Christmas

Christmas is over and now the new year will begin.  I can't complain about how 2012 was there were a few bumps and some mountains but we were able to climb them and continue to move on.  I have to admit though I am so tired and worn out, hopefully the mountains won't be as high to climb in 2013 but I have a feeling they might be a little bigger than 2012.  As the MLD progresses it gets harder and harder to take care of him especially if he keeps getting pnuemonia and he doesn't get any symptoms.  I took him to the Diabetic Doctor today and his A1C was 8.3 which is really, really, good for him.  I thought for sure it would have been high because of the hospital visit for DKA at the end of November, and the holidays.  The doctor was even amazed at how good it was.  If I could just get him to leave his blood sugar machine where I know where it is it would be nice, he can't seem to keep track of it and it drives me crazy. 

I also went in for a physical yesterday, I go every year it wouldn't be fair for my kids to lose both parents so I try my hardest to keep myself as healthy as possible, I did find out some problems I have though and if I take it serious and do my best I should be able to be better.  I knew the stress would of being a caregiver would catch up to me sometime.  I just have to remember to take care of myself even if it's just an ice cream with a friend or a brisk walk around the block or something to get my mind on other things beside Jaren's care.

I am so sick of cleaning up puke the stomach flu hit us this year and it has NOT been any fun.  luckily it skipped over me but the rest of them got it and of course they all got it seperately so I cleaned up puke for a week straight.  We haven't had the stomach bug for at least 4 years so the kids were not really sure what to do when they felt like throwing up.  I have never done so much laundry in the middle of the night than I did that week.  Thank goodness it was gone by Christmas, and I hope it doesn't come back. 

This new year is going to be really hard the amazing person that lives by us that takes Jaren to the Temple is going on a mission to Germany and they are the best people in the whole world, I will miss them like crazy.  Sister Buchanan was the relief society president and she will be missed by all but I don't know what I am going to do with our her, she will probably never know how much she has done for me and my family, and her husband is one of the best people as well, without fail he would come and check on Jaren every week.  They have the most amazing children I had the opportunity of getting to know their daughter before she moved to Hungary with her family and she was also amazing, she helped me in so many ways I can't even tell you.  She would come to my house and visit with me and fold laundry, or clean my kitchen.  I love this family and will be very sad when they leave, thank goodness for technology so I can keep in touch with them through the computer.  Hopefully the next few years will go by quickly and Jaren will still be here when they come home.  Jaren has grown to really, really like Bro Buchanan and he is sad that he is leaving, I don't know if he really understands that he won't be able to see him every week like he has been.  I guess we will find out when I go back to work and he doesn't come to visit with Jaren during the week.