Weekly Update

So, it's been a while since I last updated, I know... I've been getting calls about it. So I have a little time today to sit down and type so I'm updating now. It's good to know that people care enough to ask about it!
Let's see. New changes? Well, last week was Thanksgiving. It was a nice day. However, the days leading up to it weren't so good. I started having problems with my asthma the week before, and on Sunday right after church I came home so exhausted that I could hardly make it upstairs to sleep. I made it upstairs and slept for several hours. When I woke up I felt so much worse than I had before. I was coughing a lot more than I had been, and ached everywhere. I went to the doctor the next day and he confirmed that I had bronchitis. So last Monday and Tuesday were supposed to be restful days so I could get better. Supposed to be... only they weren't. Natalie started barfing on Monday, Justin started in on Tuesday, Wednesday was all clear for the kids, and then on Thursday Drew got me and several places on Amy's floor right after dinner. Nice... So Kent took Drew home after we cleaned that up, and I went home to change. Almost everyone else went to see the movies. I took Justin, Trevor and Natalie and saw Happy Feet with Amy, Mikaya and Taylor. Trevor laughed so hard. It's always nice when he's in a good mood. It really makes my day. On Friday I made my annual early morning pilgrimage to do my Christmas shopping. I got some great deals and got just about everything taken care of.
I didn't get the tree up until last night. I am missing a few Christmas decorations that I put on the railing leading up the stairs, the stockings and my big wreath. Hopefully I'll be able to find them today. I want to be able to put all of the boxes away today and not have to think about them again until it's time for everything to come down.
On a final note, this morning I had to go to my spine doctor for a follow-up. I was unable to complete physical therapy at the recommendation of my therapist- and also the fact that after the last appointment I could hardly sit, stand or walk. She wanted me to meet with my doctor and get another round of cortisone shots before coming back to her. I am going to go in again tomorrow afternoon to have my second round. After the experience the last time, I am not totally sold on them being all that effective. However, the pain is bad enough and the duration has been long enough that I need to do something. A girl in my ward has had 2 back surgeries and done just about every other treatment as well. She highly recommended that I give the shots one more try, so I am. If I have another bad reaction I will at least be able to say that I gave that treatment a fair shot... no pun intended. If this doesn't work I'm not sure what we'll do. My doctor doesn't feel that my problem is serious enough for surgery but he's not sure what to do if this doesn't work. That will be something we discuss in the future if this doesn't work. Hopefully it doesn't come to that.
Allright. It's time to go. The kiddos want to have an early lunch.