I saw Maia for a while this afternoon. It was only about an hour or so before she had dinner. The skin cancer has spread even farther down her arm and her back. It is black and it is so painful for her. The nurses have sort of bandaged it for her but it is not easy to bandage and they can't use tape because she is allergic to the adhesive. I was glad that she was a bit more with it today, not as much as she was a couple of days ago, but still better than when I saw her in the hospital 2 weeks ago. The hospice place seems to have better pain control for her. She has a pump now but she can't overdo it because it does have a limit to it. Danielle wasn't there when we were. Apparently, she is upset with Tilley and some of her family again. Whatever, this is bringing out the worst in some of my family. I don't get it, but then, I am not getting in the middle of whatever it is because it isn't my business.
I am watching Legally Blond. It is such a good movie. I have it and I have seen it several times but it makes me smile every time. It is over now and now there is nothing good one. I have finished the first disc of Game of thrones. Only 2 episodes were on it. I was disappointed that there were only 2. I now need the rest of season 1 or at least the next disc. Tonight would have been perfect to watch it because the kids are out for the evening visiting a friend. Oh well, it isn't like I can't see it any other time. I mean, it has been out for a couple of years now and I could have watched it then. So far, I like the story and I can tolerate the graphicness. It hasn't been super violent yet, I shall see how I survive when that comes around.
Tomorrow is an empty day that I need to get a few things done in the music room since I haven't done them yet. I am not sure what is up for the rest of the house but I need to do a few things and then I can read for a bit tomorrow without feeling that I am not doing what I need to do. i also have the paper to wrap the Easter stuff in so it can go away. I know I have said before I need to do it. The problem is that I totally forget that it needs to be done.
Wednesday is fast approaching. I plan to take a really long and good shower Tuesday night so I am spiffy clean for the surgery. I don't know how they do this, but I want to be spiffy clean. I have to get up when Heather B-T and the kids do on Wednesday so she can take me to the hospital for the procedure. I am not sure how long it will last or how long I will need to stay but I will find out on Tuesday when the hospital calls to tell me when I need to be there. I can't have anything to eat or drink except for sips of water 8 hours before the procedure and no sips of water 2 hours before the procedure so basically after midnight on Tuesday, no more food or drink. This won't be a problem as I don't generally eat or drink after midnight on a regular basis. I think I am just going in and out in one day but I don't know for sure. I will find that out on Tuesday too. I didn't get a whole lot of instructions from the doctor on this one. Rachel just said that the hospital would let me know. The anesthesia department wasn't too happy about that bit of info but we dealt just fine with it. I have to stop coumadin tomorrow and I have stopped aspirin and Motrin (which I don't take anyway) as well as my eye vitamin because it has vitamin E in it. I stopped that one on Friday when I spoke to the nurse on the phone. I did try to find out what the name of my blood disorder is from Doctor Gradolph, but the receptionist couldn't find the name of it on my chart so i have to speak with doctor Gradolph myself and I will. This time though, I will write it down. I have to have my protime checked on Thursday instead of in a month because of the surgery on Wednesday. Dr. G wants to see where my blood is and how to get it to theraputic range since it will be 4 days of not taking it. He is such a good doctor. He is very helpful and explains things very well to me. He was also Momma's doctor and he was good to her too. When we became a hospice family, Dr. G asked to stay on as Momma's primary doctor. I agreed since he knew her and was her doctor for so long. I called the office and told them when Momma passed away. I miss her so much. Tilley and I spoke about her at dinner tonight. We also spoke about forgiveness, which when it comes to my father, I have trouble with. Not only because he left us but because of what he did to my mom and my older brother. I really can't remember him too well and he doesn't really deserve to be remembered all that well since he is a creep and was horrible, but I haven't forgiven him, I don't know if I ever will be able to. The only good thing out of it was that Momma stayed with us and took care of us. She kept us together as much as possible. She was a good Momma. Yes, she had her faults, we ALL do, but overall, she was a good mom.
I have won a couple of games of words with friends. It was exciting. I like the game although I do like winning, it isn't the goal. Having fun and improving is my goal. There is one game with one of my friends that we go back and forth of who has the most points. That is an exciting one because we are so close in points. You never know when you will get a word that has a ton of points. That is part of the fun. You may think it is only a small work and that you will only get a small amount and then, boom, you get tons of points! You just never know. I also have finished the O'Malley series by Dee Henderson. I am reading her "Full Disclosure" book now where some of the O'Malleys show up in. It is a good book and she has a new one coming out soon. I just don't know when. I should check on that again. I know it is sometime soon. I also had to get a book that Calli wanted me to read, "Where the Red Fern Grows". We had the movie. I am just not sure where it is at this point. I think it went in the group that went to Bill's library. If it did, then we can always have him check it out and watch it together. It is so fun to watch movies with her because she gets so excited about them. I like that about Calli. Acer doesn't really like movies or TV because it doesn't excite him to hear it. Stories from books, yes, but not movies or TV shows. He loves being read too. I love it when he asks me to read to him. It is such a good feeling. Only a couple of times I was too exhausted to read to him, generally, I will find the energy to read to him. Calli has a new book that she and Heather B-T will be listening to together. I am anxious to hear about the book.
I found a neat recipe for baked cauliflower on face book today. I shared it so that I would have the recipe. I may try my hand at baking it tomorrow. Well see who all is home first. I will need to get the ingredients first as I know we don't have any cauliflower in the house, not fresh anyway and that is what we need.
My back and right leg are a bit sorer than usual today. I think from the driving to and from Windsor. Sometimes when I am driving my right leg gets really sore. I really don't know why, it just does. I am also getting rather tired but it is almost bedtime so that is normal. I am surprised that my headache is just the normal headache and not any worse since I did a lot of driving today. I am hoping for a decent night sleep with only waking up a few times. That is my hope anyway.
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Thursday, August 1, 2013
August 1, 2013
I went to get my protime blood test today. I get this every month because of the coumadin that I take. My blood has to be checked to see if it is in what my doctor calls therapeutic level (between 2 and 3). If my blood is above 3, then I have to lower the dosage, if it is lower than 2, then I have to raise the dosage. Lately, it has been between 2 and 3 for the last couple of months so I am happy about that. So many variables can change your blood thinness. Things like the weather, food, stress, and sometimes for no reason whatsoever so it has to be monitored rather carefully. Well, when I got my test done, I decided to get weighed. I lost 3 more pounds so for this month, I have lost 5 pounds total, which brings my total to 27 pounds. I have passed the dreaded 25 mark and I am now on to the 30 pound mark.
I had dinner with Wendy tonight. It was a lot of fun. We got their 2 dinners for $25 special and I tried something new! Yes, me! The girl who gets the same thing every time I go! Not this time! I got the spicy shrimp something. I ate 1/2 of it (and all of the shrimp of course) and I have the rest for lunch tomorrow! I just can't forget that I have it. Wendy is hoping that she will be able to attend the nursing home concert to see Jennie perform and my students. I have a few phone calls to make for my student, Shelly tomorrow. She is auditioning for universities for music performance and I need to get some more info for her and for me so I know what to prepare for her. She is really nice and is also going to perform at the nursing home, however, she is going to sing an eastern music song. It will be different and I think that everyone will enjoy it. I know the kids will so I think the residents will too.
