Hello everyone! It has been a while since I last updated here! Sorry bout that! Life has been crazy and as usual I forget to update here! So I looked to see when I last updated and wow it has been a while! Sorry! So I guess a lot has happened since my last post. So what have we been up to?? Larry was hurt at work, his hand went through a machine and it amputated part of his left hands ring finger. The doctor in the ER was amazing and was able to reattach it. It will never be the same as before the injury but it is there! He was off work for a while over that one. The kids are all good. They took part in the Library Summer reading program again! Loo read the most books for her grade! Sir N read the most for his grade! Baby E and Chubby both had lots read and won lots of prizes. They all won lots of prizes. They enjoyed the challenge of reading the most. They ended the contest with a pool party at the local pool and some drawings for prizes. We went and they had fun.
We have some friends in town that had a good sized pool and were given another one that was bigger so they gave us the one they had! It has been a lot of fun for the kids to have a pool here to swim and play in. We have been camping 1 time this year. It has rained so much that we have not been able to camp as much as we would like to. But the one time we went was more than 1 night and we had lots of fun! We plan on going more. Just need less rain and the ground to dry up so we can.
We have not done much this summer mostly just stay home, relaxing, swimming in our pool, being lazy. We cleaned up a corner of the yard that has trees on 2 sides for privacy! and set up my porch swing and camp chairs there for a nice relaxing place to sit and relax and enjoy each other and friends. Its been a fun spot to sit and BBQ.
We are in a different ward. Boundaries changed! So far we are enjoying the new ward. We also have a new Missionary center in Wichita with more Missionaries! We have Sisters in our ward now! With Larry's work schedule we have not been able to feed Missionaries. Now that we have Sister Missionaries we can! and HAVE! Since we are 45 minutes from Church we do not have the luxury of having the Missionaries in town every day to sign up to feed them so I just let them know if they will be in town and know it let me know ahead of time and I would love to feed them! So we have fed them dinner one time and they have visited us a couple times. We have been able to get to know another lady in the ward as well. She was the Missionaries ride.
I have talked to the Young Women's President and Loo and the next youth Temple Trip I will chaperon and Loo will go as well! That will be in about 3 months! I am excited and look forward to that. I have not been to the Temple in a long time and Loo has never been. It will be her first time!
Sir N is 12 now so he could go as well! Maybe he will go as well. We are slowly working on getting them to attend their classes on Sundays.
We did not grow a large garden this year. We have some tomato plants and a few different pepper plants. And my herbs. I have spearmint,peppermint,chocolate mint, orange mint, cat nip, rosemary, lemon thyme, thyme, basil, 2 kinds of oregano, 3 kinds of lavender, and I cant remember what else. Oh and I have LOTS of Mullein growing all over the property. So we are working on containing it to one area and having a nice sized mullein patch. All summer long and spring we had these other plants popping up, I have said "don't kill it, move it so its not in the way, I know this plant but cant think of the name right now" So we have moved these plants with purple flowers. The kids and I were playing the game Wild Craft(about herbs) and I picked a card for Comfrey! Took one look and realized the plants I have been moving and protecting all spring and summer have been Comfrey plants! lol. felt kinda dumb for not being able to name the plants but grateful that I now know the name and that I have many growing here, I use Comfrey in many of the things I make. Comfrey salve is a big seller in my etsy store. So if I can get enough growing here I wont need to buy it anymore! I will know it is chemical free! and I love that idea! Exciting
Hmmm what else. Mom went on vacation a few months ago. She went from here to Roy's then Utah and back to Roy's. She decided to stay there. So she is now living in Colorado with Roy and Elesha. The kids have adjusted pretty good to having her gone. Chubs and Baby E had a hard time at first but are OK now. Loo stepped up and helps with dishes. Larry does them when he is off work, I try to help him as much as I can. When he is working Loo does them, I help her as much as I can.
The others do their chores and the house stays in pretty good shape most of the time.
We are getting ready for our school year to start! We will start September 9! We are going to the Kansas State fair for our 1st day! We are all excited! We love the fair! With Larry home again and me not working I am going back to schooling more like I used to! I have to be more organized with my medical issues. I am planning the year out like I used to. But am putting the materials we will use together by month to be used. Or at least that's my plan. I am trying to come up with a good way to keep everything organized by month to be used. All Septembers unit info in Sep box or something and so on. I do not dare just use boxes though so I need ideas. If anyone has good ideas I would love to hear them.
