So, I was recently informed that it had been forever since I had posted on the blog (Sorry Caitilin and Allie). There has been so much going on! Since my last post, school let out, we got settled into a summer routine, had to take my Spanish praxis exam, a Busch Gardens trip was planned, VBS happened, and camp happened. whew!!
I was really excited to get to summer. By the end of school, I was pooped and knew that my body was ready for a summer of resting some. It was really weird closing out school. I was trying to get as organized as possible so that whenever August comes around, me or my sub will have everything squared away. I just had way too much fun with my label maker.
My Praxis exam was the Saturday after I finished out school and I was one stressed-out chica about it all. I had to get up and be on the road by 5:15 on that morning to drive to WV Wesleyan. Once I got there, there were only 2 of us taking the exam and we started at exactly 7:30... which wouldn't have been a problem other than that's when Nina wakes up every morning. She started rolling, hiccupping, kicking my bladder, and just generally making herself very well known. I had to take time out to go the bathroom just to get relief enough to finish the test. Lucky for her, I passed the test, so I won't hold it against her!
Lee had scheduled a trip to an amusement park with the youth as we do every year. This year's trip was planned to go to Busch Gardens Williamsburg. My original plan was to go and hang out while the group was riding. As the trip approached and we got a definite forcast, we decided that it probably wasn't in mine or the group's best interest for me to go with them. After hearing that it definitely was in the upper 90's, lower 100's while they were there, I was happy with my decision to hang in the AC.
The next week was VBS which I was assigned to do preschool music. Sunday evening (the first night of VBS), I wasn't feeling well. I was rather swollen and felt cruddy. Monday, I felt better, but we couldn't go to VBS because of our childbirth classes. Tuesday, I had my glucose test and my doctor decided to see me while I was there. I was scared of the glucose test because I had heard so many horror stories. It was honestly no big deal at all!! I passed it with flying colors. While I was meeting with my doctor, we found that my blood pressure was running a good bit higher than he was comfortable with. He told me that he wanted me to rest as much as possible. Since preschool music involved lots of dancing and motions, we decided it probably wasn't the best idea for me to finish the week. So, I was planted firmly on my couch. After my appointment, I stopped by mom's office to say hi to her as I was leaving town. While I was there, she got a phone call from dad saying that he had fallen off of a ladder at the church and he was pretty sure he had broken his shoulder. Many x-rays, CT scans, and a 3 hour surgery later, he had busted his left humerus into at least 5 large pieces, and shattered the joint connecting to the shoulder. He also ripped off his rotator cuff. What a mess we were!!
All of that drama was on Tuesday and camp started on Sunday. Dad is a co-director, and typically I have my nose in the middle of everything. When I woke up on Tuesday, the plan was for me to lead girls' Bible study and campfire. After my bp started to be wonky, I wasn't allowed to do either. Due to my need to nap everyday and my frequent night-time peeing, we had already decided that I wouldn't counsel a cabin. After another doctor's appointment on Tuesday revealed that my bp wasn't showing much improvement and my swelling was increasing, I wasn't released of my "take it easy" status, so I resumed making sure dad was resting well and I kept the rocking chairs on the dining hall porch quite busy. As as the week progressed, so did my swelling and my bp continued to be problematic. So, I left before breakfast this morning to come home and put myself back on the couch as much as possible.
Our house is under massive reconstruction (Lee has been nesting this whole pregnancy and it has hit an all-time high). Our bedroom is being completely redone and the nursery is almost finished. I will blog pics about all of that super soon!
