MRI Update

A quick background: a few months ago, I was having constant headaches along with some nausea and dizziness. My doctor suggested I have an MRI done, just to rule out anything weird. Well, what we thought it could possible be did not show up, but something else did. Turns out there is some sort of spot on the very top of my brain. So, we waited 2 months, pretty sure the spot was some sort of inflammation and would go away. I had a repeat MRI last week, and the spot is still there. I met with the neurologist on Tuesday, and he wants me to follow up with a neurosurgeon and possibly have a brain biopsy. The spot could be absolutely nothing, it could have been there forever but just never knew about it, it could be old scar tissue from something long ago. Or it could be a low-grade glioma (brain tumor). The only way to know for sure is to have a brain biopsy done. So I am in the process of getting that scheduled so we can find out!
I know that God is in control and knew about this before we did. My prayer is that it will be nothing, and we can just move on. However, in the process, I pray that God will use me to be a witness for Him in everything that I do.
Thanks for the prayers and the concern. They are much appreciated!

Kitty Kennel Cough

Our poor Spike has been sick the past couple of days. He has been coughing and sneezing. Who knew that cats could get a cold? I called the vet to see if it could be serious and if I needed to bring him in. But she said he probably just got kennel cough from Bella. Isn't that pitiful? The good news is it should go away on its own in a few days. And he already seems to be doing better today. I can tell he is feeling better because he has been trying to beat Bella up all day! He likes whacking her in the face if she gets too close! So funny!

Welcome to My Life

Well, Breck has decided to switch from Dean Koontz books to Christian fiction novels. So we made a trip to McKay's today to spend some money we earned from trading in old DVDs awhile back. The Christian novel section there sure has grown! Breck loaded up his cart, and I had to convince him to save some to get next time! He is working on his first one now "Brevig Mission Plague" by Frank Simon, and he is 3/4 of the way through! He is such a quick reader! At first I thought I would be bored, but then I realized all I could get done! I organized some of Bella's vet info, registered her with the microchip company, and ordered her heartworm medicine. I found it $6 cheaper online than the vet sells it! Yay!
I also went through our wedding pictures and wrote down the numbers of the ones we want in our album... I have been putting that off for MONTHS! Now, I just have to send it in to our photographer... we'll see how long that takes! She said it takes 1-2 weeks to get the draft, then another 6-8 weeks to get the finished album. So MAYBE we will have our finished wedding album to look at on our first anniversary!
Bella has been a hyper little girl tonight too. She has been playing fetch and is doing so well! She has "sitting" down pat, and is really good at shaking! We are so proud of our pup! We have been cracking up watching her throw around her bone the way a cat throws around its toys! So funny! Spike just sits silently in the corner glaring at her, but he is getting used to her.
Oh, another funny thing from today: Breck is trying to teach Bella to bark. And she just won't do it! We were both chasing her around barking at her, Breck was messing with her and holding her funny ways (like in the picture), but she doesn't care. She just does her own thing. Tonight she did bark at Spike, but now we can't figure out how to get her to do it again! Crazy dog!
Like I said, Breck bought several new books tonight, so I may have lots more free time in the evenings to do little things around the house while he is busy reading!