I watched the first episode of Game of Thrones today. Well, outside of there being so many characters to keep track of and I did need to turn my head a couple of times while there were a couple of beheadings but other than that, I did like it. So far, I think it is something that Kathy and I can watch together (well, kind of together) and then talk about. It is something we can do together anyway, which is what we wanted. We wanted to find something we could do together even though we live far away from each other. I am glad so far that we do have this at least at this point. We shall see how long I can watch this. If it stays the graphicness that the first episode had in it, then I can deal with it. If it gets more, well, then, I am not sure as I don't do blood very well. Although today was the first day I actually watched the nurse draw my blood. I have never seen it before. I usually turn away because I can't stand the sight of blood. Kathy is much better at that than I am. I could deal with it if the kids hurt themselves. I would be grossed out but I could deal with it. I think when you are the only one around who can deal with the issue, you do what you have to or at least that is what I am told. So far, I love the girls long hair. I miss my long hair. I am growing it out again. This time, I will not be conned into cutting it because someone doesn't like how long my hair was getting. I thought or I bought into the idea that it would help my headaches. Well, it made absolutely zero difference to my headaches. I still had bad headaches with the shorter hair so I am not cutting off my hair. I got my bangs trimmed a couple of weeks ago and they are crooked! yes, crooked! I am so unhappy about that. In a few weeks when it grows out some more, I will have Heather B-T fix this issue. I prefer my bangs to be a bit longer than they are right now.
Project Runway is on right now. It is the unconventional challenge. The designers had to go to Coney Island and win the materials for their outfits. It is also a team challenge and some of the teams are doing well and others are not. It is an interesting show, I think. I love sewing. I have no desire to be a professional seamstress or designer but I do like watching these type shows. I find them interesting. I don't like any other type of reality shows but this one. Design Star for HGTV was okay but this is better.
Maisy is looking so adorable right now. She is lying down with her face on her paws. I so love that dog so much. I had no idea that it was possible to love a dog that much. I do know now how much a person can love a dog because that dog is one of the lights of my life. Maisy helps my anxiety go down and she makes me smile. Very little can make me smile faster than that little, fluffy, cutie pie of a dog. She is such a sweet dog too. Okay, I must confess though, she does bark a lot and well, I don't like that. Maisy also has been known to well, do doggie business in the house. I don't like that either but outside those two things, I love everything about her. Maisy is a very special dog. I am glad Heather B-T got her. I just wish she was a bit better behaved about the excess barking and the occasional doggie business in the house.
Pain level is pretty normal today except for the morning headache and the evening headache. I woke up in the middle of the night with a really bad headache and I had to take something for it. I also had to take something again at 5 am. It is really getting so upsetting that my head hurts so much at night still. I am hoping this will improve soon. The headaches over all have improved during the day but at night and in the morning they are still really bad especially when I go to bed. I am tired of headaches more so than body aches although I still have body aches, they are not as overwhelming as the headaches. The headaches overwhelm me more than anything. I also have more issues with the fatigue that comes with the fibro more than the body aches. I get tired so easy like so many. I can have energy in the middle of the night for about an hour and when it is daytime, well, I can have no energy when I need it.
I wanted to work on the music room this week but with what was going on with Bill, we just didn't get to it. Maybe tomorrow I will do something by myself. I have the office supplies boxes that I want to move into the dining room dresser sideboard so they won't be stacked in the music room next to the filing cabinets. I still have to move the Easter stuff off of the other piano and the stuff on top of the filing cabinets need to be sorted also but overall, it is just refining the room and decluttering a few spots so it will be ready for teaching. That is my goal. To have the room ready for teaching by the end of August. The CDs need to be split up into the 2 drawers. I have the 2nd drawer ready for the CDs. I have the music mostly put away. The stuff that is not put away is stuff I am currently using. I will have to start bringing out the Christmas and competition music in September. I have the rest of August to make the finishing touches to the room. I have some pictures I also want to put up too. I am not sure where I want to put the ballet shoes, music sheets, and roses picture as well as the cello and roses picture. They were once in my room but when I moved rooms, I never put them back up. I am glad now since I think they will fit perfect in the music (living) room. The living room has been transformed into the music room since it is the room I teach in. It works out really well because the student walks in, takes their shoes off, and then turns immediately left into the living room where the music is. They do not have to step farther into the house and since it is the first room in the house, the kids can play anywhere else in the house without worrying about making too much noise. It truly is the best setup. I am thankful for it. I really like teaching here at home. I have a place to rest in between the lessons and if I need some music, I have the music at my fingertips.
Well, time for words with friends and then a bit of reading before bed. I can't believe it is Friday tomorrow already. Wow, this week sure did fly by!
I had dinner with Wendy tonight. It was a lot of fun. We got their 2 dinners for $25 special and I tried something new! Yes, me! The girl who gets the same thing every time I go! Not this time! I got the spicy shrimp something. I ate 1/2 of it (and all of the shrimp of course) and I have the rest for lunch tomorrow! I just can't forget that I have it. Wendy is hoping that she will be able to attend the nursing home concert to see Jennie perform and my students. I have a few phone calls to make for my student, Shelly tomorrow. She is auditioning for universities for music performance and I need to get some more info for her and for me so I know what to prepare for her. She is really nice and is also going to perform at the nursing home, however, she is going to sing an eastern music song. It will be different and I think that everyone will enjoy it. I know the kids will so I think the residents will too.
I watched the first episode of Game of Thrones today. Well, outside of there being so many characters to keep track of and I did need to turn my head a couple of times while there were a couple of beheadings but other than that, I did like it. So far, I think it is something that Kathy and I can watch together (well, kind of together) and then talk about. It is something we can do together anyway, which is what we wanted. We wanted to find something we could do together even though we live far away from each other. I am glad so far that we do have this at least at this point. We shall see how long I can watch this. If it stays the graphicness that the first episode had in it, then I can deal with it. If it gets more, well, then, I am not sure as I don't do blood very well. Although today was the first day I actually watched the nurse draw my blood. I have never seen it before. I usually turn away because I can't stand the sight of blood. Kathy is much better at that than I am. I could deal with it if the kids hurt themselves. I would be grossed out but I could deal with it. I think when you are the only one around who can deal with the issue, you do what you have to or at least that is what I am told. So far, I love the girls long hair. I miss my long hair. I am growing it out again. This time, I will not be conned into cutting it because someone doesn't like how long my hair was getting. I thought or I bought into the idea that it would help my headaches. Well, it made absolutely zero difference to my headaches. I still had bad headaches with the shorter hair so I am not cutting off my hair. I got my bangs trimmed a couple of weeks ago and they are crooked! yes, crooked! I am so unhappy about that. In a few weeks when it grows out some more, I will have Heather B-T fix this issue. I prefer my bangs to be a bit longer than they are right now.
Project Runway is on right now. It is the unconventional challenge. The designers had to go to Coney Island and win the materials for their outfits. It is also a team challenge and some of the teams are doing well and others are not. It is an interesting show, I think. I love sewing. I have no desire to be a professional seamstress or designer but I do like watching these type shows. I find them interesting. I don't like any other type of reality shows but this one. Design Star for HGTV was okay but this is better.
Maisy is looking so adorable right now. She is lying down with her face on her paws. I so love that dog so much. I had no idea that it was possible to love a dog that much. I do know now how much a person can love a dog because that dog is one of the lights of my life. Maisy helps my anxiety go down and she makes me smile. Very little can make me smile faster than that little, fluffy, cutie pie of a dog. She is such a sweet dog too. Okay, I must confess though, she does bark a lot and well, I don't like that. Maisy also has been known to well, do doggie business in the house. I don't like that either but outside those two things, I love everything about her. Maisy is a very special dog. I am glad Heather B-T got her. I just wish she was a bit better behaved about the excess barking and the occasional doggie business in the house.
Pain level is pretty normal today except for the morning headache and the evening headache. I woke up in the middle of the night with a really bad headache and I had to take something for it. I also had to take something again at 5 am. It is really getting so upsetting that my head hurts so much at night still. I am hoping this will improve soon. The headaches over all have improved during the day but at night and in the morning they are still really bad especially when I go to bed. I am tired of headaches more so than body aches although I still have body aches, they are not as overwhelming as the headaches. The headaches overwhelm me more than anything. I also have more issues with the fatigue that comes with the fibro more than the body aches. I get tired so easy like so many. I can have energy in the middle of the night for about an hour and when it is daytime, well, I can have no energy when I need it.
