3 C's

At my old school district, we would begin each meeting with the 3 C's: Cares, Concerns, and Celebrations. It was always a nice way to start when we hadn't met in a while. So, I thought for this blog, I'd present to you my 3 C's since I haven't written in a while.
Cares: My spunky munchkins. With 12 1/2 days of school left (who's counting?) I'm doing my best to practice patience and enjoy the last few weeks of school with my kiddos. They have been a great class and are full of personality. Those personalities are a teensy bit on hyper-overdrive at the moment with the end of the year approaching!!! But I'm trying to embrace it, have some fun, and maybe the kids will still a learn a little something in the remaining days.
Concerns: We found out after some blood tests a couple of weeks ago that I possess the antibody for the chronic illness Lupus. The presence of that antibody has caused me to have some sort of blood disease (with a long name that I can't remember). Basically, I have too much of the stuff in my body that causes my blood to clot. Next week, I will start on a blood thinner. I'm not looking forward to giving myself a shot once a day, but I suppose after a while I'll get used to it.

My biggest concern at the moment is that little Lupus antibody that is present. Although most people who test positive for this antibody never actually have Lupus, I still can't help but worry about that potential. To be honest, I never knew much about Lupus until I was told about my blood results. But the more I learn, the more I pray that this Lupus stuff stays away from my immune system. Send a prayer to man upstairs for me on that one, would ya?

Celebrations: Enough of Debbie Downer, we've had a lot of reasons to celebrate lately...both the big and the small things. First of all, I love our neighborhood. I am celebrating the oncoming summer and the fact that our neighbors love to take walks and have driveway beergaritas and grill out together. Bring on the summer!

Second, in the big celebrations category, we celebrated Dallas and Jamie's wedding last week and had a blast! It was a great party and a beautiful day.

Okay, that's enough from me for now! Happy weekend everyone! Enjoy the hot weather and the sunshine! :)