I just got a crazy phone number. Apparently, I qualify for a $125 gift certificate because I use my bank card a lot in the last 6 months. I don't carry cash as it manages to disappear way too fast. However, once I got to the "supervisor" he wanted the expiration date of my card, and the actual card number although he called it something else. I am not giving someone over the phone my card. It makes me wonder how many will fall for this and give them the number. It was very scary. I hung up on him. I did say, no thank, goodbye. Really! I mean oh my gosh! The scams these people have today. He kept calling it the legal description (I knew I would remember somehow) to make it sound like he didn't want the number but that is exactly what they wanted. Wow, that was a clever scam, let me tell you. It is frightening that many people would fall for this. It is crazy.
On a better note, I spent mostly the entire day with Kathy and family. I arrived shortly after noon and then we had lunch, which was so yummy, let me tell you! Kathy's Mom is a great cook! So anyways, Kathy, her family, and I chatted away during the lunch. I think I ate too much, although I did do very well with the choices I made. I ate lots of vegetables (and I don't mean the mashed potatoes). The mixed vegetables were particularly yummy and so was the corn on the cob. The turkey and dressing were very yummy too. I like dark meat so that is what I had. After lunch, I helped a bit with the clean up. I tried to be as helpful as possible. I collected all the plates and cutlery that were on the table and took them to Kathy who would put them in the dish washer. Kathy and I chatted a bit while I drooled over his Nook color. She has some really interesting books on there and she said some were free even! I do want one. Now there are 2 things I want, a Blue Ray player and a Nook Color although a regular Nook would be nice too. I am not that picky. Kathy and I went to see Breaking Dawn. Now, I still have not seen Eclipse, but I will watch it this week. Breaking Dawn was very good. I was not sure about it because the first 1/2 of the book doesn't have too much action after the wedding, but it was really good. The downside is that we have to wait another YEAR before part 2 comes out unlike the 2 parts of Harry Potter, which came out 6 months apart. I wish they would do that with Breaking Dawn, but they aren't. I will wait as it isn't like I have too much of a choice but to wait. I know am going to re-read the entire series as soon as I finish the book I am reading right now.
It is such a cool thing to have a car in the garage! I get a thrill down my spine every time I open or close it. I am just so happy about putting my baby car in the garage! (It is amazing how the little things in life can make you happy) It will be especially nice for Sunday mornings when I have to be at church so early. No more scraping the car windows in the morning before church. After church, well, then it doesn't matter if the car is covered in snow. I want to move the round, card table that is in the garage. Come this winter it will get awfully dirty being in front of my car so I will move it during the day tomorrow. I so love that my car is in the garage! I really do!
I have a bit of a bad headache now. It is on the right side of my head. I woke up with it but I wasn't going to let it get me down. It was better this afternoon after I took my pain pills, but now it is back. I am resting mostly this evening anyway so it won't interfere with anything that I am doing.
I am going to be starting the sewing tomorrow afternoon in between lessons. I brought down the material this morning when I came down the stairs. I will bring up the rest of the material tomorrow afternoon.
I went to go and get my hair washed yesterday but the salon was closed. It was also closed when I went to check after the movie. I am going to be brave and try to do it myself. My shoulder seems to be doing okay this weekend, so i will try. I usually have the local salon do it because of my shoulder. It is very difficult to wash my hair and dry my hair with one arm that won't reach but I have noticed that it isn't as difficult to lift these past few weeks. After my last lesson, Rebecca, I will attempt to wash my hair. We shall see how well it works! If it does work, I won't need to go and get it done for me although I will admit that I do like having someone else doing it for me! It makes me feel important and a queen! Mom used to do it until about 7 months before she passed away. It was just one more thing to find another way to do myself or find another person to do it. When I started getting it done, it was only $3 for the wash and the dry, now it is $10. I think it is worth it.
The American Girl Place in Chicago commercial is on right now. I can't wait for Kathy's girls to get into American Girl stuff. I have been the store in Chicago about 2 or 3 days after it opened. It was very busy that day but it was worth looking at. I am hoping that if Kathy ever takes the girls, then I will go with them. I love the American Girl stuff. I used to get Samantha and Celia American Girl stuff when they were small. They are my cousins. Now they are 22 and 25 years old. they grew entirely way to fast. Celia is a parent now. She has 2 small children, 5 and 3 (around at that age I think).
I forgot to gather the DVDs, books, and games that are going to Kathy. I am loaning her some books and I am giving her the DVDs and games but I forgot to get them together yesterday. I will give them to her at Christmas. That will be the next time I see her, I think.
I do hope you have had a good day. I sure did. Pain level, while a bit higher than usual, didn't interfere with the day like sometimes it does.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Friday, November 25, 2011
The Day After Thanksgiving!
My little red car is in the garage. I am so excited about that. The boxes that needed to be moved, are moved. The scooter has it's own place as does the lawnmower, edger, blower, carpet cleaner (which will be moved back into the house soon. I don't like it in the garage when it is to clean inside carpets), and the snow blower, which I am not sure if it works either. Anyways, i am super thrilled with the garage and the fact that my car is inside of it. Now it can snow. My car is ready for the winter. I am not ready for the winter, but the little car is. My friend and neighbor's children came to help and they did a great job. I even have stuff to donate. The sad thing is I must have donated the snow globes that I thought were in the garage last spring. They are not in any of the boxes we looked at. Oh well, I hope whoever has them is enjoying them. I did really like them, but these things happen. I just checked the Disney website and they don't have the ones I have anymore. I didn't think so as the Beauty and the Beast one was about 15 to 17 years old and the Mickey Mouse one that was Mom's was about 5 years old. I am sad over them but not too terribly sad because I do have plenty of Disney stuff in the house and in my room. The kids also took several of Mom's boxes back into her room so I can put her stuff back up. Why they were taken out in the first place, I don't know but they were and now they are back.
I am going to the Hubel's for dinner tonight and for a movie. I am not sure what we are going to watch, but it will be kid friendly and fun. It was so cute because Carolyn came in the house and said I was coming to their house at 8 pm for dinner and movie. I was like, okay, sounds fun to me! I really appreciate the help they gave me.
Tomorrow I am going to Kathy's parents' house for the day and then she and I are going to see Breaking Dawn. All this excitement is going to totally wear me out by Sunday but I am enjoying it. I do have 3 lessons on Sunday, Aggie, Camille, and Rebecca. Katie will have hers on Tuesday so that will be good. I wonder if I can have Callie come at that time or if it would be too late for the young lady. She has to get up quite early for school. I shall see on that one. My Emily will be here shortly.
I do hope you are having a good day. I am very excited over the garage! That has made my month.
I am going to the Hubel's for dinner tonight and for a movie. I am not sure what we are going to watch, but it will be kid friendly and fun. It was so cute because Carolyn came in the house and said I was coming to their house at 8 pm for dinner and movie. I was like, okay, sounds fun to me! I really appreciate the help they gave me.
