I can already tell this is not going to be a good day for me ~ been up off and on all night because of the "babies" with all the rain yesterday they weren't able to go out and play, release some of that border collie energy they are so well known for sooooooo every time that Lares whined I got up to let them go out, didn't want to wake up Cindy.  Hopefully today after I get home from work I will be able to let them out all afternoon or at least for awhile. Once I got up this morning for the last time around 5 I let them in their run for around 45 minutes and let me tell you can we say dirty paws??? they had 'em. yuck.

It got pretty chilly here last night once that front went through with all the rain... I love the rain! a lot of people don't tho. Anyway, back to the chilly weather, they were saying we might have gotten snow last night but we didn't... I guess the front with the snow didn't quite get down far enough to accommodate it lol.

Well, I guess I will go for now.  Just wanted to write something...anything.

Hugz*

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Good Morning again everyone

I hope this entry finds everyone fine and dandy lol.

Me?  I'm sitting quietly here writing & listening to the rain, a big storm just finished blowing through and I loved it, the "babies" didn't though, they got kind of upset.

The past week was as I said it was going to be, exhausting.  I'm still tired and will probably take a nap after I write this entry then when I get up I will do all my Monday chores; laundry, sweeping, etc. etc.

Anyway, I got home finally from work on Saturday and we had made plans to go to dinner with our friends Barbara and Michelle at Red Lobster so when I got home I took a shower and got ready... Cindy did such a sweet thing for me, she know's I've been wanting Led Zepplin's CD "Mothership" and she had gone to the store and gotten it for me..wasn't that sweet?  I thought so .

So, we went to dinner and I was fine at first, we ate and were sitting there talking and my  blood pressure shot up like you would not believe!  My pulse was at 120 and going faster and faster. Why it did this I have no idea.  But that, combined with just being extremely tired from work did me in.  I didn't even feel like I could walk to the truck I was feeling so weak (the pulse was escalating even more just doing this) and wiped out.  Cindy stopped by Barnes & Noble (major bookstore in the U.S. for the readers outside of the U.S.) a place I would normally go and spend quite a bit of time (Cindy bought the book I mentioned in the previous entry) but I stayed in the truck because I knew I wouldn't make it; my legs were shaking, actually I was shaking all over! It was scary but I had felt like that before so it wasn't that strange to me ~ it was almost like one of my panic attacks that I get.  Maybe it was one, who knows sheesh.  Cindy was only in there a few minutes because she knew that I wasn't feeling well, came home and I went straight in to put on my pajamas and I went to bed, I think I was out within a couple minutes .  Yesterday was spend very quietly here at the house reading, watching TV, napping etc.  I fixed Fried Catfish Nuggets, Hush Puppies, Baked Potatoes and Green Beans for dinner ~ fattening and terrible on your arteries but it was really good!  lol.  Then about 7:30ish or 8 Barbara and Michelle came over (our regular Sunday night thing) to watch the "L Word" together...thankfully the show will be over the end of this month~ lol.  Cindy will be disappointed but I won't be. ::peeking at Cindy::.

Good news is I don't have to work Wednesday nights anymore ::keeping my fingers crossed:: and hopefully I will have only one or two doubles a week now.  I think my boss is finally realizing how much it wipes me out.  He tends to forget that I'm the oldest there and I've been doing this a very long time and my body/mind can't handle it like it used to.  That aspect (if I let it) can be quite depressing because it's me having to acknowledge age is creeping up on my a**. LOL.

Alight, I'm going to go for now... I hope to get a entry or two in this week sometime.

Hugz*

P.S.  If you get a chance hop over to Margo's journal "MagogoS's Musings" she just had surgery and could use everyone's well wishes, she is a very sweet woman.

A absolute "must" reading material, esp. if you are a parent or want to be one...

I'm writing this entry to recommend a terrific book ~ It's a book called "Schuyler's ::pronounced SKYLER":: Monster"

This is a book written by the father of a little girl that was born with a genetic disease/disorder called "Polymicrogyria" (other links ~ Poly II )it is a disease that affects children but not all, with some degree of global developmental disabilities or delays, seizures, feeding difficulties, respiratory problems, motor dysfunction and mental retardation. It is difficult to make a predictable prognosis for children with the diagnosis of PMG because each child is very unique in their presentation of this disorder. In Schuyler's case it affects her speech predominately & some of her motor skills (hand coordination in her case) from what I understand in reading the book. 

Cindy and I read this book in one day!  Cindy wanted to read this book because her nephew has "Head Trauma" that happened directly after his birth... because of Cindy's and her Mother's (who both have custody of her nephew) experiences with society in general and the school system as it pertains to how they handle head trauma's (head trauma happens either during the birth itself or after birth) vs. genetic disorders (genetic is a predisposition or "to be born with" a disease a few examples are Cystic Fibrosis, Down Syndrome, Sickle Cell Anemia, Hemophilia).  Again, in Schuyler's case the Polymicrogyria is a "genetic" disorder not a head trauma.

