? "But Dad uses his palm to turn the wheel." "That's right, and after you've driven for 32 years, you can use your palm too!") It's the impatient weenies on the road that drive me insane...getting passed in the residential area by the old lady in the minivan on our NEIGHBORHOOD street prompted a car-finger gesture from me, I can tell you...I don't even feel bad about it. Heaven help me be patient with my boy and the world! (Tampa, FL, has the deadliest streets in the nation for teens...)

Josie is an academic whiz, as well, and an amazing athlete to boot. Her travel team, the Invadettes (yes, it's a lame name...they had it when we got there...I think it's a British thing), won their division and became the 2010 champs (and that's with only 2 girls, Jo being one, playing the right age; everyone else is playing up). It was very exciting and we had a great time at Ormond Beach afterward. She's preparing for a Memorial Day tournament and participating in a 3v3 team locally (will do a few tournaments over the summer). And then, since she isn't quite busy enough, she'll be doing to soccer camps...heh...oh, and wants to start doing long runs with us to train for a half marathon (though I need to research the wisdom of that particular goal at her age).

Nothing's changed with me...just a little older. Things are going great for Stan. He will coach the girls soccer team next year and track again (his girls took 4th in County against 37 other schools!) AND he has two speech and debate classes...and so it begins. The old athletic director put his name in for the job but I'm thinking he should pass (the raise would have to be SUBSTANTIAL to make it worth it and, let's face it, it's education...it totally won't be...)

Love you all and miss you like crazy! Was hoping to make it for Christmas but don't see it happening! *sad*

Becky, you have me worried as can be about you and your health! Please tell me all is well!