I am so glad to be home after an overnight visit to the hospital. While I am truly glad we have a great hospital right near by, I dislike having to visit it too often. I canceled lessons on Thursday because my head hurt so bad. I went to take a nap, well, my head did not get better, in fact it got even worse because my neck was also in extreme pain too. (more on the neck issue in a minute). So I went downstairs to where Heather BT was and asked if she could drive me to the hospital. I wasn't sure with the upset stomach that I could drive but if necessary, I am sure I could have. She and I got in the van and off we went. We didn't really have to wait that long, much to my surprise. I was in the minor care area, a place I have never been in but hey, it was an ER room and trust me, I am not that picky of where. I have even been in the hallway. I saw the doctor right away too. I had the good old check of a blood clot both by the blood test and the CT scan. My CT scan was negative so there was no stroke or a blood clot, of which I am most thankful for. I didn't think I had either as I didn't have sudden onset of pain, which both would require. So I got some pain medicine. I received something for the nausea and morphine. The stuff for the nausea worked well, the morphine didn't work at all and I mean not one drop helped my pain. Through out the night I went on to receive more morphine and it didn't do a thing. I was asked whether I wanted to go home with pain meds or stay and see the neurologist, who incidentally is my neurologist, so I opted to stay and boy am I glad I did. I went up to a hospital room about 3 am. I slept sort of on and off until about 7:30 am when Dr. Young, my neurologists partner came in. She checked me over and said that this headache was actually from my neck nerves being inflamed! Whooh, I know! I thought my neck was super sore because of my headache when in actuality is was the opposite. My headache was because of the neck pain. This, of course, is on top of the regular headache that I always have. Dr. Young prescribed me some steroids and a muscle relaxer to help stop the pain. I received them plus another dose of morphine at about 10 am. Yup, you guessed it, it didn't help the pain at all. The regular doctor was floored. This usually helps but it didn't help me. I was in so much pain and nothing was working. I have been in this position before so I know how to stay calm through it although at times there were some upset moments because nothing was working. Finally, about 2 pm the nurse brought in a bag to go through the IV. This was what she called the big guns for migraines. The nurse also said it may put me to sleep. Wow, it could lessen the headache and help me sleep, please put it in my IV!!!! Hurry up! Please! I am so exhausted that I need some sleep and help with the pain! Well, it WORKED! It brought the pain down to a 7 from a 10, which is more manageable for me. 5 to 6 is what I usually have so 7 isn't too bad at all. I was discharged after that. I am so glad to be home that is for sure.
Today I had a couple more lessons that usual because of some makeups for the lessons I missed on Thursday and Friday. Sarah and Ryan are making up their lessons this weekend. Ryan is coming tomorrow. Megan is also making up her lessons too. She and Sarah came today. Natalie will hopefully be coming on Monday. I am so glad that I have such good students and parents who understand that I was ill and are willing to work with me on make up lessons. I dislike canceling lessons a lot. I really do. I want to keep the flow of what the student is learning and not break it because I am ill but sometimes, you just have no choice.
I have to see my neurologist this week to discuss nerve blockers and I also need to see Doctor Gradolph for a follow up in 2 weeks. Why I need to see Dr. G I don't know. I can totally see about Dr. R but not Dr. G. I will do it since the hospital says so. I also need to call Dr. J on Monday because the cellulitis site still hurts a bit so she needs to know. I was supposed to call on Friday but well, you know where I was.
Well, I have to pay a couple of bills and then add a magazine to a package that is going to my swap partner. I love these swaps that we are having. We also call them care packages for fibro fighters! They are so fun to get and so fun to shop for. We have a budget so we can't go over it, but wow is it fun picking things out for a new friend! I also am way behind on my words with friends, however, I will probably not do anything with that until tomorrow. I am on the 3rd book in a series so I am anxious to start reading it. At first I was disappointed that I didn't bring my nook with me to the hospital but then I realized I wouldn't have been able to read anyway, I was in too much pain! Silly me! What was I thinking!
Have a beautiful evening or night!
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Canadian Thanksgiving Dinner Day 10-13
Tomorrow is the official holiday but we had the dinner today at my cousin, Luana's house. I brought cheese and crackers. It was good. The dinner was really good and there was plenty enough for everyone around. Everyone was in a good mood so that was wonderful. Little Warren, 6, came up to me for a big hug. Then later he wanted a snuggle after dinner so we did. He is such a beautiful child. He sister, Phoenix is 2 and she can be mean at times. Right before dinner she slapped Warren really hard for no reason, just walked up and slapped him. Phoenix did get in trouble but she is very physical with all kids her age. i do hope she out grows it or when she is older she will have no friends and spend a lot of time in trouble at school. It was so lovely to finally meet my cousin, Darrin's youngest daughter, Kestral. He hadn't seen her in 5 1/2 years and she is only 6. Both her and her mother were at the dinner and I was so happy to see them. I took a couple of pictures of them because I don't have any of Kestral. Darrin is very happy to have time to see that beautiful girl again. I am so glad it is working out for him. Little girls need their daddies too. Danielle didn't come, which was expected. I tried to see her before and after but she wasn't home. I gave the gift for her daughter to her dad and stepmom so Lizzie will get the present I bought her. I gave Esther hers and she seemed to like them. I bought her 2 books and a really cool card. It was the disney fairies and it had stickers inside. Lizzie's is the disney princesses and it also has stickers inside.
Overall, I am very happy it was a good day. I missed my mom and I know Maia was missed. It is the first holiday that we have had without Maia. It is hard to have them without them, but they are in Heaven and much as we would like to, we can't bring them back here with us. It is still rather strange for me to go to family things without Momma. It really is. You would think after almost 3 years it wouldn't be, but it so is. 3 years ago at this time, the little lady was in the hospice unit at the hospital. I was sitting there with her, holding her hand, talking to her, trying to hug her, and giving her lots of kisses. It is hard to hug someone who is lying down and can't hug back. She was so small. At that point she only weight 84.6 pounds and she was about 5'2" tall. She had shrunk some with the widows lump on her back. I remember feeling so lonely at that time even though Maia and Tilley were both at my house with me. I was just so alone without Momma. I still am a lot of the time. I am not lonely in general, I am lonely for my mother. I think of her everyday. I miss her everyday. Friday will be the 3 year anniversary. I plan to get flowers for her and put them in the vase on the table in her honor. I just miss her so much all the time. Sometimes the pain is worse than the fibro and sometimes it is just a hole in my heart. I will say, I am much better than I was, although I do miss her a lot, I am just not so down about it. I know she would be kicking my behind saying what is up with this Missy???? You need to get up and at em. That is what she would say so I do. I think it is okay to miss her so much and still have good days. yes, my days would be better if she were around like she was before she got sick, but she isn't sick anymore and besides, God Himself decided to bring her home. Who am I to judge or question His decision? I am only His child. He is the Father with the plan. I know that someday we will be together again and never will I be apart from my mom but that day is off into the future. Only God knows when that will be, not me. After all, He is the One in charge of my life. I gave my life to Him when I was a child and I haven't looked back since. Momma brought me up to be God's child and I am. She would say I am God's child first and her child second. That was just mom.
Well, I have to print some music for Sarah for tomorrow so I better get going on that. My hip is protesting sitting here right now so I better get it some relief. I have some words with friends games to play and I have a book to read. I just finished clockwise angel. Now I am on clockwise prince.
