hey ya'll,
this month has been challenging in a lot of ways, but things are beginning to get brighter.
last Friday (the 14th) i met with a nutritionist. he put me on an EXTREMELY bland diet. it will be easier for me to tell you what i can eat than what i can't eat.
things Lane can eat:
meat with mild seasonings (no pepper, no lemon, no soy sauce....)
pasta with olive oil (Praise the Lord for olive oil!)
rice
potatoes(no butter, no nothing)
white bread
refined cereals
jello
are you getting the idea? thankfully i am able to use milk without lactose, but i can't have any other dairy.
i have had to write down every morsel that i put into my body on a calendar.
the good news is that my body is recovering. i haven't had nearly the stomach pain or problems that i have been having. the most difficult part is eating these things while everyone around me is eating holiday goodies.
i went back to the nutritionist yesterday (the 21st) and i have to remain on this bland diet one more week. i was pretty disappointed in this news, but thankfully i will be able to start adding more variety the following week.
the week of my vacation to Italy (Dec. 28th - Jan 8th.) i will be able to eat cooked veggies and he told me to try dairy foods slowly building up. i will still have to write everything down and i will go back to see him in one month.
i am thankful to finally see improvement in my health. i am extremely thankful to all of you for praying me through this time.
starting in January i will have a new job description so that i will be able to stay in Lima for the remainder of my term (May 30, 2008). i am not sure at this time what the new job will entail, but i will do my best to keep ya'll up to date.
i hope everyone has a Merry Christmas.
i love ya'll!
"But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul." -- Hebrews 10:39
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Elf! Just call me "Buddy"!
check it out!
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1170880668
AND i really did update my picture page today... sorry about the earlier post that said I had new pictures when I actually did not...
www.lanembrown.shutterfly.com
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1170880668
AND i really did update my picture page today... sorry about the earlier post that said I had new pictures when I actually did not...
www.lanembrown.shutterfly.com
13 Soles down the drain?
So, I thought it was time for a more entertaining blog. Lucky for us... I had something rather entertaining happen to me today!
I walk down stairs bright and early (about 11:00 a.m.) and decide to make some Bisquick biscuits straight from my mother with love. As I am getting things ready I immediately notice the state of our kitchen -- quite disgusting. I figure it is time to get a handle on this mess and then I see the source of the problem--the kitchen sink is clogged. Yep, lots of nasty dishes sitting in even nastier water. So, I left the biscuits in the oven and went to the corner store to see if they had some drain-o. No such luck. So, I texted my roommate, asked her to take the biscuits out of the oven, and I was going to the grocery store. I couldn't handle the mess any longer. I went to a larger grocery store found the biggest bottle of drain-o that Peru makes (costing the grand total of 13 soles... 4 and some odd American dollars) and came home. I poured the entire bottle down the drain and I think all I accomplished was making the sink fuller! So, it was time to get serious. I went and got my knife (with a handy screw driver) and started taking a shelf out from under the cabinet so I could get to the pipe. As I started on the first screw Kristen (my roomie who was helping with all this) let me know that the drain-o had kicked in and the sink had started draining! Well, that is all fine and well, but things were still moving a little slow and I figured it was still time to get to the bottom of this clogged drain. I put a large pitcher under the pipe and it was time to see what was holding up progress down there....
Can you see it? Wait, maybe the picture isn't large enough... here is another:
I think this can definitely be added to the list of strange things I've done in Peru.. right up there with killing a baby snake with my machete. Okay, maybe it doesn't rank that high, but I think I'd rather play with a snake than touch that nasty goo that has been sliding around in my sink for months.
Hope ya'll enjoyed!
Continue to pray for my stomach and the decisions that I am going to have to make this month.
I walk down stairs bright and early (about 11:00 a.m.) and decide to make some Bisquick biscuits straight from my mother with love. As I am getting things ready I immediately notice the state of our kitchen -- quite disgusting. I figure it is time to get a handle on this mess and then I see the source of the problem--the kitchen sink is clogged. Yep, lots of nasty dishes sitting in even nastier water. So, I left the biscuits in the oven and went to the corner store to see if they had some drain-o. No such luck. So, I texted my roommate, asked her to take the biscuits out of the oven, and I was going to the grocery store. I couldn't handle the mess any longer. I went to a larger grocery store found the biggest bottle of drain-o that Peru makes (costing the grand total of 13 soles... 4 and some odd American dollars) and came home. I poured the entire bottle down the drain and I think all I accomplished was making the sink fuller! So, it was time to get serious. I went and got my knife (with a handy screw driver) and started taking a shelf out from under the cabinet so I could get to the pipe. As I started on the first screw Kristen (my roomie who was helping with all this) let me know that the drain-o had kicked in and the sink had started draining! Well, that is all fine and well, but things were still moving a little slow and I figured it was still time to get to the bottom of this clogged drain. I put a large pitcher under the pipe and it was time to see what was holding up progress down there....
Can you see it? Wait, maybe the picture isn't large enough... here is another:
and one more, just for good measure:
I think this can definitely be added to the list of strange things I've done in Peru.. right up there with killing a baby snake with my machete. Okay, maybe it doesn't rank that high, but I think I'd rather play with a snake than touch that nasty goo that has been sliding around in my sink for months.
Hope ya'll enjoyed!
Continue to pray for my stomach and the decisions that I am going to have to make this month.
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