My grateful heart....

Just before thanksgiving, my daughter was going to the doctor. There was a variety of symptoms that she needed to have checked out, from exhaustion to being cold all the time, to unexplained weight gain to list a few among many.

The doctor ordered an MRI and found that her uterus is heart shaped (to funny...I always told her her heart was in the wrong place!) and that she should never have been able to carry children....but thanks to the diligence of the doctor, she saw that this was not the cause of what my daughter was going through...so the doctor ordered a thyroid test.

My daughters father's family have had problems with hypoactive thyroid and the doc found that this is the cause of all the underlying syptoms, so she was started on a synthetic tyroid med.

Already she is so much happier and well rested. Nice to hear her laugh again!

Then there is our old dog. She has been our companion for 17 years as of yesterday. And she is showing her age. Last Wednesday my beloved took her to the vet and we really did not think she would be coming home. However, she now is laying at my feet, with new medicines to help her arthritic back. In my selfishness I am not ready to say goodbye.

829.Old dogs, complete with bones around the house and a blanket on the floor to help her arthritic back.
830.My beloved who took the day off to take her to the vet when I did not have the strength to (emotionally).
831. diligent vets who answer tough question as to when the time has to say goodbye.
832. my daughter, that her problems are not the terminal ones the doctors were testing her for.
833. my families laughter
834. children growning to adulthood
835. christmas secrets.
836.my wish list....that everyone can make it up for dinner...
837. my daughters wonderful Monday (she called today to tell me she won a Rebel T3i camera through work...she is overjoyed)
838. planning a trip for next year. actually 2!
839. pintrest (gosh I love that site!)
840. Still love coop (gonna have update that...but not today)
841. using the closing of this year as a time of reflection
842. Love of God!
843. friends who put up with my flakyness (Mrs Pitts)...
844. Snowflakes and sunshine
845. kids slidding on wood floors (despite my protests)
846. growing in the Lord
847. simple pleasures. a bar of chocolate, cup of coffee, reading a good book to the kids (currently we are reading A Christmas Carol by Dickens)
848. a Couple weeks of co-op to concentrate on family
849. My mom's birthday (yesterday she turned 29...again...she never ages!)
850. Just for today.