Overall, I am very happy it was a good day. I missed my mom and I know Maia was missed. It is the first holiday that we have had without Maia. It is hard to have them without them, but they are in Heaven and much as we would like to, we can't bring them back here with us. It is still rather strange for me to go to family things without Momma. It really is. You would think after almost 3 years it wouldn't be, but it so is. 3 years ago at this time, the little lady was in the hospice unit at the hospital. I was sitting there with her, holding her hand, talking to her, trying to hug her, and giving her lots of kisses. It is hard to hug someone who is lying down and can't hug back. She was so small. At that point she only weight 84.6 pounds and she was about 5'2" tall. She had shrunk some with the widows lump on her back. I remember feeling so lonely at that time even though Maia and Tilley were both at my house with me. I was just so alone without Momma. I still am a lot of the time. I am not lonely in general, I am lonely for my mother. I think of her everyday. I miss her everyday. Friday will be the 3 year anniversary. I plan to get flowers for her and put them in the vase on the table in her honor. I just miss her so much all the time. Sometimes the pain is worse than the fibro and sometimes it is just a hole in my heart. I will say, I am much better than I was, although I do miss her a lot, I am just not so down about it. I know she would be kicking my behind saying what is up with this Missy???? You need to get up and at em. That is what she would say so I do. I think it is okay to miss her so much and still have good days. yes, my days would be better if she were around like she was before she got sick, but she isn't sick anymore and besides, God Himself decided to bring her home. Who am I to judge or question His decision? I am only His child. He is the Father with the plan. I know that someday we will be together again and never will I be apart from my mom but that day is off into the future. Only God knows when that will be, not me. After all, He is the One in charge of my life. I gave my life to Him when I was a child and I haven't looked back since. Momma brought me up to be God's child and I am. She would say I am God's child first and her child second. That was just mom.
Well, I have to print some music for Sarah for tomorrow so I better get going on that. My hip is protesting sitting here right now so I better get it some relief. I have some words with friends games to play and I have a book to read. I just finished clockwise angel. Now I am on clockwise prince.
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Busy Bees 10-12
We were such busy bees around here today. Acer and I went to the music store to get some cleaning supplies for the cornet and then we had to go to a different store to take the cornet in for a good cleaning. I want this done because it has been so long since it has had a good cleaning. Since Acer is very serious about the trumpet, I should be serious about making sure it all works and everything. They will take it all apart and clean it. There is one completely frozen slide that they will unfreeze. We tried but it didn't work. It is just too frozen. We got the slide grease and valve oil for it so we can continue to keep it in good working order. I think we will leave the oiling of the valves to his dad as that would be the best thing to do. Acer is very excited about this. I am glad. I love how he gets so excited about music. We also picked out a nice jingly bracelet for his sister, Calli. Since Acer got a treat, so should Calli. I will say that Acer immediately started looking around for things for Calli and we both agreed the bracelet was the thing. She loves jewelry and things that jingle. I did have to tell him we couldn't get anything at the 2nd music store as we got things at the first one. At first, he wanted me to leave him in the car. I said no. I can't do that. He did come in with me. I just can't leave him in the car, I really can't. I know he is 8 1/2 but still, safety first and safety is bringing him with me. He looked at everything he could in the store. He found a slap stick he wanted me to buy. Maybe for Christmas but they are about $45 so not for any treat. That is just too much money and right now money is very tight for all of us.
Tomorrow I am going to my cousin's house for dinner. It should be fun. Several of my cousins and my brother will be there. I think my aunt and uncle will also be there too. I am going to Tilley's house first and following her there because I can't remember how to get to Luana's. I am planning to stop at Danielle's after to give her Elizabeth's present. I so wish she was going. I really do but she isn't. I understand why, but I just want to see her longer than the short time I will have to see her tomorrow. I miss her.
Star totally forgot about her mom's art show tonight so she couldn't come over. We may get together on Monday or Wednesday. I have to take pictures of the ornaments that I am selling so she can decide which ones she wants. I know she wants some because she told me so.
I am so excited!!! I tried on jeans that I have not worn since 2007 because of weight gain and they fit! yes, they fit!!!! I am soooo excited! I am thrilled beyond being thrilled! I am on my way down to fitting into my super cute Elizabeth clothes by Liz Claiborne. I have about 10 pairs of jeans that are all different colors and some have matching hoodies too. Talk about sassiness! I love those clothes so much. I was very upset when they closed the Elizabeth stores. I love the fit of those clothes a lot. I really do. They fit me so well. Tomorrow I am wearing my cute black pants and a nice shirt with a black hoodie. I will look super cute. That is my goal. I may be a chub girl, but I am a cute chub girl. I will even wear make up! That is my plan!!!!! I don't wish to looks sloppy anymore (not that I have since Heather BT has moved in. She doesn't like me to look sloppy for teaching at all) I am glad she has encouraged me to look nicer for teaching and nicer in general overall. I can't wait to start wearing my cute jeans for winter. I need a new belt for a few of the pairs of jeans too as the waist is a bit big in the back.
My right hip is not liking me these days for some reason. It was feeling better and then, bam! It wasn't. I don't get my body sometimes. I just don't. Random pain here and there. I know that is just the fibro, but at time it gets so annoying. My arthritis in my lower back seems to hurt more lately too. I think as I lose more weight, it will lessen the pain and then I won't ache from that so much. I know it will NOT get rid of the pain completely. I mean, arthritis doesn't just go away, but it can help some. I just am going to keep on working on losing the weight. I pick up the walker tomorrow from Tilley. I will be able to work on adding some exercise into my plan now too. Maisy and I will be able to go on daily walks. I am excited about that too. The little doggie and I will start slow and not go very far. Because there is a seat to the walker, I should be able to go a bit farther than without the seat. I can rest if needed. That is a good thing.
Well, on to taking the little dog out for doggie business. She is almost done eating. I love that little dog so much. She is such a joy to me. We snuggled a lot this afternoon so that was fun.
Tomorrow I am going to my cousin's house for dinner. It should be fun. Several of my cousins and my brother will be there. I think my aunt and uncle will also be there too. I am going to Tilley's house first and following her there because I can't remember how to get to Luana's. I am planning to stop at Danielle's after to give her Elizabeth's present. I so wish she was going. I really do but she isn't. I understand why, but I just want to see her longer than the short time I will have to see her tomorrow. I miss her.
Star totally forgot about her mom's art show tonight so she couldn't come over. We may get together on Monday or Wednesday. I have to take pictures of the ornaments that I am selling so she can decide which ones she wants. I know she wants some because she told me so.
I am so excited!!! I tried on jeans that I have not worn since 2007 because of weight gain and they fit! yes, they fit!!!! I am soooo excited! I am thrilled beyond being thrilled! I am on my way down to fitting into my super cute Elizabeth clothes by Liz Claiborne. I have about 10 pairs of jeans that are all different colors and some have matching hoodies too. Talk about sassiness! I love those clothes so much. I was very upset when they closed the Elizabeth stores. I love the fit of those clothes a lot. I really do. They fit me so well. Tomorrow I am wearing my cute black pants and a nice shirt with a black hoodie. I will look super cute. That is my goal. I may be a chub girl, but I am a cute chub girl. I will even wear make up! That is my plan!!!!! I don't wish to looks sloppy anymore (not that I have since Heather BT has moved in. She doesn't like me to look sloppy for teaching at all) I am glad she has encouraged me to look nicer for teaching and nicer in general overall. I can't wait to start wearing my cute jeans for winter. I need a new belt for a few of the pairs of jeans too as the waist is a bit big in the back.
My right hip is not liking me these days for some reason. It was feeling better and then, bam! It wasn't. I don't get my body sometimes. I just don't. Random pain here and there. I know that is just the fibro, but at time it gets so annoying. My arthritis in my lower back seems to hurt more lately too. I think as I lose more weight, it will lessen the pain and then I won't ache from that so much. I know it will NOT get rid of the pain completely. I mean, arthritis doesn't just go away, but it can help some. I just am going to keep on working on losing the weight. I pick up the walker tomorrow from Tilley. I will be able to work on adding some exercise into my plan now too. Maisy and I will be able to go on daily walks. I am excited about that too. The little doggie and I will start slow and not go very far. Because there is a seat to the walker, I should be able to go a bit farther than without the seat. I can rest if needed. That is a good thing.
Well, on to taking the little dog out for doggie business. She is almost done eating. I love that little dog so much. She is such a joy to me. We snuggled a lot this afternoon so that was fun.
Friday, October 11, 2013
It is Friday?????????? 10-11
Wow, this has been the worst week for pain. With the cellulitis I got yet again, I have been in a lot of pain since last Saturday with Monday and Tuesday being absolutely the worst. Fortunately, I have an antibiotic and I am soooo much better than I was. I would have had to go to the ER if I didn't have the doctor appointment when I did. I didn't have to go though! Anytime the ER is avoided is definitely a good thing. Most definitely. I hate the ER. I have been there just wayyyyyy toooooooooo many times.
