What is the Color Run???

The Color Run is a 5k that these 4 awesome girls are doing in July:

I am VERY excited and yet nervous at the same time. Jodi, Aimee, Jen, and myself will be doing it, along with Jodi's boyfriend. I am not a runner, but I am hoping to run some of it!!! Training has begun and I am enjoying my walks with Scooter!!

Deep Thoughts

I don't know how many people actually read this blog anymore (or who actually read it to begin with!!), but I need a place to vent some feelings.
Jeremy and I have been married almost five years. We have done many of the things that we wanted to do: go on vacations, buy a home, got a dog--you know, the usual married things! But we are missing one thing:

A baby.

We have been trying for some time to get pregnant. At first, it was the thought that "If it happens, great. If not, well, it is fun trying!"

Then it got to: "We purchased a house; let's put our energy towards that."

Turned to: "I will chart, temp, plan to do the tango and see if that helps."

Now it is: "This sucks, what is going on? Why aren't we pregnant?"

So, about 3 weeks ago, I went to a new OBGYN. I told her my concerns and it was determined after some testing that I have PCOS--Polycystic ovary syndrome. This means that I don't ovulate every 28 days, like normal women. (Although, there aren't many women who acutally ovulate every 28 days.) I haven't had normal cycles since.....well, I have never had a normal cycle. So, my doctor has put me on Metformin. It is a medicine that will help with the sugars in my body. It has shown, with diet and exercise, to help lose some weight. I haven't got sick on it. I am happy to have some answers what is wrong with me. I am hoping that with the help of modern medicine, we will be able to get pregnant and bring home a sibling for Scooter!! :)

I want this to be a place that I can write my thoughts about this journey. I want to remember what I am going through for our future children. I know that not everyone agrees with help of medicine or doctors, but this is OUR journey and OUR choices. Please respect that. Thank you.

Welcome Scooter

In December we adopted a puppy from the Humane Society. I was nervous about having a puppy but excited at the same time. He is a Beagle Daschud mix. He was about 7 months when we got him. His birthday is May. He is a good puppy most of the time....he gets naughty at times. He has chewed my favorite shoes, Jeremy's blanket and had only a couple of accidents.

Long Over Due Update

This is a long, long, long, overdue update. But my brother pictured below promised to do a FREE**** photo shoot if I promised to update my blog once a week!!! So here I go: updating once a week!!!!!

That said brother graduated HS in May. Here he is recieving a scholarship from my Dad's class. We were all very surprised and shocked. We didn't know that the class gave away a scholarship, but they do to graduating seniors whose parent has passed away.

So very Special

Jacob recieving his dipolma
From his party, Cara and Aimee
Jeremy's niece, Alyssa also graduated from HS. We are so proud of her!
Here she is with Uncle Mike and Aunt Laurie at her party

Starting the fire

Jeremy and Cara
Alyssa daning with Todd

The roaring fire

In July, we baby-sat Lindsey, a co-worker's daughter for the weekend.

Nothing better than a freshly bathed babe

Playing with her baby

At the Water park

Visiting the sheep

and the horse

POOL TIME

What a cutie (and I mean the baby :)

Hope you had a fantasic 4th of July!!

***Jacob really didn't really agree to a free photo shoot! I am getting our photos done by him though! He does a great job!

Alyssa' Fan Club

Our niece, Alyssa, is a senior in high school. She is a great basketball player. Here are some photos from her last game:( We love her and are very proud of her!

Elizabeth's Baby Shower

Back in February, I attended our niece, Elizabeth's Baby Shower. She is expecting any day now. We are so exctited for her and her husband, Joe. Elizabeth is currently on bedrest, but doing well. I made Elizabeth a scrapbook with lots of layouts that all she has to do is add pictures. She was crying and that made me cry!!!!! It was a perfect gift!!!!!All of the ladies attending the shower!!!!!! What a good looking bunch of women!!!!!!

Christmas Is Over...........

......yet I have not posted anything about it. Man, I suck at this...... :(

Back at Thanksgiving time, we had a medical scare with Jeremy's father. He went in for surgery to remove some kidney stones, but ended in the hospital for about 2 1/2 weeks. He was in ICU in 2 different hospitals.....it was a very scary time....and it brings back a lot of memories for me as my dad was in the same hospital about 20 years old; even on the same rehab floor.....lots of memories! Thankfully, all is well now and he is back home and is continuing to improve.

Then we move to The SNOWSTORM OF THE YEAR:

I don't need to say more about this!!!!!

Next, we move on to Christmas:

We hosted Christmas Eve this year for Jeremy's side of the family....it was my first time over making a turkey....It turned out great.....I only had one injury.....steam from boiling potatoes while draining...OUCH!

And apparently I haven't import the pictures, so this is the only one you get.

It was a great time for everyone!

We rang in the New Year with a whole lot of nothing. The weather sucked and so we didn't do anything. And I think we were both sleeping before 2011 was offically here.

January 7th bought sad news as we learned that my uncle passed away in Arizona. He and my aunt are "snowbirds" and travel to AZ every year. It was sudden and unexpected and very difficult time.

This the only good picture I have....Uncle Cliff will be deeply missed by many.....including his wife, 3 boys, 5 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. I was always his "Tweety Pie" For what ever reason, he had always called me that and it is something special for me!

I am hoping for a very wonderful 2011. I need some thing good to happen this year. I am willing it to happen! My wish is that I would be able to get pregnant and have a healthy baby. I know that there are other people close to my heart that are wishing and praying for the same thing(you know who you are;) My other thing is that I want to update this more often.....even if is boring regular life stuff.......it would be fun to look back in a few years!!!!

Have a wonderful 2011!!!!
**Cara**