FOR TODAY December 4, 2008

Outside My Window...I see the fog beginning to clear
I am thinking...about all the things I need to do to get ready for our trip
I am thankful for...my hubby and his health...I love him so much!
From the kitchen...I can smell the yummy aroma of coffee, coffee, coffee....YUM
I am wearing...my very comfy pink satin nightie :)
I am creating...a list of things to pack and do before I leave
I am going...to get my kiddos up so they can feed and send Marissa off to work (she's so excited she took a week off and you would have thought I was torturing her!)
I am reading...my many emails
I am hoping...we have a safe trip and Bec does well at State!
I am hearing...the fire cracking and the fan blowing
Around the house...things are scattered about as I collect everything we need for our trip
One of my favorite things...this season of the year I love the smells and the happiness that surrounds the holidays....so many fond memories!

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week:

• Finishing up our Christmas cards/cds and mailing them out
• Packing for our trip and hopefully not forgetting anything
• Leaving for Coos Bay tomorrow for Bec's state meet on Saturday
• Heading to Sally and Jim's on Saturday
• Heating to WA on Sunday for a week of visiting and relaxing

Here is a picture I thought I would share...

Update on us

Well, it's been a while since I've posted! We have been quite busy and I am also now on facebook which is so fun because I have been able to reconnect with friends from high school (some that I haven't spoken with in over 20 years!) and many family members are on there as well, what a wonderful way to reconnect with everyone and stay in touch!


Anyhow, things are going well and I wanted to give a quick (yea right) update on Rame's heart condition. It seems he has a premature ventricular contractions (PVC's) and a slightly leaky valve. Sounds pretty scary huh? Well, actually we met with the cardiologist (a real nice doctor) Monday and he spent a lot time explaining it all to us in great detail. For starters Rame has been on Toprol which is used to treat high blood pressure for several years now but is also a beta blocker which is used for heart patients as well. Dr. Cook (the cardio doc) says unless Rame has some heart issues he doesn't need this type of med and should only be on a low dose of high blood pressure med. He is weaning Rame off this type of med and has switched it to another type. He has also ordered a nuclear stress test which is a normal stress test but they will also do this other test (takes about 2 hrs) where they inject dye (I think it's similar to an angiogram type) so they can see how the heart muscle pumps or something like that. Basically he wants him off the beta blocker med which is used to control heart palpatations (similar to what Rame has) and see if he still has them the same and verify there isn't an underlying problem causing them. He says the echo he did the heart monitor and all the other tests (EKG, etc) show that he has these PVC's but that they are harmless he just wants to be sure and get him off this other med if possible. Sooooo, in a nut shell it seems all is well and this is just going to be something to live with that can be annoying but not life threatening but we just need to be sure and he is updating his meds. Just please keep Rame in your prayers he will be going through this test on the 15th and we will meet with the doc on the 17th. I have put my trust in God and I know things will be fine.