Sunday 3-3

the last of the furniture that needed to move is officially gone.  Karlyn now has a formal living room set, a bed frame and headboard for a twin bed, and a stair climber.  She seemed very happy about that.  Her younger brother and his friend, Hans came to take care of it.  Bill helped too.  The kids are downstairs playing and Heather is upstairs, possibly sleeping.  She hasn't been feeling these past few weeks.  I do hope she feels better soon.  She is also super tired, something which I totally understand.

Now that the other furniture is gone, we can have the rest of the stuff from the "old house" as Acer calls it come here to the "new house".  Then we can start organizing stuff.

I bought 3 boxes of CD sleeves so I can change out all the CD cases to sleeves.  There is just no room in the drawer anymore for the CDs with cases.  I am going to be changing the cases tonight.  This will help the issue of the CDs not fitting in the drawer.  I am looking for a certain CD but I can't find it anywhere and I am totally upset over this because I don't to have to buy a new one again but I need it so I will have to do this.

Acer is showing me his trumpet/saxophone toy.  He gets so excited when showing me his toys.  Anything musical and that young man is there in a minute.  He loves music so much.  I completely understand this because I love music so much too.  He does think it is cool that for his lesson he just has to go to the living room.  Now he has a saxophone toy.  I think the majority of his toys are musical.  Acer also has perfect pitch which comes in handy at times.

I am watching this crazy show called Amish Mafia.  It is really weird, interesting, but weird.  Definitely not the usual show about the Amish.

I had lunch with Robin today.  It was so nice to see her.  She brought me the case for my nook that I wanted.  The sleeve is good, but this case is better.  I can set it up to read or play games.  I now have 5 types of Angry Birds games.  I love that game for some reason.  (Acer is playing a game of you order something and then he builds it - it is so cute.  Acer is making me a bob-it-loop.  Both kids are so creative!)  I also have a new magazine that Robin suggested.  It is called what the doctor knows.  I will check and see if it is interesting enough to subscribe to it.

I have to contact the hospital on Monday.  I need to find out if I had received the financial assistance.  I hope I did for at least the ER visits that I have had.  I hope to not have to go back there anytime soon.  I do try to stay healthy enough.  The latest visit was the infection under the skin.  Something I hope to never have again.  It was rather painful and well they can be rather serious so yeah, not interested in having it again.

Calli is back from working with her dog and doing her homework so we are going to play a game of uno.  We both love that game.

I can't believe it is Saturday already and March 2!!!!!!

Where did the week go?  I got home on Sunday from competition and pretty much flopped into bed.  I had to get up earlier than usual Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday so I was rather tired.  I am still really tired from competition.  Tomorrow, Karlyn's brother, Ted and his friend, Hans are coming to take the furniture out of the house and store it in Karlyn's and Ted's mother's house.  I am glad she can use the furniture and that this will help her.  I like the furniture but it just isn't something I can use.  I would have to re-stuff the cushions and really, it isn't for everyday use.  It is company only furniture and I need everyday furniture in the living room since I have children and their parents coming for lessons.  This way we will also have space for a TV downstairs too.  That will be good and once we have everything sorted, it will work out much better.

I am pleased with how well my 3 girls did at competition.  Sarah was ill and still was able to play.  She received 3rd place in piano with her classical piece, Quadrille by Haydn.  I was so happy for her because this was her first piano competition ever.  Natalie and Rebecca did well too.  Rebecca received 1st in all 4 of her categories and Natalie came home with 2 1sts, 1 2nd, and 1 3rd.  It was her first competition too.  I do expect that someday both Natalie and Rebecca will be in voice open and that Sarah will be in Piano Open.  The open categories are for the very advanced musicians.  With how ambitious Sarah is on learning the piano, I do expect her to advanced like she has been.  She is a delight to teach, simply delightful.  Sarah is eager to learn and learn correctly.  She takes corrections very well. I am so pleased about that.  It is so lovely to work with a student that wants to learn so much.