I wanted to work on the music room this week but with what was going on with Bill, we just didn't get to it. Maybe tomorrow I will do something by myself. I have the office supplies boxes that I want to move into the dining room dresser sideboard so they won't be stacked in the music room next to the filing cabinets. I still have to move the Easter stuff off of the other piano and the stuff on top of the filing cabinets need to be sorted also but overall, it is just refining the room and decluttering a few spots so it will be ready for teaching. That is my goal. To have the room ready for teaching by the end of August. The CDs need to be split up into the 2 drawers. I have the 2nd drawer ready for the CDs. I have the music mostly put away. The stuff that is not put away is stuff I am currently using. I will have to start bringing out the Christmas and competition music in September. I have the rest of August to make the finishing touches to the room. I have some pictures I also want to put up too. I am not sure where I want to put the ballet shoes, music sheets, and roses picture as well as the cello and roses picture. They were once in my room but when I moved rooms, I never put them back up. I am glad now since I think they will fit perfect in the music (living) room. The living room has been transformed into the music room since it is the room I teach in. It works out really well because the student walks in, takes their shoes off, and then turns immediately left into the living room where the music is. They do not have to step farther into the house and since it is the first room in the house, the kids can play anywhere else in the house without worrying about making too much noise. It truly is the best setup. I am thankful for it. I really like teaching here at home. I have a place to rest in between the lessons and if I need some music, I have the music at my fingertips.
Well, time for words with friends and then a bit of reading before bed. I can't believe it is Friday tomorrow already. Wow, this week sure did fly by!
Monday, July 29, 2013
Monday 7-29
It is almost August. Wow. Well, I returned the capsule monitor today. I tried on Friday but they were closed. I have the results. I am bleeding in 2 spots in the small bowel. It isn't too big and I don't have to rush off to the ER (Thank God for that!) but it does need to be fixed. I will get it fixed next Wednesday. I have to reschedule my lessons that day. I know 3 of my girls will be in Florida so it is only 2 girls that need to be rescheduled so that is good.
I did have a new student today. Her name is Isabella and she is 13. She has played piano for several years and did quite well for not playing for a long time. I was quite pleased with her lesson.
Calli is cooking dinner tonight. She has a cookbook that she got the chicken recipe out off and it smells heavenly, let me tell you! Simply heavenly!!! I am quite excited to taste her creation! It is almost finished.
Heather B-T has a friend and her son visiting us today. She is a very nice lady that I am in a group online with. Her son and Acer are playing very nicely together.
The Melatonin helped me fall asleep last night but it didn't seem to help me stay asleep but hey, I slept for several hours before I woke up. I did wake up about every hour for about 4 hours but that is usual. I woke up at my usual time around noon. I went and dropped off the capsule monitor before coming home for Isaac's lesson. He auditioned for the Michigan Opera Theatre Children's Chorus this evening. He said he did well. I am glad. he is a good singer and I think he would add a lot to the choir and he would enjoy it a lot. I hope he makes it. Acer is auditioning too. I hope he makes it too. Isaac has a more classical sound that Acer but both are good singers. I would have Natalie try out but they are out of town this week so she is missing the audition date.
I am going to try the Melatonin again tonight, only one. It helps some so that is better than nothing and it is better than the Valerian root. The Valerian root can be deadly if you take too much of it so I will be staying clear of it and sticking to the Melatonin.
We had Calli's creation for dinner and it was wonderful. She did a really good job with the chicken and veggies. Calli is learning to be such a good cook. I am so proud of her. Then she and I cleaned the kitchen after dinner. The kitchen is my job and Calli is my assistant. Calli is a very good assistant. We work well together when doing the dishes. We each have the things we do well and that is how we divide and conquer.
Well, I am getting a bit tired and I think I will play words with friends for a bit before reading tonight.
I did have a new student today. Her name is Isabella and she is 13. She has played piano for several years and did quite well for not playing for a long time. I was quite pleased with her lesson.
Calli is cooking dinner tonight. She has a cookbook that she got the chicken recipe out off and it smells heavenly, let me tell you! Simply heavenly!!! I am quite excited to taste her creation! It is almost finished.
Heather B-T has a friend and her son visiting us today. She is a very nice lady that I am in a group online with. Her son and Acer are playing very nicely together.
The Melatonin helped me fall asleep last night but it didn't seem to help me stay asleep but hey, I slept for several hours before I woke up. I did wake up about every hour for about 4 hours but that is usual. I woke up at my usual time around noon. I went and dropped off the capsule monitor before coming home for Isaac's lesson. He auditioned for the Michigan Opera Theatre Children's Chorus this evening. He said he did well. I am glad. he is a good singer and I think he would add a lot to the choir and he would enjoy it a lot. I hope he makes it. Acer is auditioning too. I hope he makes it too. Isaac has a more classical sound that Acer but both are good singers. I would have Natalie try out but they are out of town this week so she is missing the audition date.
I am going to try the Melatonin again tonight, only one. It helps some so that is better than nothing and it is better than the Valerian root. The Valerian root can be deadly if you take too much of it so I will be staying clear of it and sticking to the Melatonin.
We had Calli's creation for dinner and it was wonderful. She did a really good job with the chicken and veggies. Calli is learning to be such a good cook. I am so proud of her. Then she and I cleaned the kitchen after dinner. The kitchen is my job and Calli is my assistant. Calli is a very good assistant. We work well together when doing the dishes. We each have the things we do well and that is how we divide and conquer.
Well, I am getting a bit tired and I think I will play words with friends for a bit before reading tonight.
Sunday, July 28, 2013
The beginning of another week 7-28
It was a nice Sunday as far as the afternoon went. I had a bad headache in the morning so no church for me. I took Acer AND Calli to the store with me. Oh my! I was so exhausted when we got back and they were really well behaved! They played with the toys for a few minutes before we left. Overall, they were really good. I did need to take a brief nap when I got home although they were good. It was just exhausting to shop with both. I think once we go a few more times, I will get used to it. I love being with them.
Calli is making dinner tomorrow. It is a recipe out of her recipe book. I am quite excited to see what her creation will taste like. She makes really good soup right now so I am sure the chicken will be good too.
I am trying melatonin again for sleep. I am getting sleepy so I am hopeful I will have a good sleep or at least a better sleep than usual. I really need some good sleep. It is one of those annoying things that happen with fibro - no good sleep. I do hope for a bit better sleep tonight. It helps with so much stuff too so sleep is very important.
Pain level is normal today except for the big headache earlier today. My headache is back to the normal pain level now.
Calli is making dinner tomorrow. It is a recipe out of her recipe book. I am quite excited to see what her creation will taste like. She makes really good soup right now so I am sure the chicken will be good too.
I am trying melatonin again for sleep. I am getting sleepy so I am hopeful I will have a good sleep or at least a better sleep than usual. I really need some good sleep. It is one of those annoying things that happen with fibro - no good sleep. I do hope for a bit better sleep tonight. It helps with so much stuff too so sleep is very important.
Pain level is normal today except for the big headache earlier today. My headache is back to the normal pain level now.
Thursday, July 25, 2013
the Pillcam test 7-25
Well, I did the test today. It took 8 hours and after I was hooked up, I was able to come home. Maisy and I took a nap before I had Isaac's lesson. Maisy did well with Isaac once she stopped barking at him. He was even able to give her a treat. She sat near me during his lesson. She seems to like sitting near me during lessons. Sometimes, she even moves and sits closer to the kids. It is so cute when she does that.
Anyways, I will find out in a few days what the results are with the camera through the digestive system test. The bleeding has been over for a couple of months so I don't think they will find any or at least I hope they don't! I am not up for another bleeding session that is for sure.
