We had our 2nd annual Easter Party at our house this year. It was so much fun! Thanks to all who brought goodies and helped out (pretty much everyone!) It really kept me sane. Plus I was able to have fun and even take a few pics. Cami: I want all your pics too! I hope it gets better every year!
Cohen and I had nothing going on for St. Patricks day so I though that I would make us a little picnic outback. It was such a beautiful day outside (80). Sorry I look like crap. There was no reason to get ready!
Then Auntie Ann came into town with Cohen's cousin Tatum. They talk about eachother all the time! They even had a sleepover at Gramma Carol's. 
Cohen likes to wear other peoples shoes. One day I hear this "click, click, click" Noah came inside and was like "what is that banging sound?" All of a sudden Cohen comes around the corner in these babies:
Nobody is prepared for the piles of textbooks they give you when you start Nursing School. You buy all two years of books up front. We have a tiny house and I decided to store them in our bedroom closet. Well...today it broke. Yes, our whole closet broke. We had to fix it on our anniversary (TODAY). So we pulled EVERYTHING out of the closet and fixed it before we went out on a date. I knew the textbooks were evil, I just didn't know they were closet wreckers too. Its funny because we used (some) of the books to hold up the drawers while we fixed it. I guess they came in use after all.
Today Grandpa Jack pulled up to our house with a big package. We were all wondering what was inside....
Happy Birthday Carol! We love you so much. I don't know what we would do without you:)
This weekend has been crazy, actually, this whole week has been crazy to say the least. So we wanted to wind down on Sunday with a good ol BBQ.
I couldn't think of a better way to start this blog posting than to just come out and say it. I have Multiple Sclerosis. I'm not posting on the fact that I have this disease, but what I am doing about it. Shortly after I was diagnosed, I was put on this medication that is supposed to help decrease the symptoms and slow the progress over time. You would think I have cancer by the way it makes me feel. The way the drug works is to suppress your immune system so the disease will stop attacking your own body. What a great thing to do. After a couple of weeks of treatment, I knew I was done with it, however, too afraid to stop with the promise of "slowing the disease process" looming over my head. I was searching the net one day about different treatments and such and came across this book: "The MS Recovery Diet". My first though was, "recover?" and them my second though was "recover!". You don't just recover from MS. Studies show that it is a chronic progressive disease. So I was immediately intrigued. I went right out and bought the book. The first words I read were on the back cover: "The MS Recovery Diet targets five common food triggers that can set off the symptoms of MS: dairy, grains containing glutens, leguems, eggs, yeas." I almost threw the book across the room. Then I realized that I should do that with my shots instead. I was defeated. I couldn't help having MS, but I COULD help what I put in my mouth. So I began reading. I have been on this diet for about a week (and veggitarian now for about a month), and I feel pretty good. I decided to post this to give myself more motivation to stick to this. It is a life long change for my health.
Okay, this doesn't happen often. Our little one is not fond of naps or bedtime. He fights them tooth and nail. Today a repair man came and I had to go outside with him. I left Cohen in his room with his keyboard playing "If Your Happy and You Know It Clap Your Hands". He loves that song. It was pretty loud too. After a few minutes, the repair man left and I was wondering why Cohen was being so good! He is usually into something else by now and making a lot more noise. So I go peek in on him and there he was sitting in his rocking chair, music still blaring, ASLEEP! Wow. That was easy...
