At any rate, this last school year was amazing. I was at Chrisman only and I had a full schedule of amazing students. I really loved all of them. I felt like this was my best year teaching ever. I'm hoping that every year I'll get better and more effective.
The worst part about this year is that my back had decided to become awful. Some of you know I've been dealing with some back problems for a while now - since I was pregnant with Ellie so like almost 11 years. At any rate, in March it got so bad that I could barely walk. I ended up going to the doctor, getting X-rays and other scans and eventually an MRI. I had a bulging disc and it was putting pressure on my sciatic nerve. It was causing severe pain and also tingling down my right leg. I ended up getting 3 epidural shots in the nerve and while they helped some, they didn't help enough to make a difference. I ended up going to a neurosurgeon and they got me into surgery almost a week later. So, I've had a microdiscectomy and laminectomy on my lower back. It was amazing - when I woke up from surgery the pain was gone. Now I had surgical pain to deal with and am still dealing with, but the original pain was completely gone. I feel so much better now.
So, I'm spending my summer recovering from surgery. I feel bad for my kids, they are stuck in the house with me. I'm thankful for my friends and family who come to visit and bring meals. They have truly made life a lot easier during this time.
Tomorrow is the 4th of July - this is my first real outing since my surgery on June 17th. I'm excited to get out but nervous about being sore and dealing with pain. Luckily everyone is very understanding about what I'm dealing with.
I'm hoping to post some pictures from tomorrow and update soon. My goal is to really keep track of things here because my goals now are to get in shape and lose weight. I need to keep myself motivated and be held accountable. So, I'm looking to you all out there in Internet land to help me with that.
