Life in April!!!!

I just have to write a quick note of my gratitude to Heavenly Father. Life is really hard and there's a lot of trials to overcome, but I am so grateful for my kids and husband and the little blessings that come our way. I went to the Chiropractor yesterday to get some answers about my newly diagnosed "Reflux disease" and my hiatal hernia, and unlike the doctors that I have been seeing, Dr. Lafferty (My chiro) actually tried to solve the problem, instead of just masking it with medication, that would ultimately make things worse in the end. The docs that I saw, said that I would eventually have to do a scope/surgery to fix the hernia in my esophagous (I can't spell worth a darn), but Dr. Lafferty adjusted me and though it was soooo painful, he fixed the hernia. Along with that, he tested my body, by doing 'kinesiology' and told me that my kidneys were all backed up and I was going to start having kidney stones, unless I cleansed them. He also told me that the prilosec that I have been taking for the GERD (reflux disease) is blocking the good acid in my stomach, and an infection was already in my stomach, so now I am taking supplements to counteract that. I really feel like my body is on the right track now and it's going to heal and be better than ever! The funny thing is, three weeks ago, when this all started, I was complaining how I wanted to lose 15 lbs, well, the silver lining to all of this, is I have now lost 16 lbs!! AND! I have broken my long time addiction to chocolate! It just tastes bitter to me now!
It was pretty expensive going to the Chiropractor yesterday, along with all of the supplements I now am taking, but I figure that if I didn't do that, I would be spending thousands of dollars for a surgery and other expenses that acru with having health problems. Your health is your wealth, and you never know what will catch up to you!!! Everyday, Bella, bless her big heart, asks me if I am feeling better! She is such a little angel and sometimes I get caught up in my own problems that I forget how incredibly lucky I am to have her and Brettie. Last night I babysat for one of Jake's co-workers (he was in a major bind) and this cute little boy destroyed my house and woke up every hour (he slept over) and so now I am not only exhausted but I have a house to clean! He was really cute though, and I am sure it was hard for him to be in a different environment.
We are going on a little family vacay this weekend coming up and I am so excited!!!!!!!
We are staying at the Hilton Garden Inn and it's supposed to have down pillows and blankets and a large flat screen t.v. in the room as well! We are going to do all things 'family'.
These are our plans:
the Living Aquarium
Chuck E Cheese
Tai Pan Trading (for me!)
Swimming at the pool
Wearing my new swimsuit (for Jake!)
Clark Planetarium-Star Show
Eating at a 'nice' restaraunt
Hanging out in our room and watching movies!!!
It's going to be so nice to just get away for a few days, really!
With Jake going to school full time, and working two full time jobs and our kids never getting enough of their dad time, it's going to be nice for all of us to unwind and enjoy each other's company. I am really looking forward to it. If only I had new clothes to wear...! Just kidding. I have a new pair of wedge sandals that will make me feel like a million bucks!
I will have to take tons of pics and finally post them on this dang blog!!!!