motivation

Are you interested in your goals, or are you fully committed? One of the most common complaints among goal setters nowadays is that there’s just not enough time to get to the ones that “really matter.” The real culprit is that most people don’t raise their goals beyond the level of general interest. They’re waiting for a vague time in the future when other things won’t get in the way or when they wrap things up. In other words, when it’s more convenient. And of course, that time never comes, does it? If your goals are truly that important to you, don’t let anything stand in your way. You have the power to say ‘no’ and to set your priorities. Make that commitment and you automatically create an obligation that you’re bound to fulfill.

Team Captian for a week

Bailey had a great hockey scrimmage on Sunday, which I was unable to attend because I had to work. So from what others have said....
They played River Lakes, which is a team they have played a few times already this year....we tend to scrimmage them alot for some game practice. It has always been some close games againest them.
Bailey apparently had a great game, and the team played well together... although we gave up 3 goals, Bailey came through and scored the game winning goal in the 3rd period for a 4-3 finish. I'm so glad the team was able to pull off a win in the final period, something they struggle with...they get nervous and usually end up loosing. I am really impressed with Bailey's increasing confidence this year, and hopefully they do just as well againest Delano on Saturday. Bailey has been given the big "C" to wear this week, as they pick a different kid to be captian after each game for the week until the next game. WAY TO GO LDC!!

I'll get a pic on here of his captian status as soon as I get one. :)

wart... be gone

Ok... now we do have some wart treatment going on. Nancy, my mother in law, who is a medical assistant at a skin care clinic, has given Hannah the wart treatment that will hopefully get rid of the nasty wart. I decided not to call the diabetes clinic, because they would probably want to see it, and driving to St Paul is not a good option right now, and second even if they didn't have to see it, they would probably have something in mind to RX, and we have no insurance right now. So I'm greatful for my mother in law for just bringing over a sample vial of what the doctor at her clinic recommends for kids with diabetes. We are trying Canthnacur, it's a liquid that is applied to the wart, once now for 4 hours and then her foot is washed with soap and water, and then it is applied again for about 6 hours in about 14 days....maybe sooner, we'll see how her wart reacts to the medication. It may blister, but hopefully it's not too bad, and we'll need to scrape away the dead skin...ewwwwe.
This, along with the other medications I had bought, say not to use on diabetics, mostly refering to older adults with poor circulation in their feet. I was assured that it would be ok to use on Hannah, and the skin care Dr. also said those pads I bought would also be ok to use on her, but might not take care of the wart entirely and it could come back or produce more of them.
So I am fairly confident that this product will work, her foot may become more sore though, before it gets better.
WART..............BE GONE !!!! I wish it was that simple.

hmmmm..... a wart

Felt uneasy using the wart remover product, in which the bandaid fell off this morning, so only had the product on for about 12 hours. It's changed it's appearance to more of a white color, so will leave it alone until I can be certain what to do or use and will check in to her diabetes clinic on Monday to see what I'm supposed to do.
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UPDATE ON THE WART--I bought another product that says it's safe for kids, but still says not to use if diabetic/have poor circulation. I just felt better about the safe for kids label and figured she doesn't have poor circulation or sores that are hard to heal....yet.
But then after getting this product home, it is the freezing the wart off kind (which I knew), but after reading those instructions, I don't think Hannah would go for this type of treatment at all--sounds like it might hurt, and even to the point of causing a sore or blister. I guess with diabetics with poor circulation and sores that take longer to heal, this may not be the best way to go either, not knowing how her foot will react, plus she would never let me freeze it.
I decided a little too late to call the diabetes clinic, as they were closed already at 4:30 when I tried to call about my dumb question.

I was just goona leave it alone until Hannah then wanted to try the "bandaids", so we put one on tonight and we'll keep an eye on it closely. Supposed to keep it on for 2 days, and keep changing it, and will deal with the situation as it comes. I'll see how it is on Monday and probably call the clinic to see what else we can do. Otherwise we go back on Wed the 21st for an appt. so I can ask then too I guess. Just seems so silly of a thing to be dealing with right now.

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Not the best of topics to write about...LOL.
Hannah has seemed to develop a wart on the bottom of her foot. Hmmmm, at least that is what it looks like to me. She has actually had this "bump" on her foot for a few months, we've been keeping an eye on it. It is now to the point of sort of bothering her, as she brings it up more and more to look at it.
Of course I would touch it, and evaluate it every time. So I finally went an bought these bandaid type things that have some medicine in it to get rid of the ugly wart.