It was a very, very quiet day as my headache was really bad. I took 3 naps. Maisy napped with me. She and I were napping on and off all day. I had to get up super easy because I had to be at the doctor's office by 8 am and I was there by 7:45. I got hooked up and came home and went back to sleep. Maisy and I also took a couple of drives to run a couple of errands this afternoon. I wanted something to drink and then I wanted a salad with shrimp from Panera. I was just so hungry and really wanted shrimp. The rest had pizza for dinner. I wouldn't have minded pizza except that I really wanted a salad. Sometimes, I just want a salad. I am weird that way. I love salads a lot.
I had a little bit of a whoopsy moment this afternoon. I was lying on my side on my bed when the phone rang. I went to answer it and I knocked it off of my little table next to my bed. Well, I was reaching and reaching when, thump! I literally fell out of bed taking the sheets with me. Maisy was looking down at me as if she wanted to jump down and join me. Fortunately, she didn't. I am so glad about that. I didn't hurt myself when I fell. I just surprised myself. Thankfully, I didn't have trouble getting up. I WAS worried about that but I had no trouble. I was glad about that. I did put the sheets back on my bed so I won't have an issue when I go to bed.
Fashion Runway is back on for season 12! I love this show. It is interesting. I like to design for myself. I can't draw worth beans so I couldn't be a designer. I can sew pretty well, I am not super great, but overall, I am pretty good.
Well time for words with friends and the rest of Fashion Runway!
Anyways, I will find out in a few days what the results are with the camera through the digestive system test. The bleeding has been over for a couple of months so I don't think they will find any or at least I hope they don't! I am not up for another bleeding session that is for sure.
It was a very, very quiet day as my headache was really bad. I took 3 naps. Maisy napped with me. She and I were napping on and off all day. I had to get up super easy because I had to be at the doctor's office by 8 am and I was there by 7:45. I got hooked up and came home and went back to sleep. Maisy and I also took a couple of drives to run a couple of errands this afternoon. I wanted something to drink and then I wanted a salad with shrimp from Panera. I was just so hungry and really wanted shrimp. The rest had pizza for dinner. I wouldn't have minded pizza except that I really wanted a salad. Sometimes, I just want a salad. I am weird that way. I love salads a lot.
I had a little bit of a whoopsy moment this afternoon. I was lying on my side on my bed when the phone rang. I went to answer it and I knocked it off of my little table next to my bed. Well, I was reaching and reaching when, thump! I literally fell out of bed taking the sheets with me. Maisy was looking down at me as if she wanted to jump down and join me. Fortunately, she didn't. I am so glad about that. I didn't hurt myself when I fell. I just surprised myself. Thankfully, I didn't have trouble getting up. I WAS worried about that but I had no trouble. I was glad about that. I did put the sheets back on my bed so I won't have an issue when I go to bed.
Fashion Runway is back on for season 12! I love this show. It is interesting. I like to design for myself. I can't draw worth beans so I couldn't be a designer. I can sew pretty well, I am not super great, but overall, I am pretty good.
Well time for words with friends and the rest of Fashion Runway!
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
the night before 7-24
I have the capsule scopy again tomorrow. The first one had the capsule malfunction and basically shut off after 3 hours. I really hope this one behaves. I am not happy about being up at the ridicules hour of 7:15 since I have to leave at 7:30 am but I will. Right when I get home, trust me, I will take a nap. I have Isaac's lesson at 11 and that is the only lesson I have tomorrow. I hate getting up early. I am so not a morning person. My mother was and it drove me up the wall that she was. She would say that the morning was the best part of the day. I disagree, the night is the best part of the day. Anyways, I have to be so I will be. I asked Bill to make sure I am up and he said he will.
It has finally cooled off a bit so I am glad about that. No more 100 degree temps for this week anyway. I am rather glad about that. We had an annoying neighbor incident today. I was backing up to go to the store when a neighbor down the road drove by our driveway very, very, very slowly. I was not impressed or happy about it. I have a feeling I know what neighbor it is and she is rather nosy. The grass was getting really long and it should have been cut last week but it was so hot that I really didn't want Brandon to get heat stroke or heat sickness, it was just too hot plus there was a heat advisory, which means you can't mow your lawn during the day. Well, it is done now and that is all that matters.
Maisy was such a good girl during lessons today. She barely barked. Apparently though, she barked during the morning. That was not good. I tried to teach her the story of the dog that barked wolf, but she didn't seem to understand. We did have good snuggles today though. She sat underneath the piano bench during all lessons today. It was so cute. She loves music and she seems to love the kids. After Heather B-T left this morning, Maisy came into my room and I lifted her up to put her on my bed. We both slept after that. We went for a brief ride after that. She is such a good little passenger. Maisy stays on her seat and rarely tries to get into my lap now. I have taught her that she needs to stay in the passenger seat. I love that dog.
Acer has day camp this week. Today they went to a music place and Acer was in heaven. He loves everything music. I barely saw the little man today. I was so exhausted after lessons that I took a brief nap. I am watching Castle right now. I will be playing words with friends shortly before reading. I am now on the 7th book of the O'Malley series by Dee Henderson. They are so good. I really enjoy them a lot. Kathy has just got to read them when I am done. I am disappointed that the Jennifer book is not a lend me book right now but the rest are.
Bill checked yesterday about the game of thrones DVDs at the library. He is next for getting them. Right now they are out. I hope they come back soon. I look forward to seeing them. I really do. I tried to watch it on netflix but it kept stopping and it was hard to see. I did check the price today but I won't buy it unless I really like it. I really hope I do. Everyone has gone on and on about how great it is so I do hope it is something I like. I am worried about the graphicness but I will find out, won't I?
Pain level is just the normal pain today. I am not taking the valerian root tonight to see if that is part of the reason my head is worse than usual at bedtime. Well, off to play words with friends.
It has finally cooled off a bit so I am glad about that. No more 100 degree temps for this week anyway. I am rather glad about that. We had an annoying neighbor incident today. I was backing up to go to the store when a neighbor down the road drove by our driveway very, very, very slowly. I was not impressed or happy about it. I have a feeling I know what neighbor it is and she is rather nosy. The grass was getting really long and it should have been cut last week but it was so hot that I really didn't want Brandon to get heat stroke or heat sickness, it was just too hot plus there was a heat advisory, which means you can't mow your lawn during the day. Well, it is done now and that is all that matters.
Maisy was such a good girl during lessons today. She barely barked. Apparently though, she barked during the morning. That was not good. I tried to teach her the story of the dog that barked wolf, but she didn't seem to understand. We did have good snuggles today though. She sat underneath the piano bench during all lessons today. It was so cute. She loves music and she seems to love the kids. After Heather B-T left this morning, Maisy came into my room and I lifted her up to put her on my bed. We both slept after that. We went for a brief ride after that. She is such a good little passenger. Maisy stays on her seat and rarely tries to get into my lap now. I have taught her that she needs to stay in the passenger seat. I love that dog.
Acer has day camp this week. Today they went to a music place and Acer was in heaven. He loves everything music. I barely saw the little man today. I was so exhausted after lessons that I took a brief nap. I am watching Castle right now. I will be playing words with friends shortly before reading. I am now on the 7th book of the O'Malley series by Dee Henderson. They are so good. I really enjoy them a lot. Kathy has just got to read them when I am done. I am disappointed that the Jennifer book is not a lend me book right now but the rest are.
Bill checked yesterday about the game of thrones DVDs at the library. He is next for getting them. Right now they are out. I hope they come back soon. I look forward to seeing them. I really do. I tried to watch it on netflix but it kept stopping and it was hard to see. I did check the price today but I won't buy it unless I really like it. I really hope I do. Everyone has gone on and on about how great it is so I do hope it is something I like. I am worried about the graphicness but I will find out, won't I?
Pain level is just the normal pain today. I am not taking the valerian root tonight to see if that is part of the reason my head is worse than usual at bedtime. Well, off to play words with friends.