Schuyler's Dad wrote this book and writes it very openly and honestly ~ I love the way he writes and the fact he is so honest with what his and his wife's feelings are etc. He also has a blog about his experiences, thoughts etc. here "Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords" .  If you get a chance, purchase the book, read his blog.  You won't regret it.

A picture of Schuyler and her Father.

I meant to include in the below entry a link to my "Cluster Map" which is at the bottom of the "About Me" portion...I find it very interesting because it lets you see where from all over the world who reads your journal!! Well, not "who" but where they live, no personal information just the general place.  I am saying this because they are getting ready to "archive" the current map (they do this once a year) and I thought maybe you'd like to look at it...I'm not sure if you all can click on it to make it bigger..maybe you will want to put one on your "About Me" section of your journals..I love it :)  If the map doesn't work as far as the link...just click the "Cluster Map" above for the link, will take you there and you can get all the info you need in order to put one on your journal.

Hugz*

Good Morning

Thought I'd write this morning because I won't be able to for the next 3 to 4 days ~ I have a double shift for the next 3 days and depending on how tired I am on Saturday will depend on if I write then; usually after working 3 doubles and then a lunch shift I am TIRED lol.

I hope you all have enjoyed the pictures from Oregon - I wish I had taken more (or rather that the one's I did take were better) to give you all more ideas as far as how beautiful the place is.  I know from experience that most people that visit Oregon or live there think that it is one of the most beautiful states in the country.

I am having to work one more Wednesday shift (go back a couple entries and you will see my fussing about Wednesday's and the drunks that come out) but I believe it's my last one I will have to work for a long time. I am so thankful for that and I am so not looking forward tonight, I hope they give me a section that is small, that way I won't have to deal with any large groups that tend to drink even more.

It is cold here this morning, 28 degrees and frosty..poor Cindy has to go to a meeting 3 hours away today and she has to ride with "the guys" she is Soooooooooo looking forward to that LOL.  She has a couple movies downloaded on her I-Pod so she is taking the backseat and watching those on the way there and back, she looked so good when she left!  told her to make sure and text message me or call if she can once they get there so that I will know they arrived safely.

This past weekend we tore the carpet up in the living room and to what is our surprise??  Beautiful hard wood floors!! I mean these suckers were put down piece by piece..they are about 1 to 1 1/2 inch slats wide by about 6 to 8 inches long, put down by hand!  I cannot imagine why they covered up these beautiful floors!  We even pulled the carpet up in the hallway and it's the same beautiful floor... so we are just going to polish the floors and put down a large area (for the living room) and a runner for the hallway.  My office even has the same floor under the carpet, that is the next room we are going to "uncover". We are excited by the find!  Will take pics once it's all finished.  It's amazing the effect of no carpet in the living room, makes it look so much larger!

Enough for now, I need to get some things done around here before I go to work today.

The Babies are all happy and healthy.

Hugz*

 

Pictures from Oregon

Well, here they are finally, some of the pictures anyway, not all of them turned out that well   There are a couple of the beach itself that I'm going to try to get to come out more clearly...so wish me luck.

The first few are of Lake Shasta and the Shasta Mt. Range, the pictures of the Bay and the boats are what you see right outside the back door of the condo, the seals are the seals that hang out with the fishing boats looking for handouts LOL.  They are "Sea Lions" by the way.  Hope you enjoy. 

 

  

 

 

 

  

Tired

Uggghhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!

I really, really hope that I didn't offend anyone with my earlier entry today or rather yesterday.  It wasn't meant that way.  'k?

As for today? well, since it is now 12:30 a.m. Central Time it was then yesterday ~ My legs are killing me!  They are cramping badly and I can't sleep because of it.  Doesn't matter that I'm exhausted or anything else ~ yet they cramp ::scowl:: It was one of my double shifts and I swear I'm never going to work another Wednesday again lol.  They have this wine special on Wednesday's and people get tipsy as a result.  There was this group of women that came in with more money than class and proceeded to attempt to make my life hell, well, I gave them to one of the male servers and let him deal with these morons.  I cannot abide people like that, one's that think because they are well off they can treat anyone like they want to, does that make sense?  I knew I would wind up saying something to them so I have them to someone else, wasn't worth losing my job over their blasted attitudes.  Needless to say I'm going to inform the person that makes the schedule to NOT schedule me on Wednesday nights anymore.  I can't believe how badly they threw me off of my "stride" at work.  Arrogant bytches ::grrrrr'ing::

I guess when I think about it, it wasn't just their attitudes, it was MY experiences with alcohol and my ex that made me so blasted uncomfortable ~ drunkenness in any form puts me immediately on the defensive & self protective, the only one that it doesn't bother me with is My Cindy.  It's a trust factor, you know?

It's raining outside at the moment and "the boys" are passed out asleep on the kitchen floor, Heathen the cat is too!  Cindy is sound asleep herself, just wish I were also.  I have a double Thursday too so I don't know if I will be able to do a entry on this day, it will depend.  I'm just thankful that Thursday is my last double for this week, the rest are lunch shifts.

Okay, I'm going to try to sleep again for what it's worth.

Thank you for all the comments that were left for me today ~ it was nice of you all to leave your thoughts. 

Hugz*