Friday Five

I seem to go through periods of neglecting this blog.  I'm still here.  I'm simply lacking motivation.  And/or inspiration.  Or whatever other excuse I feel like throwing in.  :)  There actually has been a lot going on for a change.  So, I decided to do a Friday Five today of things that have happened since my last post.  In APRIL.  Sheesh...  Get with it, Esther.

1.  On May 2nd, I interviewed for a job and received an offer on the spot (I'm either that good, or they were really desperate -- ha!).  After praying and thinking about it, I accepted the offer and have NOT regretted it for a moment.  It's been a long time since I've been this happy with a job.  I am working for a small bankruptcy law firm (both partners are Christians), and they are extremely patient, gracious and kind to me.  This type of work is new to me, but my days are busy and I'm enjoying it very much!

2.  Things are happening "behind the scenes" right now that may change our lives forever.  In a good way.  :)  My family and a number of friends already know, but I'm not ready to talk about it publicly quite yet.  You're welcome to email me if you feel like you're out of the loop and want more info, but the best thing you could do right now is keep us in your prayers, especially over the next 2 months.  God knows the details.

3.  I survived my first and second tropical storms.  The first wasn't any worse than a Midwest thunderstorm.  The second was quite a bit worse in that it rained off and on for more than a week...  but it was still just rain.  Our rental house has a new roof so we didn't have an leaks and the ditches are really deep on our street so flooding wasn't an issue for us, either.  We did lose power for about 16 hours, but we didn't lose any food and the weather was cool enough that we didn't get too hot.  I know a lot of people in Florida had major flooding issues and wind damage, so I'm very thankful we survived unscathed. 

4.  My mom bought me a ticket so I can go home to celebrate my grandma's 90th birthday this month.  I will be leaving in exactly one week and am very excited!  I'll be returning the following Tuesday, so it will be a bit of a whirlwind trying to squeeze in visits with as many people as possible.  I don't care if I'm exhausted as long as I get to see my family and friends, and eat at some of my favorite KC restaurants that I've been craving since November.  :D

5.  I've been dealing with ovarian pain for a few weeks now.  Because I've had my share of "female" problems, I pretty much knew what I was dealing with.  Last week I went to the doctor, and today I was finally able to get an ultrasound which confirmed my suspicions.  The good news is that my largest cysts looks "typical" and is only 3cm.  I have another cyst on my other ovary that looks like it is from my endometriosis, and although these can be pretty painful, this one doesn't seem to be bothering me. 

     So...  Last week I received a couple prescriptions and I'm to continue with the hormones for the next 8 weeks and the pain killers as necessary.  The pain isn't excruciating -- I've had excruciating pain -- but it's persistent and it's wearing on me especially since half the time it makes me nauseous.  The only thing that keeps it under control is Tylenol 3 (codeine), which I hate taking with any frequency since I don't want to develop a dependency.  Of course, as many narcotic prescriptions I've been given for my assorted surgeries and root canals, you'd think if I was likely to develop an addiction I'd have already succumbed...  Still, I don't like taking them and I certainly don't like needing them.  My biggest fear at this point is that I'll be miserable during my trip to KC.  So if you want to pray about that, I'd appreciate it.  And pray that these cysts shrink so I don't have to get a hysterectomy... yet.  (Yes, it's inevitable, but we'd like to delay as long as possible.)

So there you go.  Consider yourself caught up.  I could share more, but those are the main highlights of the past month or so.  Sorry if it's rambly and a bit all over the place, but I do have a good excuse since I'm on drugs.  ;)