Monday, July 22, 2013
it's a boy and other things 7-22
Duchess Kate had a boy!! A new prince!!!! Oh!!!! I wonder what they will name the little lad? I am so excited you would think I am related to the Duchess myself! (Trust me, I am so not - while my father's family are English - they were all pirates, the real kind, not the make believe stories - kings and queens probably only had contact with my ancestors to hang them). My friend, Star and I are such royal watchers! Heather B-T came into my room to tell me that Kate was in labor this morning (our time). I was thrilled. I watched face book as much as I could today let me tell you. Now we are just waiting on the news on what they name it. Star is hoping for Arthur, David, Spencer, and a few others. Me? I just want to know his name and see the little guys pictures.
Acer is home from camp now so the house is filled with music again. He and I played band today and it was fun. We had to have a review lesson yesterday because he hadn't practice in a week and forgot his songs. Well, as soon as I played the one line in his music, he remembered his piano piece immediately. He only forgot 1 line in his vocal piece so overall, Acer did really well. I knew once we started going through the pieces, he would remember right away. His memory for music is astonishing at times. At camp, his friend wrote a piece of a song that is the chorus to a song they are writing. We now know what chords are in it and what the structure is for the chorus. It is actually quite good. I am not surprised in a way because Acer's musical ability is so much higher than most children his age. He is really an amazing musician. I think he even thinks in music at times. It is like a language that pours out of him. Acer and I are working on chord structure now. I think it is making even more sense now with the song that his friend wrote. I hope they can continue to work on this during the school year. I don't know how old the young man is, but he seems as gifted as Acer or close. I think this will continue to inspire Acer to write his own music. He writes little melodies now and we are going to be working on accompaniments for them shortly.
It seems so hard to believe that July is 2/3 over. How fast did this month go? Super fast or what? It really did. I am glad it is almost August though because there will be a couple of students coming back from vacation and a new one starting. I had a lot stop for the summer, more than usual and with a smaller amount of students than I used to have, it makes a big difference when bill time comes. I look forward to my school year when I have the regular amount. I look back and wonder how I used to teach 50 to 60 students a week with no problem. I taught 7 students one day and was totally exhausted. It took about 2 days to get back to my, now, normal self! It is just insane. Anyways, I am going to be limiting how many lessons I have a day when school starts. I just have too. I can't have that many a day because it will be way too many and I will crash and burn. I am so not up for another crash and burn hospital visit. That is what happens when I crash and burn. I end up in the hospital. Well, not interested in having that happen again. We have one family member in the hospital, I don't want to be the second one. It is hard enough on my family to have Maia in the hospital and in the shape she is in. I don't wish to be joining her. I really don't so I am doing what I can to avoid that situation. I know you can't always anticipate everything, but I am trying my best to anticipate that.
Ohh, I just realized, I didn't take my medicine today. Whoops. I didn't fill my pill container last night like I used to. No wonder I am so light headed right now. I forgot my anxiety medicine. That also explains why my anxiety is rather high right now too. Sometimes, I just forget so much. Fibro fog needs to be gone from me! Okay - I meant to do it earlier but I forgot when I left the counter. I just need to take care of this in a few minutes. Okay - I am done doing that! I am trying to take Valerian Root at night to help with sleep. I am now up to the recommended dosage of 3 capsules a 1/2 hour before bed so I hope it helps. I really do. I will find out and report on it. One of my friends from Fibro Fighters on face book, suggested a combination of Valerian Root and Melatonin so if the Valerian Root alone doesn't work then I shall add the Melatonin. She said about .5 mg at night. I will try it next week if I need to. Hmm, just learned something about Valerian root. I think I will go back to Melatonin and increase the dosage. Heather B-T just told me some of the side effects and precautions. I need to research better. I will.
It is almost dinner time!!!! I am not sure what all we are having but it smells good. Acer is helping. It is so sweet that he likes to help. He is a very helpful young man. He really is and so is Calli. I just got the 7 minute warning so time for me to go.
Pain level is a lot higher since I haven't had any pain medicine today so far. My anxiety is also high for the very same reason. I will take the evening dose of both the pain and the anxiety medicine with dinner. I should learn not to forget this done!
Acer is home from camp now so the house is filled with music again. He and I played band today and it was fun. We had to have a review lesson yesterday because he hadn't practice in a week and forgot his songs. Well, as soon as I played the one line in his music, he remembered his piano piece immediately. He only forgot 1 line in his vocal piece so overall, Acer did really well. I knew once we started going through the pieces, he would remember right away. His memory for music is astonishing at times. At camp, his friend wrote a piece of a song that is the chorus to a song they are writing. We now know what chords are in it and what the structure is for the chorus. It is actually quite good. I am not surprised in a way because Acer's musical ability is so much higher than most children his age. He is really an amazing musician. I think he even thinks in music at times. It is like a language that pours out of him. Acer and I are working on chord structure now. I think it is making even more sense now with the song that his friend wrote. I hope they can continue to work on this during the school year. I don't know how old the young man is, but he seems as gifted as Acer or close. I think this will continue to inspire Acer to write his own music. He writes little melodies now and we are going to be working on accompaniments for them shortly.
It seems so hard to believe that July is 2/3 over. How fast did this month go? Super fast or what? It really did. I am glad it is almost August though because there will be a couple of students coming back from vacation and a new one starting. I had a lot stop for the summer, more than usual and with a smaller amount of students than I used to have, it makes a big difference when bill time comes. I look forward to my school year when I have the regular amount. I look back and wonder how I used to teach 50 to 60 students a week with no problem. I taught 7 students one day and was totally exhausted. It took about 2 days to get back to my, now, normal self! It is just insane. Anyways, I am going to be limiting how many lessons I have a day when school starts. I just have too. I can't have that many a day because it will be way too many and I will crash and burn. I am so not up for another crash and burn hospital visit. That is what happens when I crash and burn. I end up in the hospital. Well, not interested in having that happen again. We have one family member in the hospital, I don't want to be the second one. It is hard enough on my family to have Maia in the hospital and in the shape she is in. I don't wish to be joining her. I really don't so I am doing what I can to avoid that situation. I know you can't always anticipate everything, but I am trying my best to anticipate that.
Ohh, I just realized, I didn't take my medicine today. Whoops. I didn't fill my pill container last night like I used to. No wonder I am so light headed right now. I forgot my anxiety medicine. That also explains why my anxiety is rather high right now too. Sometimes, I just forget so much. Fibro fog needs to be gone from me! Okay - I meant to do it earlier but I forgot when I left the counter. I just need to take care of this in a few minutes. Okay - I am done doing that! I am trying to take Valerian Root at night to help with sleep. I am now up to the recommended dosage of 3 capsules a 1/2 hour before bed so I hope it helps. I really do. I will find out and report on it. One of my friends from Fibro Fighters on face book, suggested a combination of Valerian Root and Melatonin so if the Valerian Root alone doesn't work then I shall add the Melatonin. She said about .5 mg at night. I will try it next week if I need to. Hmm, just learned something about Valerian root. I think I will go back to Melatonin and increase the dosage. Heather B-T just told me some of the side effects and precautions. I need to research better. I will.
It is almost dinner time!!!! I am not sure what all we are having but it smells good. Acer is helping. It is so sweet that he likes to help. He is a very helpful young man. He really is and so is Calli. I just got the 7 minute warning so time for me to go.
Pain level is a lot higher since I haven't had any pain medicine today so far. My anxiety is also high for the very same reason. I will take the evening dose of both the pain and the anxiety medicine with dinner. I should learn not to forget this done!
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Maia 7-20
My cousin, Maia, as some of you know, has cancer and is very, very, very ill. At this point it is comfort care not cure care. I saw her today for the first time since she went into the hospital last week. Oh my, it is heartbreaking. She is in so much pain. Under her chin is so swollen, her left arm is swollen, and her left hand is swollen. They are causing such pain and uncomfortableness to her. I was there with Tilley and with Maia's daughter, Danielle. I wanted to cry when I saw her but I held it in. She doesn't need me crying too. With the medicine she is on, she falls asleep a lot but it isn't good sleep like you would hope she gets. There so much I want to say but I can't form the words to say it. I don't know what to say other than what I already have said. I plan to go and see her again in a week or so. She will be moving to a different facility so that she will have the continual care she needs. She has less than 6 months. Oh my. I so hope they stop her nightmares that she has been having and control the pain better for her. Maia is such a wonderful woman, friend, as well as cousin.
