it's been so long since i posted anything! i realize that i've been slacking in writing 'musisings of the sleep deprived' because i've been too sleep deprived.... irony, i suppose.

part of my new year's resolution is to start writing more often. here and in my journal, which i have been woeful about as well... i wish i took the time i'm using not sleeping (which is all the time, it seems) to write but instead i'm using to watch old television... currently the show 'alias' is on in the background.

so here we go with writing more.... but probably later....

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Toys “R” Us Red Carpet Black Friday Sweepstakes

Toys “R” Us Red Carpet Black Friday Sweepstakes: I just entered for a chance to win the Toys“R”Us Red Carpet Black Friday Sweepstakes!

More Than...: It's a Giveaway!!

More Than...: It's a Giveaway!!: The awesomepants Mandy is letting me advertise my Etsy shop on her blog, Chocolate & Cream Cake and is hosting a giveaway ! Head over t...

the move

there are less than 2 weeks left before my family and i move back to my hometown of dallas. i'm sad that we're going to be leaving our home and friends in austin, but excited for the opportunities that we'll have in dallas- for jobs, and for spending time with family and friends that we don't see as often as we would like. we're going to have to live with my husbands family for a while- we can't afford 2 homes at once- so we have to wait for this house to sell (hopefully we break even) and then need to save some money for a new place. we've been spending a lot of of our time packing and trying to do home improvements and i think it's stressed out the kids. they are both sick (no more fevers) but runny noses and grumpiness. elijah cries about every thing that we pack as if it's going away and he's never ever going to see it again. ever. it hurts me how attached he is and that we have to say goodbye. we brought our boys home to this house. they took their first steps here. said their first words. it's sad to leave that to someone else to call their own and make their own memories in. hopefully we'll be able to sell quickly and start looking for our own place again at the beginning o the new year.... hopefully.

givewaway!

in case you are like me and have some seriously old business cards that you can't use anymore cause the info is so off :( and could use some shiny new ones: go HERE!
my fellow nerd mandy is having a giveaway on her blog! go like that noise people. you won't regret it!!

new things

in the last week micah has become a more prolific walker, has learned to climb up onto the couch unassisted and has started leaning in for kissed and will even grab your face if you're not giving enough... i'll let you guess which one of these things i find super adorable and exciting and which 2 i'm dreading cause its another level of watchfulness i'll have to start on....

waiting game

so i haven't posted a lot lately as things have been very busy in the last few weeks. my mom had her right knee replaced, my father was placed in the hospital for clots in his lungs (again), and micah was having some digestive problems. but mostly because all of my posts would have been about my own ongoing medical issues. last month i went to see me ob/gyn to be put on birth control and told her about some problems i was having. she worried that there was more going on than just hormones so she ordered some blood work. i was then sent to an endochrinologist. she checked out my thyroid and sent me for an ultrasound and a ton of blood work. my blood work came back saying i was "shockingly low" in vitamin d (so i have been put on a prescription for that, for now have to have more blood tests in a few weeks) and positive for celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder that means i can't process gluten- i'm sure i will have to be put on a gluten free diet... but not until after i see the gastrointerologist next month. my ultrasound results came in and i have a growth in my throat about 1.4cm long (which doesn't sound very big to me but apparently in the throat, that is gigantic). they said someone would call to schedule a biopsy.... so i waited.... and waited.... and waited for someone to call and set up the appointment. i finally got fed up and called to get it set up myself (apparently they were really behind in calls). finally got in for my biopsy on thursday and they stuck me in the neck with a rather large needle to numb the area and then took pieces of the growth to run tests on. they said i would have results tuesday. so i went home (after getting a little sick when the lidocane wore off) and hung out in bed while watching harry potter and ricky took care of the boys. we left for dallas the next day to go check on my parents and see our moms for mothers day. the doc called on friday to let me know that i do not have cancer... at this time. they want to see me again in 6 months for another ultrasound and it can always change. in the mean time i'm trying not to worry about it and let my mind forget that it's there... which is hard cause my neck is really freaking sore. but that will get better soon. thanks to all of those who sent prayers and good thoughts my way. i really appreciate it.
and now to elijahs very first dentist appointment.... i'm sure there will be a story there...