Tomorrow I am going to Kathy's parents' house for the day and then she and I are going to see Breaking Dawn. All this excitement is going to totally wear me out by Sunday but I am enjoying it. I do have 3 lessons on Sunday, Aggie, Camille, and Rebecca. Katie will have hers on Tuesday so that will be good. I wonder if I can have Callie come at that time or if it would be too late for the young lady. She has to get up quite early for school. I shall see on that one. My Emily will be here shortly.
I do hope you are having a good day. I am very excited over the garage! That has made my month.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Thanksgiving Day 11-24
I had a really good day. I went to my friend, Jennie's Mom's house for Thanksgiving. It was wonderful! The food was abundant and delicious! I brought rolls. You wouldn't think that choosing rolls for the dinner would be difficult, but there are so many to choose from. I finally chose the Hawaiian sweet rolls. They looked really yummy and let me tell you, they sure were! All of Jennie's siblings, Kate, Chaz, and Margie, along with their families were there. They were also celebrating two birthdays, Jennie's daughter, Mary, 2, and Chaz's daughter, Liz, 6. Both girls got some very nice presents. I was sitting in the back because I wanted the family to see better. Liz brought me all her presents to show me. She also changed out of the dress she was wearing into the new dress that Grandma got her. It was a kind of dress I would have worn as a small child! It was so beautiful. She looked like a little princess. It was nice to see all of Jennie's nieces and nephews as well as her children. She has 4. The oldest 2 are 10, then 8, and finally, 2. I must say it was very nice to be a part of a big celebration. I will also have a nice celebration at Kathy's parents with her and her family on Saturday. We are going to see Breaking Dawn too. I have not seen Eclipse yet. it isn't looking like I am going to before Saturday either. I will actually see the movie when i am not "prepped" to see it. I have read the books, but I meant to re-read them and re-watch the movies before I saw "Breaking Dawn" but that is just not going to happen. I have sewing to do instead. I am planning to start tomorrow after the kids come over to help me for a bit in the garage. Tomorrow night my can WILL FINALLY be in the garage! It can snow after that because my baby will be in the garage all snug and safe! I am very excited about it! I really am. This particular car has NEVER been inside the garage and now it will! Woo-hoo! I have great neighbors and friends. I really do. My friend, Jennie also said today to let her know if I need any help with anything around the house. I can't think of something right now, but I am sure something will come up in the future. Like I said, I am so thankful for my friends.
Tomorrow after the kids come for helping in the garage, I will cut out all the ornaments. I am putting up one of the portable tables up so in the living room for sewing. I don't want to have the sewing machine on the dining room table because the table is very old and while it is solid now. I don't want the slight shaking of the sewing machine to loosen the table up. Bill just tightened in a few months ago for me. I was so happy that that was all it needed and I didn't have to buy a new table set. This winter I will re-glue the chairs. All four of them need it. Right now there is only 1 dining room chair at the table. Two of the chairs are the folding type and where I sit is my office chair which will hopefully go back down into my office sometimes this winter or spring. Either way is fine for me. I am not in a hurry. Eventually, I will get the downstairs all taken care of.
I am feeling a bit better about the holidays this year. Last year I was so sad that I couldn't even imagine how to get through them. I survived though. How, I am not sure, it is a blur. I do know that my cousin, Cathy, came to see me for the week of Thanksgiving and I spent Christmas Eve and Day with Kathy and her family. That helped. This year, being with Jennie and her nice, big, extended family was wonderful. It is hard without my mother as we have never been separated, physically, for this long ever. Even when I was a child and went to camp, I wasn't gone too long, just 6 weeks so to be separated for 13 months, is a lifetime to me. I am not always so sad these days, although I have my moments. I try to think what Mom would want me to do if I ever would have left her tell me. I couldn't handle her talking about when she wasn't here. I should have let her because I don't really know what Mom would want me to do. She did say she wanted to be strong and not fall apart. Well, I didn't. I planned everything and was strong. It was the hardest thing I had ever gone through. Lily and Julie decorated last year for Christmas. I think they will help me again this year. I do want to get the box that is in the crawl space though because it has more Christmas stuff in it of mine. I bought some new window clings for the living room and the dining room. They are so very cute. I have some old ones too but I don't know how well they will work since they have been used over and over. I will see which ones are still usable. I like the window clings. I have other window clings that I found recently. I think they are the Winnie the Pooh and friends. I plan to put lots of Window clings on the dining room and the living room's windows. Next summer, I am going to go and see what is in the attic. I know that there is a lot of Christmas stuff including two trees. the trees are so old now that they probably aren't any good and I don't need them either but there are some ornaments that I do want up there. The ones I don't that are still good I will donate next fall. I am not sure exactly what is up there though. I know there are some toys but I don't know which ones. I will find that out too. I love the Christmas Season, I always have. There was a time that I hated the actual holiday itself because of family strife, but the Season was usually good. Mom made a lot out of the Christmas Season when we were small. When Richard moved to North Carolina, we started spending Christmas at Richard's house so we didn't decorate as much here at home. I won't go all out, but I do want to have some decorations out this year.
I hope you had a good day, I did.
Tomorrow after the kids come for helping in the garage, I will cut out all the ornaments. I am putting up one of the portable tables up so in the living room for sewing. I don't want to have the sewing machine on the dining room table because the table is very old and while it is solid now. I don't want the slight shaking of the sewing machine to loosen the table up. Bill just tightened in a few months ago for me. I was so happy that that was all it needed and I didn't have to buy a new table set. This winter I will re-glue the chairs. All four of them need it. Right now there is only 1 dining room chair at the table. Two of the chairs are the folding type and where I sit is my office chair which will hopefully go back down into my office sometimes this winter or spring. Either way is fine for me. I am not in a hurry. Eventually, I will get the downstairs all taken care of.
I am feeling a bit better about the holidays this year. Last year I was so sad that I couldn't even imagine how to get through them. I survived though. How, I am not sure, it is a blur. I do know that my cousin, Cathy, came to see me for the week of Thanksgiving and I spent Christmas Eve and Day with Kathy and her family. That helped. This year, being with Jennie and her nice, big, extended family was wonderful. It is hard without my mother as we have never been separated, physically, for this long ever. Even when I was a child and went to camp, I wasn't gone too long, just 6 weeks so to be separated for 13 months, is a lifetime to me. I am not always so sad these days, although I have my moments. I try to think what Mom would want me to do if I ever would have left her tell me. I couldn't handle her talking about when she wasn't here. I should have let her because I don't really know what Mom would want me to do. She did say she wanted to be strong and not fall apart. Well, I didn't. I planned everything and was strong. It was the hardest thing I had ever gone through. Lily and Julie decorated last year for Christmas. I think they will help me again this year. I do want to get the box that is in the crawl space though because it has more Christmas stuff in it of mine. I bought some new window clings for the living room and the dining room. They are so very cute. I have some old ones too but I don't know how well they will work since they have been used over and over. I will see which ones are still usable. I like the window clings. I have other window clings that I found recently. I think they are the Winnie the Pooh and friends. I plan to put lots of Window clings on the dining room and the living room's windows. Next summer, I am going to go and see what is in the attic. I know that there is a lot of Christmas stuff including two trees. the trees are so old now that they probably aren't any good and I don't need them either but there are some ornaments that I do want up there. The ones I don't that are still good I will donate next fall. I am not sure exactly what is up there though. I know there are some toys but I don't know which ones. I will find that out too. I love the Christmas Season, I always have. There was a time that I hated the actual holiday itself because of family strife, but the Season was usually good. Mom made a lot out of the Christmas Season when we were small. When Richard moved to North Carolina, we started spending Christmas at Richard's house so we didn't decorate as much here at home. I won't go all out, but I do want to have some decorations out this year.
