Crazy Two Weeks

It has been absoluately crazy! Last weekend we moved out of our big house into our little house. We converted the "bar room" into a two bedroom apartment. The big house rented very quickly and we are thankful for that.

Our new little house is adorable. Our very close friend, Rob Brown, who is very talented when it comes to construction, built me a beautiful home!!! I feel so good in this little house. Yes there are things that the big house had that this doesn't but who needs 10 closets. I want to live life simple and enjoy the time I have.

God gave me a second chance of life. I don't want to spend it worrying about how to pay the mortgage, medical bills and utiities. I want to enjoy life. I can't continue to stress over the small stuff like bills. Life is too precious!

I want to spend my time with my family especially with my new grandson, Markie. I get to watch him every Monday. What a special moment for me! Today was so fun. Mark and Erin had errands to do, so I told them to bring Little Markie over. We played for hours. He slept in my arms and what a feeling that was. He is so cute! Growing very fast too. He weighs almost 16 pounds now.

Mark and I have been working so hard on our little house. There are still alot of little things to do. I have made up a "honey do" list for Rob. He just loves it when I say, "Rob can you do this or that".

I also want again to say thank you to Gary and Debbie for their kindness during this project. I won't say what but believe me they are my "angels". They worry so much about me and I can feel their love. We are leaving Monday for Los Angeles to visit Kathy and a few other clients. I'm so excited because we are staying at the Montage in Beverly Hills. I'm taking Mom with me and little Mia too. We haven't been there since last October. It will be a very relaxing three days. We do have work to do like taking clients to lunch and dinner but to spend time in that beautiful hotel will be wonderful. Tuesday we will meet Kathy in Long Beach and Gary is taking us to the Montage in Laguna Niguel. The restaurant and bar overlooks the ocean and is suppose to be so beautiful. I can't wait to see it!

Hopefully when I return Rob will have most of the little things completed in my little house. I'm so excited about my pantry door. I always wanted the etched glass one that said "pantry" on it. It came in yesterday and hopefully he can put it on before I get home on Wednesday. Tomorrow I will spend the day working on my "inspiration wall". I found a picture frame with my favorite saying "Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take but by the number of moments that take your breath away". Around this picture frame I'm going to put all my favorite pictures of my family, friends and the places I have been to. It will be so special everytime I walk into my little house I will see pictures of the people, places and things that take my breath away. That is what life is all about!

One place I feel at home is my little trailer on Clear Lake. It will be another 2 weeks before we can go up. I can't wait. I miss it!!

Quick health update because I don't want to spend my time thinking about my health. The lambha light chain count went up to 124. Very disappointing but I only had one week of chemo last month because I was sick and maybe that was the reason. Also, I have had a lot of pain in my butt/hip area. They did an MRI and found cysts and one disc bugle. The nuero surgeron refused to operate on me because of my heart transplant and said he couldn't help me. Some doctors feel the pain is from all the statins for chlorestrol I take. I have stopped some of them and hopefully things will get better. So far not so but its only been a week. I can't exercise which is driving me crazy and at night I'm in a lot of pain. Other than that I'm doing quite well. I need more rest and relaxation after moving. Hopefully when I get back from Los Angeles things will be complete and we can start to enjoy our little house.

Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy every moment!

love,
Debbie

Thank You for Your Love and Support

Dear Family and Friends, I want to thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for the beautiful gift you have given to me and my donor family. Evelyn, Jazmin's Mom and I will never forget your kindness. The headstone for Jamae and Jazmin, as you can see, is absolutatly beautiful. I finally got the chance to see it for the first time on Thursday. As you know, my favorite saying is:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away!!!

Seeing the headstone for the first time, took my breath away. This could not have been possible without the support of my family and friends.

Love you all so very much,

Debbie