Yarnocturnally

So today is the blog’s 5 year blogiverasary…. I have sadly neglected it for so long. I should just let it go really. Put it out of it’s loneliness. But in the end, I forgot to deal with it and the payment went through automatically. So I have another year to try to get back on track with it, or figure out what I’m going to do about it.

The past year has been busy, that’s for sure. On top of dealing with hubby being in Japan… I also dealt with bed bugs. requiring many months of heavy duty pest control treatments and efforts on my part, ending with me being heavily medicated to get past the emotional aspect of it all. I still don’t consider the whole ordeal *over* though. We haven’t had any issues since Feb. and I am mostly over the crazy, though I do still have a few small OCD habits that probably won’t fade for a good long while. If we make it till next summer with no re-infestations I can consider it truly over and done with.

Then in the midst of that I had work issues and left the job for three months, only to be asked back and then “promoted” to manager on the same day that my 18 year old son asked to move in with us. The son I hadn’t laid eyes on in 14 years. So while working 60+ hours a week I have been getting to know my boy and trying to help him get his life on some sort of track towards a good future. Which may have caused a bit of something with B, because over the summer he got in trouble twice for some pretty big stuff. Typical teenage boy crap, but still. Someday he will learn that he can’t get stuff past Mama, or at least not for very long!

Hubby came home last month on leave for 20 days. That was sooooo nice! I’ve missed him more than words can say. June of next year will be the end of this particular hell. We’ve made it this far though, and time does seem to be passing with a quickness, so we’ll make it through the next 8 months too.

And to round off my year of fun, the day after he flew back to Japan I was told that I had a tumor growing inside my bladder. Four days later I was laying in a bed waiting to be knocked out so they could remove it. Doc got it all out, perforating my bladder in the process, but he did get it all out. I should hear back within the next few days to find out what sort of tumor it was. I’ve been out of work since last Tuesday, because the perforation requires me to have a catheter for a week, with a pee bag strapped to my leg 24 hours a day. Great fun there lemme tell ya.

And finally, also on the health front, Doc told me Thursday that I have cysts on and in both ovaries and on my cervix. He’s recommending a hysterectomy, but we will see what Gyno has to say about it next month when I go for that appointment. Frankly, I’m all for it. Take it all out. I’m more than ready. I don’t want any more babies, not till the boys are ready to give me *grand*babies that is The ones you can spoil then hand back to the parents to deal with *g* I am very much looking forward to *that* at some point in the future.

So all in all, it’s been a very hectic year for me. I’ve made it through it though =) I have a great husband and support system in my friends and family and the meds of course so the tough times haven’t been as bad as they could have been. There have been some good times sprinkled through the tough ones though! Life is never all bad =) I got my boy back, I’ve seen my man twice this year, I now have a nice car of my own (An ‘06 Chevy Uplander that hubby got me when he was home last month), our bills are paid each month (which is more than so many people can say) and while it doesn’t sound like my health is all that great, really it is =) We found the problems and they are being taken care of before they can cause me real problems so I count that as a positive =) I may not be 100% happy with my job, but I have one and I have to give them credit, they have really come through for me so far in dealing with my health issues. We added the two new critters to the zoo and they seem to have worked their way into the pack pretty well, even if the little one has cost me nearly as much money as the bed bug problem did lol.

Oh, and I finally started knitting a bit! I’ve made myself two pairs of wristwarmers, a scarf, and a cowl in the past few weeks. I’m currently working on another pair of wristwarmers which were going to be for oldest boy, but the yarn turned out to look just a bit too feminine for him so they’ll be mine and I’ll just have to go yarn shopping to find something a bit more manly for him (drat *g* more yarn shopping!) I also have plans to make socks for B and hubby has requested a cotton beanie to wear under his bike helmet to absorb sweat. I really missed knitting. A lot. I’m very glad I finally picked it back up.

So I’d say it’s been a pretty balanced year all in all. I’d like to see the coming year be a little bit less hectic (I’m talking to you Universe!) because I could use a little bit of a break from the crazy *g* Maybe even see a little bit of boring

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