Take a look...

at my quit smoking meter at the bottom of the page. I am quite excited about the numbers!!!!

Also, and more importantly, Dustin was saying tonight he is going to try to quit smoking and smoked his last cigarette. This is something he struggles with because he drives all day, which makes it a lot harder. Please pray he is able to quit smoking, if not now, eventually. Thank you!

Foster Care

I know I have been focused on other things and have not mentioned foster care in a very long time. The main reason I have not mentioned it is because any steps we were taking to be foster parents has come to a hault. There are fears on foster care Dustin is not ready to face, giving a child back after parenting them for a year, is one of those fears. I have to admit that giving a child back scares me as well. We also feel there are things we need to take care of before brining a foster child into our home.

It seems that this door is closed for now. I am not sure why God has allowed it to be closed but I do know it is His will. That brings me to a verse that often comes to mind because it seems like that is all I am doing these days. I will have to admit though, it is not always patiently I am waiting.

Psalm 40:1 I waited patiently for the Lord; He turned to me and heard my cry.

All I want for Christmas is...

No, not my two front teeth...I already have them! I want a gift certificate or two (or three) to Victoria's Secret because, finally, I will be able to get some pretty bras that fit! I also want money for new clothes. Why the new clothes? Well, I have 12 weeks until my surgery. If I lose 2 pounds a week that will be 24 pounds gone. That, combined with my reduction means...Stephanie needs some new clothes! I will be so easy to shop for this year! :)

Well that was fast!

I called my plastic surgeon's (how weird is it to write that!) office this morning. I told her what day I wanted to have my surgery. She said she would have to get back to me. She said it would probably be a few days. Well...she just called. I cannot believe it was that fast. Here is the run down...

November 25 - Appointment at the office
December 3 - Appointment at the hospital

and for the big day...

December 15 at 10:45 so if things go well by December 15 at 3:00 I should be in or on my way to the recovery room.

Now I feel a little sick to my stomach because of all I have to do! Here is my list...

Get everything ready for Christmas...early!
Have the house very, very clean so Dustin only has to maintain
Make some meals and freeze them so it will be easier for Dustin

I know I have a ton of time but if you know me well you also know I am a planner so I will need to start planning now!

The letter finally came!

I received the letter from my insurance company regarding my breast reduction today. IT WAS APPROVED! I guess I really should not be surprised but I am. Tomorrow I am going to call the office to see what the next step is. I really, really want to get the surgery scheduled. This might mean I need to add another ticker at the bottom, if I can find one for that sort of thing. :)