65 and Counting

My mom has made it to 65!  This poor woman has been sick for 35 years, so honestly, 65 is a big deal!  I thought we were going to lose her while I was on my mission (20 years ago), but she's still with us.  She will be having a kidney transplant on January 3rd and is super excited that she won't have to be on dialysis anymore. Praying everything goes well for both her and my sister who is giving her a kidney.

Tonight, as is our tradition, we had our family Christmas/birthday party.  Fun times!  Love you mom!

Sleep in Heavenly Peace

A few weeks ago Ben told me that he had found a lump on his testicle, so we made an appointment to get it evaluated.  The doctor checked it out and seemed concerned, so he had us schedule an ultrasound and then Ben went out of town on business.  I didn't sleep very well for the next several nights.  When Ben got back from his trip he had the ultrasound and the tech was also concerned and told us that there were abnormalities. Waiting for the radiology report was no fun, I didn't sleep very well for another few nights.  The radiologist looked at the images and said he thought the mass was probably benign, but wanted Ben to see a specialist.  I slept a little better that night, but was still concerned.  Finally, after 2 long weeks of wondering and waiting, we met with the urologist who gave us the great news that the lump is just an epididymal cyst and that we should not be concerned in any way that it could be cancer.  Phew!  What a relief!  I feel like a dark cloud has been lifted.  Tonight I will hopefully sleep in heavenly peace.

12 Days of Sickness

It's a little hard to be jolly when everyone is sick...

Holly....cold/laryngitis
Ayzha...sore throat
Alyssa...croup
Qyntn...nausea/vomiting/runny nose
Shannon...yeast infection
Ben...torn gastrocnemius

Our enthusiasm to LighttheWorld this Christmas season was dimmed by illness. Now that we are all on the mend we hope to finish off strong!

Croup

The 12 days of Christmas are turning into the 12 days of sickness.  Last night at 2:30am I woke up to Alyssa calling for me while struggling to breathe.  She had been sick for several days and we had been given an Albuterol inhaler 2 days earlier at a doctor appointment, so I had her take a puff.  After several minutes she could still hardly breathe.  We tried again, and still no improvement.  She was scared and I began to get scared so we took a trip to the ER. Within no time she was diagnosed with croup, given a breathing treatment and a steroid and was under control, but it was scary.  I am so grateful for modern medicine and doctors and nurses who are willing to work all through the night!

#LIGHTtheWard

$100 dollar budget ÷150 sisters= Christmas music CD

Light Entertainment

I smiled and laughed for 2 hours straight. My face hurts.  Jim Gaffigan was well worth the money and the wait. Thanks for taking me babe!  I could use more nights like tonight in my life.

Bantam Basketball

The girls rocked their first Bantam Basketball game!  I was beginning to lose hope, but maybe they do have a future playing basketball.