We will have a good year. We are planning lots of fun units. The younger kids have never done a unit on rain forests, solar system or volcano's. So we are going to do them again! I am looking forward to them. I had a lot of fun the first time with the older kids. I think it will be funner now, since I did it before and know things I would have done differently. and I know what worked good!
I have been feeling a lot better for the most part the last few months. I have been able to start walking again! I still use a walker and wheelchair at times. Walker if I am walking anything other than around the house. But I have managed to walk to the park, library and school. I have been able to take over cooking again! I do almost all of it again! The kids and Larry help when I need help or when they want to. It has been nice. I still hurt 24/7 but most of the time with meds it is tolerable! My narcolepsy is unfortunately untreated right now. My doc moved and I have to see a new one. So I am without meds for it and have been having a very hard time staying awake. I fall asleep doing all kinds of stuff, pretty much anything. So for the time being I am not able to drive at all, not even here in town. So that part stinks but hopefully the new doc will put me on something the insurance will cover. Our current insurance no longer covers what I use. Next month our insurance changes back to blue cross! I am hoping that turns out to be a good thing.
I am doing good in school. If I could manage to stay awake long enough I would be done with my herb course! I have 1/2 a quiz left to do. I am still enjoying school a lot. Business is going OK. Right now it is slower but that's OK, I couldn't keep up with more right now. Hopefully soon I will be able to do more and will get more business.
That's it for now. Cant think of much else to say. We love family and friends and miss you all. We would love to hear from you all! Feel free t email us or comment here. I hope everyone has had a great summer.
Lady Jae
www.renaissanceofnaturalhealth.com
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Saturday, February 23, 2013
February 2013
So its time (past time actually) for an update for friends and family! We have not had a whole lot happen, life pretty much stays the same. The kids are doing good in school! We have not done any fun projects recently, I have been focusing on getting the basics done. I hope to feel up to Wacky Wednesdays soon.
Aldarion has moved back home! It has been nice to have him home. We still do not see him much since he works weird hours some days, but we enjoy it when we do see him.
Marcan is doing good, were using a program called etap for his school, along with Khan Academy. He is doing great. He wants to finish school a year early, so we will see how it goes. He is now 16 and looking for his first job! Larry has been helping with math and that's been awesome! He has made progress where I was unable to!
Melista is doing good. She is doing a variety of things for school. Very eclectic! She is growing into an awesome young lady. She is doing great in school, I love watching her grow and learn and be an independent person. She is still very shy but that's OK.
Nic is doing good, he is using an online school this year. I think it will be the last year. He has been doing it for a few years and has done good but its becoming a pain. He is growing up and is an awesome cook! makes killer home made spaghetti sauce.
Sebastian is great! Growing, learning, some things are finally clicking in his head! I love to watch him learn. His enthusiasm is contagious! He is such a lovable kid and he loves everyone.
Emma is good, no longer my baby. she is growing so fast, I am not ready for her to no longer be my baby, but I guess I don't get a choice. She is no longer a baby. She is learning a lot, learning to read, and do math and write. I love watching her play. She has a very nurturing side to her.She loves to "doctor" any cuts or scratches anyone gets. She gets out the first aid kit and knows how to use the salves, herbs, and all that stuff.
Mom is still with us. She is doing OK. No more health issues popping up currently.
Larry and I are doing good. Focusing on surviving, healing our family, and just enjoying life, and paying bills. Larry loves his job! and is doing great with the company he works for.
I took a break from business due to my health. I am slowly getting it going again. Very slowly as I become stronger, or try to. We have membership at local fitness center and go work out as often as possible, I also use the Wii fit and exercise daily trying to improve my core muscles in hopes of it helping my pain in my back some. and in hopes of loosing weight that being on steroids caused! I hate steroids!
In the process of getting my business going again we have redone my web sites, combining them into 1 site for everything. I am getting more traffic this way and more business happening. Also changed the newsletter for business. It is now called "The Cleaver Leaf, Getting to the root of things" Larry came up with the name. I still have the topics I had planned in it minus Wacky Wednesday. I want to keep it separate. I also linked my autism blog to business, "Under the umbrella and still getting wet" It can all be accessed at http://www.renaissanceofnaturalhealth.com/ Instead of having a store be a part of the site you can link to my Etsy site through the web site under "Essence Through The Ages"I would love to get some comments and feed back either on the site, the guestbook or email me at renaissancenh@gmail.com. You can sign up for the new news letter on the site or by emailing me at renaissancenh@gmail.com with "Cleaver Leaf" in the subject line. if you are interested in my flyer program to make cash or product/consultations/discounts email me to let me know. You can also put my logo up linking to my site for discounts. Just let me know your going to.
