Dr. Appointment

Tomorrow is my next doctor appointment. Wish me luck... I'm really nervous, as usual. Mostly because of all the trips I've been on, I have not done as great a job of taking care of myself as I should have. Crossing my fingers that it doesn't come back to bite me with a PICC line and a sentencing to the hospital. We'll see. Report when I return, of course.

I thought for a while and realized that there wasn't much about camp I needed to post here. This is not the place. If you know me IRL, we've probably already talked about it because I have either talked about camp or the VBS I'm working this week with my 20 4-5 year olds.

I'm trying to do my Vest, but having trouble. I feel so sick. I keep having to pause it and let the nausea die down before starting up again. *sigh* 3 more minutes!

The Chili's CF Benefit went well! I know I handed out a lot of coupons (and left some with my server/management) and a lot of people I knew showed up with coupons they printed out. And that was only between 6:00-8:30 at one Chili's!! I can't wait to hear the total. I'll post it, of course!

2 minutes.

I have paper bags to cut (the big ones) and make into vests for the kids at VBS. I'm half way done.

1 minute!

lalalalala..... not sure what else to type. I'm pretty tired, but not ready for 1pm tomorrow.....

Go Vest, go! Hurry!

Aaaaaannnndd... we're done! G'night!

-Annie

A House For My Kids

This is an old youtube video about a man named Greg McDougal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGm8GnyljmU

He is a man with 4 kids, 3 of which have CF. One of his kids had serious problems with a common mold and now he is raising money to build a special house that is as allergen/mold free as they come. He is a country singer and a construction worker. He is raising the money with his CD's (and donations of course) and building the house himself. It's a great video (10 min long, but worth it) and a great story. That was back in 2006.

It's now 2010 and the house is almost complete! He updates his blog periodically and I hope you all can celebrate with him with the improvement in his son's health and the successful building of his new home. Please take a few minutes to watch the video and read his blog, A House for My Kids.

-Annie

Home Home HOME!!

Oh my GOSH. I can't even try to explain how happy I am to be home. I am EXHAUSTED and in PAIN right now, so I will not be giving an official update right now about how camp went and how I'm feeling since I have a doctor's appt in a few days. I will soon though. I'm just so tired. As an overview, camp is over and I'm not doing the second week. I can't. It was a very very very long week. I'm glad I did the camp, it was a great experience, but it's not something I'm capable of doing a second time.

The pain is mostly in my feet from doing a ton of walking and the pain finally hit when I woke up from my nap this afternoon (first thing I did when I got home). My thighs hurt from yoga, dancing, and other physical activities I did this week. My calves hurt from a 1.5 mile run I did (in not bad time). My back/shoulders/neck hurt from the stress of the camp. So right now, I'm trying to recover. I loved the campers I was in charge of, I hope they keep in contact, especially if they need to talk to someone. I made some awesome friends, the other counselors. I don't think I've ever bonded so quickly with a group of people I didn't know. As a group, we bonded so quickly because we had to! That was the only way to keep sane. I'm really going to miss our meetings and after-meeting meetings!

Ok. Time to veg out. I need my brain to shut down again. It's been waaaay too busy this week. This update was a little longer than expected, but hey- it's ok.

-Annie

Camp is coming...

I move to camp on Sunday! It's almost here! I've spent a large chunk of the day making phone calls to all of my campers to confirm they're coming, check shirt sizes, etc. It was quite the flurry of phone calls to and from me, but in the end it has mostly been sorted out. I have a few more phone calls to make tomorrow, some to my director and some to campers, but by tomorrow it should all be set in stone! I was assigned 9 gir.ls... and they are all coming!! It's going to be CRAZY, but fun. I will be exhausted, so if you want to add someone else to your prayer list, PLEASE add me. I will be running on tired and stressed nerves this week, but need to keep a positive attitude, and cheerful spirit, and a leader to these kids. Also, I need to stay healthy since I have a doctor's appointment in the middle of the week after camp!! So keep me (and my kids) in your thoughts and prayers next week. I won't have a computer so I can't update while I'm gone, but I'll give the report early the following week.

ALSO! CALLING ALL NORTH LOUISIANA/EAST TEXAS FOLKS!!! On July 19th, there is a fundraiser for the CFF at Chili's! Present a printable coupon to your waiter at participating Chili's (in that area) and 10% of your check will go to the CFF! I'm rounding up a bunch of my friends to go eat there that night. Hooray for funding!!

Boyfriend Chris got a new job today. He finished working at camp yesterday and started work at an air conditioning company today. He's told me before, and he wasn't kidding: he can always find work. :] I'm proud of him.

-Annie

Reasons to wear a medical mask (LIKE MINE!!!)

I ordered one of those fancy "stylish masks" (link) and it FINALLY came in!!

It was ordered specifically for my trip to go see Lauren(!!!) but I'm also now using it for other mask-wearing occasions such as:

• Clinic
• Around my mom because she's sick
• Around my nephew/niece when I'm sick so they don't get sick
• To scare my dog
• When I'm doing serious cleaning because the smell of the chemicals makes me sick
• When I'm in the hospital

Lauren actually found the site and we've both ordered one! I am going to start a trend at my clinic to see if we can get everyone wearing these fashionista masks!

-Annie