If Taylor didn’t text you yet, I thought I would let you all know that a date has been set for the removal of her braces…DECEMBER 27TH (HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDPA)!!! I’m pretty sure I’ll have a hear attack seeing her without them for the first time since I think having them off will make her look older….UGH! Taylor continues to be very busy with school work and basketball (her current sport). Taylor also made the ‘A’ honor roll again this quarter. She has been on the ‘A’ honor roll each quarter since she started Junior High…WOW!!!
If Kaylee didn’t text you yet ~ she got a cell phone!!! Kaylee continues to be very busy working very hard on her school work and basketball (her current sport). The reward for working so hard on her school work was getting a cell phone. Of course now she’ll need to keep earning or it goes away. I know, what can I say, I’m evil... Kaylee has also been busy the last 2 months working on choreography she and a few others signed up for to perform during their school music program Tuesday (11/16/10). Once a week I dropped her off at school by 7:30am for practice. She really worked hard on this!
And as soon as I figure out how to get the videos of Taylor playing basketball and Kaylee doing her dance routine I will post them. UGH!!!
Friday, November 19, 2010
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Doctor Check Up (Iowa City)
I had a doctor appointment this last Thursday to see my doctor for some issues with my right (bad) ear. I felt like there was some pressure and noises that worried me and since we all know where it got me when I didn't act on what my body was telling me before, so I decided to go back. I needed him to make sure my eardrum wasn't retracted again. This was the reason for my tubes placement to begin with of which had to be removed during my surgery for fear of spinal fluid leakage getting behind my eardrum.
Dr. Hansen said my eardrum was a little retracted but nothing to worry about at the moment. Just because it is retracted doesn't mean it will continue to get worse. It's a wait and see game...worse case scenario, I will need a tube put back in.
While I was there I had him look at my left ear. This is the one he removed the tube "in office" a couple of months ago and then placed a temporary "patch" over the hole in my eardrum to allow for healing. The patch is gone however, my eardrum still has a small hole in it and the doctor said if it hasn't closed by now that it probably won't. Since this is my "good ear", and I am not an avid swimmer, having to deal with water in the ear he will wait and let it be. I have to watch for drainage and hearing loss in that ear...worse case scenario, I will need to have some fat graphed onto the hole to permanently close it.
Also the doctor mentioned the idea of a hearing aid again. He thought since my hearing loss is not due to nerve damage that I would benefit from a hearing aid to just get the little additional help I need to hear better. I left there with about 6 or 7 names of places within the Quad Cities to check into. This does not, I repeat, does not mean I am getting a hearing aid!!! I'm having a real tough time accepting the fact of maybe wearing one. Especially because this whole thing is my own fault. I didn't listen to my body and get my ears checked out at the first sign of hearing loss.
Well, that's the update for now....
Dr. Hansen said my eardrum was a little retracted but nothing to worry about at the moment. Just because it is retracted doesn't mean it will continue to get worse. It's a wait and see game...worse case scenario, I will need a tube put back in.
While I was there I had him look at my left ear. This is the one he removed the tube "in office" a couple of months ago and then placed a temporary "patch" over the hole in my eardrum to allow for healing. The patch is gone however, my eardrum still has a small hole in it and the doctor said if it hasn't closed by now that it probably won't. Since this is my "good ear", and I am not an avid swimmer, having to deal with water in the ear he will wait and let it be. I have to watch for drainage and hearing loss in that ear...worse case scenario, I will need to have some fat graphed onto the hole to permanently close it.
Also the doctor mentioned the idea of a hearing aid again. He thought since my hearing loss is not due to nerve damage that I would benefit from a hearing aid to just get the little additional help I need to hear better. I left there with about 6 or 7 names of places within the Quad Cities to check into. This does not, I repeat, does not mean I am getting a hearing aid!!! I'm having a real tough time accepting the fact of maybe wearing one. Especially because this whole thing is my own fault. I didn't listen to my body and get my ears checked out at the first sign of hearing loss.
Well, that's the update for now....
