6 Months And Counting....

Sigh....why is November so far away?

Hail To The Cheif...

Tomorrow I head out to Phoenix, Arizona for my sister's graduation from ASU. (Be nice to Chris, he's off work and home with ALL 5 KIDS; he's the man) I'm not only excited to see her and my family, but I'll also get to hear President Obama speak at commencement. While I'm not a fan of a lot of his policies; I am stoked to hear a US President speak in person; especially our first minority president. It should be a memorable event!

I Believe In Werewolf's!

There's just something eye-catching about ethnicity. The movie "New Moon" is currently filming now and set for release in November. I've always loved Edward's character but if this picture is any indication, I'm really looking forward to gawking at Jacob!

Part of Jacob's wolf-pack: left-to-right Paul, Sam, Jared, Embry

More On-line Networking...

Well I finally caved into peer-pressure and started actively using my facebook account. I've actually had one for a long time...but...I've just been lazy so now I'm going to attempt to be really savvy and use both my blog and facebook. Hmmm...we shall see...honestly I will say it's been to fun to see people I haven't seen in like 15 years (wow I'm getting old hunh?) Technology is pretty cool sometimes!

Choosing To Dream..

I love this story; it's very inspiring on many levels. For some reason, you-tube won't let me directly embed the video to my blog so you have to copy the link and paste it into your address bar, but it's well worth the effort. Bring your kids around and watch this clip with them and you'll have something to talk about. Either link should work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luRmM1J1sfg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luRmM1J1sfg&feature=related

Simple Yet Powerful...

Every now and again, I come across something truly powerful and inspiring. I share these thoughts with you not just for Easter today, but for everyday. I hope your day is wonderful.
(Please scroll down and pause my music so you can hear)

A Pain In The...Gut…

I recently had a first. Last Thursday night I had a killer stomach ache. Normally if I have a bad stomach ache it means my Crohn’s disease is acting up and I have a bowel obstruction usually followed by a week stay in the hospital and my life falling apart. This stomach ache was different. My bowels were fine (one of the benefits of exercising regularly) so I really didn’t think it was my Crohn’s. Finally after a few hours I relented and had Chris take me to the E.R.

After an IV for pain (the doctor asked me if I felt any better on the pain meds and I said, no, now I just have a stomach ache and foggy head) and a CT the diagnoses was an ulcer. I was shocked to learn that you can get an ulcer from prolonged ibuprophan use. I’ve been taking ibuprohan for the last 3 months almost daily for my sore muscles from exercising. I wasn’t exceeding the recommended dosage but the consistent use of it gave me the ulcer. So the doc put me on Prilosec and told me to lay off the Motrin for at least a month. I still have a constant dull stomach ache but at least my body will heal and my Crohn’s is not active right now.

I felt like an idiot when the doctor told me what happened because I didn’t know I was doing something unhealthy. So I thought I’d pass along my new knowledge. A few people I’ve talked to knew about ibuprohan use and ulcers but many didn’t. What more can I say, ignorance is NOT bliss!