A little prayer request...

I had my yearly check-up with my doctor on Thursday. I told him that I had a couple of things that I was concerned about, but didn't know if it was even a big deal. (My first appt. with him was Dec. 07 and I am guessing I didn't bothering telling him any of this stuff then.) I first told him about my left ankle that swells from time to time and has for about 2 1/2 years now. He asked me some questions, and looked at and touched both ankles and feet. He said I most likely have venous insufficiency which is typically not a big deal as long as it's not related to anything else.
Then I told him that I often feel like my heart is racing and/or beating hard. I have had this for as long as I can remember. So he listened to my heart and then asked me to lie down so he could listen. I knew that wasn't a good sign! Then he asked if I had ever been told I had mitral valve prolapse. I told him no, but that my mother always suspected I might have it. (She thinks she has it as well, but has never been diagnosed. It runs in her family. And I think my dad's mother may have it). He feels certain that's what it is. He also mentioned hearing a heart murmur. Of course when I got home I looked up information about all of this, and a heart murmur is indicative of mitral valve regurgitation which he did not mention, but is a little more serious. He said MVP is pretty common and definitely not a big deal compared to the conditions many of his patients have.
Anyway, he wants me to have an ultrasound of my heart to confirm all of this and make sure it's nothing more serious. I go on Thursday, but won't have an appointment with him to discuss the findings till April 1! Please pray that it's not anything more than MVP which is manageable. For those of you who do not know me, I am quite a worrier, hypochondriac and always fear the worst. (Jeremy has banned me from WebMD.) I am trying to convince myself that I do not have heart failure and that I'm not going to need a heart transplant! I am also trying not to worry about the VI and MVP being related in a negative way. So, also pray that I will not worry about the test and the results, etc. I think this is a good test from the Lord to see if I will truly trust in Him this time!! So far, I don't think I'm doing a great job.
There was one good part about my visit. The scales at the doctor's office are much better than we have at home. I weighed almost 4 lbs. less than I thought!
Ok, I did not mean for this to be so long, so I will end now. But I would definitely appreciate your prayers. I'll keep you all posted. Thanks guys! :)

I Love This Bag!

In case you didn't know, I am a purse/bag freak. I would probably be embarrassed to go and count the number of purses/bags that I own. And there is a whole box in storage ready for my next yard sale! Anyway, I recently purchased the Only Bagg(in pink) from Shoebuy.com (b/c they have free shipping and sales quite often). I bought it to use more as a travel type bag. However, I have pretty much carried it everyday to work since I got it and I absolutely love it! It has the most room ever! And I made it cuter by taking it to The White House and having it monogrammed. I had my initials put on the front in light pink in Curlz font. I have never done a tone on tone monogram before and I love the way it turned out. This bag also seems like it would be a good diaper bag and/or purse/diaper bag combo. But you moms out there would have to vouch for that! Since I am so pleased with the Only Bagg, I am going to order the expandable tote (in turquoise) to use as a beach bag. I'm sure I'll have it monogrammed too, but maybe just with an "L". Monograms are another thing I have a slight addiction to. Anybody else out there own a Baggallini?

ps- Both of these can be found under the handbags and totes section on Baggallini's website. For some reason, they would not let me link directly to each bag!

National Green Week

Hello all! I am on my lunch break right now and I thought I would write a quick post.
It is National Green Week this week. Here at school we are teaching the kids about recycling and other ways to help our environment. I am very excited about this! I think our children (and adults too) should be aware of the consequences of what can happen to the Earth if we don't take care of it. Our LinC teacher (gifted/talented) and one of our 4th grade teachers are heading up the recycling of plastic bottles. I really appreciate them doing this.
I have to be honest and say that I don't recycle. However, after doing some research this week and talking to my students about this subject, am I thinking I should start. Do you know that most plastic bottles will never decompose? They will just stay in the landfill forever!! It takes aluminum cans 80-200 years to break down and 10-20 years for plastic bags! I think that if Dothan had curbside pickup that more people would be willing to recycle. When it gets closer to Earth Day, I am going to do another post about easy things we can all do to be more environmentally friendly.
Here is a cool website for kids you should check out:
www.meetthegreens.org

Be green everybody! :)