My nook had been giving me issues last night and today.  I thought it was me.  Well, to my surprise, it wasn't!  Thank goodness for that!  Everything is now downloaded and ready to read.  I love my nook.  Kathy has an iPhone now.  She has been saving her birthday and Christmas money so she finally got one.  She is so excited about it.  I spoke to her on the phone for a long while today.  It was so sweet how excited she was about her iPhone!  Now, of course, I want one.  Well, I don't need one and I just upgraded my phone so no new phone needed for me.  I love my new phone a lot.  It takes pretty good pictures too.  i just have to download them on the flash drive and then copy them to my computer.  This is supposed to be easily done so we shall see.  I am not that technically advanced at times.

I have the coolest arrangement of On My Own and I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables for my students.  I just have to dig out the original CDs and then copy them for the students.  As a teacher, I am allowed to copy 1 copy of music and CD for each student.  They cannot use it in a live performance, but for practicing they can.  I have a new student starting next Saturday.  Her name is Jennifer and she wants to sing in church.  Kirbie had her last saxophone lesson for a while.  Her dad has to take a 20% pay cut so out goes the lessons.  I am sorry as she was such a sweet girl and worked pretty hard.  She needed to learn how to tongue her notes and how to slur them.  Now, Kirbie is an expert at those techniques.  Kirbie also was fun to teach.  Her mom was so nice too.  We went over a few musical terms that Kirbie will be needing for band class.  I hope to see her in the fall when things get better for them.  I didn't have Brooklynn's lesson today.  She got the week I was at competition mixed up.  I will see her on Thursday before choir.  I may be a bit late, but that will be okay.  We often start a few minutes late to begin with.  This past week, Carolyn and I were the only sopranos at rehearsal.  We sang some new songs too.  I really like the music that we are doing in choir.  I just hope to be able to make it to church soon.  My head is usually so bad at that early in the morning that I have given up hope on being able to go to church.  I hope with the new medicine, it will work.

I started the new medicine last night.  One of the side effects is actually weight loss.  I am actually hoping to have that side effect as I manage to gain weight with every other medicine that has a weight gain as a side effect, especially Lyrica.  80 pounds in 6 months.  Yup, not fair!  Wouldn't it be nice if it was 80 pounds gone in 6 months?  That would be simply beautiful, just beautiful.

So far, the new living arrangement is going quite well.  Maisy is so cute.  I went to take a nap the other day and she hopped up on my lap to join me.  She is such a cute dog.  I had no idea I would like living with 2 furbabies.  Calli keeps her dog with her at all times so it isn't like he is running around.  He is pretty well behaved too.  He is good with Calli who can't sit still to save her life.  He takes her moving around in stride.  Maisy is very attached to Heather.  She follows Heather everywhere.  It is so sweet.  She sleeps in the same room as Heather too.  I like when Maisy comes up to me but basically, she just likes being around Heather.  Acer and Calli have seemed to adapted to the new living arrangement.  Acer even commented about something being at the old house so that is good that he is adjusting.  Calli likes her new room.  I think the bedrooms are a bit bigger but not by much.  Our house looks bigger because the garage is attached.  I think we 5 fit in here very well.  I still have my room (which is in need of re-organizing!).  I did have the option of moving into mom's room, but I really didn't want to because I really like my room.  I am going to transfer the curtains in Heather and Bill's room to my room.  It will brighten up my room and the way their bed is, they need shorter curtains.  Bill brought the light out of Calli's old room to be placed in her new room since the light in there is hanging from the ceiling.  All in all, I feel that this arrangement will really help all of us.

Well, onto copying my choir music from the flash drive and then to reading before bed!!!!  :)

The Day After 2-25

Wow, competition is over.  I am exhausted.  I had a good weekend, the students did awesome.  I tried to pace myself and pretty much I did okay.  I have discovered though, I cannot room captain anymore.  It is too much standing and walking back and forth.  I had help because I cannot do that much standing.  I will let them know right away because it causes too much extra pain.  Because I have help, it wasn't so bad but without that help, I would have had to go right home and miss the awards because of the pain levels.  I do other jobs before the competition and I like that.  This way, if I need to rest, I can go and rest.  It is important that I have time for resting.