Anyways, today was a rather decent day. I didn't get to drop off the letter I needed to but that is okay, I can do it on Monday. I taught a few lessons and then Acer wanted to play the trumpet. He can now play a C major scale on the trumpet. I am not surprised. Show him a few notes and he does super well. Well, that is what I did. I taught him how to play some notes and then I left him on his own so I could do some lessons and he practiced downstairs. He just needs to not puff his cheeks out. Ooh, I need to get the clarinet back from Isaac since he is now playing the drums. I just thought of that. Back to the Little Man. Acer is amazing at instruments. He truly is. I don't think he has met an instrument he hasn't wanted to play. Right now he is waiting for his teeth to come in so he can play clarinet and saxophone. He has to have 4 upper and 4 lower permanent teeth before he can play the instrument. Right now he has 2 lower permanent teeth so not enough yet. Acer is very patient though and he doesn't try to play on the sly, which is a good thing. He is not a sly child, something I have always appreciated in him. He is very straight forward and to the point. Tomorrow, he and I are going to wrap the little cousins gifts and sign cards. I also am getting my friend, Star too and we are going to do some sewing! I am excited about this. We are starting the Christmas presents earlier than we did last year. I am just not sure what we are making as of yet. I will figure it out. I also am going to fix Calli's little stuffed animal. Her little dog, Devon, has lost his nose and one of his ears needs to be tacked back down. I will work on this tomorrow for her. She got the dog at MIRA last year when she went and got her guide dog, Q.
Right now, pain wise everything is normal. The cellulitis still hurts but not to the extent that it did on Monday and Tuesday. I was completely whining and complaining about it, let me tell you. I have had some major headaches in the night though. It was really bad last night. I hope tonight isn't so bad.
I am off to read. I am reading a really good book that my friend, Will put on my nook. It is a part of a trilogy and I am on the first book. He just finished all three. I can't wait to read it as it is so good and one of those hard to put down books. I love when I get one of those type books.
Anyways, today was a rather decent day. I didn't get to drop off the letter I needed to but that is okay, I can do it on Monday. I taught a few lessons and then Acer wanted to play the trumpet. He can now play a C major scale on the trumpet. I am not surprised. Show him a few notes and he does super well. Well, that is what I did. I taught him how to play some notes and then I left him on his own so I could do some lessons and he practiced downstairs. He just needs to not puff his cheeks out. Ooh, I need to get the clarinet back from Isaac since he is now playing the drums. I just thought of that. Back to the Little Man. Acer is amazing at instruments. He truly is. I don't think he has met an instrument he hasn't wanted to play. Right now he is waiting for his teeth to come in so he can play clarinet and saxophone. He has to have 4 upper and 4 lower permanent teeth before he can play the instrument. Right now he has 2 lower permanent teeth so not enough yet. Acer is very patient though and he doesn't try to play on the sly, which is a good thing. He is not a sly child, something I have always appreciated in him. He is very straight forward and to the point. Tomorrow, he and I are going to wrap the little cousins gifts and sign cards. I also am getting my friend, Star too and we are going to do some sewing! I am excited about this. We are starting the Christmas presents earlier than we did last year. I am just not sure what we are making as of yet. I will figure it out. I also am going to fix Calli's little stuffed animal. Her little dog, Devon, has lost his nose and one of his ears needs to be tacked back down. I will work on this tomorrow for her. She got the dog at MIRA last year when she went and got her guide dog, Q.
Right now, pain wise everything is normal. The cellulitis still hurts but not to the extent that it did on Monday and Tuesday. I was completely whining and complaining about it, let me tell you. I have had some major headaches in the night though. It was really bad last night. I hope tonight isn't so bad.
I am off to read. I am reading a really good book that my friend, Will put on my nook. It is a part of a trilogy and I am on the first book. He just finished all three. I can't wait to read it as it is so good and one of those hard to put down books. I love when I get one of those type books.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Hmm, good news and not so good news 10-8
Today is one of those type days where I get the good news and the not so good news all in one day. The good news is that yesterday I went to the kidney doctor and the mass on the right kidney has not grown one bit and the clear cells are not cancer, just simply clear cells. So this means I get to keep my kidney and I do NOT have cancer! So whoo hoo on that one! The not so good news is, well, the cellulitis is back and boy does it hurt like the dickens! I can't sit, stand, lay, or walk without massive amounts of pain. I had considered canceling lessons but that would have been dumb as I would be miserable with absolutely no diversions. This way, at least during a lesson, I forget about the pain for a while besides, I love teaching and I would miss my kids. I do miss them when they or I are absent. I really do.
I bought Esther and Elizabeth their birthday presents today and I have Acer's approval of them. He is going to help wrap the gifts on Saturday since I need them on Sunday for the family dinner. I will be stopping by Danielle's after the dinner to give Lizzie her gift since Danielle won't be going to the party. I wish she would but I understand why she won't. I support her decision. If she feels this is best for her, then that is what she should do. It just is. I will just miss her being there. It is hard for Danielle right now since her Mom passed away 2 months ago. I know how hard this can be. It was very difficult for me when my mother passed away too. It still is at a lot of times and it has almost been 3 years. October 18 will be the 3 year anniversary.
Today's happy memory of momma and me. Hmm, so many to choice from. A few years ago, my mom and I were in Disney World for vacation. It was in 2006. We went in May. Momma kept looking at this particular snow globe in the store of the hotel. I kept looking at it too. I knew that Mom really wanted it. It was of the evolution of Mickey Mouse and it was beautiful and really cool. Well, Mother's Day was that weekend coming up. Finally, on the 2nd to last day, I snuck down to the store while mom was getting ready and bought it. I hid it in the trunk of our car so she wouldn't know it was there. I had called Richard and he went in on it with me as it was quite expensive for me to buy alone. Mom did notice that the snow globe was no longer in the store and just sighed. I said nothing. She never commented and neither did I. We got to Richard's house on the way home from Florida and stayed over for Mother's Day and the day after. On Mother's Day I went to the trunk of our car and I pulled out the box that had the snow globe in it. Imagine Mom's surprise when she opened up that box! She was shocked! Richard and I both smiled and laughed. I told mom how I snuck down to the store to purchase it. She said she was about to go and buy it herself when she noticed it was gone! Talk about a close shave! Anyways, she loved that snow globe as she loved Mickey Mouse so much. She loved all the Disney characters although Donald Duck was her all time favorite. He was created the year she was born. Mom instilled in us a love for all things Disney. She introduced us to Disney characters when we were young. Once I met Winnie the Pooh though, I was hooked for life. No matter what she did, I only wanted my dolls and Winnie the Pooh. It drove her crazy because try as she may to get me to play with my Minnie mouse or Mickey Mouse, I only wanted the Pooh Bear. Momma is the one who started me on the collecting Winnie the Poohs when I was an adult. It was in Disney World in 2001. I thought I was ruining her trip by having to take so many naps and resting all the time. She said it didn't matter to her. We were together and we were having fun and that was what was important to her. She bought me my first Winnie the Pooh beanie baby that trip while I was napping. Momma snuck down to the store and bought it. When I woke up, he was looking at me on the bed. I still have it. It is one of my favorite treasures ever.
The weather has been rather beautiful here these past few days. So nice that we have the windows open to let in the fresh air. It is nice and breathable air to me. My asthma does so much better in this weather. I also tend to ache more, although with this cellulitis, that isn't happening right now. I don't ache or just am sore. I am in a lot of pain.
I am finished with lessons just in time for the pain to get worse so I am going to head for bed and pray I get some sleep tonight. I didn't really get any last night.
I bought Esther and Elizabeth their birthday presents today and I have Acer's approval of them. He is going to help wrap the gifts on Saturday since I need them on Sunday for the family dinner. I will be stopping by Danielle's after the dinner to give Lizzie her gift since Danielle won't be going to the party. I wish she would but I understand why she won't. I support her decision. If she feels this is best for her, then that is what she should do. It just is. I will just miss her being there. It is hard for Danielle right now since her Mom passed away 2 months ago. I know how hard this can be. It was very difficult for me when my mother passed away too. It still is at a lot of times and it has almost been 3 years. October 18 will be the 3 year anniversary.
