Lump Free

I have been plagued with Lipoma Tumors for the last 15-20 years. They are benign fatty masses that grow into hard lumps under the skin. They don't hurt but are unsightly and embarassing. I have been wanting to have them removed for a very long time. So, yesterday I took the plunge and scheduled a surgery to have them removed.

I had one removed from my left forearm, and 7 removed from my left thigh. The doc said they were some of the biggest lumps he had ever seen. They were very stubborn, but they did eventually come out. I was given some liquid IB to relax my muscles, and then several local anesthetic shots around each lump. I was very nauseous and the medicine turned my stomach upside down. I was really surprised how much matter was actually pulled out of my poor leg. They looked like little boneless chicken breasts.

Once the first one came out, I started crying. I have been teased a lot about these darn things, and I think my self-esteem has suffered a bit. So it was bittersweet. Happy they were gone, Sad I hadn't done this long ago.

I was stitched up with over 75 stitches, steri-stripped, and some bandaids on top. My forearm doesn't look too bad, but my leg looks like hamburger. I know it will heal up great & it will be so fun to wear my bathing suit this summer and show off my lump free legs! I have to go back and have 5 more removed from my right side. Piece of cake. It was painful & I am bruised, sore & still a bit nauseous. But it was totally worth it.

Thanks for all the well wishes!

February Fun!

Montana Started back to dance!!! She is taking jazz, ballet, & hip-hop. She is really enjoying it and doing a fantastic job. I think her style is more geared to the hip hop side of things- she gets so into it. She practices constantly...that's how I know she really enjoys it. She also had the opportunity to see Swan Lake done by Ballet West yesterday with her school for a field trip. I think she is really gaining an appreciation for dance and what it can teach her. She is growing so fast. I know I say that every post, but literally she is almost a woman. She has her maturation program at school next month...that's when you know she's growing up. She also had her first boyfriend experience! A boy at school named Mike asked her if she wanted to go out. Which is code for=will you be my girlfriend, but we wont actually go anywhere. She said yes & was on cloud nine for a whole 24 hours. He kissed her on Valentines Day on the cheek. Awww...and then they broke up. Young love. So sweet. Here are some pic of her and Justice from a family photo shoot they did with their dad. So cute!









Justice has decided to sign up for little league baseball!!! He is so excited he can hardly contain himself. So we are getting him geared up! He needs a lot of practice as we have never played much ball in this family. But we have a lot of friends that are excited to step in and help him. He also just had an eye exam to see if he needed glasses. He has been getting headaches and squinting a lot in school. The doc decided he really only needs readers. So he made a special prescription for him. The doc also said he may grow out of needing them once his eyes get stronger. So, now we have two in glasses. He picked out a really cute pair. Let's just hope we can keep track of them!

Sierra's high school was featured on Channel 13 as the Cool School of the week. It was really fun to see all the different things that are going on in her school. They featured the drill team in a few spots. They did their lyrical routine (my absolute favorite) which was dedicated to a girl on the team who has cancer. It is heartwrenching for me to watch. Plus it is fantastic. Here are the links:
http://www.fox13now.com/videobeta/?watchId=0933744c-7b67-41ae-a703-6950b289b29d

http://www.fox13now.com/videobeta/?watchId=f64a3470-cbbe-4420-9552-4c3db45e434c

http://www.fox13now.com/videobeta/?watchId=4b1f0a61-adce-4ea5-845e-e9c2c82aaaa9
Also...Sweethearts Dance was really interesting for her this year. Sierra & her friend both have boyfriends that weren't able to go to the dance....so they went with each other. They got corsages, did the official asking & answering. I was a little leary of the whole thing. But she said it was so much fun. No date awkwardness...just total fun. Here are some pics of them before the dance, and also her drill team performing the lyrical routine (posted in the links above)at a basketball half-time @ school.

I broke up with Jim, things just fizzled out. We decided we weren't right for each other. And we ended things on a good note. A friend of mine from high school heard that I was single and asked if I would like to go out. I was VERY surprised to hear from him. We were friends in high school but never dated or did things together. We had some real magic on our first date and we have been inseperable since. His name is Patrick (Pat) and I am really excited about how things are going with him. He has two boys 14 & 8 and they are adorable! Justice is excited to play ball with them, he also has instantly attached to Pat which is so fun to see. Anyhoo....that's the scoop with us. Everything is going well & we just keep plugging along!