Pain and Strength

2 Corinthians 12: (9-10)- “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness….“For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

I have been in alot of pain this week...due to a bad case of Shingles. This is the first time I have ever had them. This is worse then childbirth! I know that might make some of you women laugh but it is true, the pain is unbearable and I am in a fog. The tylenol with Codeine didn't work plus I am not supposed to be on it because of my asthma. So now I am on Darvecet. I'll see how this works. I have Naproxen as a backup and that always helped with pain too. The Neurologist upped my Neurontin to 600 mg a day. That is the hardest medicine to get used to. It makes my body so tired. They say I'll get used to it after a while. I hope it happens soon. I just can't think straight and I really am in a fog. They say this nueropathy may never go away. Oh well I have it in my legs and feet, so what's one more spot like my lower back! Still no results on the muscle biopsy. Hopefully in the next two weeks I will know something! I bought vitamin E today to try to fade the scar that is on my quad from the biopsy. Hope it works!

So onto the kids. Thankfully they have both had their chicken pox vaccines so they more than likely should not get the POX!  :)

Robby is good and full of behavior. He pottied on the potty this morning and he is getting used to his wheelchair. I am going to take him to the mall this weekend and see how he does. I will update photos as soon as I can. Robby is screaming alot again, but I think it is frustration that he cannot communicate with us.
He did sleep a lot yesterday. From 9 a.m.-noon. It was a wierd day. He was much better today though.

We had a parent teacher conference for Maddy last Thursday, she is "Soaring this year" they tell us. She is in second grade but they are teaching her on a first grade level in her IEP classroom. Her IEP teacher is amazing and I just love her. She is really good with Maddy and I feel like the extra help is just what she needed. Rob and I along with her teachers agreed no ADHD meds until after the third marking period. We are not sure if it is behavior and adjustments that are needed without meds or if the meds would really help. We need to decide this and I am more than willing to try behavior modification with her. We are doing it for Robby now anyway. So it should fit right into our schedules, both kids with behavior!
I am so proud of her. She is such a talented amazing girl!

:)  I gotta smile. I am glad I have a new church, they help me with my faith so much and they don't even know it yet!

I'll update soon, I am off all week and Maddy is getting off the bus now!