from my husband...

I got an email today from Ronel because he finally saw the photos of my "new haircut" (the one I got on the 6th of February!)

He says that he really loves my new haircut!

I think that I could do pretty much anything to my hair and he would like it but it sure was nice to hear that directly from him! (and he told me again on the phone - I am actually talking to him right now as I type this cause I am such a multi-tasker and can't handle just sitting in front of my computer talking to Ronel and not doing anything, so I am posting this while I talk!!)

update

After not going swimming last night with the kids at the sleepover (our church had a sleepover for kids in grades 3-6 last night and I was one of the bus drivers so that they - all 44 of them - could go swimming) because the blister was still on my ankle and I didn't want to risk bursting it, cause then it would be prone to infection. When I got up this morning my leg really hurt and when I looked at it, the blister looked different so I went to the bathroom to look at it and what do you know , somehow, in my sleep, I burst the blister! It is very sore, oozing stuff out of it and stings to try and touch it, even with tissue to try and keep the oozing down to a minimum! I have to go out to the store now to try and find some sort of gauze/bandage to cover it with because I don't want it to get infected and I also don't want it to ooze all over my leg!
SO GROSS~

I am a little nervous about the very redness of the area but will keep a close eye on it! Once it is a little less sore, I will start the treatment my doctor prescribed - the lovely one where I get to use a pumice stone on my leg to scrub off the layers of the wart!

Oh, and the wart does look a little smaller than before the liquid nitrogen treatment - I sure hope that this killed it and that this is the end of all of this wart stuff!



Oh, yes and in other news~ my sister woke me up this morning to tell me that it was snowing!!! Yes, you read that right - SNOWING. There was snow on my car yesterday when I went to work but it only really stuck till the sun came out, today the roads are now just wet but the snow/slush(cause that is what is looks like now) is still on the cars, trees, my patio, etc.

This is very normal BC weather but I still don't like it!! For YEARS, we would have snow around my birthday and also numerous times during spring break which is in March!!

Crazy weather!!

Have a fabulous Saturday!

it made my day!

Well, I thought that I would let you all know that I got through to Ronel today and got to talk to him for a little bit this morning. I hadn't been able to get through cause he was still in Mirebalais with the group he went away with for the weekend and I caught him just as he got off the truck and hadn't even made it to his house yet!

I think I will probably call him again tomorrow and hopefully get to talk for a longer time.

Have a great night!

My birthday flowers

These are some photos of the beautiful flowers I received on my birthday today from work.

They are really neat cause the whole bouquet is showcased in a "plastic vase" that is like cellophane tied up and then filled with water.

One of the girls at work asked me if I noticed that the ribbon colours
were the same as the colours from our wedding

Happy Birthday!!

I received this lovely little email today from the radio station I listen to (I am an "online insider" which is why they have my birthday info) It was so sweet though.

Hi Theresa! We just wanted to send you a quick email to wish you a Happy Birthday from 93.7 JRfm!

I got a card last night from my sister and her family and a call from my sister this morning on her way to work to wish me a great day.

And all my co-workers and the kids wished me a happy birthday. We will be having cake and such this afternoon.

And this evening at minichurch, we are having a little celebration to celebrate both my birthday and Eli's which was Monday.

Lots of birthday fun today - now if I could just get a call through to my husband!! that would make my day!

Because I said so

My sister and I went to see "Because I Said So" tonight. It was cute... though I did think that the mother and daughters were a little too open with each other about their s*x lives - especially since two of them aren't married.

While there were spots where I thought it was going to be a bit average, it was overall good and I enjoyed it - though, as usual there were sections where I cried! but that isn't uncommon for me these days!

new medical adventures

Well, first off - I want to post a warning that the photos below are kind of gross - there is no blood or guts or anything but the comment I got the most of today at work was - Eww, gross! so proceed with caution if you have a weak stomach.

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This is a photo of my right ankle AFTER my liquid nitrogen treatment today at my doctor's appointment.
I found out in October that this "mass of skin" that I have had for YEARS was in fact a wart! So, I decided that it needed to be removed. Now, it has taken awhile to get around to it - what with going to get married, Christmas and then just busyness, it got put off until now. My doctor sprayed it with a hand-held can of liquid nitrogen and froze the wart and the surrounding area (as visible in the photo by the LARGE blister)

When I got back to work - there was a very large red area around the wart but no blistering. As I was talking to some of my co-workers asking about the pain I was feeling - cause Oh, did I mention - It HURTS! - I have had this stupid thing for years and never had any pain, even when I accidently shaved the top of it off, and when I try to get it removed, it hurts! In fact, it has been almost 10 hours since I had it done and it still hurts, especially when the denim fabric of my jeans touched it! - - the skin started blistering, first just a little tiny blister and then it just kept getting bigger. It is now about the size of a quarter (though not completely round)

The one side of it is MUCH larger than the other, since the side with the wart can't get as big with the wart "holding down the skin"

I also have a prescription for it. If the wart doesn't go away with these treatments, my doctor wants to biopsy it to make sure that it is just a wart and not anything else!!

Oh, the fun medical adventures I have!!!

Organ Donor...

Saw this on a blog I read regularly and decided to sign up to be an organ donor. I have had the donor sticker on my care card but that is not enough on it's own.

In BC go HERE to find out more about being a donor and make the decision that could save someone's life!

Happy Valentine's Day

for my husband!

Ronel - this is our first Valentine's Day as husband and wife - we have just passed the 3 month mark of what I pray is many, many, many months to come! Though we are separated by many miles, I pray that you know that I am thinking of you, missing you and loving you with all my heart! Last year at this time, we were preparing to say goodbye as I moved back to BC and this year has been one full of changes! - I moved back to BC, we got married, I came back to BC by myself and now we wait - for God's timing as we try to get your immigration paperwork filled and processed! I pray that you know that God is watching over us both and there are people all over praying for us and for the immigration process. Cheri mwen, whether you are in Haiti or here in BC with me (which I pray will happen soon!) know that you are always in my heart, my thoughts and my prayers. You are my double cabbage!, my husband, my friend, my love and I am so thankful that God brought us together! Mwen renmen ou toujou mari mwen!
You will always be my chouchou!


A day I will never forget~!


I love you Ronel!

your wife,
Theresa

Love....

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7

photo credit: Artistically Amy at 160 Acre Woods