BACK & READY... 

to be a blogger again!!

I love being a big sister.

It's like being a mom without as much responsibility :)

I can't imagine that I'm going to love my little girl MORE than I love Martha

(baby sis in the picture;)

BUT I'm going to & that's crazy for me to imagine! 

Being a mom is going to be so much fun

& an exciting new journey!!

Feeling very blessed today :)

Hope everyone is having a good Saturday!!

Optional Side Effects

I took a doctor trip today.

I've had a cold for too long, and today I woke up with the same cold, maybe even a little worse, and on top of it all I felt like my glands in my throat were swollen. Kinda yucky, I know! hehee

While I was at the Doc I got tested for everything it could possibly be.

The doctor was sure it was MONO.

She tested me for lots of other stuff too because I guess after telling her everything, it fit the criteria of many different illnesses.

Have any of you ever been tested for the flu?? It's so much worse that the strep test!

Well, she took my blood to see if I had MONO, and I thankfuly didn't!

 My white blood cells were  high, so that means I have an infection and it's in my throat.

It's just a bad cold that is now being taken care of by antibiotics.

It's really not too bad at all.

We went to Publix to get my perscription for swelling and the infection.
The doctor gave me one for my cold and the infection, and she also gave me an optional medicine that would un-swell my throat glands a bit quicker... which means I didn't have to take the second medicine, but I was still going to take it.

Once we got back in the car my mom sat in the drivers seat reading the medicine box, and all the sudden she started laughing.

She was reading the side effects for the optional medicine.

It seems to me that it's not the least bit worth it to take this medicine!
What do you think?  hehee

Here are the possible symptoms:

1. Bone/Joint pain

2. Easy bruising/bleeding

3. Pain

4. Vomit that looks like coffee grounds   (OM MY GOODNES!!)

5.  Severe stomach/abdominal pain

6.  UUUMMM.... I'm leaving this one off... hehee

7. Increased thirst/urination

8. Fast/pounding/irregular heartbeat

9. Shortness of breath

10. Swelling of ankles/feet

11. Persistant weight gain

12. Puffy Face  (don't 10, 11, 12 sound like the same thing?)

13. Unusual hair growth

14. Thinning skin

15. Slow wound healing

16. Infection

17. Persistant fever/cough/sore throat 

18. Unusual skin growth

19. Eye pain/discharge

20. Muscle weakness/pain

21. Mental/mood changes

22. Mood swings

23. Agitation

24. Depression  (because of all the side effects I'm guessing)

If you would please leave a comment letting me if you think  I should or should not take this optional medicine, that would be great. :)


 
Actually, I'm totally kidding! We took it right back inside Publix.
My mom and I thought this was pretty funny, especially giving the fact that it'll get better with the other medicine anyway!


Proverbs 17:22
A joyful heart is good medicine.

Curiosity Killed The...

I walked in my room, and was startled because our cat had her whole head in the fishes bowl!!

The worst went through my head, and I thought, Charlotte, our kitten had just treated herself to a  tiny bite of sushi.

To relieve you of fear, I will tell you now that she did not.

She was only looking to make a new fishy friend.

Still, though, I'm keeping my door closed and my suspicions high... just in case she gets any ideas! hehee

• Books 'n Blessings •

I love it when God blesses me in little ways. I'm speaking of the  kind of blessing I wouldn't have known I was missing if He just never blessed me with it at all. 

Today we went by Trident Tech to sign-up for my three classes I'm going to be taking as dual credit.

First of all I'm just going to let you all know that I'm still home schooled. 

Although, I am going to be taking two classes every Saturday and one class online. 

My dad is actually going to be taking me to school, and he's going to be standing guard over me there, and I'm perfectly content and happy with him protecting me. He is going to sit outside my classes and have a quiet time and prepare for his sermons. Works out perfectly.

Anyway, after we finished talking with the helpful guidance counseler, he then told us we should head on over to Trident's bookstore to get the books I'll need.

I knew the books were not cheap, but I did't know how much... they were a lot. 

We're talking like $165 for my English 101 book, and I don't remember how much the Computer 101 book was, but it was even more!

Dad and I were looking around and realizing how everything was really going to add up. While we were looking and talking with someone who worked in the bookstore a 24-year-old-ish girl standing close by overheard us talking. When the lady who was helping my dad and I pointed dad to another section I was left still looking through what would very soon be my English 101 book. The 23-year-old-ish girl came up to me and asked, "Did you say you were taking Psychology 201?" and I told her I was and she then pulled out, from her bag, one of the books I would need for the PSY 201 class and she said "I took this class last semester and I tried to sell it back to the bookstore, but they didn't want it. So would you like it?" I told her how extremely thankful I was and now I have one of my books for Psychology! 

Isn't that a blessing?

And I didn't even pray that some random girl would pull the exact Psychology book out of her purse and hand it to me.

God knows our needs even if we don't tell Him, and he always wants us to give the glory to Him for the good things that happen in in our lives.

A lot of times I forget who provides me with good things in my life.... it's always  God!

I'm going to be trying harder and harder to give God glory for everything good.

Actually, I'm also striving hard to even thank God for the not so good times too because I know He puts me through hardship, so He can shape me into His image. 

So let me ask,

has God blessed you lately in anyway?

If so, then will you please share it?

Isaiah 25

  O LORD, you are my God;

       I will exalt you and praise your name,

       for in perfect faithfulness

       you have done marvelous things,

       things planned long ago.