I hope you had a good day, I did.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
procrastination of Heather 11-23
I have been procrastinating on my sewing project and it is weird because I love to sew so I am not sure why I am procrastinating on it. I haven't even cut the ornaments out. Nope, not even one little ornament. I am behind my own schedule and I have no reason, no excuse, no nothing, just good old fashion procrastination. I am sort of disappointed in myself because I have been procrastinating on this sewing, but on the other hand, I just haven't been in the mood to sew. It is weird. i haven't really done any sewing for just over a year now. I plan to cut them out on Friday because I will have 10 days to make 25 ornaments. Oh my! I know that I can do it though because they aren't super complicated and I have made them before so I know what I am doing. I am just wishing I started at the beginning of the month like I had planned. Oh well, too late to worry about that now!
Beth brought her Jekyll and Hyde music tonight. We went over several songs so she would be prepared for rehearsal on Tuesday. I am so proud of her. She has worked very hard with voice lessons and it has paid off. Allison is doing rather well with her Christmas Concert music. I think all the students are pretty close to being ready for the concert.
I am not shopping on the day after Thanksgiving. I am just NOT stepping in a store this weekend. I will go to a movie, but I will not go in a store. I also have no reason to go to a store since I am making the gifts I am giving this year and I already have the supplies, I have no need to go. Thank goodness! I can only imagine how crazy it will be, it will simply be a madhouse. Last year, my cousin came over and she went shopping on black Friday. She didn't go to bed on Thanksgiving. She fell asleep until the afternoon when she was done shopping. I was glad she had a good time and was able to get a lot of Christmas Presents.
My head is a bit more sore than usual tonight. I don't know why, but then again, my head never needs a reason to do what it wants to do. Even the hair on my head is making my head hurt. I am also rather tired right now. My left shoulder is a bit sore too. I hope it is cleared up by tomorrow.
I hope you are having a good day.
Beth brought her Jekyll and Hyde music tonight. We went over several songs so she would be prepared for rehearsal on Tuesday. I am so proud of her. She has worked very hard with voice lessons and it has paid off. Allison is doing rather well with her Christmas Concert music. I think all the students are pretty close to being ready for the concert.
I am not shopping on the day after Thanksgiving. I am just NOT stepping in a store this weekend. I will go to a movie, but I will not go in a store. I also have no reason to go to a store since I am making the gifts I am giving this year and I already have the supplies, I have no need to go. Thank goodness! I can only imagine how crazy it will be, it will simply be a madhouse. Last year, my cousin came over and she went shopping on black Friday. She didn't go to bed on Thanksgiving. She fell asleep until the afternoon when she was done shopping. I was glad she had a good time and was able to get a lot of Christmas Presents.
My head is a bit more sore than usual tonight. I don't know why, but then again, my head never needs a reason to do what it wants to do. Even the hair on my head is making my head hurt. I am also rather tired right now. My left shoulder is a bit sore too. I hope it is cleared up by tomorrow.
I hope you are having a good day.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Tuesday 11-22
I am watching NCIS Los Angeles right now. I spoke to Georgette for about an hour and a half. She is doing well and was anxiously awaiting her Daughter, Emily's arrival home from college. Georgette is a fellow piano teacher. I met her years ago when I starting taking my students to the Michigan Music Association Competition. This is the first year she may not have any students attending. There is a big basketball tournament that many of her students will be attending the same weekend. I have about 3 going this year. Many of my students are brand new and not ready for the competition yet. Maybe next year.
Tomorrow I have a couple of make up lessons for Thanksgiving. Brooke and Brianne are going to have their lessons before lunch so they can take off to go up north as soon as their Dad gets off work. Then I just have my usual 2, Allison and Beth. I had to go and pick up a few things tonight. My milk will expire on the 24th so I had to pick up some because there is NO WAY I am going to go to a store on Friday. i also would be out of pop at that point too. It was pouring rain too when I went. Yuck! I left a few of the groceries in the car because it was raining so hard. I grabbed the milk and my medicine but I left the rolls, pop, and bread. I will get the them out of the car tomorrow when it isn't raining. I figure it will be okay overnight. I also need to call the scooter store about my scooter. The batteries don't seem to be holding a charge so I think I will need new batteries unless they say there is something else wrong with the scooter. I am hoping not. I really hope it is something simple like needing new batteries. That is an easy fix. I will find out shortly when I talk to them.
I am watching House Hunters and I am, as usual, amused at how people want certain things in a house but they don't want to pay for it. They want everything updated and fixed the way they want it right away. First thing they usually do is start saying what they will need to change, they always need to change, like an updated kitchen. It is very amusing. I get good giggles out of it. I know my house people would want to change the bathrooms. They have not been updated and won't be anytime soon. The kitchen was redone in the late 90s. We don't have stainless steel appliances, but we have nice white ones. Our carpets are old except for the family room. However, since I am NOT selling the house anytime soon, it isn't something I have to work on. I remember the realtor that was here and she was saying how I had to allow a carpet/flooring allowance. No I don't. She also wanted everything off the walls and for me to repaint everywhere except the family room. Well, I wasn't going to do that. The new owners would repaint anyways. However, I knew at that time I was not moving. People in the family wanted me too, but I didn't want to. I wanted to stay here and I am glad that I did. I have everything I need here. My doctors are all here and that is very important. I didn't want to have to get new doctors. I finally have doctors that I like and can work well with that I don't want to start over looking for new ones. Anyways, I am glad for the decision I made.
I am going to read for a bit now.
Tomorrow I have a couple of make up lessons for Thanksgiving. Brooke and Brianne are going to have their lessons before lunch so they can take off to go up north as soon as their Dad gets off work. Then I just have my usual 2, Allison and Beth. I had to go and pick up a few things tonight. My milk will expire on the 24th so I had to pick up some because there is NO WAY I am going to go to a store on Friday. i also would be out of pop at that point too. It was pouring rain too when I went. Yuck! I left a few of the groceries in the car because it was raining so hard. I grabbed the milk and my medicine but I left the rolls, pop, and bread. I will get the them out of the car tomorrow when it isn't raining. I figure it will be okay overnight. I also need to call the scooter store about my scooter. The batteries don't seem to be holding a charge so I think I will need new batteries unless they say there is something else wrong with the scooter. I am hoping not. I really hope it is something simple like needing new batteries. That is an easy fix. I will find out shortly when I talk to them.
