July 31, 2008
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Thursday Thirteen #31
Yesterday, I had a slight nagging headache in the morning causing me to take a couple aspirin. Sometime around 3pm it became unbearable and I switched to a Fiorinal with Codienne. Annamarie rubbed my neck (migraines always hit me in the lower back of my head and left jaw/ear area) and I took a nap on the den’s sofa. Woke up to find Jesse had come home early – thanks to Rissy’s 5 phone calls. I guess Mom being sick is a rare event around here! I explained to her that from now on, unless it’s like a 911 emergency, she is not to call Dad OR Stephanie!!!
I was able to stumble my way through making chef salads with fried chicken (frozen & precooked) and the children cleaned up things afterwards. I fell asleep early and feel fine this morning. I think it’s the changes in my body (“that mid-life age”) that are bringing back the migraines from my teenage years. The doctor said pregnancy can also trigger their reappearance. Must all be hormonally related!
Jesse is working half a day today and will keep Luci so the girls and I can go buy her b-day presents (next Tuesday, she’ll be 6yo). It’s rare for me to wait this long to buy gifts. I usually do everything early in case something unexpected turns up in the future. At least I know exactly what I’m buying!!!
So, my Thursday Thirteen will be brief today. I must eat breakfast and get dressed and have Rissy and Annamarie ready to go when Jesse comes home at noon.Thirteen Things
For Which
I’m Grateful
1. My laundry is caught up except for Rissy’s sheets. I worked hard for 2 days and it was worth the effort! I feel “free” – at least for a couple of days!!!!
2. My migraine headache of yesterday, is completely gone this morning..
3. I only spent $13 on the girls’ pool. I’m grateful because it has a huge hole and needs to be thrown away after one week’s use. Maybe I can buy another one this week, if they’re still available.
4. The power of prayer.
5. Lori K. (you know WHO you are, and WHY)
6. Growing up with a grandma who showered me with love and sound advice, although I was much older before those seeds sprouted!!!
7. God’s provision for us, no matter how deep the world’s current downward spiral of finances might go.
8. Aspirin. And, if that doesn’t work, Fiorinal w/Codienne, and if that doesn’t work, migraine pills . . . In other words – Modern Medicine. It definitely has it’s place right beside prayers for healing.
9. My husband. He’s always thinking of others and how he can serve. I should take lessons.
10. Reliable transportation, available food in the grocery stores with a huge selection, and no ugly mortgage payment hanging over our heads.
11. My Bibles. Yes that’s plural. I think I own maybe ten different versions with a Strong’s concordance and Vine’s dictionary.
12. Whoever figured out how to make, process, and use chocolate. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
13. My five daughters – each and every one of them – for different reasons that are unique to each child.
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Comments (7)
I’m glad the headache is gone. I know they can often be triggered by hormonal things. I am glad Sister Mary Menopause doesn’t come to my house anymore!
The only thing about being done with all that, is I feel like I am drying out! Goodness! My hair and skin are so dry no matter how much lotion I slather on and how much water I drink. I asked my doctor about it, and in the blunt way of the Danish people she just said, “You’re old.” WOW. Thanks.
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That’s a scary prospect to look forward to. I have ALWAYS had incredibly dry skin – so much so, that I have to immediately lather lotion on when I first step out of the tub or I begin to itch. I use the heaviest moisturizing lotions I can find and shea butter on my face!!!
I’ve already noticed a more crepe-looking appearance to my skin tone under my arms and on my neck.
Next thing I’ll have pink, purple, or blue hair, from when the hair shaft absorbs the color of the hair color rinse instead of turning your hair the color you’ve chosen!!!!
Glad you’re feeling better today. Migraines always hit me on the right temple & over my eye. Weird how that happens…. Have fun birthday shopping!
Maybe you should get an IV of baby oil a couple of times a week!
I don’t mind my hair turning blue, but I sure don’t want it turning loose! I think the thing I hate most are those nasty brown spots. I have a couple on my face now. I wish there was a way to get rid of them. Still, I am glad to be here and hope to hang around for a good many more years– even if I am blue-haired, dried out and spotty.
Hmmm…I can now stand using lotion since my surgery! I had enough of my own oil before, now I lotion my feet and the backs of my hands before I go to bed. Didn’t keep lotion in the house before…nice that I got some great ones in the sunshine box I got!
Have you tried the black and white tube of Udderly Smooth lotion at walmart? It will actually put a plasticy like layer on so you don’t need to lotion as much!
I totally agree with your number 12! Dare I break open my chocolate chip bag or save it for baking?
Tina
You are such a doll and I am very thankful for you as well. I hope we know each other alllll our lives.
I can’t believe you’re all by yourself! Am I jealous? Well, I would be if it had happened for a less worthy woman. Have a great time!
How nice to have so many daughters. I didn’t know you had five!