tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89059001290543813042024-03-12T21:19:51.538-06:00The Adventures of Super MusclesMy thoughts about family (including Super Muscles), life, and the reasons for living. Or something deep like that.Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.comBlogger234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-83036413870275811052011-09-06T15:55:00.002-05:002011-09-06T15:55:56.746-05:00I know...It's been a while huh? I have had great hopes of keeping up with my blog more but life has been busy and bustling. It is just finally starting to settle into a routine for my big kindergartner.
Isn't he delicious? Look at those blue eyes! He loves school just like I knew he would. But finding a normal routine for me and Slobber Rocket has been slow going. I think we are finally getting there. Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-86763588716711152132011-07-24T08:30:00.001-05:002011-07-24T08:30:26.284-05:00Cancer SucksYes, I know... nothing new or amazingly insightful. But I just need to get it out. Cancer sucks! Cancer sucks bad.
I have a sweet friend who has beaten brain cancer once and it is back now. Stage 4. She is in the hospital right now because it has maybe moved to her lungs. She is young... just a couple of years older than me. And she has 2 beautiful sons who are 5 and 4 years old. Their dad died Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-9780403411116248252011-07-01T17:03:00.000-05:002011-07-01T17:03:56.490-05:00Summer Bucket List (through the eyes of a 5 year old)See Cubs play at Wrigley Field.
Watch Fireworks
Go to C's house
Go to the zoo
Play in the sprinklers
Ride a train
Watch a train at Culver's
Wow, hes an easy date. I think we can get these things done this summer. Fireworks on monday. Zoo, train and cubs when we go to Chicago in August. And the other 3 are very easy. lol. Hope its a fun summer for him though. I can't believe this boy is starting Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-76173931519384466722011-06-29T22:40:00.000-05:002011-06-29T22:40:42.821-05:00Tests and waiting... wee!There are some things you never get used to admitting. One of the things I have the hardest time talking about with people is that I have something wrong with my body. Most likely I have Multiple Sclerosis. I need one more clinical symptom to get a diagnosis. And since I definitely have lesions on my brain and several of them... there is no way to be cleared of MS really. I have known and so haveRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-10857086532248377632011-06-22T00:50:00.000-05:002011-06-22T00:50:35.363-05:00Conviction and HeartbreakConviction is a tough pill to swallow. Today I turned on the radio twice to the bridge of Sidewalk Prophets song "you love me anyway".
I am the thorn in your crown, but you love me anyway.
I am the sweat from your brow, but you love me anyway.
I am the nail in your wrist, but you love me anyway.
I am Judas' kiss, but you love me anyway.
See now, I am the man who yelled out Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-6865243178506917352011-05-19T00:18:00.000-05:002011-05-19T00:18:09.279-05:00Joy comes in the morningFor a while anyway. I have been so excited about my trip to Ghana that I have been pushing a lot of big things to the back burner. Unfortunately all those big things came out tonight as a long conversation with the hubs before bed and LOTS of tears. I am sad. I mean I am happy about many many things but I am also sad.