I am watching House Hunters and I am, as usual, amused at how people want certain things in a house but they don't want to pay for it. They want everything updated and fixed the way they want it right away. First thing they usually do is start saying what they will need to change, they always need to change, like an updated kitchen. It is very amusing. I get good giggles out of it. I know my house people would want to change the bathrooms. They have not been updated and won't be anytime soon. The kitchen was redone in the late 90s. We don't have stainless steel appliances, but we have nice white ones. Our carpets are old except for the family room. However, since I am NOT selling the house anytime soon, it isn't something I have to work on. I remember the realtor that was here and she was saying how I had to allow a carpet/flooring allowance. No I don't. She also wanted everything off the walls and for me to repaint everywhere except the family room. Well, I wasn't going to do that. The new owners would repaint anyways. However, I knew at that time I was not moving. People in the family wanted me too, but I didn't want to. I wanted to stay here and I am glad that I did. I have everything I need here. My doctors are all here and that is very important. I didn't want to have to get new doctors. I finally have doctors that I like and can work well with that I don't want to start over looking for new ones. Anyways, I am glad for the decision I made.
I am going to read for a bit now.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Monday 11-21
It hasn't been too cold out yet this late fall. I am thankful for that. Friday, the neighbor's children will be coming to move a few things around in the garage and taking the table and chairs out so my lovely little car will FINALLY be in the garage! I can't wait for that. I really can't. I do need to charge my scooter before that. I am going to do that right now. For some reason, it won't charge. I have it plugged in but it won't show that it is charging. I will have to call the scooter store tomorrow about this. I think it means I need new batteries. They are 5 years old and they say that is about when you have to change them. I am kind of bummed because they are very expensive. I have a good place to buy them from though so that is good. They are cheaper there than from the scooter store. The scooter store is very expensive. I think I will have the repairman come and look at it though. I am doing this now because I don't need the problem at competition. That would be horrible! I so need the scooter then. I will get this fixed. Ugh, more expenses!
I am not as tired as yesterday, but I am still very tired. I slept pretty good for a change last night. I don't recall waking up a lot for a change. I usually wake about every 2 hours to roll over because of pain. My bed wasn't too messed up either so I must have slept a bit better. I am hoping for a repeat experience tonight.
So far, it looks like I will have Charlie tomorrow! I can't wait! I haven't seen him for at least a month! It has been too long! Just way to long! I think we will have an hour lesson for the next month to make up what we have missed. I like how he make up his lessons instead of just missing them. With the concert in 2 weeks, this is especially good! I want him to be super prepared for the concert. Isaac has decided to only sing at the concert. I told him that was just fine, and it is. I don't think it is my place nor something I want to do, to make or force a student to perform. I will encourage, but that is it. If a student doesn't feel that he or she is ready, then that is okay. He did just start piano a few weeks ago, so I am not surprised. We also went through the group song, Jingle Bells, boy, am I glad we went over it because there are parts that a slightly different from the regular one. For example, the Oh is held for 3 beats instead of 1 and the intro is a bit longer than usual. I also don't know the second verse very well. All my singers will be going over it in the next couple of weeks. This way, there will be enough students who know it to help the ones who don't. I will also be there to help the students. They will all have music too so it isn't like they will be in the dark about the song.
I am missing Mom a lot tonight. I think it is because of the holiday coming up. She made such a big deal about holidays. She wouldn't allow any hint of Christmas before the day after Thanksgiving. She also said that Thanksgiving deserves to have it's own day and not share it with the season of Christmas. When I was small, we always dressed up for the dinner. I only wore dresses until about 6th or 7th grade so Mom would make me special dresses for the holidays. Christmas was always a Mother/Daughter dress. I loved wearing dresses like my mom. We kept up the tradition of dressing up until a few years ago when Mom became less aware of the Holidays. I miss that tradition at times. I miss having a nice dress that is similar to my mother's. She was such a good seamstress. I am good, but not as good as her. Her tailoring skills were awesome. Momma made many suits for not only herself but for my brothers and the fit was amazing. She also was the best at fittings. her fittings were second to none. I know if she had wanted to, she could have been a very important designer but that was not her dream. Mom always said she loved sewing clothes for me because I got so excited about them. I remember that too. I cried the first time I had to buy store bought school clothes. Anyways, I digress, I just miss her a lot tonight. I am so thankful she was my mother. Yes, we had some rough times, (doesn't everyone) and at times they were pretty bad, but overall, she did her best to raise us and stand by us whenever we needed her. That is what a mother does, I think. It is kind of funny because I don't remember too much of the bad stuff anymore. It is amazing how that just fades away. I am glad, I don't WANT to remember the bad times anymore. I only want remember the good times.
I hope you are having a good day. Pain wise, it is a normal type day. My shoulder is a bit sore along with my left arm but that is really nothing new. My shoulder has bursitis so this is normal for me. My head is normal pain today so everything is pretty much the usual amount of pain. I am just a bit more tired but not as tired as yesterday.
I am not as tired as yesterday, but I am still very tired. I slept pretty good for a change last night. I don't recall waking up a lot for a change. I usually wake about every 2 hours to roll over because of pain. My bed wasn't too messed up either so I must have slept a bit better. I am hoping for a repeat experience tonight.
So far, it looks like I will have Charlie tomorrow! I can't wait! I haven't seen him for at least a month! It has been too long! Just way to long! I think we will have an hour lesson for the next month to make up what we have missed. I like how he make up his lessons instead of just missing them. With the concert in 2 weeks, this is especially good! I want him to be super prepared for the concert. Isaac has decided to only sing at the concert. I told him that was just fine, and it is. I don't think it is my place nor something I want to do, to make or force a student to perform. I will encourage, but that is it. If a student doesn't feel that he or she is ready, then that is okay. He did just start piano a few weeks ago, so I am not surprised. We also went through the group song, Jingle Bells, boy, am I glad we went over it because there are parts that a slightly different from the regular one. For example, the Oh is held for 3 beats instead of 1 and the intro is a bit longer than usual. I also don't know the second verse very well. All my singers will be going over it in the next couple of weeks. This way, there will be enough students who know it to help the ones who don't. I will also be there to help the students. They will all have music too so it isn't like they will be in the dark about the song.
