Thank you.

Today Chris went back to the cardiologist and the verdict is surgery.

I was scared to death at first and then he explained to me that it really wasn't going to be a big procedure. They will go in through his belly button and they will find the problem nerve and remove it. Voila! (I'm still kinda scared) They said he will have to stay over night but as long as things are good the next day he will be able to leave. Also, the surgery will be on my birthday... so looks like we will be partying Parkridge style :)

I got to thinking today how lucky we are. These past couple of weeks have been hard; emotionally and financially. Chris still has yet to receive any short term disability benefits, but we have managed thanks to wonderful family and friends :) Just today I met my sister and she had an entire trunk full of groceries for us that 2 women at her church had wanted to give us, and last week a good friend of mine gave me a huge bag of clothes for Mary. I really don't know what we would do if it weren't for people like them helping us out. I've always been very proud but I suppose as you get older you realize that there is no shame in taking a helping hand when you truly NEED it.

Finally met some of Chris' friends this weekend at a wedding :) What can I say??.... I've never seen so many men in their 30's wearing converse. Really though, they were all very awesome. It was like I could picture them in their teens being nerdy and playing video games and listening to music.... I don't listen to... haha :) Chris doesn't see enough of them. We will have to plan a get-together very soon. I told Chris as we were leaving I thought it was great that he had such a large group of close friends. I have a few I keep near and dear but not half as many as him.

Our dryer squeaks. It has completely distracted me. Tax time = new dryer.

Well, I'm going to leave you now but I will be back soon!