The kids did really well while I was teaching.  Calli has Q (the guide dog) with his harness on so everyone knows he is working and can't be petted or spoken too and Acer was playing quietly downstairs.  It goes rather well.  After I finished lessons for the evening, I finished making dinner that Heather had started.  It was yummy and healthy.  Heather made sure there were plenty of veggies in the dinner.  It was good.  Calli helped me clear the table and put the dishes in the dishwasher after dinner.  She has also learned how to turn on the dishwasher.  Mine is a bit different than hers but she knows how it works.  Calli also learned to wipe the dishes before we put them in the dishwasher as we can't have any food in the sink because of the septic tank.  Overall, I think it went well.  She is a lovely assistant.  We worked very well together.  It is nice to have others in the house when I am not teaching. The quiet can get sooooo loud at times.

I have been rededicating myself to eating more healthy.  I eat more veggies than anything.  I also do make sure I have enough protein.  I am now working on eating less bread and stuff like that.  I take the CLA and Safflower Oil supplements that help with weight loss.  I have been taking them for about a month now.  I expect to have some results of my rededicated healthy eating habits in a couple of months.  I have noticed that I am not hungry as much as I used to be.  I also think this is because I now take all my medicines with water and nothing else so basically I drink at least about 12 ounces of water before I eat.  I don't find problems too much with hunger during the day.  It will be nice to actually be eating more at home with people instead of by myself.  This is definitely a win for all of us.

I am hoping to see my friend, Jennie in a play this weekend.  She is in an odd couple type play only with women as the main characters.  I missed her play last time because I had a really bad headache.  Since this one is in the afternoon, I don't expect to have too much trouble with a bad headache, I hope it is just the regular headache.

Thursday, I am planning to go to choir practice no matter what.  I don't want to miss anymore.  I am going to have to learn to function with them.  I am just going to have to.  I don't really have any choice at this point.  They are here.  I do see Dr. Rossi tomorrow.  I am asking her to change my medicine.  I am still having issues with the hallucinations at night in the dark but also because I had to go to the lower dosage and it doesn't really help all that much.  It helps me get to sleep faster but that is about it.  I do really like Dr. Rossi.  She is determined to find something that will help me.  I must say, it is a nice change because I gave up hope when the other 2 neurologists said that there was nothing they could do about an everyday headache.  Dr. Rossi said that there is something that can be done and I should expect that someday I will not have an everyday headache.  That will be an awesome day for me.

Well it is time to watch castle and then head for bed soon.

Competition Weekend

I am very tired but pleased with how well the competition turned out.  Everyone of my 3 who went did well.  I will post more about it tomorrow.  Right now, I am very tired and sore.  I am extra sore, which I expected.  I did pace myself pretty well.

More tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

getting settled 2-19

Tonight will be the first night that everyone will be sleeping here: Bill, Heather, Acer, Calli, Q, and Maisy.  Q sleeps in Calli's room and will be gated it.  Maisy sleeps with Heather and Bill so the fur babies are all set.  Acer is in his new room and Calli's was completely set up today.  She is all set.  Now on to unpacking, putting things where they belong, and all of that type of stuff.  Heather isn't feeling too well right now.  I think she got what I got a few weeks ago except that she also has ear aches and a sore throat, which I, fortunately, didn't get those symptoms.

Calli is doing her goalball exercises.  She is a very serious athlete and has goals to be in the para-olympics either in 2016 or 2020.  With her determination, I believe she will be there.  Calli does her exercise every night without fail.  Acer is already in bed and hopefully, asleep.  I  read him his book tonight because Heather just can't talk very well.  She has pretty much lost her voice.

So far, the move has gone very smoothly outside of Heather not feeling too well.  I do get a good giggle at the thought that there are 2 Heathers in the house.  I am sure Heather will think so too when she feels better.  Calli brought down my laundry for me and took up some laundry too.  She is very helpful.  Acer, Calli, and I went through one of the photo albums.  I took out all the pictures of us and labeled the photo.  I plan to put up a lot of pictures around the house.  Richard would like his baby picture.  I will take a picture of it and then ship it to him.  Andrew doesn't want me to give him his.  He would prefer that I take a picture of it and put it on face book then tag him in it.  I am moving my baby picture to my bedroom.  The hallway paintings of Mom's will also be coming down.  I will also take a picture of them before they get donated.  I am keeping the living room ones and the ones in my bedroom.  Mom painted those for me so I am keeping them.  I also have a collage of pictures of my friends to put up in my room too or in the hallway or family room or dining room.  I am not sure right now.

