Medical journeys, no pictures allowed

So, recently, like right around Thanksgiving, I had to have some "minor" surgery for recurring problem. Hopefully and prayerfully the doctor fixed it for good this time. This problem involves pain that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. So, then the strangest thing happened the night before last. I was sitting, watching tv, working crossword puzzle or whatever and my chin felt a little itchy, tingly. Figured I was getting a stupid breakout. You know, those pesky things that you get in your teen/puberty years and then lo and behold they can continue and then pre-menopause hits and you can get some "zingers". So as time goes on, not much time it grows and grows. Before long it's like my chin has a ball on it. What the......? Then before I know it my whole chin area and jaw are swollen along with my lower lip. It was quite strange and grotesque. I tried hard not to freak out, but of course my wonderful darling boys were quite freaked. I took some benedryl and stayed up a while to make sure it didn't get horribly worse. Finally went to bed hoping and praying that it would be miraculously gone in the morning. NO SUCH LUCK. Went on to work and called the doctor's office as soon as they were open. Needless to say, my regular MD is off on Wednesdays, but they got me in to someone else. Blood test was taken to make sure it wasn't some odd infection, but nope, what I figured, allergic reaction. But to what? My main culprits at this point in time are either eggs or tuna fish. Tuna would be the easiest to give up. I mean, I really don't eat a ton of eggs just out right, but then you start thinking about all the things they are in. You know, all the majorly important foods. Cakes, cookies, etc etc. Anyway, I got a steroid shot, was ordered to go home, take benedryl on a regular basis and put ice on the swelling. Luckily this morning it was pretty much back to normal. I will be calling and discussing this with my regular doctor. I feel the need to some how get tested and find out exactly what it is that caused it. Will it be worse next time? Do I need to start carrying an epi-pen? I'm now reading all labels like crazy and am afraid to eat some things. Unfortunately, I think the steroid shot has given me the munchies. That's my story, anyway, and I'm sticking to it!

It's almost a new year!

For the most part I'm thinking, THANK GOODNESS! This past year has been a doozy in so many ways. Good and bad. My New Orleans Saints WON, yes I said WON the Super Bowl. Most of my family have been Saints fans since the beginning. Through good and bad, thick and thin, we stuck it out and finally reaped our rewards. Oh, and then on the baseball side, the Texas Rangers made it to the World Series. It's been a great year for my generally not so great sports teams. Also on the good side I got a really great job. I'm absolutely loving it and the folks I work with. Don't really want to touch on too many of the bad, except that I recently had some minor surgery. Something that I've dealt with before, but hopefully my doctor has fixed it once and for all. It's not been an easy past month, due to that, but thanks to my wonderful family that helped out ALOT and great people I work with and for I made it through. One more trip to the doctor this week and it should be done (fingers crossed).

Ok, side note here, I'm watching My Saints play the Falcons and the Falcons just scored. BOO

Anyway, I don't like to make New Year's resolutions because I don't stick to them. I usually am a failure by say, January 2nd. I do need to work on my weight and health and promised my doctor that I would do just that. There are some quilt projects I'm going to try to complete and something new I'm going to start, as soon as I order it online in a few days.

Mostly I'm going to keep on keeping on.

A New Journey

Well, in the past few weeks I've begun a new journey. I've started a full time job. So far I'm loving it. Love the people I work with. This is going to be so good for me. I all happened so quickly and I have to say I will always listen to any little voices in my head when they speak to me. ;) I had noticed the job online at a place I had previously applied for another position with and didn't get. I didn't do anything at first about the new position, but was sitting at my house on a Wednesday afternoon when that little voice in my held told me to check and see if it was still posted online. It was, so the voice then encouraged me to call and ask them to make sure it was available and then tell them I would like to be considered for it. I did. The next morning they called and asked me to come in at 1:30 to take a skills test. So, I did. Then not long after I returned home I was called back to interview. I interviewed that same afternoon with 2 of the girls in the department, I think there would have been about 3 or more additional people interviewing me at that time, but something was going on and they weren't able to. The next day the head of the department called me to come in to interview with her. Come to find out I was the last application they took and they had even narrowed down their choices when I called, but weren't totally thrilled with any of the others and then I came along. She offered me the position that day. I still had to take several other tests and even a polygraph. Passed everything and now I'm a full time working girl! WOO HOO Hopefully life will settle down soon and I'll be better blogger.

