Yeah I get family coming over!

I'm ready for company for Jenn, Tucker, Finley and Theresa to arrive. I have a friend who is loaning me any baby equipment I need. She has baby beds, strollers, playpens, high chairs swings,etc. I don't think we need all that stuff but she willing to loan it if we do. My friend has about 12 grandkids, who all live out of town, but use these things when in town so they should be good items.
I finally have my stuffed closet cleaned out of the guestroom and I have made a place for the baby bed in the office (our office is actually a third bedroom made into an office). We will shampoo the carpets next weekend, must have clean floors for baby to be on :) I bought a cute "whale" swimming pool and a cute "ball throwing" sprinkler. I have the coolest fire engine and a few other toys to play with.
It sounds like I'm only visiting with kids and of course I will visit with the mom and grandma, but this is the first time I've had little kids in my house since mine were little so playing with the kids is special LOL.
So, welcome to my home you guys! John and I look forward to your visit!

So, this week I applied for admission to get a bachelors degree in Sociology. It is all "online" courses, so I'm hoping to be able to achieve it that way since the University is in Las Cruces. I still don't know if they have recieved my transcripts or if I've been assigned an advisor, which I greatly need. I really need someone to say you need to take "these specific classes" to get your degree. Then I can begin the long process :)

I'm looking forward to my family's visit. Theresa, Jenn, Tucker and Finley are all going to visit the first of August. Amber and Carlos are coming down the last two days of Theresa's visit, so we will have a wonderful houseful :)
If you read this then just pray that I can handle the next two/three weeks of my mom running out of pills and having problems that I can't control. This will make me very happy :)

We are going camping the last weekend of August, yeah! I'm am really looking forward to this event as well. NOTHING, and I mean NOTHING (to me) beats camping.
The nature smells, sounds, starlit nights, fires, outdoor cooking, hiking in the woods, perhaps a little fishing (but not with worms LOL) and yes, even rain makes camping the best break a person can have from the little troubles in life.

So, I realize I this is my third post today (yep I can count to three LOL), but I wanted to say a little about our Dallas/OK trip while I have time to type.
We went to Dallas June 10. We seen relatives there and had a wonderful visit. Kathy, our host, was so very fun to be around. Her house was peaceful and so comforting. If I ever need to go somewhere for peace and comfort, her house would be ideal.
We then went to Oklahoma. I seen my brother Steve there and his wife Judy. They were very sweet and their home also very peaceful and comforting. Judy was a very caring host. We enjoyed hearing Steven sing and play guitar. He played one of my favorite tunes called "Vincent" and also yodeled. LOL I didn't know he could yodel.I will include video of this at another time (if its not to large a file to download).
I also got to see my biological dad, Ralph. I met his new wife and his oldest daughter Debra (He has another daughter, Dana and one son Doyle). Truth is, his second/current wife and children didn't know I was his kid until about 3 years ago. So, this was an interesting meeting, but it went well. I didn't discuss anything about it and let them get to know me a bit for who I am as a person, not for who I am as a new and surprising family member. They started out being cautious, but soon warmed up. The details of this can be discussed at a further time.
I will say we had a wonderful trip. John was wonderful as usual and supportive in every way during this whole trip to see family. Well, I guess that's it. It was all good, and I needed to get away, so it was wonderful. :)

These are pictures we took while in Galveston. I loved the beach house sign. We were literally driving around the beach house area and found this house with the sign on it. I thought it was a great description of the place since it literally is just "some dudes beach house" LOL.

Health update

So, I went to MDAnderson cancer center for a second opinion and biopsy of my thyroid nodules. They said they were benign. Yeah! The Dr in Carlsbad said they were benign but wanted to take the thyroid out or "watch" them every 3 to 6 months. The Dr At the cancer center said my Thyroid hormones are normal and that they currently don't recommend I do anything. Just leave them alone and have an ultrasound once a year to check for new ones or growth of the old ones. They also informed me that if they are benign, they won't "turn" cancerous. So, that was a relief.
I'm still coughing alot and getting hoarse but one thing at a time, at least this isn't due to thyroid. :)

I had been having some "lady problems" but I wasn't sure if these were due to my thyroid or not. I now know that since my thyroid hormones are normal, I'm "officially" going through pre-menopause. Which is fine with me, at least it is a normal function. I love the idea of "normal" because there are more "fixes" for normal problems then rare ones LOL.