I am missing Mom a lot tonight. I think it is because of the holiday coming up. She made such a big deal about holidays. She wouldn't allow any hint of Christmas before the day after Thanksgiving. She also said that Thanksgiving deserves to have it's own day and not share it with the season of Christmas. When I was small, we always dressed up for the dinner. I only wore dresses until about 6th or 7th grade so Mom would make me special dresses for the holidays. Christmas was always a Mother/Daughter dress. I loved wearing dresses like my mom. We kept up the tradition of dressing up until a few years ago when Mom became less aware of the Holidays. I miss that tradition at times. I miss having a nice dress that is similar to my mother's. She was such a good seamstress. I am good, but not as good as her. Her tailoring skills were awesome. Momma made many suits for not only herself but for my brothers and the fit was amazing. She also was the best at fittings. her fittings were second to none. I know if she had wanted to, she could have been a very important designer but that was not her dream. Mom always said she loved sewing clothes for me because I got so excited about them. I remember that too. I cried the first time I had to buy store bought school clothes. Anyways, I digress, I just miss her a lot tonight. I am so thankful she was my mother. Yes, we had some rough times, (doesn't everyone) and at times they were pretty bad, but overall, she did her best to raise us and stand by us whenever we needed her. That is what a mother does, I think. It is kind of funny because I don't remember too much of the bad stuff anymore. It is amazing how that just fades away. I am glad, I don't WANT to remember the bad times anymore. I only want remember the good times.
I hope you are having a good day. Pain wise, it is a normal type day. My shoulder is a bit sore along with my left arm but that is really nothing new. My shoulder has bursitis so this is normal for me. My head is normal pain today so everything is pretty much the usual amount of pain. I am just a bit more tired but not as tired as yesterday.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Sunday 11-20
I think I am closer to being ready for the Christmas Concert. Calli was here for an extra lesson. She is almost ready now with her piano piece and her duet. We had a good time. Rebecca was here for her lesson and we have made the choices for her competition music. She now has her Classical, Broadway, and Inspirational pieces. I am pleased with her choices. Her mom and I spoke about a great many things after the lesson. It is hard to believe that Rebecca is 10. I remember when they brought her home from Russia. Next week, Aggie will have her lesson and we will choose what she will sing for competition. Katie needs to make some decisions too. She has picked her Classical piece, Se Tu M'Ami, which is one of her best pieces ever, but Broadway and Inspirational is still up in the air.
I am so tired today. I think I am a broken record with always saying how tired I am. Today is one of the super tired days, not just the usual tired days. I missed church because I didn't feel well at 6:30 this morning. It sort of improved by 1:30 but then I went downstairs and sat in my chair with my feet up in the living room and the next thing I knew it, it was 3 pm. Yeah, I went and got something to eat and sat back down to rest some more. I just couldn't keep my eyes open. Fortunately, by the time Calli arrived I was a bit more perked. After Calli came Rebecca. I am finished for the evening now. I am going to get something to eat and then take my nighttime part 1.
I am watching Law and Order SVU. It is an old episode, I think from the first season, but it is a good one. I like this show a lot and the regular Law and Order. I did like Criminal Intent but I don't know when the show is on so I miss it a lot. I also liked the one that was on for a short time. I can't remember the name, it wasn't the Law and Order LA one, but another one. It ended because one of the actors passed away. The guy who played Lennie Brisko, however you spell it. I haven't seen a lot of the newer episodes because Mom was afraid of the show so I haven't seen it for about 3 years now. I try to remember to watch it on Saturdays when it is on but I sometimes miss it or forget it was on. It is usually on Wednesdays at 10 pm.
I have been thinking about Thanksgiving much more than I usually do. I think it is because lots of people are blogging about it too, not just me. Mom would always have us say one thing we were thankful before we ate dinner. Sometimes it was hard to think of something because it wasn't something we thought of often. Be thankful? We were children who didn't really think about things like that, not until we were older. I don't remember what I said when I was young. It was so long ago that I just don't remember that far back. I do know what I am thankful for now.
Here is my list:
1. Jesus. Without him, I would be nowhere.
2. Kathy. We have been friends for so long that I don't even have to say hello when I am crying she knows who it is immediately that is just one of thousands of reasons why I am thankful.
3. Family. Sometimes you love them, most of the time I don't understand them but when push comes to shove, often they are there.
4. Friends. I am very blessed with the friends I have. They have really helped me not only with the passing of my mother, but before she passed away. I am thankful for both my bloggy friends, facebook friends, and all the rest of my friends.
5. Mom. Even though she is in Heaven. I am so thankful she was my mother. I love her so much. Who else but Vivian A. Paxton could raise me? She knew me better than anyone else and she stood by me through everything. When I first became ill at 16, she was there, when I was ill in my mid 20s and was thinking I was going to end up bed ridden, she fought for me. We had a lot of fun together too. We would vacation together. I have so many memories of us together.
What about you? what are you thankful for? One of my bloggy friends challenged her readers to come up with 5 things you are thankful for. I am thankful that she did because it really got me thinking about thankfulness.
In this week of Thanksgiving, we have much to be Thankful for. I do hope you are having a great day.
I am so tired today. I think I am a broken record with always saying how tired I am. Today is one of the super tired days, not just the usual tired days. I missed church because I didn't feel well at 6:30 this morning. It sort of improved by 1:30 but then I went downstairs and sat in my chair with my feet up in the living room and the next thing I knew it, it was 3 pm. Yeah, I went and got something to eat and sat back down to rest some more. I just couldn't keep my eyes open. Fortunately, by the time Calli arrived I was a bit more perked. After Calli came Rebecca. I am finished for the evening now. I am going to get something to eat and then take my nighttime part 1.
I am watching Law and Order SVU. It is an old episode, I think from the first season, but it is a good one. I like this show a lot and the regular Law and Order. I did like Criminal Intent but I don't know when the show is on so I miss it a lot. I also liked the one that was on for a short time. I can't remember the name, it wasn't the Law and Order LA one, but another one. It ended because one of the actors passed away. The guy who played Lennie Brisko, however you spell it. I haven't seen a lot of the newer episodes because Mom was afraid of the show so I haven't seen it for about 3 years now. I try to remember to watch it on Saturdays when it is on but I sometimes miss it or forget it was on. It is usually on Wednesdays at 10 pm.
I have been thinking about Thanksgiving much more than I usually do. I think it is because lots of people are blogging about it too, not just me. Mom would always have us say one thing we were thankful before we ate dinner. Sometimes it was hard to think of something because it wasn't something we thought of often. Be thankful? We were children who didn't really think about things like that, not until we were older. I don't remember what I said when I was young. It was so long ago that I just don't remember that far back. I do know what I am thankful for now.
Here is my list:
1. Jesus. Without him, I would be nowhere.
2. Kathy. We have been friends for so long that I don't even have to say hello when I am crying she knows who it is immediately that is just one of thousands of reasons why I am thankful.
3. Family. Sometimes you love them, most of the time I don't understand them but when push comes to shove, often they are there.
4. Friends. I am very blessed with the friends I have. They have really helped me not only with the passing of my mother, but before she passed away. I am thankful for both my bloggy friends, facebook friends, and all the rest of my friends.
5. Mom. Even though she is in Heaven. I am so thankful she was my mother. I love her so much. Who else but Vivian A. Paxton could raise me? She knew me better than anyone else and she stood by me through everything. When I first became ill at 16, she was there, when I was ill in my mid 20s and was thinking I was going to end up bed ridden, she fought for me. We had a lot of fun together too. We would vacation together. I have so many memories of us together.