Competition is coming up this weekend.  Sarah is very well prepared.  She is such a nice young lady.  I really like her a lot.  Breanna and Natalie have their lessons tomorrow.  They are both pretty prepared so is Rebecca.  I am glad about that.  I am looking forward to competition.  My job was to get the pianos and it is on track so I am glad about this.  I think it will be a good weekend.  Only 1 more day before competition.

Well, I think it is time to read and relax for the night.  I do have a medium bad headache tonight but the good thing is, I didn't have it all day, just in the morning and the evening.  During the afternoon it was okay.

Ah Tuesdays, 2-19

I love Tuesdays.  It is NCIS night and I loooooove both of those shows so much.  I am fascinated with detective and that type of stuff shows.  NCIS is on right now and it is almost over.  NCIS Los Angeles will be on next.  I had a couple of students today.  Bob had his lesson today instead of yesterday because he was working.  Amy had her lesson today.  She just finished her level 1 books and has now started level 2.  She is doing very well.  I am pleased with her progress.  Of course, I am mostly pleased with most of my students' progress.  There are only a few who don't practice very much.  Isaac is doing well now that he has a song for piano that he likes.  I have decided that I need to do something a little unconventional with him.  He likes to play but I think lesson type books are not his thing.  Not everyone is made for lesson books and need a different way to learn.  He is playing a song from "Les Miserables".  Isaac really liked the movie.  I knew he would.  We were talking about it during his lesson when I pulled the book out and he was really happy about that.  I bought the big note arrangement with him in mind.  I know it is a bit above his level at this point, but he is beyond the 5 finger arrangement so I would rather him be challenged than bored.  He is a really neat young man.  His father, David, is actually my older brother's childhood friend so basically, I have known Isaac since he was born and his dad has known me since I was born.  Isaac and I think that is really cool.

Maisy came yesterday to check out her new digs.  I think the little puppy likes it here.  She explored everywhere while we were all working.  Okay - I didn't do much since I can't lift too much.  I did help move some boxes so that Bill could get the filing cabinets into the family fun room and out of Calli's bedroom.  Acer was so cute.  He was using the stair climber.  He said that perhaps we shouldn't have this one go anywhere so he could do his exercise.  Acer looked like he was having a good time with the exercise machine.  Right now things are just in a jumble in the family room because we don't have the furniture moved yet.  It will get all in order soon so I am not worried about it.  More things will be moved in tomorrow.  I think beds and things like that.  I have PT at 1 so I will be gone for a while.  I ran out of bread and milk so I may have to go to the store tomorrow.  It will be much easier to actually have food in the house when we are all here.  I don't keep a whole lot because I don't use much.  I am working on eating healthier so I have salads everyday as well as a healthy soup.  That is what I do most everyday.  Sometimes I do get a burrito bowl from Chipolte.  I do like that restaurant a lot but I find that I can't eat it too much because it is not conducive for losing weight so I limit myself from having it too often.

I almost have all my tax info collected.  The only thing left for me to do is get my phone bill information.  Other than that, I am ready for my taxes to be done.  I have the info now so that is good.  I just have to drop it off.  Well, I think it is time to add things together for Julie!  Then, I will read for a bit before bed.

The Start of A Musical Week 2-17

Competition will be here next weekend.  Oh my.  I am not sure if I am ready for this or not.  Natalie, Breanna, Sarah, and Rebecca are ready.  The measures are all numbered, CDs are made so all that is left is arriving and registering at the hotel.  Katie Rose is coming up to have dinner with me.  She wants to hear some of the students.  I don't have as many as I did when Katie was competing but that is okay. If I didn't have anyone who wanted to go that would be okay.  If all of them wanted to go, that would be fine too.

Becky is coming to take the last two exercise machines tomorrow.  That means that the only things that are left are Karlyn's.  She should be coming in a couple of weeks to get the furniture.  The mattress on Andrew's old bed is going.  It is old and in such bad of shape but the bed frame is in good condition.