It just isn't right!!!

So, I live right smack dab in the center of tornado country. It's just something we deal with. I think that most places have something they have to deal with. Tornadoes, hurricanes, heat, cold, blizzards, etc. Oh and Earthquakes. I feel like each place should only have 1 thing they have to deal with. We deal with tornadoes. Nuff said. Not quite.....had a bit of a shake up this morning. Earthquake. We've had some before and the ironic thing is I was just thinking yesterday that I hadn't felt one in a while and wondered if they were still happening, because for a while they were happening quite often. So, sitting here this morning just after 9 am and the rumbling started. Usually I hear a rumble come down the street and then it feels and sounds like a wrecking ball hits the house and then it's done. Not today, the rumbling and rolling went on and on. At first they said it was a 4.5 now they're saying 4.3 That .2 difference means nothing to me. I didn't like it, not one little bit. No injuries have been reported, so that is good! But, can we just stick to one thing we have to deal with? PLEASE

On a happier note: The miners in Chile are being rescued. That is a happy thing. Praise God!

This weekend

It was long, it was lazy. What else can I say? Well, if need be I can help, slightly, if you need to say compare and contrast the Jamestown Colony to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Not really my favorite thing to do, but my baby (I hope he never sees this) had an essay to write for History Class on this subject. I helped him get his thoughts together. We screamed at each other....A LOT. It's done and we're both still alive, so it's good.

I'm still nursing my back. I'm tired of hurting, but it's a lot better. Just hard to stand for long which is bad because I need to be able to stand next weekend. And walk. And laugh. I'll be with friends.

Oh yeah, I did have parent/teacher conferences Thurs. night and Friday morning. No big surprises. (why does the word surprises always look like it's spelled wrong to me?) I missed seeing a couple of teachers, though.

The biggest news of the weekend is bad news. A drunk driver drove through a field and crashed into the a/c unit at our middle school's band building early Sat. morning which caused a fire. Luckily it was the middle of the night and no one was in the building. Bad news, they have to use a different room for a while and the idiot got away. Will see the damage tomorrow when I take that baby of mine to school.

Now to go catch up on my Sunday night television viewing.

Precious

No, not my darling sons, although they are precious to me. Although I don't think teenage boys like being called precious. And, not my dog, Chewie who is also precious. I'm talking about the movie "Precious". Have you seen it? I'd recommend it. It's not for the faint of heart. It was slightly ironic because my oldest son and I were in Walmart yesterday (don't get me started) and were looking around the movie section when I happened to mention to him I'd like to see it but didn't want to buy it and then there it was on tv last night. So I watched. Middle son watched some of it with me. I wanted to take in that girl and remove her from the life that she was in and show her what love is. I also wanted to hurt her mama, hurt her bad. So very sad to think children can be treated that way.

Tonight my tv viewing will be on the lighter side. Project Runway and The Real Housewives of Washington DC. I wonder if I'll want to hurt someone tonight?

I'm thinking I may not be cut out to be a blogger. But, maybe I'll keep trying for a while. I think about it, but don't post. Right now I'm on a journey....well, I guess we are all always on a journey of some sorts. My current journey is one of a job search. I need a job. I left my previous job for several reasons. Mostly person, but the bottom line is for my sanity, health and for my family I need a full-time job preferably with benefits. I had one interview, but didn't get the position. It's tough out there and even tougher when you basically spent the past 20 years as a stay at home mom. Many people will say it's the toughest job on earth, but few give you credit for it when looking at your credentials. At the same time last week I threw my back out. I've been walking very crooked. Oh wait, I mean to say my body is crooked when I stand up. Sitting isn't bad, depending on the position I'm in. Lying down is good, but standing for any length of time HURTS. I've done this off and on throughout the years. I mentioned today to my cousin that it seems to be slower at healing this time and she said that happens with age, or some sort of comment. Hmmmm Good thing she's my favoritest cousin in the universe.

Well, this is turning into a run on of stuff, isn't it? I need to learn to get my thoughts together before I blog, but I came in to blogger, did a little poking around as I still don't "get it all" as far as editing, backgrounds, layouts, etc, etc, etc. But now I've got to go remind some certain young men in this house that the trash needs to be gathered and taken out. Do they ever remember to do chores on their own?