What about you? what are you thankful for? One of my bloggy friends challenged her readers to come up with 5 things you are thankful for. I am thankful that she did because it really got me thinking about thankfulness.
In this week of Thanksgiving, we have much to be Thankful for. I do hope you are having a great day.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Saturday 11-19
I had my new, temporary student this afternoon. Her name is Julian and she is very nice. She is in 11th grade and they are doing "Mulan Jr." I had no idea that Mulan the movie had been made into a stage musical but I now know that they did. We worked on 3 songs that she needs. We will work more on December 3 when she has her second lesson. I really liked this young lady a lot. Camille had her lesson too and she graciously switched her lesson to Sunday next weekend so that I can spend the day with Kathy and family. Her parents are celebrating Thanksgiving on Saturday since Kathy and her family will be at Tony's family's house. I do enjoy spending time with Kathy's parents, because they are so nice and they have known me pretty much as long as Kathy has. I am excited to spend time with Kathy next weekend. It should be a good time.
I am pretty tired tonight, which is a good thing because I do have to get up early for church tomorrow. I don't know which song we are singing or where we are singing, but that is okay, I will find out tomorrow. I also want to get up a bit earlier than I did last week because I need to have breakfast before I go to church. I almost passed out at church and I think it was because I didn't have a good enough breakfast. I will fix that tomorrow morning. As much as I don't like eating right away when I get up, I will need to do this on Sundays so that my tummy is full and no chance of lightheadedness. That is a bad thing. We are under hot lights so it is important that I eat a good meal. I will stop and get my diet coke to bring to church with me. I won't be singing at the other services because I am teaching lessons tomorrow (make ups) so I will need a nap before teaching.
Because I am so tired, I think I will head for bed rather shortly instead of the usual closer to midnight time. I am thankful I am tired now because then I should have a better sheep tonight than I usually do on a Saturday night.
Choir is going well. Sometimes it is hard to focus on a song when we have been rehearsing it for a while, but mostly his timing for working on songs works well with my hard time to concentrate. I don't have to memorize anything because we use the music. This is a good thing as my memory is not good for memorizing anymore. For the rest of the music we sing with the congregation there are words up on screens so that is a good thing. I usually look at the screen to the left of me because it is easier than the one in front of me. I am looking forward to next week with lessons, Thanksgiving Day, Jennie, Kathy and family. Kathy and I are also going to see "Breaking Dawn" on Saturday late afternoon early evening. I need to watch "Eclipse" first though. I think I may re-watch the first and second Twilight movies and then watch "Eclipse". That would get me ready for the new movie. I wonder if the Muglia girls will ever like "Twilight" books or movies. They haven't seen or read them so I am not sure. They make fun of them every so often and when they do I like to point out to them they haven't read them so how would they know what they are like? I figure next summer I will loan them my Twilight books. They will be 15 and 16 years old at that time so plenty old enough to ready the young adult books. I enjoyed them. They are an easy read. Are they as good as Harry Potter? No, but what is as good. Harry Potter books are amazingly written books and nothing can compare except maybe Anne of Green Gables although Anne's action scenes are way different that Harry's. She also doesn't have the good against evil thing but they are still really good books.
I do hope you are having a good day!
I am pretty tired tonight, which is a good thing because I do have to get up early for church tomorrow. I don't know which song we are singing or where we are singing, but that is okay, I will find out tomorrow. I also want to get up a bit earlier than I did last week because I need to have breakfast before I go to church. I almost passed out at church and I think it was because I didn't have a good enough breakfast. I will fix that tomorrow morning. As much as I don't like eating right away when I get up, I will need to do this on Sundays so that my tummy is full and no chance of lightheadedness. That is a bad thing. We are under hot lights so it is important that I eat a good meal. I will stop and get my diet coke to bring to church with me. I won't be singing at the other services because I am teaching lessons tomorrow (make ups) so I will need a nap before teaching.
Because I am so tired, I think I will head for bed rather shortly instead of the usual closer to midnight time. I am thankful I am tired now because then I should have a better sheep tonight than I usually do on a Saturday night.
Choir is going well. Sometimes it is hard to focus on a song when we have been rehearsing it for a while, but mostly his timing for working on songs works well with my hard time to concentrate. I don't have to memorize anything because we use the music. This is a good thing as my memory is not good for memorizing anymore. For the rest of the music we sing with the congregation there are words up on screens so that is a good thing. I usually look at the screen to the left of me because it is easier than the one in front of me. I am looking forward to next week with lessons, Thanksgiving Day, Jennie, Kathy and family. Kathy and I are also going to see "Breaking Dawn" on Saturday late afternoon early evening. I need to watch "Eclipse" first though. I think I may re-watch the first and second Twilight movies and then watch "Eclipse". That would get me ready for the new movie. I wonder if the Muglia girls will ever like "Twilight" books or movies. They haven't seen or read them so I am not sure. They make fun of them every so often and when they do I like to point out to them they haven't read them so how would they know what they are like? I figure next summer I will loan them my Twilight books. They will be 15 and 16 years old at that time so plenty old enough to ready the young adult books. I enjoyed them. They are an easy read. Are they as good as Harry Potter? No, but what is as good. Harry Potter books are amazingly written books and nothing can compare except maybe Anne of Green Gables although Anne's action scenes are way different that Harry's. She also doesn't have the good against evil thing but they are still really good books.
I do hope you are having a good day!
Friday, November 18, 2011
Flu shot day 11-18
Wow, the nurse (a new one too!) actually got the test done first poke! I was very nervous about this new nurse to try but she did it. I drank extra water last night that I didn't feel too good when I went to bed. I was so waterlogged but I was determined to not go through another try like Wednesday when they couldn't get anything.
I also got the flu shot. They had run out on Wednesday so I would have had to go back and get it today so it really wasn't a big deal to go back, just a big deal of WHY I had to go back. After the doctor's office my gas light went on. I don't usually let my tank get so low that the light goes on but for some reason this time I did! Oh my! I quickly went to the regular station I go too where they pump the gas for free. The gas is the same price as self serve only they pump the gas for me. Sometimes, my legs are so sore that even standing to get gas is hard. Yeah, it is annoying so I try to frequent the gas station that pumps for me. I made it to the station although it was a bit of a drive from the doctor's office but I made it before I ran out. Whew, what a near miss that was.
I then came home and took a nap. I had to get up super early because they only do the tests before 11 am and the only time they had left was before that. I think I slept for about 2 hours but they were broken up because the phone rang and then I woke up too. My bottom was a bit sore from sitting there for so long too. I had left the door open because I was afraid that I wouldn't hear it if anyone knocked. Unfortunately, it gave me a bit more of a nightmare of someone just walking in and hurting me. It was very freaky. I won't do this again. Next time I take a nap in the living room, I will have the front door shut and locked. What can I say? I get nightmares easy.