Right now, I can't stop thinking about my step dad. He is sitting in some Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-75661251495150595592011-05-02T11:53:00.000-05:002011-05-02T11:53:58.890-05:00While the nation celebratesWhile our nation celebrates, I am sitting at home feeling incredibly sad. I wish I could really explain what is in my heart but I have already been terribly misunderstood so I doubt seriously that it is possible. Why are we celebrating the death of a human being? Why are we in the streets cheering that someone's dad, brother, child, grandfather... whatever, was shot dead in a war? My heart is sadRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-33298850232940043222011-04-18T11:48:00.000-05:002011-04-18T11:48:58.568-05:00Kanee and ch-ch-ch-changes"Mom, is that word ka-nee?" "no Buddy, that word is knee, when a K and an N are next to each other at the beginning of a word it makes an 'Nnn' sound" "well that doesn't make any sense" "You are right K, there are lots of rules in the English language that don't make much sense but we have to learn them if we want to be good readers and writers" "well, it is still silly"... well there you have itRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-44656659426299013332011-04-12T12:51:00.000-05:002011-04-12T12:51:38.459-05:00Knee Surgery... tomorrowI am going to the "little hospital" in town tomorrow for my ACL revision. I have to be there at 5:30 am. No food or drink after midnight so I am glad I have the early surgery :) It is outpatient and I am hoping to be home and in my own bed (or couch) by noon. That would be glorious! I am going to be flat on my back for a few days and drugged up! So if you want to have a funny conversation with meRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-36696007173899330002011-04-12T12:31:00.000-05:002011-04-12T12:31:27.321-05:00PerceptionI used to be a member of a Martial Arts class in my hometown. Our instructor used to say something to us all the time and it went like this "You are not only responsible for your actions but also how your actions are perceived." He definitely wasn't a perfect guy but this advice has stuck with me.
There is a group of friends online that I have had since I was pregnant with my oldest son. So we Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-31997866249816095192011-04-06T19:57:00.000-05:002011-04-06T19:57:17.395-05:00Brief updateWe added a button to our funds account for Ghana. You now have the option to donate monthly for the next 7 months. Anything you donate will go toward building the school as well as school supplies and expenses. Thank you so much for supporting me in this.
Also keep up to date with the goings on of our trip by following this blog: www.tinyurl.com/Ghana2011.
I really am working on a Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-63237102812522040932011-04-06T19:07:00.000-05:002011-04-06T19:07:04.911-05:00Getting my knee fixed up!I am probably one of the few nuts that is semi-excited about having surgery. But... I am. Heh. On Wednesday the 13th I am going to have an acl revision on my left knee. I was very worried that my surgeon wouldn't want to do it again but thankfully he didn't even hesitate and is sure he can get it working :) The reason I am so excited is because I will be able to play softball and run again in a Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-55186572960041604142011-04-04T08:02:00.001-05:002011-04-04T08:03:39.917-05:00Fundraising!Fundraising is well underway for our trip to Ghana in November. We have a lot of money to raise so we have to get a move on. If you would like to help, I have added a chip-in button to the left of posts on the blog. I will also add it at the end of this post. We have already met 1% of our $30,000 goal to build the school at the Village of Life "campus". I am praying that God will continue to moveRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-70080950867205606502011-03-30T13:59:00.000-06:002011-03-30T13:59:11.076-06:00That big thing I was telling you about..Remember I said I had big news? I am going to share it with you :)
In November of this year, I am going to Ghana, Africa on a mission trip. Here is what we will be doing (in summary from JD)
Our trip to Africa will be in support of George and his team at PACODEP. We will serve alongside of him while he visits the child slaves on the islands of Lake Volta. This will allow us to Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-58640984623538785252011-03-28T08:02:00.000-06:002011-03-28T08:02:29.751-06:00Other goalsI have also been thinking about some other goals that are not really as "heavy" as life goals. Still important to me though.
1) Get a dSLR and learn about photography
2) Find some new alternatives for competitive sports that doesn't require tearing my knee up (which is a frustrating goal but apparently necessary as I can't play volleyball and basketball and soccer... sigh)
3) Read more often
4) Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-74475164096241029202011-03-25T08:24:00.001-06:002011-03-25T10:14:40.022-06:00GoalsI am trying to go about really figuring out what I want in life so I am going to list some goals as I think of them. I already have many scribbled into my journal so I am going to start there I guess.
1) Raise successful/content children. An ongoing, constantly fluid goal. One that influences pretty much all of my decisions and right now my number one goal.
