Since several of you have asked… The pain in my leg has gone away. I took the prescription-strength naproxen for a few days, and then I stopped and the pain didn’t come back. I feel very fortunate. :-) I went to the physical therapist twice. He basically said I’ll be fine. He gave me some exercises to do that will help relieve the pressure. He said if I have good posture and don’t strain my back then it will keep…
This past weekend, our church had a “Worship Weekend” which is what we call it when the choir sings at all three services (Saturday evening, and both services on Sunday morning). It’s usually a lot of time spent at the church, and a late night practice the Thursday before. I enjoy the worship weekends, though it does kinda kill the weekend for me. But that’s okay. One of the things we do a lot is stand around. We spend a…
Our internet is back! Yay! It’s been over three years since I graduated from college, and I have been steadily gaining weight since then. I blame my lack of exercise and my lack of eating right. When my wedding rolled around summer of 2006, the dress I had bought two years earlier didn’t fit anymore. Fortunately, a seamstress friend was able to let it out and I was saved from having to get another dress. However, even if my clothes…
(Sorry this post is so long! You can download a pdf of this post here.) I’ve wanted to do a post on birth control for a while. Several people have asked me what methods we use, since we have opted not to do any hormonal birth control. I wanted to help by giving some more detail on the options available should one choose to go this route, for whatever reason. First, let me say if this topic makes you uncomfortable,…
I received this email from my mother, regarding my brother, AJ: Just wanted you to know… AJ said about a week ago his vision was funny in one eye. When I talked to him last night, I encouraged him to go to the infirmary. He did that this morning, and the dr. said he probably had a TIA (transient ischemic attack), which is a mini-stroke. He ordered a CAT scan, which AJ is waiting to hear when that will be,…