Cancer completely and totally sucks.
Cancer completely and totally sucks.
Friday, July 19, 2013
End of the week 7-19
Maisy is home!!!!! I am so glad. I have missed most of the little girl. I have not missed her barking extra for no reason or her doing doggy business in the house, but other than those two things, I have missed the snuggly dog. She is such a good snuggler. Maisy ran into the house looking for Brandon and I right away. (Okay - maybe it was for her water bowl and we were there before it) She came to us for pets and snuggles. We have had 2 snuggles already and I anticipate another one rather soon. Heather B-T and Bill are, of course, home too. They had a nice week and are relaxed and recharged. Tomorrow the little man, Acer, comes home. Ah, the noise level will surely go up from the silence that Brandon and I have been enjoying to well, Acer and his bop its, which he plays all day long. This week did go rather fast though so I didn't really have time to miss anyone too much. With lessons during the week and the other things that I had to do, I was pretty busy. I am thrilled that Sammy and I finished changing the plastic cases to paper sleeves for the teaching CDs. That takes a big load off my mind. It really does. I am so glad it is finished. I have wanted to do this job for so long and now it is done. Sam is such a great kid. I can't believe that she is going to be 16 next Sunday though. wow, wasn't she just 14? It sure seems that way. We still have the original CDs left to do but that isn't something that has to be done right now so that is okay. I can do those later. I also ran out of sleeves so I need more before I go and do that job too. The music is all put away. There is a chunk of music missing from like number 264 to 275. I am not even sure what all is supposed to be there. I will look. It is a whole bunch of sab music (meaning 3 part choral pieces). Hmm, I wonder where they got misfiled too because there are pieces in that group that haven't been used in years and they were there then so they must have gotten misfiled somewhere or I hope that is what has happened to them.
Maisy and I are having a delightful evening together. It was down pouring a few minutes ago but now it is nice out again. We have such strange weather. It has stormed almost everyday though this week. It was also extremely hot out (hot for us) today. The last few days have been high 90s low 100s. We should be getting some cooler weather this coming week. I do tend to ache more in the extreme heat. That is for sure. I hide inside and I ache less that way but when I am outside, I ache a lot more.
Bill said he will bring me Game of Thrones home. He doesn't think I will like it as I don't do too well with blood and graphic violence, but Kathy and I want to watch it together. Neither of us are sure about it but we will try it. I am glad the library has it because I wouldn't want to buy the entire season and then not like it at all. Apparently, you can get movies on itunes too! I had no idea! I may download the first episode. Kathy said it was only a few dollars so I may do that to see if I want Bill to bring it home. I don't know. I have a movie I need to finish watching in the DVD player too. I can also watch movies on my nook from netflix. I think I may have mentioned it in another post but I can't remember if I did or didn't. Goofy old Fibro fog!!!! Well, I mentioned it now if I didn't. I can't watch netflix on my computer because my lovely computer is too old. Can you imagine? It is too old! Okay, okay, it is from either 2002 or 2003 or possible even 2004 although I think the G5 is from 2004 or 2005. My laptop (which is the one I use the most) is an ibook G4 so, yeah, I know, it is a dinosaur for a computer but I love it and it works and I don't want to get another anytime soon and yes, I am writing a run-on sentence! I will get a new one eventually, but for now this works for what I need. I have to save for the hearing aids first (I need $1140) for them. I actually have decided that perhaps I should break down and get them. I will try. I figure by end of October I should have enough to get them. That isn't too far down the road, I mean, I waited this long, what's another few months at this point? Nothing. I just hope that I don't get headaches from them. I AM worried about that. Perhaps I shouldn't be, but I am. I get headaches so easy and I have one everyday, I am just worried that maybe the hearing aids will make the headaches worse. I just don't know. I guess I will find out this fall.
I have been playing words with friends on my nook. Right now I am actually WINNING one game with my friend, Mel! So far, in the 2 months I have been playing, I have lost every single game. I am close to winning against Kathy too, which is surprising because she is VERY good at these type games. I enjoy playing and obviously, winning is not my main goal or I would have quit a while ago. I do enjoy playing the game and I currently am playing quite a few games with friends. 3 with Karlyn, 3 with Cheryl, 3 with Mrs. O, and several others too. It is fun and I am really learning a lot. I am now beating Kathy and I think we are both at a point where we can't play anymore letters. How fun!
My pain level seems to be a bit higher because of the extreme (to me) heat and humidity. It is still manageable though so I am glad about that. I will need my scooter tomorrow because I am going to see Maia and she is in the hospital and they don't have scooters there. There really isn't anyway I can walk that far so I am bringing my scooter. I think we are staying for a short visit since Maia is so tired and not up for long visits and then off to dinner for a visit between the 2 of us. It is such a sad situation and my heart is breaking. Maia is a strong woman and has been fighting this cancer for over a year now. I can't imagine life without her. Of course, I couldn't imagine life without my mother either but it did happen. I prayed so hard that God would heal her and she got sicker and sicker. Sometimes i cry and want to know why? Why does she have to be in so much pain? Maia is in extreme pain all the time. She was getting pain meds every hour when she was home before she went into the hospital. I hope they have it in better control now. Maia has made her decisions and we will abide by them. I plan to visit as much as I can. She is such a good cousin. Lia (Maia's oldest) will be in town next week so that is good. I don't know if I will be able to see her but she will be able to see her mom. She and her husband are moving near by so they can be with her mom as much as possible. Right now, Lia is a few hours away.
Well, on to word with friends and reading.
Maisy and I are having a delightful evening together. It was down pouring a few minutes ago but now it is nice out again. We have such strange weather. It has stormed almost everyday though this week. It was also extremely hot out (hot for us) today. The last few days have been high 90s low 100s. We should be getting some cooler weather this coming week. I do tend to ache more in the extreme heat. That is for sure. I hide inside and I ache less that way but when I am outside, I ache a lot more.
Bill said he will bring me Game of Thrones home. He doesn't think I will like it as I don't do too well with blood and graphic violence, but Kathy and I want to watch it together. Neither of us are sure about it but we will try it. I am glad the library has it because I wouldn't want to buy the entire season and then not like it at all. Apparently, you can get movies on itunes too! I had no idea! I may download the first episode. Kathy said it was only a few dollars so I may do that to see if I want Bill to bring it home. I don't know. I have a movie I need to finish watching in the DVD player too. I can also watch movies on my nook from netflix. I think I may have mentioned it in another post but I can't remember if I did or didn't. Goofy old Fibro fog!!!! Well, I mentioned it now if I didn't. I can't watch netflix on my computer because my lovely computer is too old. Can you imagine? It is too old! Okay, okay, it is from either 2002 or 2003 or possible even 2004 although I think the G5 is from 2004 or 2005. My laptop (which is the one I use the most) is an ibook G4 so, yeah, I know, it is a dinosaur for a computer but I love it and it works and I don't want to get another anytime soon and yes, I am writing a run-on sentence! I will get a new one eventually, but for now this works for what I need. I have to save for the hearing aids first (I need $1140) for them. I actually have decided that perhaps I should break down and get them. I will try. I figure by end of October I should have enough to get them. That isn't too far down the road, I mean, I waited this long, what's another few months at this point? Nothing. I just hope that I don't get headaches from them. I AM worried about that. Perhaps I shouldn't be, but I am. I get headaches so easy and I have one everyday, I am just worried that maybe the hearing aids will make the headaches worse. I just don't know. I guess I will find out this fall.