Today's happy memory of momma and me. Hmm, so many to choice from. A few years ago, my mom and I were in Disney World for vacation. It was in 2006. We went in May. Momma kept looking at this particular snow globe in the store of the hotel. I kept looking at it too. I knew that Mom really wanted it. It was of the evolution of Mickey Mouse and it was beautiful and really cool. Well, Mother's Day was that weekend coming up. Finally, on the 2nd to last day, I snuck down to the store while mom was getting ready and bought it. I hid it in the trunk of our car so she wouldn't know it was there. I had called Richard and he went in on it with me as it was quite expensive for me to buy alone. Mom did notice that the snow globe was no longer in the store and just sighed. I said nothing. She never commented and neither did I. We got to Richard's house on the way home from Florida and stayed over for Mother's Day and the day after. On Mother's Day I went to the trunk of our car and I pulled out the box that had the snow globe in it. Imagine Mom's surprise when she opened up that box! She was shocked! Richard and I both smiled and laughed. I told mom how I snuck down to the store to purchase it. She said she was about to go and buy it herself when she noticed it was gone! Talk about a close shave! Anyways, she loved that snow globe as she loved Mickey Mouse so much. She loved all the Disney characters although Donald Duck was her all time favorite. He was created the year she was born. Mom instilled in us a love for all things Disney. She introduced us to Disney characters when we were young. Once I met Winnie the Pooh though, I was hooked for life. No matter what she did, I only wanted my dolls and Winnie the Pooh. It drove her crazy because try as she may to get me to play with my Minnie mouse or Mickey Mouse, I only wanted the Pooh Bear. Momma is the one who started me on the collecting Winnie the Poohs when I was an adult. It was in Disney World in 2001. I thought I was ruining her trip by having to take so many naps and resting all the time. She said it didn't matter to her. We were together and we were having fun and that was what was important to her. She bought me my first Winnie the Pooh beanie baby that trip while I was napping. Momma snuck down to the store and bought it. When I woke up, he was looking at me on the bed. I still have it. It is one of my favorite treasures ever.
The weather has been rather beautiful here these past few days. So nice that we have the windows open to let in the fresh air. It is nice and breathable air to me. My asthma does so much better in this weather. I also tend to ache more, although with this cellulitis, that isn't happening right now. I don't ache or just am sore. I am in a lot of pain.
I am finished with lessons just in time for the pain to get worse so I am going to head for bed and pray I get some sleep tonight. I didn't really get any last night.
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Saturday 10-5
Oh my, what a busy busy day we had here. First, I had a lesson and then Will brought up some boxes to be sorted through so I did. Then he brought more. I had another lesson and then I sorted some more. All in all, Will worked for about 5 hours straight and me about 3 to 4 hours with 2 lessons sprinkled in. I found some pictures that I have put aside that I want. Andrew only wants me to scan pictures to him. He doesn't want me to send him originals. I just haven't taken the time to scan the pictures for him. I will, just not right now. Right now we are working on organizing the house and that has to be done first. I will move the boxes of movies when I hear from Richard. I don't expect to for a few days. He is like that. He takes forever to answer back.
Monday is my appointment with the kidney doctor. Ugh and yeah, all at the same time. I know, I know, how can it be both at the same time. I am just weird like that.
We have my big computer up now in the living room. I am rather glad about that. It has a huge screen that I really like a lot. It hasn't seen the light of day since 2008 when we lost the store. We packed it up and put it in the family room where it stayed until a couple of days ago when Bill and Will brought it down. I had forgotten how big the screen is. I think watching a movie on here will be super cool too since the screen is so big. I can see a Stargate SG1 marathon happening on this computer! We even have comfy couch and chair in the room to sit on! Maybe tomorrow I will watch something.
All in all, despite not being able to have tea with the lovely Miss Star (she wasn't feeling too well), it has been a decent day. I got stuff done and feel like I did some work. I am tired now, but that is to be expected.
My throat is kind of sore tonight. Not a whole lot, just a little bit. My headache is the normal one though so that is good. I am hoping that it doesn't increase like it usually does at night. I am tired of having a bad headache all night long.
When I get to 50 pounds down, I plan to purchase the Immortal Series, City of Bones, is the first book, I believe. It has just been made into a movie, but I haven't seen it. I don't really plan to until I read the book. I want to read the book first. I am also reading Game of Thrones. I have to catch up on my reading so I can tell the differences between the TV series and the books. However, the fact that they killed off my favorite character is annoying. My other favorite character is Arya. She is just amazing! She just lands on her feet no matter what. I can't wait to see what she does next. I have to wait until next February for the season 3 DVDs. I am not that patient of a person. I really am not. I would rather be able to watch it now but I will have to wait.
One of the authors I really like, Bertrice Small, has a new book out that I just got yesterday. It goes to the newest series she is writing about 4 sisters. So far it is as good as the first 2. I like how she has very strong characters. Her women are not weak or anything like that. They are strong and stay strong. I really like that a lot. I like how strong and adventurous they are. Anyways, it is a really good storyline and I am really enjoying it a lot. I plan to continue to read game of thrones when I am done.
Kathy has had a cold all week. I talked to her this afternoon. She is feeling much better but sounds like she isn't. She had a lot of errands to run today and took each of the girls separately to go. I am glad she had some good time with each of the girls.
Since it is October, it is time to start thinking about Christmas presents. Ugh, I know, it is early, but it is the only way I can get them in time for Christmas. Kathy's boys are super easy. I plan to get each of their presents during the month. The girls are a bit harder. The littlest cousins are a bit hard too but I believe they are all into books and things like that so that is the direction I am planning to go this year. I know that they will like them. Acer and Calli I have ideas for but theirs will be done in December. The littlest cousins will be done in November. This way it is spread all around and not coming out of one month's income. It truly is the best way to go. It should work out just fine for this year.
I will start working on the students' Christmas Ornaments this month too. Last year, I waited until the possible moment and needed help with them in order to get them done in time for the concert. I will NOT do that again this year. This year I plan to be done way early, like by Halloween for instance. Star is also going to help too. I like sewing with someone and not doing it all by myself. It is more fun and less stress to have a helper. I just have to decide what I am going to make. I already have the material, I just need the shape. Should I make a note or a bell or what? That is what I don't know.
Well, I think it is almost time to read for a bit before bed. I am rather tired after working this afternoon on what we worked on. I enjoyed the conversations that Will and I had. He is a very nice young man and we had a couple of really good laughs. We also like a lot of the same TV shows and movies. He is happy that I have all the Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis TV series DVDs too. Maybe we will watch some tomorrow. Who knows? With this awesome screen, anything is possible. Although, I must confess, his screen is even more awesome than mine. Believe it or not.
Monday is my appointment with the kidney doctor. Ugh and yeah, all at the same time. I know, I know, how can it be both at the same time. I am just weird like that.
We have my big computer up now in the living room. I am rather glad about that. It has a huge screen that I really like a lot. It hasn't seen the light of day since 2008 when we lost the store. We packed it up and put it in the family room where it stayed until a couple of days ago when Bill and Will brought it down. I had forgotten how big the screen is. I think watching a movie on here will be super cool too since the screen is so big. I can see a Stargate SG1 marathon happening on this computer! We even have comfy couch and chair in the room to sit on! Maybe tomorrow I will watch something.
All in all, despite not being able to have tea with the lovely Miss Star (she wasn't feeling too well), it has been a decent day. I got stuff done and feel like I did some work. I am tired now, but that is to be expected.
My throat is kind of sore tonight. Not a whole lot, just a little bit. My headache is the normal one though so that is good. I am hoping that it doesn't increase like it usually does at night. I am tired of having a bad headache all night long.
When I get to 50 pounds down, I plan to purchase the Immortal Series, City of Bones, is the first book, I believe. It has just been made into a movie, but I haven't seen it. I don't really plan to until I read the book. I want to read the book first. I am also reading Game of Thrones. I have to catch up on my reading so I can tell the differences between the TV series and the books. However, the fact that they killed off my favorite character is annoying. My other favorite character is Arya. She is just amazing! She just lands on her feet no matter what. I can't wait to see what she does next. I have to wait until next February for the season 3 DVDs. I am not that patient of a person. I really am not. I would rather be able to watch it now but I will have to wait.
