As the holiday falls upon us, I was struken by the sadness that must be felt to many families around the globe. I have seen and heard of quite a few different situations taking place right now. I am personally so grateful for the safety of my husband and the many other military members out there. But I am also vividely reminded of the fragility of life all around us. My heart goes out to those this holiday who will not be spending the holidays with family and that are facing much more challenging times ahead. Life is fragile and can change at any given moment. My hope is to let us all hold our love ones close this holiday & forget all the little things that stop us from loving one another and be grateful for what little life we have to share with one another.
"It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live."
-Marcus Aurelius
Kira
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
Christmas Delievery-
FYI-
For those interested in sending gifts/treats to Rex or other soldiers deployed right now. The post office has published dates that packages must be mailed by.
For Rex's address the dates are as follows:
First-Class Mail® Letters and Cards: Dec 4
Priority Mail® : Dec 4
Parcel Airlift Mail (PAL)2: Dec- 1
Space Available Mail (SAM)3- Nov 21
Parcel Post® Nov 13 (oops too late!)
Again- I will not be posting his address on the blog. But if anyone needs it, email me or call & I can give it to you.
Thanks!
Kira
For those interested in sending gifts/treats to Rex or other soldiers deployed right now. The post office has published dates that packages must be mailed by.
For Rex's address the dates are as follows:
First-Class Mail® Letters and Cards: Dec 4
Priority Mail® : Dec 4
Parcel Airlift Mail (PAL)2: Dec- 1
Space Available Mail (SAM)3- Nov 21
Parcel Post® Nov 13 (oops too late!)
Again- I will not be posting his address on the blog. But if anyone needs it, email me or call & I can give it to you.
Thanks!
Kira
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
New furniture... do you like???
The other day I found this AWESOME ottoman. I have been looking for something for a while to spruce up my living room... and finding the "right" item has taken some time but I feel that the pieces are all starting to come together now. Really- I just needed a place to show Rex his new furniture and brag about how totally awesome my design skills are!
FYI- Rex told me that he is working on another newsletter and hopefully more pictures. If you are not on his email... just send me a message & I can let him know to add you.
Thanks to all who are making all the service projects come together!
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Seven... months that is!
Can anyone believe it has been 7 months since this picture was taken! It has been 217 days since this beautiful couple were last seen together! I don't know about anyone else, but I am certainly glad we are on the down hill side of this deployment. I can hardly believe that I have been seperated from the love of my life for over 7 months now and yet I still have 3 more to go until I see him. I am super grateful that he is safe and we are still surviving this rollercoaster ride. Thanks to all that is supporting him from afar & me up close! All I can say is I am glad we are finally making some progress towards the end! Friday, October 17, 2008
oh...my butt-ous!
Ok- some may know, some not! I have been having pains in my leg/butt for over a year now, and have tried various forms of treatment. This week I was able to go to a Orthopedic specialist... who has finally helped me to some relief. I have been diagnosed with Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Dysfunction & moderate Sciatica.. I have included pictures to illistrate!
SI= SacroIliac Joint.. Where your spine & hip meets! The sacroiliac (SI) joint sits between the sacrum and the iliac bone (thus the name “sacroiliac” joint). Symptoms of injury to this area include: (most common symptoms) are low back and buttock pain. The pain may affect one side or both SI joints. The pain can radiate down the leg all the way to the foot and may be confused with a herniated disc in the lumbar spine. The pain may radiate into the groin area. People often feel muscle spasm in one or both of their buttocks muscles. Problems with the SI joint may make sitting difficult. Pain in one SI joint may cause aperson to sit with that buttock tilted up. It is usually uncomfortable to sit flat in a chair. All of these I have had a problem with over the past few years. YIKES!
After physical therapy, taking it easy & anti-inflammatories a new treatment has been pursued. This week after my speaking with my DR. injections where the treatment of choice.
Injections are used primarily to confirm that the pain is coming from the SI joint. And a series of cortisone injections may be recommended to try to reduce the inflammation in and around the SI joint. Cortisone is a powerful anti-inflammatory medication that is commonly used to control pain from arthritis and inflammation.
Anyways to make a long story short, originally the area got worse... usuall, but it might actually be starting to feel better!!! Let's hope we have finally found a reason & the healing process can begin... so i can kick EVERYONE's butt up the Grand Canyon next year!!!!!
SI= SacroIliac Joint.. Where your spine & hip meets! The sacroiliac (SI) joint sits between the sacrum and the iliac bone (thus the name “sacroiliac” joint). Symptoms of injury to this area include: (most common symptoms) are low back and buttock pain. The pain may affect one side or both SI joints. The pain can radiate down the leg all the way to the foot and may be confused with a herniated disc in the lumbar spine. The pain may radiate into the groin area. People often feel muscle spasm in one or both of their buttocks muscles. Problems with the SI joint may make sitting difficult. Pain in one SI joint may cause aperson to sit with that buttock tilted up. It is usually uncomfortable to sit flat in a chair. All of these I have had a problem with over the past few years. YIKES!
After physical therapy, taking it easy & anti-inflammatories a new treatment has been pursued. This week after my speaking with my DR. injections where the treatment of choice.
Injections are used primarily to confirm that the pain is coming from the SI joint. And a series of cortisone injections may be recommended to try to reduce the inflammation in and around the SI joint. Cortisone is a powerful anti-inflammatory medication that is commonly used to control pain from arthritis and inflammation.
Anyways to make a long story short, originally the area got worse... usuall, but it might actually be starting to feel better!!! Let's hope we have finally found a reason & the healing process can begin... so i can kick EVERYONE's butt up the Grand Canyon next year!!!!!
Monday, October 6, 2008
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