Good news! Bad news!

I have been having a lot of pain in my left abdomen and fevers on and off for about two weeks now. Not intense pain, but constant and aggravating. In order to figure out the cause, I have been to the doctors' office several times and had some ultrasounds and other tests done. I have a cyst on my left ovary, but it was nothing to be concerned with at this point. Unfortunately, no one could find the cause of my constant pain. I was beginning to think that maybe I was imagining the pain? Not really.

Two days ago, my pain increased and moved into my back. At this point, I knew that I had kidney stones AGAIN.

Good news~I went to get a CT scan today and the doctor found multiple stones in my left kidney and one in my pelvic area causing the pain in both areas. All appear to be "on the move".

Bad news~After passing stones on four other occasions, I know that these stones are going to cause severe pain any day, any moment. The big question will be~can I pass these stones on my own, or will I need to go to the hospital? Either way, I am not super excited.

Happy Birthday, Manders!

It is so hard to believe that Amanda is 14 years old. Where has the time gone, and why is it going so fast?

We had two celebrations for Amanda. On Saturday, we had an M&M birthday party with 11 of her friends. The official theme was "M&Ms Make Friends". Amanda is a wonderful friend, and in return she has so many nice friends. We played fun relays and games and ate too many M&Ms. It was a great party!

On Sunday, her actual birthday, we had a family party. Amanda wanted turkey pockets for dinner. We ate apple crisp with ice cream. We played Scrabble together. Mom won, of course. (Hee Hee, Dad!)

Amanda is so excited about turning 14 years old. Now she can attend school and church dances. Today it is attending dances, tomorrow~driving and dating, and then off to college. (Sniff, sniff, sniff)