March 10, 2009

• The End of Spring

  Today, around noon, all of the beautiful warm weather and south winds will come to an abrupt halt.  It will be a downward swing from then on!  The cold wasn’t supposed to arrive until early this evening, but this morning’s update changed the cold front’s arrival to noon-ish.  Doesn’t look like we will hit 70° again today.  The glimpse of spring was nice and gave everyone a chance to air out their houses.  But, IT IS STILL MARCH – we shouldn’t expect balmy warm temps . . . right??!!!!

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  The sky was phenomenal this morning.  We’ve had thunderstorms throughout the night.  The east was dark, dark, dark and the west was cloudy with a strong sun trying to break through the clouds.  Rissy was up with me and both of us grabbed out cameras.

  
  
  
  Here is the sky in the west.  It was more black and heavy looking than the camera captured.
    

  And here was the sun in the east, rising and breaking through all of those dark, black clouds.  Isn’t it beautiful?
      

  We were under a tornado watch yesterday in the late afternoon and through the evening.  As far as I know, nothing came of it.  Just thunderstorms.  We needed the rain and Jesse’s lawn business could definitely use the rain.  The more rain, the more the grass will start growing!!!

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  Rissy has her new patient appointment this afternoon with the neurologist.  I hope they are helpful and this isn’t another dead end.  I’m so tired of doctors analyzing her and weary from the hours we spend at each place only to arrive at “inconclusive” diagnosis after diagnosis.  Believe me, we have spent more time than I care to remember in doctor’s offices!

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  Yesterday, I spoke (for HOURS) on the phone to an old neighbor of ours.  She ran into Jesse at the vet (the vet lived across the street from us in that same neighborhood as the neighbor) and she asked the vet for our number.  Jesse gave permission and she called last Friday, as we were headed out to the girls’ therapy appointment.  Yesterday was the first opportunity I had to call her back.  We caught up on who had died (our old neighborhood was one built in 1960/61 and most people are original homeowners)  and how old my girls are and what we are doing.  We talked about nothing that would be interesting to anyone but the two of us.  It was nice to talk to her and I’m sorry to say, I never taught school yesterday.

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  Annamarie had a hard fall, yesterday afternoon.  She was on one of those tricycles in the back that she insists on riding.  She is almost 100lbs and waaaaay too big.  I never dreamed she’d hurt herself – I was thinking she would more likely break the bike!  Anyway, Rissy came running in to get me saying Annamarie had hurt herself  bad.  I found her on the cement groaning.  I asked her to get up (thinking she had hurt her arm) and she could barely stand.  She had rolled sideways with the bike and fallen onto her hip/upper leg.  We got ice on it and she held it in place with her elbow that also had taken a hard hit as she landed.  She’s pretty sore today and if she isn’t feeling better by tomorrow, I’ll see if a doctor can look at her when we are there for our therapy appointment on Friday.  I doubt she’s broken anything – just really wrenched her back muscles and smacked her hip and elbow on the cement.

  
  (half awake!!!)

  Well I’m a dunce.  I’ve lost all of those cancer grant application papers and my post surgical info.  I had to move them the day the painter was painting the ceiling and haven’t a clue where I put them.  I even checked under the desk drawer and in my homeschooling planner.  Nothing!  Zilch!  I’ve checked the logical places a half dozen times and need to quit looking because it’s driving me batty. 

  The people at the clinic already think I’m an idiot for not getting excited or upset at the findings on my ultra sound and mammogram.  I had to call them back today and tell them I’d lost everything and ask if they would mail the forms to me.  (sigh) 

  I don’t remember EVER loosing important papers – not in my whole life.  I have misplaced papers, but found them after diligently searching.  This time, I’ve searched for two days!   It’s like they’ve been swallowed up into a black hole.  I know they are SOMEWHERE . . . but it beats me . . . !!!!   This morning, they were kind on the phone and said they would send the packet to me.  (rolling my eyes) 

  When I spoke to the nurse this morning (the same nurse who called me the day after my appointment to be sure I didn’t have any questions – I didn’t  . . . I think my calmness wasn’t something they see very often), I questioned her about the “type” of biopsy they are doing.  Of course, wouldn’t you know, they are doing the most invasive kind.  I doubt that recovery will be the song and dance they make it out to be.  Making 3 incisions and taking several chunks of flesh from each incision site, closing the incision with surgical tape (a bandaide???), wrapping me with an ace bandage, and telling me not to lift anything more than 5 pounds for several days . . . .  well, that doesn’t sound like a “nothing” or “simple” procedure. 

  Stephanie said she could watch the girls if she didn’t have a job.  If she DOES, she’ll explain the circumstances and tell the new employer she needs off.  Like I said, I’m not concerned about the biopsy results, since I’ve been sick for the past few weeks (strep and then that upper respiratory thing) and I don’t doubt I have funny looking lymph glands.  They seemed to be more worried about the lymph gland than the large, rope-like lump that brought me there in the first place.  Anyway, I’m MOST concerned about the recovery.

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  Should I tell them I’ve been craving chocolate like crazy???!!!     LOL!!!    I don’t know if that’s a “sign” indicating something else might be wrong with me, but I sure have been wanting chocolate in LARGE amounts.  I’ve nibbled at a Hershey’s bar over the past few days, and it takes all of my will power to *NOT* gobble down the whole Hershey’s bar!  I may have to bake brownies this morning!!!!  I have choclate Malt-O-Meal, but don’t want to go to the trouble . . .

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  Today’s To Do List:
  *  Laundry (I don’t know what, but I can always find *something* dirty!)
  *  Rissy’s appointment
  *  Ground beef somethin’ or other for dinner
  *  Divide a 10lb pkg of ground beef into freezer bags
  *  Order new checks
  *  Mop kitchen floors

  

  
  I found this link on another Xanga friend’s blog.  It was too funny.  I wouldn’t recommend watching anything else by this comedian.  The other You Tube clips were in poor taste.  If the link doesn’t work for you, type this in your address bar: 

  www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoGYx35ypus

  I have to break up a cat and dog fight – Sushi and Chirper.  Hard to tell when they are playing and when things have gone to far!

  Be Blessed  ~

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