I have been playing words with friends on my nook. Right now I am actually WINNING one game with my friend, Mel! So far, in the 2 months I have been playing, I have lost every single game. I am close to winning against Kathy too, which is surprising because she is VERY good at these type games. I enjoy playing and obviously, winning is not my main goal or I would have quit a while ago. I do enjoy playing the game and I currently am playing quite a few games with friends. 3 with Karlyn, 3 with Cheryl, 3 with Mrs. O, and several others too. It is fun and I am really learning a lot. I am now beating Kathy and I think we are both at a point where we can't play anymore letters. How fun!
My pain level seems to be a bit higher because of the extreme (to me) heat and humidity. It is still manageable though so I am glad about that. I will need my scooter tomorrow because I am going to see Maia and she is in the hospital and they don't have scooters there. There really isn't anyway I can walk that far so I am bringing my scooter. I think we are staying for a short visit since Maia is so tired and not up for long visits and then off to dinner for a visit between the 2 of us. It is such a sad situation and my heart is breaking. Maia is a strong woman and has been fighting this cancer for over a year now. I can't imagine life without her. Of course, I couldn't imagine life without my mother either but it did happen. I prayed so hard that God would heal her and she got sicker and sicker. Sometimes i cry and want to know why? Why does she have to be in so much pain? Maia is in extreme pain all the time. She was getting pain meds every hour when she was home before she went into the hospital. I hope they have it in better control now. Maia has made her decisions and we will abide by them. I plan to visit as much as I can. She is such a good cousin. Lia (Maia's oldest) will be in town next week so that is good. I don't know if I will be able to see her but she will be able to see her mom. She and her husband are moving near by so they can be with her mom as much as possible. Right now, Lia is a few hours away.
Well, on to word with friends and reading.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Mid week 7-17
We didn't get good news about Maia, my cousin today. She has months left to live before the cancer will take her. I knew it wasn't good and I have had a feeling for a while that this was going to happen, it is just official now. She has the choice about continuing treatment or not. I haven't spoken to her so I don't know what she is going to pick. I am going over on Saturday. Maia is in the hospital now. She is in extreme pain, has trouble swallowing, and can't get her IV because her lymphs are swollen. It is just heartbreaking.
It is very hot here today. Tomorrow is supposed to be hotter then he will cool down. It isn't as hot as it is in some parts of the country (thank God for that!) but it is also pretty humid. I have only gone out a few times. I don't go out much if I don't have too. Brandon is supposed to cut the grass but with it this hot, I am not sure he will be able to. Maybe on Friday. I tend to ache more when it is this hot and humid. I don't know if it is the extra humidity or what, but my head does ache more.
I need to get a piece of music tomorrow for my student, Brooke Anne. I have the song Blessings for her but I also want her to sing, "Someone Like You" from Jekyll and Hyde. It is a lovely song. I have to take care of that earlier in the day. I only have one lesson tomorrow but my lovely Sammy is coming over to help with the CDs. She is such a good assistant. I really appreciate her help. I plan to get her a gift certificate when we are done organizing the music room. There are only a few things left to be done, but they are big things and I need help doing them. With the music mostly put away (except for the band and orchestra instruments books), I have the CDs left and organizing the office supplies as well as putting away the Easter decorations. Yes, I know, they are still up. What can I say? I just don't think about them unless I am in the living room. When I see them I think about it but not when I am not in the room. I also have some pictures to put up. I have some really beautiful pictures that need to go up. They were once in my bedroom when I was in my old room. When I moved to the bigger room, I meant to put them up but I never got around to it. I have some pictures that need to go up in my bedroom too. Momma was an artist and there are 3 pictures that she painted specifically for me. 1 is a clown and it is up but the other 2 are cats and kittens that need to go up. I also have a beautiful picture from Prince Edward Island that Momma bought me when we were there. I will have either a Anne of Green Gables corner or a wall when we finish my room. We are also going to pull up all the carpeting upstairs. We have hard wood floors upstairs and it would be better for us to not have carpet on the floors. My room will probably be the last room done as my room is not even started much less done.
The family room is coming along. There is some stuff in the room to sort but over all, most of the stuff is sorted and has a place for everything else. Most of my books downstairs will be donated now that I have a nook. There are a few exceptions, of course such as Anne of Green Gables books, Harry Potter books, and a few others but other than that, they will go. So far I have been giving them to Tilley to read and then she can either keep them or donate them herself. She has been reading an awful lot too. I think she is thinking about getting a kindle. I love my nook and rarely go anywhere without it when I need it for reading. I also play games and now I can even watch movies on it. I am thinking of upgrading to the HD big one before the end of the year. I think at the end of this year they may stop making them with all the other things that we can put on them. I don't know. It is hard to say with Barnes and Nobles. I just know I love my e-reader. Kathy loves hers too. She is also planning to upgrade her nook too. Hers is getting slow and doesn't always work. Since mine is less than a year old, I don't have any issues with it getting slow or not working.
I was so excited last night! I was able to watch a movie on my nook!!!! I have wanted to watch this particular episode of Accused (a BBC series) from their second series for almost a year and I FINALLY got to see it last night. Now this was worth resigning up with netflix. I also have decided i want to see Game of Thrones. I have been listening for the last few years how good the show is and now I want to see it.
Well, I can't believe what I am about to write. I am cold sitting here in the air conditioning. It is much better than sitting in the heat though. I will just take the air conditioned house than the super hot weather outside. I wonder how Heather B-T and Bill are handling the heat and the kids at camp. I miss the little Maisy dog. I am learning the little "Snuggle Puppy" song to sing to her. Only 2 more days and the little doggy will be home along with Heather B-T and Bill! I just want to snuggle with my Maisy Dog!!!!!!
I also have to get some music for Isaac. I just remembered that too. I need to burn some CDs tomorrow. I have a list of what I need to do so I won't forget. With this heat, brain fog tends to be worse than usual.
It is almost time for words with friends and a bit of reading before bed. Try to stay cool in this really hot weather.
It is very hot here today. Tomorrow is supposed to be hotter then he will cool down. It isn't as hot as it is in some parts of the country (thank God for that!) but it is also pretty humid. I have only gone out a few times. I don't go out much if I don't have too. Brandon is supposed to cut the grass but with it this hot, I am not sure he will be able to. Maybe on Friday. I tend to ache more when it is this hot and humid. I don't know if it is the extra humidity or what, but my head does ache more.
I need to get a piece of music tomorrow for my student, Brooke Anne. I have the song Blessings for her but I also want her to sing, "Someone Like You" from Jekyll and Hyde. It is a lovely song. I have to take care of that earlier in the day. I only have one lesson tomorrow but my lovely Sammy is coming over to help with the CDs. She is such a good assistant. I really appreciate her help. I plan to get her a gift certificate when we are done organizing the music room. There are only a few things left to be done, but they are big things and I need help doing them. With the music mostly put away (except for the band and orchestra instruments books), I have the CDs left and organizing the office supplies as well as putting away the Easter decorations. Yes, I know, they are still up. What can I say? I just don't think about them unless I am in the living room. When I see them I think about it but not when I am not in the room. I also have some pictures to put up. I have some really beautiful pictures that need to go up. They were once in my bedroom when I was in my old room. When I moved to the bigger room, I meant to put them up but I never got around to it. I have some pictures that need to go up in my bedroom too. Momma was an artist and there are 3 pictures that she painted specifically for me. 1 is a clown and it is up but the other 2 are cats and kittens that need to go up. I also have a beautiful picture from Prince Edward Island that Momma bought me when we were there. I will have either a Anne of Green Gables corner or a wall when we finish my room. We are also going to pull up all the carpeting upstairs. We have hard wood floors upstairs and it would be better for us to not have carpet on the floors. My room will probably be the last room done as my room is not even started much less done.
