UNCOOPERATIVE KIDNEYS...

Hi Friends,

I woke up this morning with the familiar signs of unhappy kidneys. The lupus has been especially hard on my kidneys -- attacking them most often. Why can we all just get along? So, I am starting the usual oral antibiotics (Levaquin) today and will hope and pray that they work. Because I have these type of infections so often, I have developed resistance to most of the oral antibiotics. So, often we have to treat the infections with IV antibiotics through my port. Here's hoping we don't have to go there. Bill is at work, but on his way home he'll stop to pick up the Levaquin as well as more Percocet, and for now I'll go on with my day to the best of my abilities.

I've been volunteering at VBS this week, working with the preschoolers on crafts. It's been a fun and rewarding experience for me. Molly and Cameron and Nate are also helping with the preschoolers as crew leaders. And Isaac is doing VBS. Bill is enjoying a well-deserved break for 2 hours every evening when we go. However, he does have to chauffeur us back and forth each evening since my driving privileges have been revoked.

Molly tripped and fell yesterday, spraining her ankle. It's still pretty swollen and sore. She has to use my cane to walk on it. So, she's mostly laying around on the sofa and the boys are waiting on her. Isaac is especially sweet to her! Molly has already decided that being sick is awful -- she's not one who enjoys being still. I know the feeling.

I'm going to sign off and rest a bit before the kids and I meet at chore time (4 p.m.). Bill has promised to be home by 5 p.m. with meds and to make dinner as I'm not feeling well. We have to be to church by 6 p.m. for VBS all week.

We are also excited as we've secured a rental house to move into next month. It's in the right school district for Cam and Molly to continue at Channel Island High School. And the rent is considerably cheaper, it's on one level, and is large enough for our family. So, once again -- we are blessed. We hope to stay there until we have completed building our house on the land.

Much Love,
Michele