One of the authors I really like, Bertrice Small, has a new book out that I just got yesterday. It goes to the newest series she is writing about 4 sisters. So far it is as good as the first 2. I like how she has very strong characters. Her women are not weak or anything like that. They are strong and stay strong. I really like that a lot. I like how strong and adventurous they are. Anyways, it is a really good storyline and I am really enjoying it a lot. I plan to continue to read game of thrones when I am done.
Kathy has had a cold all week. I talked to her this afternoon. She is feeling much better but sounds like she isn't. She had a lot of errands to run today and took each of the girls separately to go. I am glad she had some good time with each of the girls.
Since it is October, it is time to start thinking about Christmas presents. Ugh, I know, it is early, but it is the only way I can get them in time for Christmas. Kathy's boys are super easy. I plan to get each of their presents during the month. The girls are a bit harder. The littlest cousins are a bit hard too but I believe they are all into books and things like that so that is the direction I am planning to go this year. I know that they will like them. Acer and Calli I have ideas for but theirs will be done in December. The littlest cousins will be done in November. This way it is spread all around and not coming out of one month's income. It truly is the best way to go. It should work out just fine for this year.
I will start working on the students' Christmas Ornaments this month too. Last year, I waited until the possible moment and needed help with them in order to get them done in time for the concert. I will NOT do that again this year. This year I plan to be done way early, like by Halloween for instance. Star is also going to help too. I like sewing with someone and not doing it all by myself. It is more fun and less stress to have a helper. I just have to decide what I am going to make. I already have the material, I just need the shape. Should I make a note or a bell or what? That is what I don't know.
Well, I think it is almost time to read for a bit before bed. I am rather tired after working this afternoon on what we worked on. I enjoyed the conversations that Will and I had. He is a very nice young man and we had a couple of really good laughs. We also like a lot of the same TV shows and movies. He is happy that I have all the Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis TV series DVDs too. Maybe we will watch some tomorrow. Who knows? With this awesome screen, anything is possible. Although, I must confess, his screen is even more awesome than mine. Believe it or not.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Thursday 10-3
it is a much better day and evening than it was yesterday. Last night was terrible. I was in tears most of the evening after teaching and well, it was awful. I ended up calling my friend, Donna and speaking with her. She helped me and I felt better. It is so hard on me when these type days hit me but it is over and boy am I glad about that!
Today was a quiet type day with just Isaac's lesson. We worked on his music for Michigan Opera Theatre Children's Chorus first and then his regular piano and voice lesson. He is such an interesting young man. I have known him his whole life and his dad was my older brother's best childhood friend so his dad has known me, my whole life. We both think that is quite neat. Natalie has tentatively rescheduled to tomorrow. I will know more tomorrow if she can come for her lesson.
I spoke with Heather BT today about feeling so sad last night and she basically said, feel sad if I feel sad and don't feel bad about it so I won't. Today I can smile at my memories of Momma. Here is the happy memory of the day:
I really wanted to go to Prince Edward Island. Momma had been there for a day or so a few years earlier and I really wanted to go. I love Anne of Green Gables so much and Lucy Maud Montgomery is my absolute favorite author ever so that was another reason I wanted to go. Momma and I were discussing where to go on vacation for the summer. I said that was where I wanted to go but she had already had been there. She pointed out she only spent about a day there and that was hardly enough to see the entire island so that is where we went. We had a grand time. I was in grad school at the time so we had to plan this very carefully. I had some homework that needed to be done before class started so I brought it with me. We covered the entire island in about 8 days. It was so awesome. It was one of the most memorable vacations we had taken together. I learned an awful lot about Lucy Maud Montgomery. We learned about history in Charlottetown. We saw the musical of Anne of Green Gables and the musical of Emily. Both were absolutely fantastic! We so enjoyed them so much. It was definitely a vacation we talked about for years after.
I had started to vacation with Momma because I went on 5 vacations with my friends and with the exception of the vacation that Kathy came on, I came home and cried after all of them. They were awful except the one when Kathy was there. I can't describe them except to say they were pretty bad. Now the camping trips with Laura and the kids were good but the others were not. Momma suggested I go with her and i did. I went every year after that with her until we couldn't go on vacation anymore both because of lack of money and because she was just too ill to go. We tried and she was so upset that I had to bring her home. I was able to take her to visit Kathy in 2010 in the summer and she was fine but that was for a couple of days so it wasn't too hard on her. Mom also knew Kathy very very well. I mean, Kathy and I have been friends for 42 years now so of course Momma knew Kathy well. If I wasn't at Kathy's, Kathy was here.
I have a really bad headache tonight. My whole head hurts. As for the rest of me, well, just the normal pains. My lower and middle back on the right side hurts at night. It has caused me to not be able to roll over sometimes like I used to not be able to do, but generally if I just lie on my back for a few minutes, then roll over, it is okay. Fibro can be sooooo on the annoying side of life, can't it?
I have some games on the words with friends to play. I haven't played in 3 days. I used to be so obsessive but now, not so much. I will play it tomorrow afternoon. I don't like to play it at night because I find that it keeps my mind spinning instead of calming down for sleep.
Today was a quiet type day with just Isaac's lesson. We worked on his music for Michigan Opera Theatre Children's Chorus first and then his regular piano and voice lesson. He is such an interesting young man. I have known him his whole life and his dad was my older brother's best childhood friend so his dad has known me, my whole life. We both think that is quite neat. Natalie has tentatively rescheduled to tomorrow. I will know more tomorrow if she can come for her lesson.
I spoke with Heather BT today about feeling so sad last night and she basically said, feel sad if I feel sad and don't feel bad about it so I won't. Today I can smile at my memories of Momma. Here is the happy memory of the day:
I really wanted to go to Prince Edward Island. Momma had been there for a day or so a few years earlier and I really wanted to go. I love Anne of Green Gables so much and Lucy Maud Montgomery is my absolute favorite author ever so that was another reason I wanted to go. Momma and I were discussing where to go on vacation for the summer. I said that was where I wanted to go but she had already had been there. She pointed out she only spent about a day there and that was hardly enough to see the entire island so that is where we went. We had a grand time. I was in grad school at the time so we had to plan this very carefully. I had some homework that needed to be done before class started so I brought it with me. We covered the entire island in about 8 days. It was so awesome. It was one of the most memorable vacations we had taken together. I learned an awful lot about Lucy Maud Montgomery. We learned about history in Charlottetown. We saw the musical of Anne of Green Gables and the musical of Emily. Both were absolutely fantastic! We so enjoyed them so much. It was definitely a vacation we talked about for years after.
I had started to vacation with Momma because I went on 5 vacations with my friends and with the exception of the vacation that Kathy came on, I came home and cried after all of them. They were awful except the one when Kathy was there. I can't describe them except to say they were pretty bad. Now the camping trips with Laura and the kids were good but the others were not. Momma suggested I go with her and i did. I went every year after that with her until we couldn't go on vacation anymore both because of lack of money and because she was just too ill to go. We tried and she was so upset that I had to bring her home. I was able to take her to visit Kathy in 2010 in the summer and she was fine but that was for a couple of days so it wasn't too hard on her. Mom also knew Kathy very very well. I mean, Kathy and I have been friends for 42 years now so of course Momma knew Kathy well. If I wasn't at Kathy's, Kathy was here.
I have a really bad headache tonight. My whole head hurts. As for the rest of me, well, just the normal pains. My lower and middle back on the right side hurts at night. It has caused me to not be able to roll over sometimes like I used to not be able to do, but generally if I just lie on my back for a few minutes, then roll over, it is okay. Fibro can be sooooo on the annoying side of life, can't it?