The family room is coming along. There is some stuff in the room to sort but over all, most of the stuff is sorted and has a place for everything else. Most of my books downstairs will be donated now that I have a nook. There are a few exceptions, of course such as Anne of Green Gables books, Harry Potter books, and a few others but other than that, they will go. So far I have been giving them to Tilley to read and then she can either keep them or donate them herself. She has been reading an awful lot too. I think she is thinking about getting a kindle. I love my nook and rarely go anywhere without it when I need it for reading. I also play games and now I can even watch movies on it. I am thinking of upgrading to the HD big one before the end of the year. I think at the end of this year they may stop making them with all the other things that we can put on them. I don't know. It is hard to say with Barnes and Nobles. I just know I love my e-reader. Kathy loves hers too. She is also planning to upgrade her nook too. Hers is getting slow and doesn't always work. Since mine is less than a year old, I don't have any issues with it getting slow or not working.
I was so excited last night! I was able to watch a movie on my nook!!!! I have wanted to watch this particular episode of Accused (a BBC series) from their second series for almost a year and I FINALLY got to see it last night. Now this was worth resigning up with netflix. I also have decided i want to see Game of Thrones. I have been listening for the last few years how good the show is and now I want to see it.
Well, I can't believe what I am about to write. I am cold sitting here in the air conditioning. It is much better than sitting in the heat though. I will just take the air conditioned house than the super hot weather outside. I wonder how Heather B-T and Bill are handling the heat and the kids at camp. I miss the little Maisy dog. I am learning the little "Snuggle Puppy" song to sing to her. Only 2 more days and the little doggy will be home along with Heather B-T and Bill! I just want to snuggle with my Maisy Dog!!!!!!
I also have to get some music for Isaac. I just remembered that too. I need to burn some CDs tomorrow. I have a list of what I need to do so I won't forget. With this heat, brain fog tends to be worse than usual.
It is almost time for words with friends and a bit of reading before bed. Try to stay cool in this really hot weather.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
24 pounds total gone!!! 7-16
I have lost 2 more pounds bringing the grand total up to 24 pounds! I was hoping for a few more pounds but hey, 2 pounds is better than nothing. Sometimes, it seems like it will take forever to lose all the weight I need but it won't seem like that in the long run. I am just anxious to get to my goal. I have decided that I have been eating too many chocolate chip muffins again. I am done with them. Plus, I have had a slight upset stomach from them the last few days so I am done with them.
I am not sure if I should continue to take the safflower oil, the omega 3,6,9, and the CLA. I don't know if it is helping or not. I have asked for opinions on one of my fibro support groups on facebook. One of the support groups are very into supplements and things like that so I will see what others who take it think. With the amount of weight I need to lose, I want to stay as healthy as I can. I no longer wish to eat what is not healthy. If it isn't healthy, I don't want to eat it. It just isn't worth it anymore. I can't afford to gain anymore weight, I just can't. I already have difficulty walking so hey, I need to lose this excess me.
Today has been pretty busy so far. I had a couple of lessons before I had a doctor's appointment. I went to the gastro doctor today. I have to have the camera scopy test again since the last one shut down 3 hours after it started. I will have it next Thursday morning. I will have it on all day. I hope it behaves this time. I don't want to have to do this one again.
Isaac had his lesson today. I haven't seen him in several weeks. It is normal for summer with him. I will see him again on Friday. He is a very nice young man. We tried some songs. He sort of liked 2 and liked 1. I will copy the three of them. I want him to try some from the other book too so I am not sure what he will like. He always surprises me. What I think he will for sure like, he doesn't and what I am not sure about, he likes. Isaac is an unpredictable boy but I don't mind.
I just have one more tonight and then I am finished for the night. I am not sure what all I am going to do tonight. I have a few things I should do, but I don't know if I want to do them. The procrastinator in me might win! I don't know! It is a hard thing to chose some days. I am tired today though. I got up early so I should have an easier time sleeping tonight. Tomorrow is a quiet day too. I only have a few lessons too. Tuesday and Wednesday are my busiest days. I am hoping for some new students soon to replace the ones who have quit this summer. I don't know who will come back except for Sally and Emily because they are just marked absent, not quit. This way, they don't lose their scheduled time and they will start when they come back. Emily is in Poland for the summer. I hope she is having a good time. Sally is up in the UP in Saulte Ste. Marie. I have been up there. It is simply beautiful. The upper peninsula has some of the most beautiful spots in Michigan. I haven't been there for years. Maybe next summer. This summer is pretty much a stay around home one except for the small trip to visit Kathy one weekend. I don't know when that will be so I am open to when Kathy is available for me to come even if it is in September.
I am watching Castle as I wait for Diana to arrive for her lesson. I like this show a lot. I only discovered it this year. I know I am slow on these things but hey, what can I say? I am going to netflix Game of Thrones too. I can now get it on my nook. I can't get it on my computer because my little computer and my big computer are too old. I am disappointed in that. My screen on my nook is smaller than my computer but oh well, I will survive. I don't think Game of Thrones is on netflix. I am a bit frustrated now. Well, I will check into it. I am new to netflix so I am not sure what is all on it and what isn't. Good thing I can put things in my instant que on my computer and then watch them on my nook.
Well, Diana should be here soon.
I am not sure if I should continue to take the safflower oil, the omega 3,6,9, and the CLA. I don't know if it is helping or not. I have asked for opinions on one of my fibro support groups on facebook. One of the support groups are very into supplements and things like that so I will see what others who take it think. With the amount of weight I need to lose, I want to stay as healthy as I can. I no longer wish to eat what is not healthy. If it isn't healthy, I don't want to eat it. It just isn't worth it anymore. I can't afford to gain anymore weight, I just can't. I already have difficulty walking so hey, I need to lose this excess me.
Today has been pretty busy so far. I had a couple of lessons before I had a doctor's appointment. I went to the gastro doctor today. I have to have the camera scopy test again since the last one shut down 3 hours after it started. I will have it next Thursday morning. I will have it on all day. I hope it behaves this time. I don't want to have to do this one again.
Isaac had his lesson today. I haven't seen him in several weeks. It is normal for summer with him. I will see him again on Friday. He is a very nice young man. We tried some songs. He sort of liked 2 and liked 1. I will copy the three of them. I want him to try some from the other book too so I am not sure what he will like. He always surprises me. What I think he will for sure like, he doesn't and what I am not sure about, he likes. Isaac is an unpredictable boy but I don't mind.
I just have one more tonight and then I am finished for the night. I am not sure what all I am going to do tonight. I have a few things I should do, but I don't know if I want to do them. The procrastinator in me might win! I don't know! It is a hard thing to chose some days. I am tired today though. I got up early so I should have an easier time sleeping tonight. Tomorrow is a quiet day too. I only have a few lessons too. Tuesday and Wednesday are my busiest days. I am hoping for some new students soon to replace the ones who have quit this summer. I don't know who will come back except for Sally and Emily because they are just marked absent, not quit. This way, they don't lose their scheduled time and they will start when they come back. Emily is in Poland for the summer. I hope she is having a good time. Sally is up in the UP in Saulte Ste. Marie. I have been up there. It is simply beautiful. The upper peninsula has some of the most beautiful spots in Michigan. I haven't been there for years. Maybe next summer. This summer is pretty much a stay around home one except for the small trip to visit Kathy one weekend. I don't know when that will be so I am open to when Kathy is available for me to come even if it is in September.
I am watching Castle as I wait for Diana to arrive for her lesson. I like this show a lot. I only discovered it this year. I know I am slow on these things but hey, what can I say? I am going to netflix Game of Thrones too. I can now get it on my nook. I can't get it on my computer because my little computer and my big computer are too old. I am disappointed in that. My screen on my nook is smaller than my computer but oh well, I will survive. I don't think Game of Thrones is on netflix. I am a bit frustrated now. Well, I will check into it. I am new to netflix so I am not sure what is all on it and what isn't. Good thing I can put things in my instant que on my computer and then watch them on my nook.
Well, Diana should be here soon.
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