trying to catch a break...

So, we had the new dog problem that cost us some money, and then we found out that we owe a TON of money for taxes. Can we catch a break?? We were told (adamently!) that we wouldn't owe this year since we bought a house last year. To say the least, I was very upset about it. Since stress adds to the seizures, it's been a rough weekend. The doctor changed my medicine for the seizures last week. The new medicine is helping the seizures (maybe?) but it tears my stomach up. So, it's been a rough couple of days. I keep praying we will catch a (financial) break but we don't. I guess we'll just keep praying.
In other news, after we took Lucy back to her owner, Maggie cried all night, she was so incredibly depressed. I want to get her a companion to play with during the day but we have to be sure it's the right one, and it has to be healthy!!! So, we will see how this plays out.

not meant to be??

Well, apparently the owner of "Lucy" wanted her back. Of course, she was found Monday morning, but for some reason they just called today for her. We are sad, but we realize maybe it wasn't meant to be for whatever reason. The worst part is the amount of money we managed to spend on her in one day. Man, vet bills and one trip to PetsMart can be costly!! Now I feel guilty about trowing money away on a dog we had for less than one day. That's what credit cards are for, I guess. I'm hoping they will give us some of the money. I would if someone found Maggie and took good care of her, but I don't expect them to. Money is just a temporary thing, right?

Valentines Day

I told Russell not to get me anything for Valentines day, since we got a puppy that was going to need shots and what not. Well, the school secretary just walked in with roses!!! I'm so shocked. Russell isn't that kind of guy. If I tell him not to get me something, he typically doesn't. He believes that I'm okay with nothing if I say I'm okay with it. The other day my mom sent me a beautiful fruit basket from www.ediblearrangments.com (you should check it out!). It had strawberries, chocolate covered strawberries, pineapples shaped like stars and flowers, and grapes. It was so wonderful. Then I got a puppy. Now, I've got roses. Man, I've been spoiled rotten.
My kids brought me some "goodies" as well. I got some perfurme (hm...can't wait to wear it...), flowers, bears, candy, some really cute boxes, and other and random things.

family of 4??

Yep, we are now a family of four. We have adopted another little girl, this time from Lewisville. She's a "schnoodle" - a schnauzer, poodle mix. She weighs less than 10 pounds, she's black/brown/and white, and she's very indpendent. Maggie desperatley wants to be friends with her, but Lucy (oh yea, that's her name) doesn't want much to do with Maggie. Maggie just follows Lucy around the house and Lucy just kind of runs away from her, occasionaly growling back at her. Maggie finally barked her loud bark last night and Lucy quit the whining and growling. They quit running in circles at about 11:00 and came to bed, in our bed!! They both slept, peacefully, with us all night. At 5:00 the running started again and so did we. Somehow our one hour morning routine turned into two. I'm not sure how that happened. We took her to the vet this morning. We want to see how old she is, what kind she is (for sure), what shots she needs, and why she is humping everything in sight. I'll post pictures tonight. Hopefully I can get some sweet ones of her and Maggie together, that might be tricky. She's named Lucy after Lucy on Charlie Brown...the very bossy and independent Lucy on Charlie Brown. She is living up to her name.

seizure drama...

So, I called the dr. the other day because this new medication is also not working to end the seizures. Actually, the combination of BOTH medications doesn't appear to be working. My mom was just sure it was because I wasn't taking the full 800 mg a day of the new medication (simply because I couldn't take it in the morning, it makes me so exhausted). So, I call the dr. and ask what I should do. They suggest taking both 400 mg pills at night along with the 150 mgs of the other medication at night. Wow, that's a lot of medication!! So, I started that two nights ago and I feel like a zombie!! I don't THINK I've had a seizure since then, but I'm not totally sure. Last time I made that bold statement Russell told me I was wrong and had a seizure just that morning. So, I guess it's good if the medicine works at 800 mgs, but I feel like I can't function, plus I'm in bed by about 7:30 or 8:00 each night. Again, I feel like a child. When I was talking to the dr. this week she was concerned about the fact that I haven't really responded to any of the medication, I'm concerned as well. She wants me to have some blood work done and possibly some other tests. I'm not entirely sure what we are looking for, but I'm glad we are looking. I find it odd that these seizures just popped up out of nowhere, with little explanation.
My 6 months of waiting for life to get back to normal has now turned into 8 months and there is no end in sight. The earliest I can drive is middle of August, if the seizures end now, and they haven't, I don't think. I'm sure that sounds petty, but it's very annoying not being able to drive and get what I need when I need it.
Are you tired of hearing about the drama of seizures?? Well, get used to it. That's what I'm dealing with on a daily basis. Yesterday I was writing with a red marker on the board and noticed it matched my shirt. All of a sudden I started crying because I didn't remember putting that red shirt on or owning that red shirt. My sweet kids are very understanding, but it's annoying having those things happen. It's just emotional and scary. That's it for now.
My kids are at music. We are celebrating the 101st day of school today. Wow, 101 days of school!! Typically people celebrate 100 days of school, but we decided to celebrate 101 days since that fell on a Friday, and our kids wouldn't care about the other day. They are excited about all the fun stuff we have planned, other than the 101 multiplication and division problems. I'm excited about that part, it will take them F-O-R-E-V-E-R!!

today...

It's been a rough afternoon. I found out one of my uncles has a rare form of stomach cancer. They are doing some aggressive chemo but aren't sure if it will do any good. The worst part of it was that my family knew a MONTH ago about it but chose not to tell me. I'm not terribly close to him, but I would have still like to have known about it. Due to my recent seizures they seem to think I can't "handle" finding out about his cancer. I think that's ridiculous!! It makes me mad because I'm not a kid anymore. I can handle knowing someone in my family is sick. I already feel like a kid again. I can't go anywhere alone since I can't drive, can't shower at home alone (had a seizure in the shower the other day, woke up almost drowning, Russell hadn't heard me fall), can't cook, can't clearn, etc. Now I can't handle knowing someone is sick?? So, I'm not happy about it. So, just for everyone's information, I'm not a freaking child!!!!!

My blog got pimped!!

How do you liked the new blog design?? I LOVE IT!! Thanks to my friend, Jennifer, at http://pinkarmchairdesigns.blogspot.com. She did a great job capturing what I wanted for a header without me having to give any real ideas. She's so creative and artsy!! I wish I had been given that type of talent, but I'm glad someone was! :) Thanks again, Jennifer!! You rock!!! You made my crappy Tuesday all better. More on that crappy Tuesday later.

jury duty...

So, I called in sick to jury duty today. I wasn't sure you could do that, but I had no choice. I started getting sick last night right after we took the kids home. They came over to watch the super bowl and as soon as it was over I felt horrible. I was up most of the night, getting sick. I'm starting to crave a baked potatoe, so maybe I'm getting better? Stomach bugs are the worst!! I'm hoping I feel better tomorrow so I don't miss another day of work. I guess we will see...