I have some games on the words with friends to play. I haven't played in 3 days. I used to be so obsessive but now, not so much. I will play it tomorrow afternoon. I don't like to play it at night because I find that it keeps my mind spinning instead of calming down for sleep.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Tuesday 10-2
This is not my favorite month, although it is my favorite season. This is the month that Momma died and it makes me sad all month. It seems like yesterday at times and other times like a lifetime ago. I miss her so much. I really, really, really do. Sometimes it makes me smile to think of her, but today, it makes me sad. I look outside at this beautiful, sunny day and think that Momma should be here with me enjoying this day. She loved days like this so much. In 16 days will be the 3rd anniversary of her death. I dread that day. That was the day my heart broke. It hasn't healed yet and I don't think it will ever. I am trying to think of something happy with Momma everyday instead of something sad. That is what I am trying to do this year so maybe this year won't be so bad. There are so many happy memories that I have of me and Momma so finding a happy memory everyday won't be a hard thing to do. It will be hard remembering to find a happy memory.
Today's happy memory was when I graduated with my master's degree. Both Richard (the older brother) and I ha d commencement at the same time although I graduated 6 months earlier in December. Since the school only had commencement once a year, I waited until June for my commencement so it ended up that Richard and I were together. We walked down the aisle together and sat together. It was neat. Momma was so excited it was unbelievable. For her, this was an amazing day. She never expected that both Richard and I would be getting Master Degrees someday. I also remember when Momma and I went visiting to schools to see what program I wanted to be in when I went back to school. I had a student die and I just wasn't sure I wanted to continue with teaching as my heart was so broken. As it turns out, I did, but at the time I didn't know. Momma came with me and was as surprised as I was when the Detroit College of Business suggested a MBA instead of getting another certificate for business as I have a Bachelor's Degree in Music Business. I applied, did all I needed to do and got accepted. We were thrilled! No one expected me to be able to go to graduate school, but I did! Momma and I went out to dinner and a movie to celebrate. I worked really hard on my graduate degree. I really did. Momma used to say that the Bachelor's Degree was for the both of us (as she helped me study a lot to pass) and that the Master's Degree was all mine. So this is the happy memory of the day. I wish I had a picture of us scanned to show but I don't know where they are right now. I know we have them. I also had a graduation party after the graduation and many of my students came. I had asked for no gifts but they didn't listen. I bought an external zip drive with the money I got from the party. It was lots of fun. Tilley and Wilbert were there too.
Maisy and I had a beautiful snuggle this evening. It was so nice and relaxing. She is so good for that, snuggles. Maisy went with me to get drinks and go to the bank this afternoon too so that was nice for her. She also got to go when Heather BT took Calli to Jui Jitsu tonight. Lucky little lady doggie. She got 2 rides in a car today. She loves car rides.
My friend, Mollie had a baby last week. He is 6 days old and so cute. I am planning to go and see them next week. I am hoping maybe on Sunday or Tuesday. It is hard to say tonight but one of those should work. Monday is the appointment with the kidney doctor to go over the results of the CT scan. So far it looks like the tumor hasn't grown but what else it all means, I am not sure so I will find out on Monday. I am nervous in a way because with the clear cells that are on the kidney, I don't know what he is planning to do about it. According to all my research, clear cells are the most common kind of renal (kidney) cancer so I think he will probably do something about it. I just don't what at this point.
I am rather lightheaded tonight. I am not really sure why. I just am. It happens a lot to me. I just figure it is a part of fibro so I just deal with it. My hips have been hurting more than usual these last couple of days. It is weird how the pain comes and goes along with changing places whenever it feels like it. Fibro is just weird.
Today's happy memory was when I graduated with my master's degree. Both Richard (the older brother) and I ha d commencement at the same time although I graduated 6 months earlier in December. Since the school only had commencement once a year, I waited until June for my commencement so it ended up that Richard and I were together. We walked down the aisle together and sat together. It was neat. Momma was so excited it was unbelievable. For her, this was an amazing day. She never expected that both Richard and I would be getting Master Degrees someday. I also remember when Momma and I went visiting to schools to see what program I wanted to be in when I went back to school. I had a student die and I just wasn't sure I wanted to continue with teaching as my heart was so broken. As it turns out, I did, but at the time I didn't know. Momma came with me and was as surprised as I was when the Detroit College of Business suggested a MBA instead of getting another certificate for business as I have a Bachelor's Degree in Music Business. I applied, did all I needed to do and got accepted. We were thrilled! No one expected me to be able to go to graduate school, but I did! Momma and I went out to dinner and a movie to celebrate. I worked really hard on my graduate degree. I really did. Momma used to say that the Bachelor's Degree was for the both of us (as she helped me study a lot to pass) and that the Master's Degree was all mine. So this is the happy memory of the day. I wish I had a picture of us scanned to show but I don't know where they are right now. I know we have them. I also had a graduation party after the graduation and many of my students came. I had asked for no gifts but they didn't listen. I bought an external zip drive with the money I got from the party. It was lots of fun. Tilley and Wilbert were there too.
Maisy and I had a beautiful snuggle this evening. It was so nice and relaxing. She is so good for that, snuggles. Maisy went with me to get drinks and go to the bank this afternoon too so that was nice for her. She also got to go when Heather BT took Calli to Jui Jitsu tonight. Lucky little lady doggie. She got 2 rides in a car today. She loves car rides.
My friend, Mollie had a baby last week. He is 6 days old and so cute. I am planning to go and see them next week. I am hoping maybe on Sunday or Tuesday. It is hard to say tonight but one of those should work. Monday is the appointment with the kidney doctor to go over the results of the CT scan. So far it looks like the tumor hasn't grown but what else it all means, I am not sure so I will find out on Monday. I am nervous in a way because with the clear cells that are on the kidney, I don't know what he is planning to do about it. According to all my research, clear cells are the most common kind of renal (kidney) cancer so I think he will probably do something about it. I just don't what at this point.
I am rather lightheaded tonight. I am not really sure why. I just am. It happens a lot to me. I just figure it is a part of fibro so I just deal with it. My hips have been hurting more than usual these last couple of days. It is weird how the pain comes and goes along with changing places whenever it feels like it. Fibro is just weird.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
the first! 10-1
I had an adventure today! I didn't mean too, it just happened. I went to go to McCourt's Music to take a few instruments to sell when I got lost and I mean, really lost. I decided to take a different way to the store and I was very incorrect in how to get there. I called the store and they got me even more lost. Finally, Heather BT texted me and I had to tell her I was lost. She tried to help me but couldn't then she suggested that I call Bill so i did. He got me to the store. Thank goodness. The store took the viola and the cello but not the 2 violins. I am disappointed about the violins, but happy about the viola and cello. I have a lead on selling one of the violins so I am going to put in a call tomorrow for it.
I am also selling my Thomas Kincade Christmas Village Houses too. I really don't have the room for them and they have only been up about 2 or so times. I love them, they are so beautiful, but they need to go to a home where they can be put up and seen at Christmas. I also have 4 unicorn plates that I no longer want. I am not into unicorns anymore. I want something different for my room. I gave the pictures from disney away this weekend. Sammy and Gabbie wanted them.
Maisy was missing in the house for a few minutes tonight. Finally, I called her and she came down the stairs. It was a frightening few minutes. We thought she had gone into the garage when Bill and Will were in there but fortunately, she didn't. Maisy and I had a good snuggle tonight and I put her harness back on her so we can hear her little jingle jingle when she walks. It is very helpful, otherwise, she is too quiet and we don't know where she is. Goofy little doggie.
NCIS was so good tonight! NCIS Los Angeles is on right now. I like it, but I like NCIS better. I can't believe Ziva is gone. She was my second favorite character after Abby and Gibbs. They are tied for first, I can't choose between the two of them. They are both so awesome. I missed last weeks NCIS Los Angeles but that is okay. I will catch it on the reruns. I also missed the season premiere of Law and Order: SVU. I like that show a lot too. I discovered that the TV shows today have better captions, they aren't after the person says it but as they say it so I can watch stuff when the kids are up, just on mute. I read movies most of the time anyway because I can't always hear what they say when I am at home.
I am very tired tonight. I plan to sleep in tomorrow. I am feeling a lot of anxiety tonight. I think it is partly because I didn't take my medicine properly yesterday. I did better today but being lost made me be very late for my medicine this afternoon too, not as late as yesterday, just a little late.
Time for reading before bed. I am very tired tonight too.
