A Good Weekend, So Far

Well, besides the incident at the grocery store that I blogged about yesterday, it's been a pretty decent weekend.

Matt went and played basketball at the Y yesterday for the first time in a few weeks. He has been so ill, and it's awesome to see him feeling better. While he was gone, the girls and I went to the library and then to the grocery store. There was a funny incident at the library...
I signed up for a card for the girls and I, and the lady tells me that there are some fines on my account from 94. I am thinking, ok- how much are they? Probably returned a book a week late or something. And she tells me that it's $85.00!! I looked at her like she was insane. And when I asked why, she told me there was a Stephen King book that was returned with a few pages ripped out and that they had charged me for the book. I could not even imagine what on earth I would have returned a book in that condition for. And then I remembered... In November 1994, Matthew was 1 1/2 and a force of nature. Although I didn't know that he did this, I can imagine the book being on the couch or something and Matt deciding in his toddler mind to remodel the book a bit. LOL So, I came home and told him that he owes me $85.00. When he asked why, I explained it to him, and this is the reply that I got: "Well, Mom, seeing as how I was one year old- I would think that if that happened, you and Dad must not have been watching over me well enough. So I would imagine that it would be parental responsibility." LOL, we have created a nearly 15-year-old Monster!!
I got the number to the library manager, and I am going to call him tomorrow to protest this charge. I told the lady at the desk that I could go to Barnes and Noble right now and buy a new copy of this book for $10.99 for them, and that I refuse to pay $85.00. That is just nuts.

The good news I got last night, without going into details: Rich's 4 day pass may become a 10 day pass, and he might get to come home to Ohio instead of us going there. Yay! I am so excited, I can't even tell you. He really wants to come home and sleep in his own bed. Please pray with us that this comes to fruition and that maybe, just maybe- it will be over the time period of Matt's birthday.

Weighed in this morning after nearly a week of Low Carbing, and guess what? I have lost 5 pounds this week!! I am SO excited about that! I only have 4 more to go to get back to where I started before the illness caused me to gain a few pounds. I am hoping, hoping, hoping that maybe the other 20 I want to lose will come off somewhat easily, now that we have my thyroid issues under control. Think single digit clothing size! It's not important for me to wear an 8 instead of a 12 for any other reason than I want to prove to myself that I can get back there. That's it. Maybe that is selfish of me, but it's a goal I really want to reach.

All in all this has been a decent week. I am feeling pretty darn good, all things considered and it's almost strange to feel normal. I am so accustomed to the problems that come along with GERD and LPR, that it's hard to believe I can lay down at night and go to sleep without breathing issues. Or spend the day without dizzy spells, and a horrible pain behind my sternum. This week, I have had none of that and I am thanking God for it. I am actually beginning to believe that I am not doomed to living a 1/2 life for the rest of my life.

Well things to do today, so I must go for now. TTFN!