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Runway to Healing 2010
My Grandma was a HUGE part of my life right up until her death last year and continues to be an inspiration to me even after she's gone. On the one year anniversary of her death I made a promise to myself that I was going to do something extra special for someone else since that's what Grandma's life was all about. At the time, I didn't know what that "something" was going to be, but I knew when I came across it I would just know. That something was the 4th Annual Runway to Healing event put on by my employer, Valley Bank. Don't ask me why I never volunteered my time before, I guess life just got in the way. But I knew this was my "something" and so I volunteered for last nights event. http://www.runwaytohealing.com/
My job was to be one of two Backstage Coordinators. We were in charge of 28 models that consisted of a wide variety of ages. We saw that hair and make up were done (professional hairstylists were on hand), they were in their outfits with the proper accessories (there were 5 different clothing stores) and each one rehearsed what they were to do as they went down the runway. My models were some people I didn't know, Valley Bank employees, Miss Henry County 2010 (Kiley White), Miss Iowa 2010 (Pauli Mayfield) and some of the children directly effected by cancer. And yes I got an autograph from Miss Iowa for both of my girls.... :-) Seeing and working with those awesome kids made it even more gratifying.
If Gram taught me anything over the years it's that it is always better to give than to receive and last night was such a true testimate of that! Two things happened that made me feel as though she was there right along with me the whole night. The first, one of the models after she got done dressing said, "I feel as though I'm dressed to the 9's". This is a saying I had never heard before until the funeral director (about Grandma) said, "She'll be dressed to the 9's". It sent goosebumps up my arms when she said it. Secondly, a mother of one of the families/models came up to me and said she felt as though she knew me. I asked her if she was from around here. She said, "No, we're from Clarence, Iowa". OMG!!! I asked her if she knew any Syring's or Wenndt's. She ended up knowing Aunt Jo, Uncle Cliff, Kirk and Janel. She said they have a family dairy farm (Hansen's Dairy Farm) in Clarence. HOLY CRAP!!!
All in all, last night was a huge success! I felt such an overwhelming feeling accomplishment and satisfaction for doing my small part in helping raise (hopefully) lots of money for some very sick children. I can now appreciate, more than ever, what it must have felt like for Grandma when she did her "therapy runs" to friends in need of her kind words (and bread or cookies or course). Thanks Gram for teaching me to be a better, more giving, person...I hope I did you proud.
My job was to be one of two Backstage Coordinators. We were in charge of 28 models that consisted of a wide variety of ages. We saw that hair and make up were done (professional hairstylists were on hand), they were in their outfits with the proper accessories (there were 5 different clothing stores) and each one rehearsed what they were to do as they went down the runway. My models were some people I didn't know, Valley Bank employees, Miss Henry County 2010 (Kiley White), Miss Iowa 2010 (Pauli Mayfield) and some of the children directly effected by cancer. And yes I got an autograph from Miss Iowa for both of my girls.... :-) Seeing and working with those awesome kids made it even more gratifying.
If Gram taught me anything over the years it's that it is always better to give than to receive and last night was such a true testimate of that! Two things happened that made me feel as though she was there right along with me the whole night. The first, one of the models after she got done dressing said, "I feel as though I'm dressed to the 9's". This is a saying I had never heard before until the funeral director (about Grandma) said, "She'll be dressed to the 9's". It sent goosebumps up my arms when she said it. Secondly, a mother of one of the families/models came up to me and said she felt as though she knew me. I asked her if she was from around here. She said, "No, we're from Clarence, Iowa". OMG!!! I asked her if she knew any Syring's or Wenndt's. She ended up knowing Aunt Jo, Uncle Cliff, Kirk and Janel. She said they have a family dairy farm (Hansen's Dairy Farm) in Clarence. HOLY CRAP!!!
All in all, last night was a huge success! I felt such an overwhelming feeling accomplishment and satisfaction for doing my small part in helping raise (hopefully) lots of money for some very sick children. I can now appreciate, more than ever, what it must have felt like for Grandma when she did her "therapy runs" to friends in need of her kind words (and bread or cookies or course). Thanks Gram for teaching me to be a better, more giving, person...I hope I did you proud.
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