We have some really sad news to share 

You may or may not know, I turn 39 years old on Thursday. Aside from this being the last year of my third decade life, there's a something that's going to make this day pretty awful.  On Thursday at 2:30 PM, we will be taking our Cleo to the vet again.  It breaks my heart to share that Cleo will not be coming home with us after this visit. Unfortunately, she's going to be put to sleep and that's going to be really tough.  She actually turned thirteen yesterday.  A few weeks back, she was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. She'd been having problems for a few months and none of the medications helped. At the beginning of August, we had her back to the vet and we learned that she…

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Even when they drive me crazy

That's wasn't a very relaxing walk. Taking the boys is something I enjoy doing, because I like spending the time with them, while trying to instill healthy habits.  While I enjoy it, on the other hand, it's frustrating because the boys are so focused on Pokémon Go, it feels like I spend most of the time redirecting them. Today was particularly challenging and I'm more stressed out now than I was before.  Generally speaking, the boys actually do pretty well.  We still managed to get about a mile and a half before calling it quits. Emmett's little legs were getting too tired and I didn't want to have to carry him. My knee is still bothering me and that would have been too much.  My Mom walked with us and…

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I’m grateful he’s feeling better enough to sleep

Gavin had issues with reflux again last night before bed. Tums seemed to address the problem and he went to bed feeling better.  We have to get him into gastroenterology and have him evaluated again. Unfortunately, hematology comes first but we'll schedule gastro as soon as possible as well.  I'm hoping we can get hematology done before our trip. I'd feel much more comfortable if I knew what was going in before we left.  For right now though, I'm just grateful he's feeling better and is able to sleep.  

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Starting the week off on the right foot

We're going to start the week off on the right foot. The boys and I are going to meet my Mom for an early morning walk. Gavin will be staying home with Lizze cause this will be too far of a walk for him.  The pace will be a bit much for him and I don't want him to feel the need to push himself.  I'll take him walking later in the week.  I'm hoping to get two miles in before this whole eclipse thing happens.  This will be a great way to begin the week and renew my weight-loss efforts. 

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Not everyone would appreciate movie night at our house

We had a pretty nice evening. It was decided that we should have a family movie night, although no one could agree on a movie. After a wee bit of drama and complaining, I made the executive decision that we would be watch The Martian...  Movies with my family usually involve Gavin running away during any intense or emotional moments, Elliott critiquing every scene, and Emmett explaining how what we're watching isn't actually possible with our current level of technology.  Needless to say, they were in full form with this movie. ☺  I'd say you get used to it but truthfully, it's still pretty annoying. lol It was still fun and everyone actually made it through to the end of the movie. Gavin left a few times but he always…

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He says he’s fine but he looks rundown

Gavin is finally up and moving. He keeps wanting to help out around the house, but I'm wanting him to rest instead. God love him for wanting to help out, but we need him to recover.  I will add that's he's sorta relentless in his quest to help out, so I may end up giving him a small task that will sorta let him help, while ensuring that he doesn't overdo it. ☺  He says he feels fine but he looks really rundown. I'll probably get his labs run in the morning to make sure everything is okay. The last thing we want is for his numbers to drop and us not know about it. 

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Gavin is “off”  today

Gavin must be fighting something off because he's spent most of the morning sleeping. This isn't normal for him, not that normal really applies to anything that's going on with Gavin.  I'm hoping he has a better day and is just tired right now. Fingers crossed. 

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Gavin’s feeling better

It feels like a roller-coaster ride, but Gavin is doing better this morning. It seems like we keep bouncing back and forth between sick and feeling better.  At this point, Gavin's definitely back in his feet, at least for now.  I think we're going to try and keep him from overdoing it today. I'm not sure if that's going to help anything but it's really the only thing we can do. With any luck, he's past being sick and we can move forward. 

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