Lydia looked at the material today and pick a few things out that she liked.  The rest of the material will be donated as I don't expect to actually use much of it.  I am keeping the satin and matching tulle material in case Calli wants me to make a dress for her.  She isn't sure at this point.  That is okay, I am not ready to make anything at this point.  I want to get an adjustable dress form for me so I can make some nice dresses and skirts for when I lose weight.  I think I have lost a couple of pounds, but I suppose I have to start somewhere, right?

Patrick, Lydia, Hannah, and Sarah were over this afternoon to watch a movie with me.  We saw "We Bought a Zoo".  it was decent, a few not so appropriate comments but overall it was decent.  Hannah and Sarah made popcorn and I made them all hot chocolates.  It was the first time that Patrick has joined us for an activity.  They have all given up sweets for lent so no ice cream, which really worked out since I don't have any money for it right now.  With being sick for an entire week really hurts but it could have been much worse.  I am much better now that is for sure.  My voice is almost completely back.  It was almost completely gone at one point.

I am getting a bit tired.  I think I am going to read for a bit before bed.

the changes that are happening 2-16

In the next few weeks my little house will have 4 more inhabitants.  My friend and her family will be moving in.  It will be a change for all of us but I do think this is exactly what God wants me to do.  I think that is why everything seems to be going smoothly.  Wendy came today to get the table and chairs.  They were really excited about it.  I was really glad too.  My friend, Karen from high school (we were on the Pom Pom Squad together) is coming to get the elliptical exercise machine tonight.  Karlyn will be taking all of the living room furniture, the stair climber, and the twin bed frame from upstairs.  My office will be in the family now.  Things are settling in nicely.  Next week the bulk of the things will be arriving.  Please keep us in your prayers as this is a big change for all of us, especially for the 2 children.  My goal is to have the move be smooth for the kids.  They know the house well so that won't be a problem.

It has been a quiet day with a few lessons.  Brooklynn is having her lesson at 7 tonight.  She had to reschedule for a later time today instead of her regular time.  Tomorrow I will be seeing "We Bought a Zoo" with the Muglia girls.  I am going to bring a few boxes of Material for Lydia to look through.  Calli would like a dress made out of the satin material that I have.  She loves the feel of satin.  I think she would look beautiful in either of the colors that I have, peach or purple.  I have about 7 boxes full of material that I would like Lydia to see if there was something she would like.  I have wools, gabardine, and cottons.  There might be some jean material in there too.  I am not sure exactly.  If she doesn't like any of them, that is okay.  I plan to donate them then.  I am not sure where right now, but I will figure that out later.

I found the cutest pictures when Jen and I were going through the boxes.  I found my favorite picture of Andrew.  He was a toddler in the picture and he looks soooooo adorable.  I mean, I do have a really cute younger brother.  He had such beautiful blond hair with the bluest eyes ever.  When he smiles, his eyes sparkle.  They always have.  When he laughs, his eyes light up too.  I plan to scan the pictures and post them on facebook.  I also found a few other family pictures too.  Ones of us when we were small.   Ones of mom with us.  I even found one with me and my dad.  yeah, can you believe it?  I didn't think there were any pictures of us with dad.  I mean, he wasn't a very good one in the long run.  Before he wanted to leave, he was good, but once he decided that having a wife and children were too much for him, well, he became an awful dad, simply awful.  Maybe someday I won't hate him as much as I do.  I do get reminded that I need to forgive him, I have yet to be able to do that.  I just haven't.  I doubt I ever will.  I don't understand how a man can suddenly decide that he doesn't want to be a husband and a dad?  Especially because right after he and mom divorced, he got remarried.  I can't even describe how much I dislike her.  She was a horrible human being.  She wanted us to call her Mommy.  Well, I was polite and I explained that I couldn't because I had a mommy and she was a good one.  I offered other names to call her and she said no, only mommy.  Well, I ended up not addressing her at all because I refused to call her mommy.  I don't know if either one of them is still alive.  I have not seen him in 35 years and I am only 44.  Anyways, I had a great mom and that is what matters.  There were several cute pictures too.  One of my favorite pictures of the four of us is when Andrew was an infant and he was in his seat, I was sitting on the table with my hand ready to pat Andrew on the head, Richard was standing beside us and mom's hands were ready to stop me from patting Andrew on the head.  Only her hands were in the picture, not her whole self.  I love the picture.  I want to make a collage of pictures of mom. i also want to take the picture of her at 18 in the air force and have a frame for the picture and have her medals on display too.  I think that would be awesome.