I am also selling my Thomas Kincade Christmas Village Houses too. I really don't have the room for them and they have only been up about 2 or so times. I love them, they are so beautiful, but they need to go to a home where they can be put up and seen at Christmas. I also have 4 unicorn plates that I no longer want. I am not into unicorns anymore. I want something different for my room. I gave the pictures from disney away this weekend. Sammy and Gabbie wanted them.
Maisy was missing in the house for a few minutes tonight. Finally, I called her and she came down the stairs. It was a frightening few minutes. We thought she had gone into the garage when Bill and Will were in there but fortunately, she didn't. Maisy and I had a good snuggle tonight and I put her harness back on her so we can hear her little jingle jingle when she walks. It is very helpful, otherwise, she is too quiet and we don't know where she is. Goofy little doggie.
NCIS was so good tonight! NCIS Los Angeles is on right now. I like it, but I like NCIS better. I can't believe Ziva is gone. She was my second favorite character after Abby and Gibbs. They are tied for first, I can't choose between the two of them. They are both so awesome. I missed last weeks NCIS Los Angeles but that is okay. I will catch it on the reruns. I also missed the season premiere of Law and Order: SVU. I like that show a lot too. I discovered that the TV shows today have better captions, they aren't after the person says it but as they say it so I can watch stuff when the kids are up, just on mute. I read movies most of the time anyway because I can't always hear what they say when I am at home.
I am very tired tonight. I plan to sleep in tomorrow. I am feeling a lot of anxiety tonight. I think it is partly because I didn't take my medicine properly yesterday. I did better today but being lost made me be very late for my medicine this afternoon too, not as late as yesterday, just a little late.
Time for reading before bed. I am very tired tonight too.
Monday, September 30, 2013
The last day of September 9-30
Maisy and I are sitting here in the dining room relaxing or we were until a few minutes ago when she went to see Bill and Will at the door, then she went downstairs to see Heather BT. She is still barking. Goofy dog but I do love her so much. She has finally stopped barking at Will. He is visiting us so she doesn't know him very well yet. Maisy is doing better with him. When he first arrived a week ago, she barked whenever he came near her. I will say that there is never a dull moment in the house around here.
I forgot to take my medicine first thing today so I am really feeling the effects of it now. I am shaky, I ache everywhere, and I am lightheaded. I took them at dinner time, which was around 7 for this evening. Yup, not a smart move on my part. Ugh, I ache so much right now from not having pain medicine all day. I also didn't have my anxiety medicine either until dinner so I am feeling very anxious tonight too. I will be back on track tomorrow. Thank goodness tomorrow is a new day to start all over with. You can go to bed from a bad day and wake up with a new day to be a good day. That is my hope for tomorrow at least.
I had my lovely Muglia girls today!!!! Yes, my beautiful Sarah and Hannah! They have both picked their Christmas songs although Sarah would like to switch to something from the Nutcracker. Hannah is playing 2 small pieces from the Nutcracker so I think the 3rd piece that Hannah isn't playing will work for Sarah. She no longer wants to play Jingle Bell Rock. That is fine. She is the one who has to perform, not me so I want her to play something that she loves. Both girls are doing so well on piano. Hannah is finished with the Chopin Prelude that she was working on and is now working on a Waltz. She is still working on a piece out of the Baroque and Classical book though as it is much longer than the Prelude. Hannah is really playing the piece well. Sarah learned a new hand position today. She knows her notes so well now. I am really pleased with how she is playing. I think Hannah and her other sisters better watch out for Sarah! She is really coming along with the piano and will be catching up to them in no time. Natalie and Lydia are not taking lessons right now and that is okay. It is up to them if they want to be in the concert or not. If they do, they can, if they don't, they don't have to. I don't want to push them into it. I just love to hear them play, that is all. So far, all but Natalie and Lydia have their songs picked. My 3 that need 2 songs each (one for piano and one for voice) have chosen both of them. I will be spending the next week pulling the rest of the music out for the students and passing it out. I will also ask Bill to sign us up for the concert at his church. That is where we have them. It is a beautiful venue and they are so very nice there.
Tomorrow I am taking the last of the string instruments to be sold. I am selling 2 violins, 1 viola, and 1 cello. I am hoping that I will get a bit for them. I don't expect too much, but something. I have a figure in mind. I checked on eBay to see how much they are selling for and that is what I am asking. I know he gets a lot of his instruments from eBay so that is why I researched it. This way I know about what I should get for them. It will be a relief for them to be gone. I am also thinking of adding the guitar that was mom's. I have no need of it and truly, I am not going to learn how to play it. I will decide that tomorrow. I just don't know tonight. I plan to be at the store by 1 pm so that I will be back in time for my lessons tomorrow. Tomorrow is my big day with lessons. I teach until about 7:30. I do have some breaks in there but I do have more lessons on that day than any other day. Tuesday and Wednesday are my busiest days but other than those two, every other day is okay and much lighter.
Acer was teaching me how to make orange juice tonight and how to prep yams to cook. I have never made orange juice before because I always bought it in a carton. Mom used to make it out of a can, but not me. I also do know how to clean yams, same as potatoes, but he was so serious that I just watched and helped. He is very serious about me learning how to do some of this for in the future when he and Calli are not here to help with the cooking. Both kids no that I don't cook very much and well, I am not that great at it either. I can microwave pretty well, but that is about it. I do make a mean cup of tea that is for sure but a gourmet meal? Not so much. I can follow a recipe and have things come out pretty well and I do cook with the crock pot well too. It is just Acer and Calli really want me to learn how to cook very well so when they are grown up and gone, I will not starve.
Well, I got the written results from the hospital about the CT scan. I just need a doctor to interpret it. Basically, it hasn't grown so that is good news. What they will do about the clear cells that are on the kidney, I do not know but I hope it isn't anything major. I have a lot of pain in that area. I have lost weight and I have no appetite as well as swelling in the legs and ankles. All are symptoms of cancer. yes, I could be totally interpreting this ALL wrong, I know, but these are the things that flow through my mind. I have the appointment next week so I will know next week but I am worried because of the clear cells that are there.
On to watching Castle then to bed. I am tired since I didn't take my medicine properly today. I will do better tomorrow.
I forgot to take my medicine first thing today so I am really feeling the effects of it now. I am shaky, I ache everywhere, and I am lightheaded. I took them at dinner time, which was around 7 for this evening. Yup, not a smart move on my part. Ugh, I ache so much right now from not having pain medicine all day. I also didn't have my anxiety medicine either until dinner so I am feeling very anxious tonight too. I will be back on track tomorrow. Thank goodness tomorrow is a new day to start all over with. You can go to bed from a bad day and wake up with a new day to be a good day. That is my hope for tomorrow at least.
I had my lovely Muglia girls today!!!! Yes, my beautiful Sarah and Hannah! They have both picked their Christmas songs although Sarah would like to switch to something from the Nutcracker. Hannah is playing 2 small pieces from the Nutcracker so I think the 3rd piece that Hannah isn't playing will work for Sarah. She no longer wants to play Jingle Bell Rock. That is fine. She is the one who has to perform, not me so I want her to play something that she loves. Both girls are doing so well on piano. Hannah is finished with the Chopin Prelude that she was working on and is now working on a Waltz. She is still working on a piece out of the Baroque and Classical book though as it is much longer than the Prelude. Hannah is really playing the piece well. Sarah learned a new hand position today. She knows her notes so well now. I am really pleased with how she is playing. I think Hannah and her other sisters better watch out for Sarah! She is really coming along with the piano and will be catching up to them in no time. Natalie and Lydia are not taking lessons right now and that is okay. It is up to them if they want to be in the concert or not. If they do, they can, if they don't, they don't have to. I don't want to push them into it. I just love to hear them play, that is all. So far, all but Natalie and Lydia have their songs picked. My 3 that need 2 songs each (one for piano and one for voice) have chosen both of them. I will be spending the next week pulling the rest of the music out for the students and passing it out. I will also ask Bill to sign us up for the concert at his church. That is where we have them. It is a beautiful venue and they are so very nice there.
