Catching Up...

Wow- it's been a long time! I'm sort of slacking on the bloggy thing aren't I?!

Well- not much has been going on. As I said in my last post- we got some pretty crappy news but I think everything is going to turn out for the best. A few weeks ago I forced my husband to go to the dermatologist for a yearly check-up and because I was worried about a few of the moles he had. So, being the good hubby that he is, he went. Well- about 20 minutes after his appointment he called to tell me that they had removed a mole on this foot (not one of the one's I was worried about mind you). He said that the doctor had said that she was worried about it so she took it off and sent it to be tested. After hearing this I do remember seeing it (he's had it forever) and thinking "yeah, maybe it was a little dark"... So- we didn't think much of it other than where it was on his foot made it hard to keep a bandaid on and hard to wear a shoe. Poor guy. I felt like a terrible wife for making him go but now I'm so glad I did... The doctor called about a week later and talked to him and said that she was sending us to a plastic surgeon (I know- I'll explain) for them to remove more of the tissue around where the mole was... Jay said she mentioned the words "nodular melanoma", "nesting cells", etc... all VERY scary words. Now I really felt bad... And of course- being the worry wart that I am, I thought the VERY worst. I cried and cried and worried and worried. I couldn't imagine my husband having CANCER at 26 nor could I imagine if something were to happen to him. So his plastic surgeon appointment was set- too far away for me- so I called and got it moved up. We showed up for that appointment and you know, I was thinking, plastic surgeons office... young, pretty girls... fake boobs... etc. BOY was I wrong! When we walked in it was all older ladies (over 70) and a couple that were quite "rough, redneck looking"... I was shocked. And here we are, me in my work clothes, Jay in his, looking nice. I'm sure they all thought we were there for very superficial reasons. Oh- and the reason they sent us to a plastic surgeon rather than an oncologist or podiatrist is because of where it is on his foot. She wanted someone to remove more tissue carefully so as to not mess up any of those muscles or tendons in his foot. So- we meet with the doctor and he tells us something almost totally opposite from what Jay talked to the dermatologist about so I wanted to feel better about it but I'm still a little skeptical of what anyone tells us. SO- Jay is having surgery next week to remove more tissue. And might I add that where it is on his foot- it's on like the inside side of his left foot. I feel really bad for him because I know it's going to hurt like CRAP! I am taking a few days off to be with him and baby him... :) Please pray for ease of surgery and for fast healing. And little to no PAIN!

In the meantime- Jay's been helping his dad remodel his kitchen. It looks really good. I'm so proud to have such a handy husband. He really is good at everything he tries to do. But I'm just partial so...

Other than that not much has been going on... we're both working and just hanging out. We're dog sitting right now... I finally have another female in the house. Ms. Violet. She's a sweet Westie who belongs to a lady I work with. She's well behaved and Chance seems to enjoy her company. They share his bed and he tries to play with her and chase her. Salem tolerates her but... he prefers to be left alone. She'll be with us till Tuesday. 3 dogs... Lord, help us.