A few tid bits to share ;)

Finding the time for this blog is becoming harder and harder. I'm sorry that I don't keep it up and honestly, I didn't think that anyone really stopped by anymore. I have gotten a few emails about the dark hole that I've been hiding in and that I need to come up for some air, so here I am - alive and doing okay ;)

There's been a lot that has filled my plate that last few months, but the one thing that I most grateful for, is that my step daughter is now living with us. I'm not going to go public and say why, I will just say that it's for the better and I couldn't be happier. She deserves so much and I love her to bits!!

Sean had been busy at K, making new friends and learning so much. He is growing up way to fast on me and I still miss him like crazy while he's gone all day!
He had his very fist school photo taken (he wasn't going to preschool last year when they had them done, so he missed those) and it just tickles me to see him hamming it up for someone else.

Ashlee is a senior this year, working hard to get good grades. She and her boyfriend of 3 years broke up. She went to homecoming and is just a busy teen. She does keep the communication open with me and we still have a wonderful relationship. She tells me things that I would have never told my own mother........we are really close and I don't think that I would have it any other way. Now if I could just get Nicole to open up to me like that, it would be awesome ;)

K - here's a few photos from the last few months (I really haven't taken as many as I would have like to ;)












Hugs & Love.....till next time!
Tina

Update on my Tumor......

I went in and had my MRI 2 weeks ago. They had said that I would have the results within 3-5 days. I didn't hear anything last week, so I was thinking that no news, was good news.
I had went out last Monday to get a few things to start decorating for Christmas (the outside of my home) and when I returned, I had noticed that I had a message on my home phone....It was the Dr's office and the MRI has shown that the tumor is growing.
It has only grown this last year. They watched it closely that first year (I had 3 MRIs done) and there was no growth. November of last year was when I went to UofM (Michigan) - at first they told me yes, it needed to come out - then I went in to discuss the pre-op and the panel of Dr's stood before me and told me that they were not going to do it at that point because they though that it would do more hard then good - that left me speechless.
Since then, I have had some issues with the vision in my right eye (nothing major, I've just noticed some change).
I will be going to UofM (Michigan) again in December (on the 2nd, 3 days before my B-day).
I'm scared and unsure of what's going to happen. The scary thing, is that the tumor is right there by my optic nerve. I worry, as one of the risks of surgery is loosing my vision. I can't help but to think the worst....I have 3 beautiful children that I need to see graduate from school and get married.....if I can't see those things my I will be devastated. I can't help but to feel this sorrow and worry. If you could please say a lil prayer for me, I would really, really appreciate it!!!!