Acer did really well for his lesson today. I told him he had a green lesson. His school uses colors to describe behavior. It did look at one point that he wasn't going to listen, but in the end he did. Green is the best behavior color and for him, it was good. He did exactly like I asked. He played his song 2 times in a row like he will at the concert and he sang his singing song with an open mouth so we could hear his voice better. Calli did very well as usual. She will have an extra lesson on Sunday to make up for the one she missed a few weeks ago. I am just nervous that she will not be ready but she is almost ready so I think with the addition of Sunday, she will do just fine. I also told her we wouldn't be grocery shopping until December. She was disappointed but she understands. Emily did very well too. I think the new computer program is really helping. Breanna said she likes it and so does her little nephews. I think that is cute. I am happy that the computer game seems to be perking everyone's interest.
I am watching Extreme Makeover, Home Edition. It is a good one. They are building a house for a woman who runs a local soup kitchen. It is a cool episode. I do like this show. I also really like NCIS, NCIS Los Angeles, Project Runway, Dance Moms (although it is done for the season) and Law and Order SVU (although I don't always watch this one, it has been known to give me nightmares at times). I watch a lot of HGTV too. I read a bit everyday too. I spend a lot of my time sleeping though. since I have Fibromyalgia, I feel sick everyday, some days more than others but I have a headache every single day, the question always is how bad is it? My tummy also doesn't digest properly. Most people digest their food within 90 minutes of eating. Mine, takes much, much longer. I take some medicine that helps that. I still get tummy upsets and pain a lot. I also have arthritis and asthma. The arthritis is in my lower back, hips, fingers, and feet. It is annoying but generally it is the hips and legs that ache the most. Today, is a normal day, that means that the head hurts but not super bad (like yesterday and the other day), my legs ache if I stand too long or walk too far, and I just don't feel super good, but it isn't extreme today. This is just my normal day. You would never know by looking at me I feel sick and not well. You would never know that I am so exhausted. It is just a normal day for me. I am thankful for these "normal days" when I have them because you never know when you will get a flare. Every day but today I woke with a super bad headache. On one of the days (I don't remember which one) it was one of the worst I have ever had and I thought I would have to go to the ER but then it lessened enough where I could function. I think the hardest thing for me is the lack of concentration skills and memory problems. I have to write things down in my planner or I won't remember. I have to write very specific details too not just general notes. I have gone to the post office without my mail, I have gone to the bank to make a deposit, stood in line only to realize I left the deposit at home because I wrote go to bank but not go to bank and bring deposit. These things are kind of funny now, but at the time when these things happen, it isn't too funny. Mom was a big help too because she helped me keep organized, otherwise, it is hard to think what will happen. I leave my planner out everyday so I know what I am doing next. I look at it all the time. I put it on my computer when I go to bed at night. If I have to get up early, I write why on a post it note and put that note on my clock so when the alarm goes off, I know why I am getting up early and not miss whatever appointment I have.
Anyways, I do hope you are having a good day. I am going to watch some TV and then read.
I also got the flu shot. They had run out on Wednesday so I would have had to go back and get it today so it really wasn't a big deal to go back, just a big deal of WHY I had to go back. After the doctor's office my gas light went on. I don't usually let my tank get so low that the light goes on but for some reason this time I did! Oh my! I quickly went to the regular station I go too where they pump the gas for free. The gas is the same price as self serve only they pump the gas for me. Sometimes, my legs are so sore that even standing to get gas is hard. Yeah, it is annoying so I try to frequent the gas station that pumps for me. I made it to the station although it was a bit of a drive from the doctor's office but I made it before I ran out. Whew, what a near miss that was.
I then came home and took a nap. I had to get up super early because they only do the tests before 11 am and the only time they had left was before that. I think I slept for about 2 hours but they were broken up because the phone rang and then I woke up too. My bottom was a bit sore from sitting there for so long too. I had left the door open because I was afraid that I wouldn't hear it if anyone knocked. Unfortunately, it gave me a bit more of a nightmare of someone just walking in and hurting me. It was very freaky. I won't do this again. Next time I take a nap in the living room, I will have the front door shut and locked. What can I say? I get nightmares easy.
Acer did really well for his lesson today. I told him he had a green lesson. His school uses colors to describe behavior. It did look at one point that he wasn't going to listen, but in the end he did. Green is the best behavior color and for him, it was good. He did exactly like I asked. He played his song 2 times in a row like he will at the concert and he sang his singing song with an open mouth so we could hear his voice better. Calli did very well as usual. She will have an extra lesson on Sunday to make up for the one she missed a few weeks ago. I am just nervous that she will not be ready but she is almost ready so I think with the addition of Sunday, she will do just fine. I also told her we wouldn't be grocery shopping until December. She was disappointed but she understands. Emily did very well too. I think the new computer program is really helping. Breanna said she likes it and so does her little nephews. I think that is cute. I am happy that the computer game seems to be perking everyone's interest.
I am watching Extreme Makeover, Home Edition. It is a good one. They are building a house for a woman who runs a local soup kitchen. It is a cool episode. I do like this show. I also really like NCIS, NCIS Los Angeles, Project Runway, Dance Moms (although it is done for the season) and Law and Order SVU (although I don't always watch this one, it has been known to give me nightmares at times). I watch a lot of HGTV too. I read a bit everyday too. I spend a lot of my time sleeping though. since I have Fibromyalgia, I feel sick everyday, some days more than others but I have a headache every single day, the question always is how bad is it? My tummy also doesn't digest properly. Most people digest their food within 90 minutes of eating. Mine, takes much, much longer. I take some medicine that helps that. I still get tummy upsets and pain a lot. I also have arthritis and asthma. The arthritis is in my lower back, hips, fingers, and feet. It is annoying but generally it is the hips and legs that ache the most. Today, is a normal day, that means that the head hurts but not super bad (like yesterday and the other day), my legs ache if I stand too long or walk too far, and I just don't feel super good, but it isn't extreme today. This is just my normal day. You would never know by looking at me I feel sick and not well. You would never know that I am so exhausted. It is just a normal day for me. I am thankful for these "normal days" when I have them because you never know when you will get a flare. Every day but today I woke with a super bad headache. On one of the days (I don't remember which one) it was one of the worst I have ever had and I thought I would have to go to the ER but then it lessened enough where I could function. I think the hardest thing for me is the lack of concentration skills and memory problems. I have to write things down in my planner or I won't remember. I have to write very specific details too not just general notes. I have gone to the post office without my mail, I have gone to the bank to make a deposit, stood in line only to realize I left the deposit at home because I wrote go to bank but not go to bank and bring deposit. These things are kind of funny now, but at the time when these things happen, it isn't too funny. Mom was a big help too because she helped me keep organized, otherwise, it is hard to think what will happen. I leave my planner out everyday so I know what I am doing next. I look at it all the time. I put it on my computer when I go to bed at night. If I have to get up early, I write why on a post it note and put that note on my clock so when the alarm goes off, I know why I am getting up early and not miss whatever appointment I have.
