here's your change

ok so I have more news to tell than I can remember...
Well... Jake is still looking for a job. I have started looking for a part time job as well. The family reunion was so much fun! I met Madeline and Elisabeth my twin 3 year old cousins! At one point in the camping trip all the parents went out for a nice expensive dinner and Tiana (my older sister) and I took out all 17 other kids!!! It was not nearly as bad as it might sound. The only problem we had was the older kids getting a little too loud while we were waiting for the check to come after we finished eatting. But all the little ones were so well behaved! I was so proud of them. And I was SO happy that the parents let us borrow their kids for a nice time out. Many of you who know me know that I LOVE doing things like that. Spending time taking care of kids. Its my thing.
Anyways, I am going dairy free for about five weeks!!! "WHY?!?" you may wonder, well I am trying to find out if the reason I have been feeling sick has been because I am lactose intolerant. I found out that it might run in our family (my grandmother is lactose intolerant). And I have all of the symptoms of it. So we will see. It has been only five days so far, I am going to try to go 3-5 weeks without dairy. And let me tell you its been a little bit of a challenge! I have since realized that I LOVE LOVE LOVE so many things with dairy in them. I never really realized how many things use dairy. I had a hard time finding a loaf of BREAD without milk in it! But most of all I have missed cheese. My husband and I have grown to love lots of cheese... and now I cannot have it. However I have noticed a change in my body. My stomach has felt better, I've lost some weight (!), and my runny nose is not so runny. Perhaps by the full 3-5 weeks most of my health issues will have gone away :) I will let you all know how it goes.
Speaking of all this dairy free stuff... I have since started drinking SOY MILK. To replace the milk in my diet. It seemed to be going well. I didn't mind the taste of it, in fact in some recipes I liked it better with soy milk anyways! I did miss my milk, but it was alright with soy milk. But then last night... I had one of the most firghtening experiences of my life. I had what I believe was an anaphylaxis shock reaction. It was so scary. I'm not trying to just be dramatic, or get attention from my friends. But I really feared for my life for a moment. I couldn't force any air in my throat for a little bit, I just couldn't breath. Finally after I threw up for a minute or two I was able to stand up and gasp in a small amount of air just in time to start throwing up some more. Once I was done throwing up I was still having a very hard time gasping for air. But I was able to breath. Last night when it happened I didn't know what caused it. But the only thing that Jake and I could think of was the half a banana I had had that night, or the soy milk. I assumed it was the banana since I used to be allergic to them. But then today when I had a little more soy (I had just a little to try it again because I was worried) it bothered my thoat again. So I think that I am allergic to soy milk... Tomorrow I will run off to the store to get some rice milk to try. Hopefully my body will react well to it, and that I like the taste of it :)
Ok well I am really tired... and I know there are many more things to talk about.. I'll save them for later! Sorry, I must get some more sleep :)
Goodnight!