We finally got snow! LOTS of snow! We couldn't get out of our driveway for a couple days. We can finally get out and were being told more snow to come! I'm not even sure I dare try to go to Church tomorrow. So we are doing a wait and see thing.
I think that's about it. No new pics right now, sorry. I will get some soon. I do have some of everyone having a Lemonade(think tea party) with Emma, it was fun. Marcan was very embarrassed but still did it for his little sister, those pics will be up soon!
Hope to hear from friends, family soon. Love you all! I will try to keep up with the blog better, I know I have been slacking badly!
The Huffman Family
Friday, February 1, 2013
not my normal post but important please read
please read and make your voice heard this is so important
Your voice is needed!
Created by and for people with chronic pain, the NFMCPA believes our united voices:
- educate policy makers and medical professionals;
- generate supportive attitudes; and
- change the way we receive health care.
Through email alerts, the NFMCPA provides important information for calls to action. When informed people unite, speak out, and get involved, current and future healthcare issues are resolved.
TWO ISSUES ARE OF GREAT CONCERN!
#1 Last week, an FDA panel recommended changes for much stricter hydrocodone product* prescribing by changing them from Schedule III to Schedule II classification of drugs. No Physician's Assistants nor Nurse Practitioners would be licensed to prescribe these medications, making it difficult for people in chronic pain (especially in rural areas) to receive and fill pain prescriptions. The change would stop doctors from writing prescriptions for more than one month's supply at a time or calling in new prescriptions without seeing their patients.
#2 The group Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing (PROP) sent a letter (in July 2012) to the FDA requesting they set regulations and caps on opioid analgesics for chronic non-cancer pain. (Those include all oxycodone medications AND hydrocodone medications if they are changed to Schedule II.) Click here for full letter.
TWO ISSUES ARE OF GREAT CONCERN!
#1 Last week, an FDA panel recommended changes for much stricter hydrocodone product* prescribing by changing them from Schedule III to Schedule II classification of drugs. No Physician's Assistants nor Nurse Practitioners would be licensed to prescribe these medications, making it difficult for people in chronic pain (especially in rural areas) to receive and fill pain prescriptions. The change would stop doctors from writing prescriptions for more than one month's supply at a time or calling in new prescriptions without seeing their patients.
#2 The group Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing (PROP) sent a letter (in July 2012) to the FDA requesting they set regulations and caps on opioid analgesics for chronic non-cancer pain. (Those include all oxycodone medications AND hydrocodone medications if they are changed to Schedule II.) Click here for full letter.
The NFMCPA understands reasonable and necessary safety measures, but we believe the recommendations for severely restricting opioids (hydrocodone, oxycodone):
- to a maximum daily dose--equivalent to 100 milligrams for non-cancer pain; and
- a maximum duration of 90-days for continuous daily use
Last week NPR (formerly National Public Radio) ran a story about inevitable conflicts between the pros and cons of opioid prescribing - read article. The NFMCPA supports those physicians who want to give the best care possible to people with pain, and they voiced their opinion and concerns.
Now it is very important that YOU–a chronic pain patient,
and your loved ones who are also affected by your pain condition--
VOICE YOUR OPINION!
Now it is very important that YOU–a chronic pain patient,
and your loved ones who are also affected by your pain condition--
VOICE YOUR OPINION!
Tell them of your concerns and personal stories on this matter. Contact the FDA and the NFMCPA. The FDA met last week and is scheduled for a second meeting February 4-5. In order to make knowledgeable decisions, FDA committee members need to hear from people with chronic pain. In simple terms, just tell them your story and how these restrictions will impact your quality of life.
To contact the FDA and give your comments, click on this link or copy and paste it into your browser:
Send a copy of your story to the NFMCPA at info@fmcpaware.org
There is no doubt that combining your efforts with the NFMCPA’s advocacy will make a difference. Thank you for helping to educate people about chronic pain and the importance of your right to receive adequate pain treatment.
Yours in hope,
Jan Favero Chambers
Founder and President
National Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Association
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