big news...

dominic and i have decided to get a cat...we are getting a ragdoll...here is the link to the picture of her...scroll to the bottom...
http://www.ragdollsvermont.com/id9.htm#questionnaire
her name is jennifer for now...but will be changed when we bring her home...she is 6 weeks old...we will get to bring her home the weekend after thanksgiving...i can't wait...it is going to be so nice to come home to something especially since dom travels so much for work...

Chicago weekend

i got into chicago on friday night about 7:30 or so...dominic and joy (she drove into town from mn) picked me up...we headed the the hotel that dominic and i were staying at...then to joe and trish's place (joy stayed with them)...joe and dom went to college together...we ordered pizza and chilled out...saturday brought some heat with it...joy cabbed it to the hotel and we walked around grant park, millenium park, and wrigley field...joy and i both bought cubs t-shirts to help cheer the team on...they were playing game 3 in the playoffs...they lost but not going to talk about it...haaaa...it was very hot here...in the high 80's low 90's...we grilled at joe and trish's place and watched the cubs end their season...we were all so tired from the day that we were all in bed by 9pm...
we woke up on sunday and watched the marathoners run over the chicago river from our hotel room window...was kinda tough to be here this weekend because i was supposed to be running in the marathon but i was so glad that i wasn't when we walked outside and it was 9am and already 70 degrees...they ended up shutting the marathon down about 12:30 or so...it was over 90 degrees...super hot...
am going to get a pedicure right now will continue this later...

bobcat

so tuesday night was my first night waitressing at the bobcat...a local bar/restaurant in town...i had a blast...i am working there one night a week for some extra cash and to get myself out of the house a bit...here is the link to the bobcat's website..
The Bobcat Cafe

i am going to be working on thursday nights, live music night...should be fun and busy...
mentally doing well today but physically feeling the same way...thanks for the prayers...

thank you...

to all of you that are not only praying for me but that are calling me, sending me cards, and checking up on me...the love and support is amazing and means more to me then you can ever know!!!
the new medicine is kicking my butt...i came home from work today early in tears...i am so overwhelmed with all the mental, emotional, and physical aspects of this disease...
i am so blessed to be surrounded by amazing family and friends...thank you...i want to say a special thanks to dominic...you are such a patient, amazing person...thank you for being my rock during this...

3 year old's bday party

this is isadora right after she opened her presents from dominic and i...she loved the dinosaur and the cars...
there was some dress up time...we were surrounded by butterflies and princesses...
isadora and a couple of her friends chilling with their juice boxes...
it was a great day for a birthday party!!

outdoor classroom

a huge part of the 3/4 curriculum is called outdoor classroom...you have seen some of the pictures of the river where we were collecting macroinvertebres...we are studying the northern woods this year...this includes learning about everything from the leaves on the trees to the decomposers and the animals that live in the forest...the past 2 days we have been collecting leaves and using dichotomous keys to identify which tree they came from...here are some pictures of the area that we were in...
i am learning so much about nature...i love it...vermont is so amazing...it truly is a magical place...i don't know how else to describe it?
if you haven't been here you need to visit...if you have been here then come back soon...

latest on lyme

well...i went back to the dr. yesterday for a follow up appointment...i have still not been feeling well...and i've had more symptoms that have started...difficulty reading outloud to my students and trouble writing things correctly on the board...scary to me! i am on 2 new medications now for 30 days...one of the medications is pretty strong...actually turns my urine and tears an orange/red color...yikes...and will make me feel like crap for a bit...not fun...but if it makes me better...fine...
i left feeling frustrated, scared, helpless and tired...
this afternoon i went to a dr in chinese medicine to discuss what other things i can do to boost my immune system and keep my body as healthy and strong as possible while dealing with the lyme and all the meds that my body is having to deal with...it was good and very informational..i felt good leaving there because i felt as if i finally had some control to be able to do something to help my body fight!!
we'll see how things go...thanks so much for all your well wishes and thoughts and prayers...