I need to get a new dress form so I can make me some new clothes as I lose weight.  I want to start to wear more skirts and dresses.  I like them better than pants.  I always have.

I am hoping that the CLA and the Safflower Oil will assist in the losing of weight.  I am working on eating healthier and cutting back on drinking diet coke.   I try not to get discouraged when I don't eat properly.  I try to remember, just get back on track right away.

I also am hoping that the new vitamins and minerals will help control the pain of fibro and the other symptoms too.  It made me think this afternoon when I was taking my first medicine of the day.  I have about 10 medicines, 4 vitamins and minerals in the morning and about 5 medicines with the vitamins and minerals at night.  I take a tramodol for pain, amitrycline for headache pain, and Tylenol during the day and it only takes the edge off of the pain.  You would think that with all this medicine, it will get rid of the pain but it doesn't.  It just makes me feel like I take a pharmacy.  I know other fibro people take even more and some take less.  Then we get to the point where you take medicine to help control the side effects of other medicines.  Anyways, I hope that when I am smaller, that I will have less medicine.

Friday 2-15

Little by little we are getting things in order.  Tomorrow Wendy will come and take the table and chairs to her house for her children and friends to use.  I have a lot of memories of Mom and us 3 children playing games at that table.  Mom loved playing board games with us.  I still love board games.  Monopoly is my favorite along with Sorry and Clue.  I also love playing uno.  Mom and I would play that game for hours on end.  I hope that Wendy will have as many good memories with the table as I do.  In some ways it is hard to let the stuff go but in other ways it isn't.  I have the memories.  I have the pictures of us at the table too.  I have to call Karlyn tomorrow because she would like the formal living room set.  I just need to know when she can come and get it as the deadline is coming rather close.  Karen will be here sometime this weekend to get the exercise machine.  Karlyn is also taking the twin bed frame in my old bedroom.  The mattress is in such bad shape that there is no reason to keep it.  I am taking mom's old mattress since I do need a new one and hers is in such good shape.  That would be because the little lady was so tiny and barely weighed 2 pounds - okay - I know - it is an exaggeration but you get the picture.  Mom was a little lady.  She stood about 5 ft 4 and weighed about 110 pounds.  Mom always said she liked that I didn't get taller than her, this way, I would always be her little girl.  Well, seriously, I will always be her little girl no matter how old I am.  I still am even though she is in Heaven.  After my dad left us when I was about 9, I was so afraid that mom would leave us too.  Before my dad left, I was a Daddy's girl.  If I was sick in the night, I went to Dad, I needed anything, I went to dad.  It took me months (according to mom - I don't remember too much from back then) before my mom could go anywhere without me hanging on her crying don't leave me mommy.  She would assure me that she wasn't going anywhere but work or school and that she would be home.  Mom would show me what time she would be back home.  After a few months Mom said that I asked if I could talk to her.  I do remember what we talked about, just not when we talked.  I asked her if it was okay that I become a mommy's girl instead of a daddy's.  Mom said it was okay.  She also pinkie promised she would never leave me.  Mom kept that promise.  That was just the kind of mom she was. Anyways, the deadline is coming and things are coming along.  Just a few more things to find new homes for and then everything will be set.

Competition is next weekend.  I am starting to panic a bit as the students are almost ready.  Breanna's song for classical is too soft.  Thankfully, Bill made the CD louder so that should help her.  I will find out tomorrow when she comes to try it out.  Becca will have her lesson tomorrow about 3:30.  She is ready as far as knowing all the words and notes, but she is not technically ready right now.  Becca has started singing a little nasally and we really need to work on this.  I hope she also has worked on breathing.  I will find out tomorrow.  Sarah has decided to just play one song instead of 2.  Her song is almost perfect.  I expect by Wednesday that she will be ready to go.  Natalie is almost ready.  She let her nerves take over a bit tonight but over all, I am really pleased with how she is doing.  We made her competition CD with her songs all in order.  I have started to make my list of what I need for competition.  I have to have my scooter batteries, seat, and charger in my car by Friday morning.  Bill said he would come on Thursday night and take care of it.  I am thankful.