Anyways, I do hope you are having a good day. I am going to watch some TV and then read.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
not the best day 11-17
I woke up this morning with a doozy of a headache. I know all this week I have been waking up with them, but today was the worst! I also had plans for 7 lessons, yes, straight through from 2:15 to 6:00 and then from 6:30 to 7:00. I took my morning medication and some Advil and well, it worked, my head improved enough to teach well. I enjoy my students, but I am exhausted tonight. I am thankful I have that many today but I am also thankful I don't have that many every day. I love my students. I think I say that a lot. Hm, well, it is true. My student, Beth, auditioned for Jekyll and Hyde for her local community theatre. She didn't hear anything back so we thought she didn't get a part. Well, Tuesday she received a message asking why she has missed 2 rehearsals! They had casted her right away but somehow in the shuffle of things, she didn't get notified! I am so glad she is in! She has worked very hard on singing and is at the point where her voice is about to change. It is very exciting when it gets to that point. I am anxious to hear how Tuesday and this coming Saturday went when she has her lesson on Sunday. It is an usual day for her to have a lesson this week, but with parent/teacher conferences, she needed to reschedule her lesson. I am just thankful that we can reschedule instead of cancel lessons. It really is a good thing. Now next Thursday, me 3 online company students will not have lessons, but my other three have rescheduled.
I didn't go to choir practice tonight because I still have a bit of the bad headache. Not like this morning, but I am exhausted and am ready to go to bed shortly. I have to get my blood test tomorrow. I had to reschedule because they couldn't get any blood out of me. It really stinks but I shall pray that tomorrow it will work fine. I also need the flu shot too. As much as I didn't want to have to go back, at least they should have some flu shot left when I go.
I am going to read for a few now. I do hope you are having a good day!
I didn't go to choir practice tonight because I still have a bit of the bad headache. Not like this morning, but I am exhausted and am ready to go to bed shortly. I have to get my blood test tomorrow. I had to reschedule because they couldn't get any blood out of me. It really stinks but I shall pray that tomorrow it will work fine. I also need the flu shot too. As much as I didn't want to have to go back, at least they should have some flu shot left when I go.
I am going to read for a few now. I do hope you are having a good day!
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
mid week 11-16
I went to get my blood test this afternoon. I also hoped to get the flu shot. They ran out of the flu shot last night and more was coming in some time today. After 3 pokes, the nurse still could not get my blood. That was a big time fail. I have to go back on Friday for another try and I have to be there earlier than usual. Ugh. So yeah, I am so not very happy about that but I have to have the blood test so I will just deal with and and come home to take a nap when I am done. Naps rule in this house, for me anyway.
I woke up before the alarm went off. I think I slept pretty well last night for a change. I was so tired last night when I went to bed that I didn't even read and I am reading a really good book right now. I was a bit tired this afternoon so I thought I would take a nap before Allison's lesson. She was the only lesson today. Natalie will have a make up tomorrow since she couldn't make it tonight. Natalie is such a nice young lady. She sings really nice too. She was having trouble with one of the songs but I have a tape recorder that we will tape us singing it and she can borrow it to practice at home.
I was thinking about my Momma today before the doctor appointment. It has almost been 13 months since she passed away. I was thinking about her last few years. In 2008, after we lost the store, she was still pretty independent and could do lots of stuff for herself. I would not let her be by herself too long though because I was afraid she would get lost. She liked to be with me most of the time. She had been coming to the store with me for the last 2 1/2 years. I didn't mind because she loved being there a lot. After we lost the store, I was deeply upset over it. I had worked so hard only to lose it. I would say that for a few months, I didn't emerge from my room to often except for teaching. Mom could get herself up in the morning and eat breakfast. She would watch the weather channel (for some reason she loved the weather channel) and wait for me to get my lazy butt up. We would go to Tim Horton's for lunch and have a nice time. I would teach a few lessons during the week but mostly we hung out together. Mom and I spent a lot of time at the movies summer of 2009. I think we went to the movies about every week. We saw so many good movies and a few duds. We would also go to Olive Garden at least once a month. Mom and I love that restaurant. It wasn't until about November 2009 that she started being less independent. In December 2009, I had to start gating her up the stairs because she would go out of the house looking for me and get lost. Fortunately, I have really good neighbors and they found Mom right away and brought her back home. Kathy was getting rid of her baby gates but she hadn't yet. I called her to find out where to buy them and how much they might be. She gave me her gates. I drove to and from K-zoo in one day for those. I was glad that I got to keep her and take care of her. So, anyways, I was just thinking about her today a little more than usual. The 18th is coming up and that is a day I dislike since she passed away on the 18th of October. Some days it seems like forever ago that I last saw her and other times it feels like yesterday. It is weird this mourning thing. Some days I feel like I wading through mud that won't let me walk and other days, not so much mud to walk it.
I hope you are having a good day.
I woke up before the alarm went off. I think I slept pretty well last night for a change. I was so tired last night when I went to bed that I didn't even read and I am reading a really good book right now. I was a bit tired this afternoon so I thought I would take a nap before Allison's lesson. She was the only lesson today. Natalie will have a make up tomorrow since she couldn't make it tonight. Natalie is such a nice young lady. She sings really nice too. She was having trouble with one of the songs but I have a tape recorder that we will tape us singing it and she can borrow it to practice at home.
I was thinking about my Momma today before the doctor appointment. It has almost been 13 months since she passed away. I was thinking about her last few years. In 2008, after we lost the store, she was still pretty independent and could do lots of stuff for herself. I would not let her be by herself too long though because I was afraid she would get lost. She liked to be with me most of the time. She had been coming to the store with me for the last 2 1/2 years. I didn't mind because she loved being there a lot. After we lost the store, I was deeply upset over it. I had worked so hard only to lose it. I would say that for a few months, I didn't emerge from my room to often except for teaching. Mom could get herself up in the morning and eat breakfast. She would watch the weather channel (for some reason she loved the weather channel) and wait for me to get my lazy butt up. We would go to Tim Horton's for lunch and have a nice time. I would teach a few lessons during the week but mostly we hung out together. Mom and I spent a lot of time at the movies summer of 2009. I think we went to the movies about every week. We saw so many good movies and a few duds. We would also go to Olive Garden at least once a month. Mom and I love that restaurant. It wasn't until about November 2009 that she started being less independent. In December 2009, I had to start gating her up the stairs because she would go out of the house looking for me and get lost. Fortunately, I have really good neighbors and they found Mom right away and brought her back home. Kathy was getting rid of her baby gates but she hadn't yet. I called her to find out where to buy them and how much they might be. She gave me her gates. I drove to and from K-zoo in one day for those. I was glad that I got to keep her and take care of her. So, anyways, I was just thinking about her today a little more than usual. The 18th is coming up and that is a day I dislike since she passed away on the 18th of October. Some days it seems like forever ago that I last saw her and other times it feels like yesterday. It is weird this mourning thing. Some days I feel like I wading through mud that won't let me walk and other days, not so much mud to walk it.
I hope you are having a good day.
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