Journeys Unexpected

It’s been a little while since my last blog post, and I’ve been going through some really tough stuff of late. I had to go see a “lady” doctor on the 1st to discuss a very sensitive-to-me topic with him: I have PreMenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) and cannot take it anymore. I have symptoms that begin 7-10 days before my cycle starts and I’m running like clockwork: every 29 or 30 days. These symptoms are much more severe than your average PMS symptoms. I never realized just how bad the symptoms were getting until last year during the late summer months, Larry looked at me after I had yelled at our cats for something stupid, and said, “What’s wrong with you??” I realized in that moment that something was truly wrong and I needed to figure out what it was. Lots of research led me to learning about PMDD and light bulbs went on. By early October, I had the diagnosis. PMDD is what I “lovingly” call PMS on Crack because it is life-altering for those days leading up to and into the fir

I didn't realize it's been SOOOO long since I've posted anything about my life... Sheesh! May 2016 I graduated from Boise State University with my Master's Degree in Early Childhood Studies, and a teaching certificate in Early Childhood Special Education. Larry and I then moved to Eastern Idaho where we bought a cute little home that we both love! It's a 1910 cottage and is perfect for our needs. The dogs love having a fenced-in back yard that they can run around in and bark at all the people and cats that go by. In June 2016 we adopted a pregnant cat (so that we could have her fixed after the kitties were born and weaned). Her name is Cookie and we kept two of the six kittens. Squeaker is calico, and Marco Polo II is a huge fluffy white cat with some black markings. Pennie Sue still doesn't get along with Cookie, but we all make do... I managed to survive my first year of teaching special education preschool and loved it! I'm in my second