Smile a Sunny Morning: Summer ends....Autumn begins...

9pm Wednesday the 29th of February (a leap year!) The last hours of summer are here, well, it certainly felt like summer was over today, it was a chilly 17C!! Tomorrow will be the first day of Autumn, I really savour watching one season slide into the next...and Autumn, like Spring, is such a special time.... I love seeing the trees changing colour, the leaves floating so gently to the ground.... Autumn is such a cozy time don't you think....harvest, food, cooking, baking, crafts, thinking about getting our blankets out of storage, and winter clothes...scarfs, boots, jackets, Oh I love all those things! Well, each season has its fun I guess, I was excited to be back in skirts last December ;)

Anyway....as I look back over summer, we've had some really big adjustments in our lives her at the Medina's. I guess the two that stick out to me, were the challenges I went through with my dog, and baby, Pippin, and his leg surgeries, I didn't think we would ever pull through, or he would ever run and play as he used to...I tried to keep my optimism high, but it was harder seeing him in pain than it would be if I was suffering I think... He was such a trouper, and although it was really hard, we got through it, and I can't believe how healthy his is now. Running and playing, with a new spark in his eye. Brave little boy, he may be tiny and fluffy, but he has a lot of substance under it all :)

I also started on my insulin pump for my type 1 diabetes. I've had diabetes for 17 years now, and have always had trouble with my BSL raising and falling too quickly, no matter how I tried, my other health problems (auto immune arthritis and adrenal malfunction) made it all very difficult to manage. So, I started my insulin pump at the beginning of summer, and although it was a learning curve to begin with, I can't be happier with it, my health, my life, my mood, my sleep, everything has improved to extents I couldn't have dreamed before! I am SO over the moon happy with it, I couldn't go back to needles. I have control now...and my BGL are in normal range for huge periods of time...all night I spend in a non diabetic range...amazing! Who would have though! Of course I've still got illness problems, but, I've taken a huge step up :)

Anyway, two big changes in my life, and two happy endings. I can't believe it and if I could have told myself I would be here now, I don't think I would have believed it back then :)

So....as this time ends, and a new season begins, I remember the best times from summer....and share some special moments!!!

Pippin's run