Soooo.....much has happened.

I know, you thought that I had fallen off of the face of the earth, right? At times I've felt like it myself. But I've miss blogging, missed having an outlet for my thoughts. So here I am again, anyone out there remember me?

I'm teaching two painting classes each week, one at Poplar Grove on Thursday nights and then one at the Senior Center at Topsail on Tuesdays. I'll post some photos later of the classes.

Okay, so where have I been? We had to move again, long story there but this time we got screwed, even when to a lawyer about what was happening and there was nothing that could be done. So two UNHONEST men got our land and house, we went to get the loan in our name and they wanted to add 100,000.00 on top of the price. Well we couldn't do that and so we had to move away from land that had been my mom's forever. Needless to say, this has cause a problem between my Mother and us. Sad times.

Then about 6 weeks or so ago I was told by the doctor that he thought I might have cancer. We lived with that for a while, also had to start giving myself shots that kept me really very sick. Had some procedures done and the doctor that did the test told us that he doesn't think it is cancer now, but there are some other health issues that we are going to have to deal with, one day at a time.

I was also told that I was diabetic, so now I'm giving myself shots everyday and checking my levels everyday. I still have a lot to learn about diabetes, I'm not sure about what to eat and all of that. I meet with the dietitian on Monday, that will help me to figure things out. And I'm getting pretty good at giving myself shots, but not doing to good with the finger pokes. Must be holding the needle thing wrong. Oh well.

We are living in a very old house now, in the middle of Wilmington. Phil and I have neither one lived this far into Wilmington. But we really do like it, the house and the yard. The house is so old that there were no electrical plugins in the bathroom, and no three prong outlets. The lady that owns the house has enclosed two sunrooms, so we have pretty much given them over to the dogs, they stay out there during the day and then comes in with us in the evenings. The house is staying so much cleaner now that the dogs aren't in the house as much. Little Myles loves being outside, he thinks he is just as big as the other dogs. And talking about dogs, we had to have Drake's tail cut off. He hurt it on something at the other house and it wouldn't heal, even with trying all kinds of drugs and stuff like that. Finally the doctor decided it was time to let it go, so now he has a stub. It is cute, but different looking. He is doing well now, and not in pain all the time.

well, I think that is enogh for now. back later.