I can't even imagine what our family room is going to look like in a few weeks.  There will be about 4 computers, 2 TVs, lots of bookshelves, and file cabinets will be downstairs.  I have to totally empty the office and put everything in the family room.  We need the office to become a bedroom.  I have started going to through the boxes in my old bedroom.  We put all the military stuff of mom's in 9 boxes.  They are in the the garage right now.  I also have several boxes of material too.  Calli would like me to make her a dress.  I told her she is going to learn how to sew.  Bill agreed it was a good idea.  I think she would like sewing.  Calli likes making crafts so that is why I think she would like to learn how to sew.  She likes satin material.  I was going to take that over to Lydia, but I won't until Calli tells me if she likes that material for a dress for herself.  It will have to wait until everything is moved and settled.

I am getting a bit tired and I have a rather bad headache tonight.  I don't even think I will read too much tonight.  My head just doesn't feel well enough for it.  I did realize a few minutes ago that I am completely out of my nighttime cold medicine.  Most of the cold is gone so I will take some other medicine to get rid of congestion.  That is what all is left.  Just a bit of congestion.  Well, I am off to get ready for tomorrow.

2-14

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!  I hope it was a wonderful day for you!

I saw the surgeon this morning.  Oh my, was it early!  I had to get there by 9 am and for me, that is sooooo early.  I am just not a morning girl.  The surgeon thinks the lump is probably a hemotoma like the hospital doctor said.  He said it can take a really long time to heal, like several months.  I will keep an eye on it.

My lovely Sarah has decided that she will only play one song for competition.  In January when we signed her up, her music didn't look too much for her but now, it is so she is only playing her Classical Piece.  She did very well today.  I was very pleased with her.  She is such a wonderful pianist.  I think Katie will really like her playing.  I can't wait to see Katie next week.

Breanna and Natalie will be coming to the Awards Luncheon along with me.  Breanna's mom is also going too.  Breanna is having a bit of trouble with the Last Rose of Summer.  I have a way to help her. Tomorrow I will put it in Finale.  I wonder if I can take the sound file and transfer it.  I am going to see what can be done with Finale.

Well, I need to attend to Breanna's music.

Wednesday 2-13

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day.  I have all my Valentines for my students ready.  Many have already been passed out this week.  I really wanted to have the Valentines all given out by tomorrow but since I was rather ill last week, that just won't happen.  *sigh*  I still have a lingering cough and my voice is not back to normal, but other than that, I am doing just fine.  I am so much better than I was a week ago at this time.  I am really glad that it is almost all over.

I ran into a doorknob this morning.  It still hurts.  I hit my arm.  Sometimes my clumsiness amazes even me.  I hope it doesn't bruise too much.

I also have an appointment with the surgeon tomorrow for the lump in my leg.  I don't know what to expect.  Other doctors, I have a general idea.  Dr. G. said that I will probably have a biopsy done.  I don't really like the sound of that but who knows?  It could be nothing.  I hope it is just another strange symptom of Fibro.  I have to get up early because I have to be there at about 9 am.  Yes, that will be the hardest part!  I can always take a nap when I get home if necessary.  Naps are such lovely things at times.

I think it is time to take some cold medicine and head for bed.  I will read for a bit too.  I finished a really good book yesterday called "Brass Ring" by Diane Chamberlain.  She is an awesome writer and I really like her books.  I have a couple more on my nook to read.  I have a lot of books on my nook to read now.  I really like how you get a free book on Friday.  I don't always get it, but most of the time I do.  I also have gotten a lot of other free books too.  This introduces me to new authors.  I am very weird in that it takes a lot to get me to read new authors.

I hope tomorrow goes well with Dr. L.  I am slightly worried about that spot.  It is a hard lump.  I am sure it is nothing, but it still is worrisome.