So here's the month of June in a nutshell

Granted, it's a big nut! Grab a drink & follow me.

So in late May I went back to see my doctor as she had changed my bp meds in April & wanted to see me in 6 weeks to see how it was working. It was doing fine. My bloodwork however wasn't so good. I was diagnosed with diabetes (technically I was pre-diabetic but that's neither here nor there at this point)

I had had Gestational Diabetes when I was pregnant w/ the wee one & knew about testing my blood sugar during the day, what I could & shouldn't eat & the importance of exercise. Still tho, it threw me for a loop. I'm on oral meds & diet modification. So far my #'s are great & I'm very disciplined in what I let myself eat. What got me is that I will live with this until I die. High blood pressure I could deal with because I have a family history of it but diabetes? I do have a family history of it too but still.

When I was talking to my MIL about it a couple weeks ago she asked if I felt deprived & honestly I don't. I'm not a big sweets person to begin with. Don't get me wrong---I love freshly baked cookies (esp when I make them!), ice cream etc as much as the next person but I don't really crave them. I do miss pasta but as time goes by & I've got this under control & have learned what I can eat & when then maybe I'll treat myself.

I drove up to Virginia on the 6th & spent a few days with them. We celebrated MIL's birthday, got to see Hunter's aunt on his Dad's side & got to have a short visit w/ his brother & SIL. They're expecting baby #1 in January so MIL & I are trying to figure out who's knitting what for them. I think I'm going to do my standards "layette"---hat, kimono, pants, washcloths & bibs. Maybe. LOL The wee one had a couple lunch dates w/ Pappa & learned that eating an ice cream cone is a wonderful thing!

We visited 3 yarn stores in the Lynchburg area. Suzanne's Knitting Shoppe (no yarn purchases sadly. I love her store), Backstitches (2 bag patterns, yarn for one of the patterns ---for me! & yarn for my ITE IV bag) & then Yarn Theory in Bedford (cotton fleece for a garment of some sort for the wiggly one OR possibly for BIL & SIL's wee one should it be a boy!)

On Monday the 11th I drove home. 13 hrs with a 3 yr old (God bless the man who developed the portable dvd player!) & a dog.

I have to admit I get a little giddy when I see this sign at the PA state line.

I also get very emotional when I see THIS sign.

We spent a week & a half at home & had a wonderful time. The wee one enjoyed some time with Memere & Pepere---I did too! We did some yarn shopping (North East Fiber Arts Center in Williston--Lopi Lite for my Spring Bag Exchange bag & Kaleidascope yarns in Essex to boost my Koigu stash), went to lunch w/ Memere, played in the back yard, went swimming in Lake Champlain (didn't see Champ) & went to ECCO, the Lake Champlain Aquarium.

Here's the wee one examining the waves. We spent about 4 hours at the beach with the friends in the pic in my last entry. Brenda brought her 2 oldest & Ellen brought her 2. The wee one had a great time with them & Ellen's oldest (11) was wonderful with her. Ellen, Brenda & I sat on the beach & watched the kids & got some sun. It was a great day!

I drove back to VA last Friday & then made the trek back to GA yesterday. I was exhausted when we pulled in yet couldn't fall asleep last night.

Today we brought the car to have the oil changed & then went grocery shopping. Right now the wee one's asleep & I'm thinking that it might be a wise idea for me to have a rest too.

So there it is---between being diagnosed & getting ready for my vacation & then going on vacation is what I've been up to!