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More rain today. I'm surprised the trees in our yard aren't just falling over. The ground is SO saturated, I don't think we'll have a water shortage this year. Surely not.

Craig took me to the doctor this morning for yet another round of epidurals. At least this time I don't remember it. I actually felt pretty good afterwards but when we got home I crashed. I guess the medicine hit me alot harder than I expected. Ryan and I slept while Craig worked from home. He takes such good care of me! I'm lucky to have such a wonderful man in my life!

So that's it for now. Nothing exciting but I'll take it!

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Today is the official first day of summer for Ryan and Kyra. Ryan came into my room and got in bed with me after Craig left for work. We talked for about 45 minutes and ended up laughing our asses off before we fell back to sleep around 6:45. That's pretty much the way it's expected to go for the entire summer, at least on days that we'll be home and not traveling. Hopefully we'll be skipping the donuts in the future... but they were sure good this morning.

I guess we're sending Kyra to California for the summer so she can spend time with Craig's parents and his sister's kids. Plus, that would save her the agony of traveling with us since she can't stand it most of the time.

Ryan has narrowed down her college choices to three. But when you add in the recent interest from TCU it re-complicates things. I wouldn't hate seeing her there. It's close and theyre in a decent conference. We shall see!

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We stayed busy this weekend with basketball. Ryan played with a team from Lubbock and had a really good time. She played really well... better than she has this summer, so we were happy. The coach from TCU asked her coach about her after the game.

I went and picked up my niece and took her to the tournament yesterday. She's 9 months old already! She was SOOOO good! Between games Craig left and went to the final round of the Colonial and Ryan and I headed over to Olive Garden with the baby. My brother and his girlfriend ended up sitting 5 tables over from us, totally unplanned.

Tomorrow is the first day of summer for the kids and I, for one, am looking forward to not getting up early. Shocking, I know!

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Yesterday was a pretty great day, even WITH the dentist visit. It turns out it wasn't either of my back teeth that hurt. It was that ugly filling that she did a few weeks ago. It needed a root canal, so she did it and I feel SO much better. It took over 12 shots to get me numb, including the final one straight down the tooth into the nerve because none of the others were working all the way. P>A>I>N. That's all I can say.

Then, I headed over to the Colonial to watch Craig have a blast. He was so cute out there. It was the president and vice president of his company (plus Craig's client) out there with the pro. They took 2nd place! I snapped this picture of Craig and the President laughing about something. ben (the pres) is giving Craig a "thumbs up" so I printed him an 8x10 of it and told him to put it in his office as a daily affirmation. He actually did it!!! LOL (btw, that's the pro in the navy shirt between them)

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I've had a real bad run of luck lately with my teeth. First, a tooth on the bottom left (just under the eye tooth) began hurting me (this was like 6 weeks ago). I went to the dentist even though there were no visible signs of a cavity. Turns out, not only was there a cavity, there was an extremely DEEP cavity so the dentist had to use the old metal filing shit so you can see it! YUCK. It needs a crown but she didn't want to do one until we knew if the tooth was going to need aa root canal. It hasn't bothered me one bit (other than how it looks) until this week.

So I made an appointment last week for this Monday (tomorrow) and wouldn't you know it, yesterday my mouth started hurting so bad that I was near tears. But it wasn't THAT tooth... its actually one of my bottom wisdom teeth. Years and years ago I had a filling in that tooth so I guess there is another cavity or whatever. I sent Craig to get me some Orage! yesterday and once I got the bottom tooth numb, it became apparent that the tooth above it was hurting TOO. WTF?

I brush my teeth 3 times a day (I really do) and I obsess about flossing. I floss after almost everything I eat, most of the time not even waiting until I brush. I can go through a container of floss in no time. My teeth are driving me nuts. I can't wait for 9am tomorrow. I've NEVER looked forward to going to the dentist until now!

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First let me say that several of my keys are broken aparently so if this post is different, you know like Major typos and blatant spelling errors. Please forgive me and blame it on the board.

Tuesday, craig stayed home and took me to see fractutre. It was pretty ok. It was really good until 15 minutes left, then it just fizzles out. anthony hopkins didnt peter out, but the story did. All in all I liked it but it wasn't his best stuff.

Then we went to the Olive Garden to eat. I looooooooooooooooves me some pasta! I want him to take me to NOBU in Dallas. I mean, i like the food at Japanese Palace and they do have a sushi bar so i assume we would be just as happy with the food. Maybe its just a matter of ambiance.

That's it for me!

later

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I know this is probably so politically incorrect, but I figured I'd list a few of my pet peeves. I have many, so this shouldn't be too hard unless my keyboard (still smarting from Craig spilling his drink on it) decides to piss me off.

