The Cloncurry Show...

The Cloncurry Show was a GREAT distraction from whats been going on with us lately and a whole lot of FUN for us, especially our Girls. We surprised our girls and just turned up to the Cloncurry show a few weekends ago, you should have seen their BEAUTIFUL faces, our Girls were sooo VERY excited, they had sooo much FUN.
I nearly didn't make it because I was feeling quite unwell, however, I just pushed through and was so glad I did, watching our girls having so much FUN is good medicine for the soul. 
We also hoped we'd bump into some of their local friends, and we did, so Shane and I walked around with our girls and their 2 friends well into the night, until the fireworks finished, it really was a wonderful time together!

Check out some of our many pics...

Dirt Bike Show...

Smash Up Derby...

So Much To See and Do...

Look at those Sweet Smiley Faces xoxo

Serena and Shane went on the Ferris wheel together...

Got to get one show bag...

We had a good, long chat with this christian couple who give away Christian scripture plaques..they travel around with the show...Good on them...We Love what they do...

Me and My Girls xoxo

Elissa and a friend on the Cha, Cha...

The Girls having a Heap of FUN...

The Crazy Raft Ride...

Makayla Jade and her Horse...

And a GREAT Fireworks show to end the day with...

We all had a GREAT experience at the Cloncurry Show and it was great to see so many people we have come to know here in the outback enjoying a fun family day together!

Take Care xo
Love,
Dimi

And Just Like That...

On Tuesday 6th June, after about 5 months of living in the old house in the caravan park, we've moved back into our caravan home!

One week before this date we were asked to move out of the old house, since now only Shane is employed by the caravan park (since they replaced me! Gee, I could go on and on about the unfair treatment we've had the last couple of months here, however, I'll leave it at that for now) and move into our van. 
Well, it was a looong week for us, between hospital/doctor appointments, Shane working, and moving ALL our stuff out of the house and into the van, it was EXHAUSTING to say the least!

I can't believe how much STUFF we have. I knew we had accumulated more stuff since we started travelling and since we've been here because we've had to purchase more summer clothes and some winter clothes, we've also had all our birthdays and Christmas since then, so we've had to go through a heap of things, donate, throw out and send quite a few boxes of  things we want to keep to my mum's house (most of them being books).

Well we cleaned the house out spic and span, MUCH cleaner than we found it, cleaned out our caravan home and moved to a site within the caravan park, all done within an exhausting week!

We all adjusted pretty much immediately to being in our caravan home, it just feels like HOME to us! It feels GOOD to be HOME, however, our already itchy feet to leave town, have now become VERY itchy feet since moving into our van-home. I think we feel it's time to say goodbye to the Cloncurry outback (even though it will be sad to say goodbye), however, for a few reasons it's become a bit complicated to leave at the moment...we'll just have to see how the next few weeks plays out!

So this is our site and new home for now...

It simply feels like HOME to us all!

Take Care,
Love Dimi xo

Still Sick..Who Knows Why!..

WARNING...This is a Looong post, with some yucky details...
It has been over 1 month since I first went to hospital with some serious symptoms (although I had been unwell up to 1 month before hand which may have been related, or not, who knows!) and It doesn't feel as though we are much closer to finding out what the cause is.

I've been to Mt. Isa Hospital for tests since my last update, and I've had the ultrasound on my adrenal gland and kidneys done, so tick, that tests done! The results have come back from that test, and it's great to hear my kidneys are functioning well, however, apparently you can't really see the adrenal gland in an ultrasound unless it is inflamed, so like the specialist said, "nothing negative or positive in that area could be seen from the ultrasound on the adrenal glands."

I did get some test results back though...The thyroid ultrasound shows it looks as it should (strangely though, my Cloncurry Doctor who I think is great by the way, believed I may have had a type of thyroid/graves disease, however, it doesn't seem to be the case now). My heart ultrasound shows I have a young, healthy heart (Love those words, Haha, young and healthy!), it's just that my heart isn't resting as it should. My 24 hour urine collection tests came back mostly great, which is GREAT, however, something to do with my adrenal glands are a little high. Another test I had weeks ago (can't remember what it's called, but I basically had a blood test, took a pill at night, and then had another blood test early the next morning to check my cortisol levels, something like that) that test I was told was abnormal also.