Tomorrow I am taking the last of the string instruments to be sold. I am selling 2 violins, 1 viola, and 1 cello. I am hoping that I will get a bit for them. I don't expect too much, but something. I have a figure in mind. I checked on eBay to see how much they are selling for and that is what I am asking. I know he gets a lot of his instruments from eBay so that is why I researched it. This way I know about what I should get for them. It will be a relief for them to be gone. I am also thinking of adding the guitar that was mom's. I have no need of it and truly, I am not going to learn how to play it. I will decide that tomorrow. I just don't know tonight. I plan to be at the store by 1 pm so that I will be back in time for my lessons tomorrow. Tomorrow is my big day with lessons. I teach until about 7:30. I do have some breaks in there but I do have more lessons on that day than any other day. Tuesday and Wednesday are my busiest days but other than those two, every other day is okay and much lighter.
Acer was teaching me how to make orange juice tonight and how to prep yams to cook. I have never made orange juice before because I always bought it in a carton. Mom used to make it out of a can, but not me. I also do know how to clean yams, same as potatoes, but he was so serious that I just watched and helped. He is very serious about me learning how to do some of this for in the future when he and Calli are not here to help with the cooking. Both kids no that I don't cook very much and well, I am not that great at it either. I can microwave pretty well, but that is about it. I do make a mean cup of tea that is for sure but a gourmet meal? Not so much. I can follow a recipe and have things come out pretty well and I do cook with the crock pot well too. It is just Acer and Calli really want me to learn how to cook very well so when they are grown up and gone, I will not starve.
Well, I got the written results from the hospital about the CT scan. I just need a doctor to interpret it. Basically, it hasn't grown so that is good news. What they will do about the clear cells that are on the kidney, I do not know but I hope it isn't anything major. I have a lot of pain in that area. I have lost weight and I have no appetite as well as swelling in the legs and ankles. All are symptoms of cancer. yes, I could be totally interpreting this ALL wrong, I know, but these are the things that flow through my mind. I have the appointment next week so I will know next week but I am worried because of the clear cells that are there.
On to watching Castle then to bed. I am tired since I didn't take my medicine properly today. I will do better tomorrow.
Saturday, September 28, 2013
oh my! 9-28
Wow, it has been almost a week since I last posted. Last night was a fun night with Star, Tasya, and Lydia. We met up at Barnes and Nobles and had tea, well, I had tea. I am not sure what all they had but they had some type of drinks and food. We laughed and had a really good time. Star and I discovered that Lydia has never seen any of the Harry Potter books! We were so surprised! So sometime this fall, we are going to sit down and watch them and not only that, but Calli will be able to watch them too! Talk about how cool! I am very excited about that. I really want to share my love of Harry Potter with her. We have shared several books together already. I have read some that she wanted me to read and she has read a few that I wanted her to read. We both love reading. I am so glad she loves to read. Acer is beginning to love to read but he still likes being read to best. I will admit that I love when he wants me to read to him. I don't do all the voices like Bill does, but I do okay. Acer doesn't seem to mind how I read to him. They both are the light of my life. They really are.
There was a funny incident tonight in our house. Calli and I were doing dishes as we always do. For dinner we had bacon, pancakes, and homemade applesauce (talk about the yummiest ever!). When Calli went to get the bacon pan to wash, she forgot about the grease in the bottom of it and well, she spilt some on the floor. Now, normally that wouldn't really be funny because well, it just isn't. The funny part is, she got some on Maisy, the little dog. It wasn't hot, it was cold, but Maisy was baconated. She was not a happy camper that I told Heather BT that she felt really greasy when I was petting her. Maisy had her bath and did very well with it. She does well for baths. She really does. Now she is downstairs being dried by Heather BT (her mama) and snuggled with. Maisy doesn't really like being wet. Not that I blame her, I don't like it either.
I had Maisy for some of the day so off we went to errands. We went to the bank. I did a fibro fog thing. I forgot to make sure that I had all of my cash for the deposit so I was $40 short for the deposit. At first, I couldn't understand how I counted wrong 4 times. Well, I didn't. I just didn't pick up the last $40 off the table before I left. It isn't a problem. I will take it in on Monday. Some days I just wonder about me.
Maisy and I went to get gas after that. My low gas light didn't come on. I am not sure at what mileage it should, but it was very low and I thought it should have. Well, it is full now. Maisy does so well with the car rides. We also got soup at Tim Horton's. I am not sure I liked it. They seemed to have changed the recipe for the potato bacon soup and it didn't taste as good as it used to. Maybe I have just had panera's too many times and theirs is fantastic so Tim Horton's isn't so good anymore. I don't know. I just know I won't be getting the soup again for a long while. I do like their muffins a lot especially their chocolate chip muffins. Maisy likes to sit on my lap when we are sitting in the drive through lanes. She goes back and forth between her seat and my lap when we are on a trip. We I am driving, she is in her seat, when I am in a drive through lane, she is in my lap. She knows what she wants, that is for sure.
I had a couple of lessons today too so that was good. Then I had to take a nap as I had gotten a really bad headache. Maisy was with me for part of it and then everyone else came home so she went downstairs to greet them. I didn't even feel her go. Maisy likes to greet everyone at the door. I think she feels it is her duty.
Pain wise, I would say this isn't my best day. I have had a bad headache this afternoon and while it isn't so bad now, it isn't so good either. My back is a bit more sore than usual, but I don't know why either. My right hip seems to dislike me intensely today. Sometimes it does, other times, it doesn't. It all depends on it mood or so it seems to me. I am really hoping that soon I will be feeling better in the early morning enough to go to church. I have to be at church at 7:30 in the morning and for the longest time, it just hasn't happened. My head just hurts too much to try to get up.
Well, on to words with friends.
There was a funny incident tonight in our house. Calli and I were doing dishes as we always do. For dinner we had bacon, pancakes, and homemade applesauce (talk about the yummiest ever!). When Calli went to get the bacon pan to wash, she forgot about the grease in the bottom of it and well, she spilt some on the floor. Now, normally that wouldn't really be funny because well, it just isn't. The funny part is, she got some on Maisy, the little dog. It wasn't hot, it was cold, but Maisy was baconated. She was not a happy camper that I told Heather BT that she felt really greasy when I was petting her. Maisy had her bath and did very well with it. She does well for baths. She really does. Now she is downstairs being dried by Heather BT (her mama) and snuggled with. Maisy doesn't really like being wet. Not that I blame her, I don't like it either.
I had Maisy for some of the day so off we went to errands. We went to the bank. I did a fibro fog thing. I forgot to make sure that I had all of my cash for the deposit so I was $40 short for the deposit. At first, I couldn't understand how I counted wrong 4 times. Well, I didn't. I just didn't pick up the last $40 off the table before I left. It isn't a problem. I will take it in on Monday. Some days I just wonder about me.
Maisy and I went to get gas after that. My low gas light didn't come on. I am not sure at what mileage it should, but it was very low and I thought it should have. Well, it is full now. Maisy does so well with the car rides. We also got soup at Tim Horton's. I am not sure I liked it. They seemed to have changed the recipe for the potato bacon soup and it didn't taste as good as it used to. Maybe I have just had panera's too many times and theirs is fantastic so Tim Horton's isn't so good anymore. I don't know. I just know I won't be getting the soup again for a long while. I do like their muffins a lot especially their chocolate chip muffins. Maisy likes to sit on my lap when we are sitting in the drive through lanes. She goes back and forth between her seat and my lap when we are on a trip. We I am driving, she is in her seat, when I am in a drive through lane, she is in my lap. She knows what she wants, that is for sure.
I had a couple of lessons today too so that was good. Then I had to take a nap as I had gotten a really bad headache. Maisy was with me for part of it and then everyone else came home so she went downstairs to greet them. I didn't even feel her go. Maisy likes to greet everyone at the door. I think she feels it is her duty.
Pain wise, I would say this isn't my best day. I have had a bad headache this afternoon and while it isn't so bad now, it isn't so good either. My back is a bit more sore than usual, but I don't know why either. My right hip seems to dislike me intensely today. Sometimes it does, other times, it doesn't. It all depends on it mood or so it seems to me. I am really hoping that soon I will be feeling better in the early morning enough to go to church. I have to be at church at 7:30 in the morning and for the longest time, it just hasn't happened. My head just hurts too much to try to get up.
Well, on to words with friends.
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