Now is not the time to start researching warts....I brought the box home and started reading the instructions on the back. It has warnings of NOT to use if you are diabetic. So there I sit with the box of wart remover bandaids, and it tells me not to use them on her. First of all why didn't I read the box, before choosing the perfect wart remover...but then again why would I, I am buying wart remover, not sugar or carbs.
So then I go online to find out WHY I cannot use this product on my diabetic daughter, and really didn't get an answer, but did find out that maybe this product should not even be used on kids. So I will search on maybe getting another over the counter product that I can use on a diabetic child. Hannah insists that I find a product to be able to use, and she also will not use the ones I already bought, because she trusts when it says not to use on a diabetic, not to use it, even though I'm still questioning why. Anyone know??

Also I read online that warts are a virus (I did not know this, or maybe I did, but forgot). They are contagious!!! and not to touch them, because they can spread easily. Needless to say Hannah or I haven't touched her wart since I found out, hopefully it's not too late. I also found out her wart is called a Planter's wart, being that it's on her foot. If I can't find something to use on her foot, maybe we'll go to the Dr to find out the options, as it is getting sore to walk. I did read online that warts can be left alone and will most likely dissappear in 6 mo to a few years...but I'm not sure she wants to wait that long, esp. if it will hurt worse before going away.

I remember having 2-3 warts on my hands when I was a teenager. I think they probably were spreading from touching them, now that I think about it. I got rid of my warts by a old fashioned way that my great grandmother told me works!! Rub a potato on it several times a day. By golly!! It did work after a few weeks I think it only took. So that may be my option with Hannah, to avoid the doctor.

A bunch of hockey games, HE SHOOTS! HE SCORES! and a tough loss

BAILEY # 24


BAILEY #24-- he has the puck and he's off...

Bailey and 'dad' had a busy hockey weekend. I was able to attend 2 of the 5 games he had this past weekend. They were in a tournament in Paynesville and had a game Friday night, but I had to suddenly work at the desk, last minute for a girl that was sick. They won that 1st game vs River Lakes 3-1. On Saturday they had another tournament game and they played really well together vs St Peter, and dominated the game. Bailey even had 2 goals, which was real cool. Goals don't come easy for Bailey at this level, so it was neat to see some of his confidence come out during that game and he really looked good, as did the entire team. I wish it would have been a little more competitive, but the kids skated hard and won 9-2. We went out for lunch as a team after, and I just bearly made it home to change and leave right away for work. Getting our lunch took forever,about an hour..... as 2 other teams were at this bar/restaurant eating lunch and they were SO busy.

Later that day they had a home game vs Mound-Westonka, in some very bad weather the kids from Mound made it to Litchfield. There was freezing rain and then a few hours of snow, which made for some very bad roads later on. I hope they all made it home safe. I know I drove 30 miles an hour coming home from work that night.
The team lost to Mound, 2-8, not sure how that game went, maybe the kids were tired,
but most likely Mound is just a bit better team as they have been in the past.

Sunday then, they went back to play the last tournament game in Paynesville and lost to Alexandria 1-5. Alex was a bit better again, and LDC just couldn't pull it together.
Later on Sunday they came back to play a home game vs Sartell, which I made it to before work again. That was the most exciting game of them all....the kids came out and showed alot of energy and agressiveness in the 1st period. I thought they'd be pretty worn out by now, being this was the 5th game played in 3 days.
They scored 3 goals in the 1st period, including one by Bailey--YEAH!!! The kids were pumped!! The 2nd period showed it's effects, and they lost their lead and Sartell tied it up 3-3 by the end of the 2nd. LDC was nervous now, and they don't know how to handle close games well at all. They didn't fight to win, instead they became sloppy, not playing positions, not passing like they did in the 1st, they lost all confidence....and at this age confidence in their ability is what seems to matter the most...playing positions helps too. It was a game they should have won.....and actually we thought it would be a tie....until Sartell scored with less than a second left in the game...literally...after they scored the clock stopped at 0.09...not even a second left. The kids were devistated, the goalie felt aweful, although, it is never entirely the goalies fault, our kids were just struggling in the end to get the puck out of their zone. It was amazing. Of course Sartell was estatic....and LDC was all in shock. We have to be strong for our boys though, and assured them it was a good game...although Bailey didn't care and even had tears forming....it's a tough loss.
He came home in sort of a depression, and laid on the couch all covered up....he snapped out of it pretty quick, but those games are tough on them.
I am so proud of him either way and he scored 3 GOALS !!! He played awesome. I like the games where he isn't so hesitant, and his confidence soars.