So a few days ago I went to my appointment at the diabetes/endocrinology clinic and I seen a specialist. I thought I would be told I had a form of thyroid disease (there is a short term thyroid disease and a lifelong thyroid disease), however, the specialist only spoke of this when I questioned him on it. He believes there is no evidence in the tests/scans to suggest any form of thyroid disease...so really that is GREAT news, and I'll take the GREAT news wherever I can get it! The problem still remains that the doctors and specialist still don't know what is going on, and they are edging closer to a type of adrenal gland syndrome (don't look it up, just don't) but are yet not sure because most of my tests show a HEALTHY, YOUNG lady, but a few tests show things are a bit high here, a bit not right there, if you know what I mean!

My symptoms can get too much for me at times when I have them! I actually thought for the second time since I've been unwell that I must be getting better because I had about 8 days straight with mild to no symptoms (YAY), and then BANG...it's like my body was no longer mine, it was overtaken by something else...I know it sounds sooo dramatic, but the change is VERY dramatic (although it can also be quite mild)...all of a sudden I was very irritable, anxious, clammy, thirsty, loose stalls all night long, very yucky taste in the low back of my throat that had me spitting up congestion all night long, breathlessness, strange feeling at the base of my neck, sleeplessness (despite taking a relaxant), tiredness, weakness, headache, blurry/black spots in my vision, racing heart...ARRGGGHHHHH is all I wanted to do! However, I reassured my family to rest just in case we needed to go to the hospital yet again, and I stayed still and quiet when I could...for some reason when I'm at this stage of whatever it is, I feel that I can't cope with anything, noise, movement, touch, strong smells...it's CRAZY.

So the specialist in Mt.Isa has arranged for me to have another CT scan, but this time on my abdominal area (they are trying to get a good look at my adrenal glands), I'll also be having a blood pressure monitor attached to me for a day or so at some stage.
On Wednesday while I was at the hospital I had quite a lot of bloods taken and urine tests. So the next 3 to 4 weeks I'll be having those tests, keeping in contact with my G.P, and then return to the specialist in the fourth week with the hope that he has some answers, and some good ones at that (being healed would be the ideal answer of course...I will always hope for that).

I feel for my family because we are going through a bit of a difficult time, just like many other families do, and we want it to be over with, with a good outcome...but for now we are a strong family unit who keeps running to GOD in prayer, on our knees desperately crying out to HIM...we don't give up...we RUN to HIM, and hope things will work out for our good. These words from the bible come to mind...All things work to good for those who love God and are called according to His purposes. His words/His whispers give me peace like NOTHING else can...and we will continue to hope and pray for a good outcome 👍

So if you have read this far, Thanks for reading my very long post, and do me one more favour...send up prayers to heaven xo Send prayers to God for my family and for me...for strength in this difficult time, for more of Gods beautiful peace, love and joy, for God to give the doctors wisdom in how they treat me, and most of all for full healing to my health.

You know what...despite all of this we are still making the most of everyday here living in outback Cloncurry. Yep, things have changed because usually when I'm unwell, I'm really unwell, but when I'm well...we make the most of it. It is just another part of our faith led journey, so we'll just have to see what happens next...we HOPE for the best!

I just want to THANK EVERYONE for your prayers and support xo 
Thank You to House of Praise Church, Cloncurry Christian Church and all the other churches for praying for us xo Thank You to everyone for all the phone calls and messages of concern...THANK YOU VERY MUCH xo We appreciate YOU xo
Take Care!
Love,
Dimi xo

Roos Everywhere...

Well the outback is full of wildlife and some of the wildlife we see around a lot are Kangaroos!We especially see the Roos at the local playground, and not just 1 or 2, more like 20 plus Roos.
The Kangaroos are usually out and about by late afternoon and many more pay us a visit in the early evening. We often sit there for hours while our girls hang out with their local friends, or we prepare dinner on the bbq and watch the Roos eat, interact with each other, and the funniest bit box each other, it's hilarious!

Can You Spot the Roos?

I once had a collision with 3 large reddish Roos...me, in my mum's vehicle, on my way to my theology course and then CRASH, SMASH, ARRGGGHHHH it was so very frightening. So ever since that I've had a fear of Roos, especially when I see them on or near a road and especially if I'm driving. However, seeing these Roos every couple of days feels somehow therapeutic, I enjoy watching them at my fav spot in Cloncurry (The Mary Kathleen Park..I like the area on the side and behind the park, it's beautiful and peaceful), hiding behind the trees and in the golden grass. Don't get me wrong I still have a little fear of them, more so if I see them on or near the roads, but I think the fear is subsiding that little bit, Yay for Cloncurry Roos and for free Roo therapy, Haha!

My Fav Spot in Cloncurry..It  Just Feels Peaceful...

The Hot Cloncurry Sun Setting...

I hope everyone is having a great day xo 
Side note: I'll add an update on how we are going over the next few days!
Love Dimi