2) Get a degree: The problem... I haveRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-57465717580293921822011-03-24T22:45:00.000-06:002011-03-24T22:45:12.939-06:00Finding me inside this lifeFor the last 5.5 years or so I have pretty much been a mom. I dropped out of college to have my Super Muscles and became a stay at home mom. When we moved to Illinois, around SM 1st birthday, I started really wanting another child. Mostly because I looked at my oldest son and knew that I really wanted him to have a sibling. I knew if we didn't have another child now, even though it was an Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-83306593059849645292011-03-19T19:57:00.000-06:002011-03-19T19:57:14.408-06:00A Parent's RoleA friend of mine and I have been talking a lot about having children and when you know you are ready and how you know your kids will turn out okay and you won't screw them up. She is married and they are considering trying for children soon. I am really the only person her age that she knows who has a few years of parenting experience. So today at lunch we were talking about what a parent's role Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-33904529880250501412011-03-15T11:27:00.000-06:002011-03-15T11:27:46.101-06:00The Hard QuestionsI know that everyone thinks of hard questions. Whether it be about their beliefs or suffering in the world or mortality or... I know the must. It isn't something that people really talk about a lot but, what the heck, honesty is a lens into someones true soul (or something like that) right?
So I am going to put out there some things I have been thinking about. Feel free to comment, think or do Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-86800191793919822342011-03-12T14:23:00.000-06:002011-03-12T14:23:04.574-06:00Some things are moving in the right directionI have been so busy lately. Don't even really know where to start. I guess we can start with my knee... I tore my acl again for sure. I am in PT twice a week until I see the surgeon on April 5. Slobber Rocket is bouncing between slightly anemic and normal hemoglobin levels on his CBCs. It can be normal variability though. But his ferritin is low (his iron stores) so he is taking ferrous sulfate Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-24942296242804221472011-02-28T08:01:00.000-06:002011-02-28T08:01:26.045-06:00Finally... an endocrinologistAfter over a year of trying to figure out why my little Slobber Rocket isn't growing very quickly I think we finally got to a doctor who can help us. She is a bit over 3 hrs away at St Louis Children's Hospital (an absolutely beautiful and amazing facility created just for little ones) but she is committed to making sure he is okay and I really like her. We took Slobber Rocket to see her for the Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-37749124544955953912011-02-21T11:42:00.000-06:002011-02-21T11:42:10.758-06:00Damn KneeJust got home a bit ago from seeing Patty the ortho NP. My MRI was a bit of a mess. Lots going on inside of my knee. Bone contusions, torn meniscus and as the radiologist puts is my acl is "likely torn". Likely because they couldn't see the part very well that seems like it is torn. SO. More time on crutches, more drs, and I am guessing at the very least a scope on my knee to get a better view ofRudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-69634459388779247392011-02-16T16:41:00.000-06:002011-02-16T16:41:42.864-06:00Reality bitesI had some tests done today at the hospital. I ended up spending over 3 hrs there this morning for the testing I needed to have done. While it did bite... that isn't the reality I am talking about. As I was waiting for the lab to call my neurologist in peoria about some bloodwork I needed... an older man came in with his family. He was with his son and some lady that referred to him by his first Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-57869533397967583362011-02-10T20:55:00.000-06:002011-02-10T20:55:38.961-06:00Volleyball...Volleyball is my... stay in halfway decent shape so I can play softball... sport. Then the spring comes and I play softball until it is TOO COLD in Illinois to play any longer. Anyway, I am a little grumpy because when playing volleyball on Monday I hurt my knee. Um... not exactly sure what is going on yet but the injury is extremely similar to how I tore my ACL in high school. My left foot Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905900129054381304.post-51448216927028262662011-01-19T22:02:00.000-06:002011-01-19T22:02:50.069-06:00Why am I an orphan?How can I be 25 years old and still feel like an orphan? That is what I keep asking myself over and over. I am a wife and have my own children. Why do I keep trying to fill this parent void? The expectations keep hanging around though. I expect my mom to meet certain standards and for whatever reason she can't. It isn't my fault and in some ways, it isn't even her fault. I wish she would get the Rudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05979574173136332468noreply@blogger.com2