Daybook - December 27, 2010

Outside my window... Blowing snow.  It snowed about 6 inches last night but now it’s stopped and the sun is out.  Although the wind is quite fierce and it’s blowing the snow all over the place.

I am thinking... that I should get up and clean up the house a bit.  The Christmas aftermath is all around me as I lay on the couch.

I am thankful for... my warm house and my generator keeping the heat and lights on since the electricity is out.  That the holiday busyness is over for now and I can lay on the couch and catch my breath.

From the kitchen... there is nothing cooking and the counters are littered with dirty dishes. Sigh!

I am wearing... my nightgown. 

I am creating... some energy by lying on the couch.  LOL!

I am going...  nowhere.  I’m staying home all day….I love being home all day!

I am reading... Under the Tuscan Sky, Habits of the High-Tech Heart and Island of the World.  I never can read only one thing at a time.

I am hoping... that this cold will go away soon.  I have a sore throat.

I am hearing... Toy Story 3…Abby got it for Christmas and is curled up on the floor with the DVD player.

Around the house... Toys, games, presents, wrapping paper, chocolate, books, etc.

One of my favorite things... warm fuzzy sox. Chase got me some for Christmas.

I'm back!

Well, I haven't blogged in a long time.  The big reason I haven't been able to blog was a big change in our lives that happened in May...May 17th to be exact.  Hanna was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, 5 days after her 12th birthday.  Poor girl!  We were at the doctor's office when she was diagnosed and they sent us straight to the hospital emergency room.  She had to stay in the hospital for 3 days and 2 nights.  I slept on a very lumpy, uncomfortable pull out chair next to her bed.  We spent 2 of the 3 days in classes learning how to take care of her diabetes.  It was overwhelming...and I had an advantage in that my little sister has diabetes, so I knew more than the average person.  Still, there was tons to learn!

When we got home, all homeschooling was over for the summer.  I felt like my head might explode at any moment and numbers would fly out of my head...blood sugar numbers, insulin ratios, carb counts, etc.  We were also getting up 2 times per night to check Hanna's blood sugar.  Several parents with diabetic kids told me it would soon become second nature.  I believed that it would, but I thought it would take a long, long time.  Well, I was wrong.  Probably after a month and a half, it became much easier.  And after maybe 2 months, I really didn't think about it that much.  It really helped that Hanna has had such a great attitude about it all and took on much of the responsibility herself.  She's been amazing through this whole thing.  Now we are enjoying the honeymoon phase of diabetes where the pancreas comes back and begins to make insulin again for awhile.

In the last month and a half though, we are on a new adventure related to Hanna's diabetes.  But more on that later.