Twilight...again!

Well, the movie came out on Saturday and I sure did go and get it. I've watched it three times since then and I still just love it. James even watched it with me lastnight and asked questions about it!!
Now, I want to read it again and remember all the differences and such. I started lastnight and got through chapter one before I was tired at 1am. I think I'm even more excited about reading it this time than the first time.

The playhouse

When I was a kid, like 7 or 8, Dad built a playhouse out of wooden pallets for us to play in. It was painted white and then Mom painted "Home Sweet Home" on the front and we loved it. Well it has taken a beating over the years but has stood the test of time. Repainted, it is now at Mom and Dad's in Kerrville for all the grandkids to play in when they go out there. The new tradition is to write your name on it for all to see. Here's Ava playing in it while we were out there over Christmas break.

Christmas 2008

So, last august, we bought tickets to go down to Texas for Christmas and at first we thought James wasn't going to be able to come, but then he did and that was cool. We spent the whole break down there and it was awesome. I didn't get as many pics as I thought but here are some from Christmas Eve and Morning.
Evan had woken up at like 4 am and the crashed again. That blanket he is covering with is his Spiderman quilt Mom crocheted for him in the shape of a web. Pretty awesome huh?
Ava loves "Yo Gabba Gabba" and so we got her a dvd with 4 episodes on it. She hasn't stopped watching since and I know all the songs and silly things they say and do. Evan got a SpongeBob lego set and a Ben 10 dvd.
No we didn't bring those all with us, I had sent all the presents early so we didn't have to bring them on the plane.

I know, I know...

So! Here's the big explanation. We went to Texas for Christmas. (Which was wonderful, by the way and there will be photos posted soon of that on here and on facebook.) After we got back I started feeling really bad all the time. I felt like I had the flu and I couldn't shake it to save my life. I was sleeping as much as the kids and James would allow me to. I would sleep throughout the whole day and in between voice and piano lessons. Some of those would even get cancelled because I felt so bad sometimes. Anyway, about 2 weeks ago I had a check-up for my thyroid condition and did some blood work that morning prior to the appointment. Low and behold, I have Diabetes and have had it for at least 3 months. That is why I had been feeling so bad. All the things I was feeling are symptoms of high blood sugar and Type II diabetes. It wasn't a big surprise. Both Mom and Dad have Type II and there is a long line in my dad's side who have it too. But it was a shock. I'm not quite 30 yet and I already got it. However, I have been saying for about 10 years that I get everything Mom has, just 10 to 15 years before she got it.
So there we are. I am taking meds, exercising and eating differently and better. No insulin shots so far and hopefully I won't have to. The medicine seems to help and I totally know what it feels like when I eat the wrong things and my blood sugar gets too high. It almost puts me out of commision now. I will not be doing that very often if ever. I have already started to lose weight and that is REALLY nice. Thanks for everyone's concern. Love y'all very much.