Wow - it's been a while!

I realized that since I got a FB account, I haven't updated my blog so I think I'll just dive right in...

I was diagnosed with MS July 5th and wow, things have changed. The good change is I've totally changed my eating to reflect healthier choices and have dropped 12 pounds since September 1st. With weight loss comes new clothes and a better feeling about yourself - you gotta love that.

The bad change is how crummy I feel a lot of the time and how completely exhausted I can become with little energy exerted. Two weeks ago, I started Betaseron injections every other day and Kasey has to help me with jabbing myself when the rotation comes to my butt and the back of my arms. He is a little heavy handed, to say the least, and has left me looking like a bruised pin cushion. :-) I upped the dosage last night from 1/4 to 1/2 so I'm not looking forward to the new wave of feeling sick all the time. I'm hoping this only lasts a week or so and then I get one week of feeling good before the next increase.

The boys have found a little freedom with their bikes. They have discovered a route to Eegees and Walmart and have become little consumers. It's nice watching them grow up, although I really don't know where the time went. It really seems like it was just last week that they were in kindergarten. But fortunately, they are turning into young men that I am proud to call my sons.

Oksana continues to amaze me. Straight A's and just as kind as can be. She is such a beautiful child, inside and out.

Kasey has oral boards for SWAT on Tuesday. I'm excited for him but I know his three weeks at the academy are going to suck and he's going to be grumpy. But, it's only three weeks, right?

I'm so sad we aren't going to Michigan for Fall Break this year. October is my absolute favorite time of the year there and it makes my heart heavy to know I'm going to miss it this year. Sometimes I miss my crazy family so much it hurts.

I will be better about updating.