2009 JDRF Walk Video

working on a new one for this year but until then, here is the one from last year...

excuses, excuses

I often say I would do things differently if we didn't have D to deal with. But thinking about it, would I really? Do I just use D as my excuse?

My dear neighbor's car just died. For me, that would be almost life ending, but for her, she is able to embrace it and just looked up bus routes. Took it on as a challenge. I so admire this!! When gas prices skyrocketed a year or so ago, I vowed to drive less, walk more. It didn't last more than a day! I realized that with walking, it required so much more effort. Besides the sssllllloooooow stride of young kids, there is D. Walking seems to be the silent killer for Bryce. Boy do his bgs drop with walking!! So for me, it isn't just about walking, but about having the necessary supplies with me: the meter, the snacks, the low treatments, water, etc. And I can't just pack for him because his brothers will want something too. Then to round up the kids, then to walk, and do what I need to do, then walk back. Whew! I am tired just thinking about it!! So I drive, and I even drive down the street to the grocery store where sometimes the parking spot is almost as far away as my house!

So I SAY that I would walk more, drive less without D...but would I really??

cleaning up

this was just from around Bryce's bed....gotta love middle of the night testing!

Needle, not syringe

Today we went up the Space Needle in Seattle...

But the elevator wasn't the only thing that had gone up...so had Bryce's blood sugars

(betcha can't tell which one Bryce is in this cheesy pic they took of us in front of the green screen! hahaha)

The huge correction bolus started kicking in as we headed back down the Space Needle and someone was feeling much better by the time we left...

Isn't it amazing how much mood is affected by blood sugar numbers!?!

More or Less??

I have written about 5 different fundraising letters for our JDRF Walk. I can't decide which angle to take. I want to let our friends and family know why this is so important to us, how D has affected every bit of our lives, those things all the other Drents know but noone else would. I want them to KNOW too. Not to feel sorry for us or give us pity. But to fight with us and give us strength. I also want them to read the dang thing! To say all I want to say, the letter gets too long. I know that many people don't take the time to read lengthy letters (no matter how important they are to the writer!) So I tried sweet and simple...doesn't pull at the heart strings...and we know what those are connected to in this. Tried to be creative and write a "if a cure was found..." Again, too many things came to mind, it became a beast of it's own. (may add that as a separate addition to the letter.) With just over a month till our Walk on October 3rd, I really need to get going on this and make up my mind before it is too late to send a letter. For those of you veteran "walkers", what have you done that worked best??

I WON!!

Ok, so I don't ever win anything. I am that person that is always one number off in the raffle or sits NEXT to the big winner....so close and yet, nothing!

Well NOT TODAY!!! I WON!!

Earlier I posted about a blogwarming giveaway at Candy Hearts...well this morning, the winner was announced and it was ME! :-)

Now I am super excited about this prize pack cuz it is not just for a sample of glucose tabs but for a TON of awesome D stuff....pump packs, t-shirt, gift card, necklace, gluten-free stuff.

But I am not just a winner of cool stuff. I am also a winner because I have found an awesome group of blogging D-moms. Moms who get it, who know what it is like to be a pancreas, the ups the downs, the midnight checks, the love of Juicy Juice ;-)

Yes, today I am a winner! I will kick D's butt and I will make sure Dex stays in line! Because today is MY day!!

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