Swallow a Camera?

Yup, you heard it Nathan has to swallow a camera. It should be interesting. It will send digital pictures to a receiver he will wear, to show pictures of his small intestine. At first we thought he would have to retrieve the camera (yuck) but, the doctor cleared that up and the camera will be "disposed of". Wish us luck!

Are we alone?

We went to the temple today, it was nice to go, it has been too long since I have been there. I need to make an effort to go more often, it is nice to be in such a peaceful place where I can feel the Lord's spirit so strong. It was kind of crowded because it was a Saturday, and usually they have weddings on Saturdays. Afterward we went to the visitor's center to see a display they have of photos from the Hubble space telescope. The pictures were amazing. I have seen a few of them before, but there were a lot more there. There was one picture that had 8 billion stars in one galaxy and another picture that had 10,000 galaxies in it. As the scriptures tell us in Moses, the Lord created more planets than we could count. So, do you think we are all alone out here? It is amazing to see the pictures of a portion of it. We live in an incredible age of technology.

Cooking for Nathan

Cooking for Nathan lately has been a little challenging. He has to eat fat-free, wheat-free and low sugar. I think he is going to be eating a lot of rice products, besides a lot of fruits and vegetables and chicken. I won't complain about him eating more fruits and veggies, but the rice and chicken will get old soon I fear. Fortunately Roots has some gluten free (basically wheat-free) products. The problem is they are expensive, so when I was in there the other day I bought a cookbook for easy wheat free cooking. It should give me some ideas. I hope all of this effort pays off some day. Wish us luck.

Exercise Efforts Renewed

I am renewing my efforts to exercise more, I bought a fan to put next to the treadmill so it won't be so hot, that should help. We have our air conditioner on but it can still get hot on the treadmill. I have also gone to the lake a few times earlier in the mornings so it isn't as hot. I am looking forward to fall. I love the fall here, it is just the right temperature and it isn't rainy like spring or too humid like summer. (I hate the humidity). I have been studying a lot on Lyme disease and just read that: Lyme disease causes metabolic/endocrine dysfunctions that lead to weight losss or commonly chronic weight gain. I have been wondering lately if I might have a chronic Lyme disease. I was reading about people having hot and swollen joints that have Lyme and a couple of years ago I have a lot of problem with that with my thumb joints and my big toe. The doctor tested me to Rheumatiod Arthritis and Gout, both negative. I wonder if I have been suffereng with Lyme also. Maybe on my next Doctor appointment (which should be soon) I will have her do a Western Blot test for it.

Frustrated

I am getting more and more frustrated with Nathan not feeling well. I don't know which direction to go and which doctors to trust. I wish the answers were more clear cut. I pray that Nathan will soon get some relief.

New Tooth

I had dental surgery today for an implant. I was really dreading it, I have had one done before and the pain medicine didn't work very well. Today went well and I am surprised that I haven't had to take any pain medicine since I got home. I can't bite on my front teeth for 3 months, that should be interesting! Wish me luck.