Sorry I have been MIA. A lot of stressful stuff has been going on. And while I know that there is a TON I should be (and am) greatful for. I've felt crummy these past 2 weeks. (Big shout out to Kristy for letting me vent at lunch)
NOPE:
Let's start off with the peaks. Thank you JESUS there is a PEAK!!!
Just got off the phone with our realtor and we just got an offer on our place. WOOHOO. Details and financing still have to be worked out...but FINALLY. SO tired of having to keep our house looking like a museum (with before and after pictures, upgrade imfo, etc). And being kicked out every Sunday for Open Houses was getting to be a pain.
Since my mood has changed... here are some peaks....
- My awesome hubby turned the big 2-9 last Friday!! We had a wonderful dinner at Ruth Chris. The pups (since I wasn't allowed to buy him more gifts, since his laptop was his birthday/anniversary present) bought him some NICE dress shirts, wallet and tie.
- I stuffed...and I mean stuffed (I don't think my poor chest will ever forgive me) myself into my first size 6 dress. It fit perfectly everywhere but the darn chest. Wii fit and my Personal Wii trainer made me loose some inches. My Wii age and my actual age are the same (I used to be in my 40's...ouch)!! Woohoo.
- I was able to donate our old PC, tv and converter box to an AWESOME family with the Interfaith Hospitality Network. This is a local charity we have donated to before (with our old dining room set and china hutch). We also have babysat the kids one night while they stayed overnight at our church (remember the baby that took a bite out of my arm?) This time I actually got to meet the family we were helping. We are trying to find a truck so we can deliver them our daybed for the 2 tiny kiddos.
- Made another $500 bucks just selling stuff sitting around the house and garage we no longer use.
- Bought the Eye Fi Manager as an "opened item" from Best Buy and saved $30 bucks by doing that!!!! I love it. Pictures from my camera are automatically uploaded to my computer the minute the picture is taken!
- Charlotte had her first birthday on Saturday. Here she is with her beloved cupcake (many fights with Jake over this). And yes, that's her favorite way to hold any toy.
Now the valley's....I know some might not seem too bad...but toppled on top of each other...it gets to be a tad....annoying.
- Took Charlotte and Jake to get groomed and came back with Charlotte's ears looking like this
Poor Charlotte...she looks almost as depressed as I did when I got her back :( I said trim her ears not make them "naked". Sheesh.
Went off the steroids for 1 day, hives come back with a vengence same day. Thought it might just be a random outbreak (who was I kidding), didn't take the 'roids again, hives came back even worse. With the warmer weather I'm over heating faster and getting flushed in the face a lot more. Dr. told me I am stuck with the 'roids. More blood tests to come :(
Almost lost my wedding ring twice this week since it flew off my hand and I didn't even know it! Went to get it sized down. Was told couldn't happen....blah blah blah...my warranty had lapsed since in 3 years I missed ONE 6 month cleaning by ONE month....blah blah blah...needed a new setting....blah blah blah....couldn't use my own diamonds. I huffed out with tears in my eyes to a local jewler who said they could use my diamonds and make a new setting so I can size up and down without a problem. This is my new wedding ring for the next month.....sigh....
Major family drama... costing me $$ and stress. Feeling guilted into helping, even though I know I will get screwed yet again. Hate it. Makes me sick to my stomach. Playing the "your mom would have helped" card yet again. Real low blows. I HATE being taken advantage of.
Feeling disconnected from some friends. I'm not in the same place as they are. Don't know if we will be in that same place again. Been there, done that before....it sucks/hurts.
And the icing on my cake
- Have been diagnosed with keratoconus. My exact words were "umm I just thought you were going to give me race car driver glasses so I could drive at night and you tell me this?"
Good news: I have 20/20 vision (thank you Lasik)
Bad news: The contact lenses and glasses only help those with blurry vision, not the problems with halos and night vision and light sensitivity. It's a whole different set of physics.
I always had a slight problem driving at night, after Lasik it got worse and it's going to go downhill from here. More tests are going to happen. 2 hours in the dr.'s office this week....and they poked a needle in my eye while I was AWAKE...my eye was numb....BUT STILL...I can barely take the glacoma test! Already had a second opinion. Agreed with 1st.
Enough of that...
I am going to try to be more chipper! There is a lot to be thankful for. I just need to get back to that place, and not the "seriously, are you #$%#$% serious" mode.
Let me end on a happy note. Look at these babies in my backyard....
Life is beautiful....just have to stop and remind myself that...
3 comments:
Hey there -- hope there will be more peaks for you in the upcoming weeks!
I didn't realize you were getting hives. My sister and I both have inexplicable problems with bouts of hives that come up every few years -- they're awful and last for months and we've both had to take prednisone to control them as well. Allergists are generally no help in figuring out why they're happening, but we just learned from a specialist that there's a possible thyroid connection??? I haven't been tested for a while (and fortunately haven't had hives for a few years, but next time I'm going for a thyroid test). Just wanted to throw that out there because I know how awful it can be and any shot in the dark might help??
hey there--you have a great outlook and it's terrific that you are trying to stay positive. But, when thinks happen one on top of another, sometimes it just sucks and you have a right to feel down, angry, or whatever other emotion you are feeling. I hope things start looking up soon.
Wow those are some serious highs and lows.
I'm praying for regarding the hives and vision.
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