Hannah's story in the local newspaper.

http://www.herald-journal.com/archives/2008/stories/emery-diabetes-dassel.html

Happy New Year!! 2009

Our holidays have been a whirl wind. It came and went so fast..faster than usual, or so it seemed. I got to enjoy some time with my parents as they came to MN a little later this year and arrived on good roads on Monday. We have gotton some snow yesterday, and hope for good travel weather on Friday when they go home in the New Year.

I had to work Christmas Day night at the desk, and also have to work, tonight, New Years Eve till 10:30pm. They are hitting me with all the holidays this year. I guess I don't mind too much.

Bailey has a busy weekend with hockey coming up, besides having 2 games scheduled for the weekend, they put the kids in a tournament in Paynesville as well, for a game on Friday night, and then 2 games on Sat and 2 on Sunday...so a total of 5 games in 3 days !!! It's good experience for games for the kids, but we will all be hockey'd out after the weekend. I'll miss the Sat. night game in Litchfield, because I also work this weekend. Since Steve hasn't had much work this month, it's good I at least have some hours.

My mind has been overwhelmed with everything...there is so much circulating around me lately...it's not what I'm used to. Whether it's good or not so good there is just too much. Even though there has always been something occupying my time, there just seems to be less time lately.
Bailey is still having headaches, and just when I thought that maybe his medicine might be working, everything is being changed now. He had 2 headaches in October and 3 in November, so I hadn't called his doctor with an update, because I thought maybe it would stay around 2-3/ month and things were looking better. Now in December it went to 5, with a couple of them being more severe.
Not as concerning as in the past, but still it went up again. So I finally called in to his doctor, yesterday, to report the last 3 months. He decided that raising his dose on his current medication, wouldn't produce anymore results, he's reached the dose limit. So over the next 2 weeks we will "wean" him off that medication and start a new one on the 3rd week in January. He had a 6 mo. follow up appt. scheduled the end of January, that is now pushed back to the end of March after he has been on the new medication for 3 months.

Hannah on the other hand has been going through alot of emotions, and for the most part is handling all of her "new life" like a 7year old, most likely would. We have our good days and not so good days, almost to the extremes. I've been trying to take in all I can about diabetes, but then realize after a short time that my mind is still so overwhelmed and can't seem to focus on any more information. It would be nice to be invloved in the JDRF walk at the Mall of America on January 24....but it's all too soon for me to be so involved, when the last thing I want to think about is walking the MOA, with 18,000 people. It would be a sight to see, and hope to be involved with that in the future.
Hannah has gone from the, "I wanna help" phase last week, to seemingly tired of the whole diabetes situation and just wants it all done for her the last couple of days. She was getting better with the finger pokes and insulin, but now seems to be more vocal about it all again.
She is getting back to her old self with the food as well and is not eating all of her meals very well the past few days, but grandma and grandpa are here and that change in itself will mess up our routine. Her numbers have been low the past few days as a result of too much insulin for not eating all her food. We've cut back on the insulin ourselves, since we know she isn't eating everything.... but plan on calling the clinic soon for new dose changes if her numbers don't start to even out after they leave. She did have some good levels now the past few times, so we will adjust and play it by ear. Before school starts back up, we hope to have it sort of figured out. Diabetes, we have learned is not a perfect science. As Hannah adjusts now, and as her body grows and changes later on, we will be re evaluating her every 3months or more. We hope to go to St Paul once more on January 21, and then might be able to go to Minnetonka, to the Children's West Diabetes clinic for her check up's every 3 months, may save us some trouble of going all the way to St Paul....not much better, but a little.

I'm looking forward to next week now, trying to get back some normalcy, gonna try hard with my exercise and weight loss plan, and just looking forward to a Happy New Year.

A web site that I've found that I've enoyed looking at is called D-Life. (www.dlife.com ), they also have a TV show on Sunday nights, not sure on the channel, but it's on satallite/cable. I came across it one night while I was working, I watch some TV inbetween laundry loads, etc. and just by luck I found the show, talking all about diabetes, just a week or so after being diagnosed. The web site is very informative, supportive and such, with lots of good things to click on.
Everytime I'm on the site, I'm always finding a new spot to click on and find out different things.
Some other good sites are:
www.jdrf.com
www.childrensmn.org
www.diabetes.org
www.childrenwithdiabetes.com

HAPPY 2009!!!