a great weekend!

So, a while back I told Stephen I wanted to do something for him since he has done so much for me during this whole foot surgery deal. He decided he wanted to go to Houston this weekend and see the MSU/Houston game. So that's what we did. We drove down there Saturday morning. We went to eat lunch at Chuy's with my 2 cousins Kim and Lori. We had fun catching up. Then, we checked into our hotel, which was the same one as the team stayed at. That was pretty cool. Then we headed to the game. It was a fun game. The only thing I would change is for there to be no alcohol served. People were really going overboard with the stuff, you know what I mean!! The next day we woke up, ate room service, then headed to Galveston for some seafood. We ate at Gaido's which was delicious. Then, we drove around the island to see how it was recovering after Hurricane Ike. It is looking so good there! Those people must have really pulled together to get it to look that nice already. Then, we headed home. On the way home, out of the clear blue, we ran into my high school friend, Polly. It was so weird to see somebody we knew at McDonalds!! Today, we were able to go and pick up my sweet Sippi after hyperbaric therapy. We were very excited to see her and she was equally excited to see us!!! She's so cute.

Cutest Halloween doggie EVER!

This is only 1 of her many cute halloweeen outfits!! :)

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

This is basically what my new daily hangout looks like. Thank the Lord for the TV!! The worst part has been the ears I do have to say. Once I have learned how to handle that, it has gotten much easier. Now the laying down for 2 hours is the next hard part. I fidget so bad! I guess it could be worse! :)

RIP Oscar

sad.....

Today has been a sad day. I found out that my infection in my foot is MRSA and pseudomonas. Two very hard infections to fight. I also will start hyperbaric oxygen therapy tomorrow. I'm pretty nervous about that little daily 2 hour adventure.

Something else happened today that made me really sad. My sister's dog, Oscar, died. They're not sure how it happened. She was very attached to that dog, even moved out of her apartment so she could keep him. He was a beagle and he was so sweet. He loved it when i would come over to their house. If he heard me, he would start howling. He will be missed.

I won't be able to return to work next week. To say I am ready to return would be an understatement.

One good thing happened today.....I met my sweet husband at Chipotle for dinner and it was yummy!!

it doesn't pay to have an ego.....

My original doctor messed up. in a BIG way. I have 3 infections (staph, strep, and one more I can't remember) in my foot. You know, after 3 months of a wound not healing, there has to be an underlying cause. We found out what that was. He didn't even culture it. He was quite piturbed that I would have the audacity to get a 2nd opinion. I'm so thankful I did. Now I am on 2 different antibiotics, one for 2 weeks and one for 4 weeks. I can tell you now that it is miserable to take that much antibiotics!!! I have been super sick.

So.......I planned on going back to school October 12th. I'll find out tomorrow if that is possible. I sure hope so. I miss teaching, my kiddos, my co-workers, being in control of MY classroom, etc! :) I am too much of a control freak! I have had some wonderful subs, don't get me wrong. It's just not the same. My name is on the line w/ these kiddos! If they do poorly on an assessment, it is my name in mud!

That's pretty much all that's happening for now. I go to the doctor and the physical therapist each week. That is my life for now. I feel like I have turned into an old woman! I'm trying to get back to doing laundry, cooking, shopping for groceries, things you definitely take for granted. I don't think I'll ever take the day to day things for granted again. God has definitely taught me a thing or two during all of this. But that is a whole other story! Once this is all over, I will explain all the things I have learned from Him.

a visit....

Even though I am on a medical leave of absence, I couldn't resist it. I went for a visit to the school today. I got to see my friends, as well as my first grade kiddos! They were just as excited seeing me as I was to see them!! It made me miss being there so much more. I hope it's not too much longer before I can come back. Meanwhile....it's report card time! I guess I know what I'll be doing this weekend!! :)