Out of My Head

ok...

sometimes I just can't look at the bright side of things. I starve myself to lose weight, only to be on a medication that makes me gain weight. I try to start an exercise program and I am so out of shape that I can't even walk around the block. (I did start using the trampoline, BTW) My FAT clothes felt tight this morning, so I didn't leave the house to go to church. I know, I said I wasn't going to worry about it, but I feel like crap. Oh yeah, and I've been fighting a migraine that I think may be getting the better of me today. I have the dogs put away-just can't deal with watching them today. Dogs are like toddlers, gotta keep an eye on them all the time to keep them from getting into things, especially the new ones that don't know the rules yet. gonna go back to bed-tomorrow will be better:)

It's been a long time...

since I've written anything on here. We have been so busy the last month or so. An old friend of the family passed away, so we had that to deal with. Gale's mom moved off of the farm where she had lived for almost 60 years into a retirement community in town which was pretty hard for her I think. She gave us some furniture (and we also got back Amanda's things that had been stored out there) so I have stuff strung out all thru the house. Rabbit show season is here-we had an important show this weekend that we couldn't go to but we sent some bunnies with friends AND to top it off we adopted not one but TWO dogs. We just picked them up yesterday afternoon from a shelter in Ottawa, KS. So far things are going OK. Bailey doesn't mind her new brothers-Bosco (aka Apollo) a 6 month old Boxer and JD (aka Yale) an adult Doberman. She's already had to put them in their place a time or two. But I can even top that...my best friend's husband, who is the YOUNGEST of the 4 of us had a heart attack!!!! They were able to avoid open heart surgery by putting 4 stents in but WOW, that was a biggie. No wonder I haven't blogged...

My head has been pretty good-The Lyrica dosage I take now gives me some totally non-medicating days!! I DO have the side effect of blurry vision though but I am toughing it out hoping to adapt. And I'm pretty foggy too-it's very hard for me to stay on task but if I write down what I need to do I am able to focus on it better-now I just need to remember to write my list out every day! I also decided that I wasn't going to fret about the whole weight gain issue-it's not worth the stress. I  have 2 new dogs to train so that will get me out more!

So, I'm still here, still dealing with my Migraine issues (have you ever noticed that migraineurs almost always capitalize Migraine? I will try to do a better job of blogging-it's just that time keeps slipping by so fast you can't keep up

{{{hugs}}}

PS Oh yeah, the trampoline has been covered by stuff most of the month-good excuse not to use it, right? Now the stuff has moved but there isn't any open floor space (another "good" excuse)

So I just noticed...

that I really did have a good time last weekend even though I dreaded it. So yeah, I'm fat but the people that matter can see beyond that. I also noticed a couple other things...1) I am NOT the fattest person out there and 2) I at least wear clothing  that COVERS my flab. Man there are some people out there who must be REALLY confident about themselves

And I didn't worry about what I ate too much. I had grilled salmon at the steakhouse Saturday night. I know, that doesn't make much sense, does it? But the spring salad at the Hereford House was great-I recommend it highly if you ever get to Kansas City. Saturday night we stayed at a hotel since we weren't supposed to be there until Sunday. That was part of the surprise (as was the singing telegram guy) We got to our friends place right before noon on Sunday and we went and had the 33 shrimp special at Joes Crab Shack. Afterwards we went out for a stroll thru one of the antique malls (My friend had to bribe her hubby with ice cream afterward. I had some but couldn't eat much-TOO rich) Then we had appetizers at the comedy club that evening.

And of course I was too sick to eat for a couple of days when we got home, but now I am back to my carrots (and peaches...)

oh, and the trampoline got a rest too-bouncing around with a head full of goo was just a little more than I could handle the last few days :)

OK...

so I have people checking my blog to see if I've written anything lately. So hi mom...I'm writing!

I have been busy, but in that hamster wheel way. You know, where you are constantly doing something, yet nothing is ever done? I have been busy putting peaches in the freezer. Yes, my beloved peach tree has out done herself and set so many peaches that some of her branches have broken. We did try to prop them up, even balancing a ladder on top of one of those plastic totes to get the correct height. I'm sure THAT was really safe! I did learn (too late of course) that you are supposed to thin them if there are too many, so if the poor thing lives thru the winter I will know how to take better care of her next year. Anyway, I am picking as many as I can reach, and peeling, slicing and freezing them (and oh yes, eating them...a warm peach straight from the tree is probably my favorite fruit) there are more than enough to share with the squirrels and the birds...they can at least reach the high ones so they don't go to waste. I did feel bad about all of the ones on the ground, until I realized how many insects feed off of them...and butterflies! I saw some real pretty ones today coming to feast on the warm juicy squashed peaches.  And yes, the yellowjackets are out too, but we've  managed to keep a respectful distance from each other so far.

I did get some fun in...last weekend hubby and I went to Missouri for a surprise late birthday dinner for one of our friends. We had a blast, then the next night we went to the comedy club and saw Alonzo Bodden, so now I have spoken to and shaken hands with TWO "Last Comic Standing" winners! Woo-hoo! That's as close to a celebrity as I will probably ever get, unless you count the time we went to the public TV station in Lincoln and got to meet Red Green! That was fun, and today I had just happened across the muskrat pelt I had him autograph for me when I was unpacking what I hope is the LAST box from our move almost 2 years ago. Yeah, I am rambling a bit...So anyway, we had a great weekend, MIGRAINE FREE even (so maybe I can tolerate the weight gain & blurred vision a while longer) but when we got home Monday I got SICK and felt awful and final gave up and went to the doctor because I had a sinus infection. He was nice enough to agree with me that yes, I did have a sinus infection and prescribed an antibiotic for me. I'm not saying that I know everything, but since I've probably had sinus infections since before he was BORN I think I know sinus infections very well!

Anyway, I did have a migraine start this AM. I took a Zomig which seemed to take care of it but not before my compulsive burst of energy prodrome had me rearranging the furniture and moving stuff around. Now of course it is all scattered around and I don't really feel like messing with it anymore. But I guess since today's batch of peaches has been taken care of I don't have any excuses not to finish cleaning so I guess I'd better get to it.

Oh yeah, one of my very dear friends that I hadn't seen for a long time stopped in to see me last week-she had been judging at a county fair and was on her way home. It was great to see her and get caught up (her oldest daughter is getting married next month!!!) And you know what else? I DON'T MISS DOING THE FAIR...AT ALL!!!!! I am much happier in my air conditioned house with no PARENTS to ruin things! If they ever make it so only the kids can be there and parents are barred from the grounds I will gladly go back to being a superintendant :)

Oh, and our oldest nephew is getting married in September also...I can't believe all these little kids are all growed up!

try to keep cool, and have a migraine free day!