At Last, A Post

I've been trying to figure out why it has been so difficult for me to update the blog. I am going back and forth between just not wanting to (because there is not happy news to report) and the fact that we have been strangely busy lately.
On the report side, Ryan is still feeling crummy. He still has the same pressure in his head and absolutely no energy. With the discovery of Zyrtec D, his allergies are now under control, but that doesn't help out with these other issues. We've stuck pretty close to home and enjoyed this Indian Summer as much as possible.
On being busy...we've had some visitors lately, so that has been nice. A few people from church and some friends from around town have stopped in to check on us this past week. Our friend Bryan from northern VA came down Friday night and just left yesterday afternoon. That lifted Ryan's spirits and Gabe always loves having more people around. There was football to watch and XBox to play, so that kept them busy while I helped cater a wedding and ran my first 8 mile stretch in preparation for a half-marathon. My brother Mike arrived this afternoon and will be here until Thursday morning. Then next week we have my sister and her youngest son coming for the week! It looks like the rest of the month will fly by pretty fast.
Ryan is supposed to go back to work sometime next week, but it is hard to know how that will be possible with the way he feels. The doctor has still just said to wait and see what happens. I guess they are at a loss for any reason he isn't feeling good, so that is kind of frustrating. Last week we noticed some fluid leaking from his scar and went to the doctor in town so they could do a culture on it and see what it is. We still haven't gotten the results of that, but maybe something will turn up that could give us a reason for this. Anyway, I do have some pictures from our trip to post, so I'll get on that tonight maybe. Thanks for keeping up with us and thinking of us and most importantly, continuing to pray for us.