1)Adults with speech impediments. Especially, lisps. It drives me NUTS! It's very simple to teach yourself to "beat" a lisp. Close your teeth completely to say your "s"- when my brother was 4 he had a speech impediment and this is how the speech therapist told them to work with him. It took him 2 weeks after learning this.

2) People that say nu-cu-ler instead of nuclear. Even the president! Good GOD, just read it!

3) People who interrutpt! I can not STAND it

4) When at a Mexican restaurant I can not STAND hearing people crunch their chips. It's easy to avoid! chips are too big to put the whole thing in your mouth anyway, so break it in half, put in your mouth, close your lips THEN chew. Ask someone near you how much noise reduction it creates!!!!! (same goes for popcorn at the movies)

5) People who slurp their drinks. Even hot drinks. It's gross. Don't do it.

6) People who GULP their drinks. More gross-ness.

7) Seeing three year olds in diapers, 2 year olds with bottles and ANYone older than about 6months with a pacifier. really ridiculous.

I'm going to stop there. I'm disgusted. blech

Posted by at 10:26 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Ok, so I'm not sure what the hell is wrong. First, let me say this; before I got hurt I had a normal life. I got out of bed in the morning, got the kids up and out, went to work, came home and dealt with the house and then went to bed at night. It wasnt until recently... VERY recently, that I started realizing that I did almost nothing during the day. (it had been going on since I got hurt in 2000, I just didn't realize how little I actually did) I had hurt my back pretty badly and things just went downhill pretty fast. But the last several months I've been really been feeling better... even excercising. Until yesterday.

I bitched at everyone in the house. I even yelled at everyone. I just felt like someone was turning a crank in the muscles of my neck and back. Then, I had a terrible night. I had nightmares all night. I'm exhausted. So today, for the first time in a long time, I'm going back to bed.

Posted by at 8:29 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

My keyboard is driving me NUTS! Last time it was me whose drink was spilled on the desk ruining the wireless keyboard. This time my husband did it... only he didn't exactly ruin it. It's just a bit wonky, with the SHIFT key not really working unless you PUUUUUUUUUUUUUSH it hard, and the s and w keys being really picky. He's gonna have to buy me a new one, damnit. This is driving me nuts!

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Its only 5am and I've already been up and showered. WTF is wrong with me? Actually, I woke up because I had a horrible nightmare so I stripped off my nightie and got a comfy t-shirt and flannel pajamas out. I soaked in an etrememly hot tub for several minutes because our house had gotten down right cold overnight. Not due to the outside temp but rather from the a/c blasting non-stop. I'm comfortable again!

so yesterday when I mentioned that I wanted to go try on some clothes plus stop at O!d Navy to get flip flops, he offered to go with me. HMMMMmmm... so he ended up buying me a pair of jeans, some crop pants and a top and two regular pair of flip flops and one pair of the "high heeled" ones (the pale pink!!)
I don't know why he wanted to do that because I'd already spent money on four other outfits but he was happy to. Now I just need shoes... and 3 more outfits. These need to be VERY nice for dinner in the evenings.

This is gonna take for ever because when it comes to "night" clothing, I'm very picky. It' almost always black and white, but we'll seeeeeeeeeee.

I'm going back to bed. Craig's getting up in just a few minutes for hi early round of golf. I might lay in bed til he gets home... or not.

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... or disagree, but this broke my heart. This picture and the following letter were published in The Tennessean.

They say one picture is worth a thousand words. How many words is this one worth?

This amazing picture has drawn a lot of comments from readers of the Nashville paper, The Tennes sean.
See Jay's letter below.

Dear Ten nessean:

James Drescher
Frank lin, TN

Is that little boy's face not heartbreaking? Oh Lord, that's like a sucker punch.

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Well, I've gone for a jog, done laundry, gotten a pedicure and a few mindless details and caught up on the shows I missed via TiVo. I must say Boston Legal was HYS.Ter.I.Cal.!!! *Have I told you how much my dad looks like William Shatner? He reaaaaaaaaaaally does.

All in all, a good day. My dogs are exhausted as am I.

Therefor, I'm taking a shower and then a nap.

Toodeloo!

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This was the scene from my front door on Wednesday evening with the storms hit. I zoomed in a bit, but as I stood on my front porch, the water was only 3 feet away from me. As you can see, it's solid all the way to the street! More storms are headed our way starting tomorrow and going until Friday. That tree that you can see part of on the left (there are 19 trees in my front yard) is a massive Texas Live Oak and I can't help but worry a bit that a branch coming off will go right through to the front living room!

Craig and I went out for Chinese today for lunch. When we got home a few minutes ago Ryan was on the phone with the coach from Vanderbilt. hmmmmmm. Anyway, we're going to go see Disturbia here in a few minutes. Ryan went to see it last night and said it's good. The next movie I want to see is Fracture... there are just SO MANY good movies out right now. Gah!!]

Sooooooooo anyway, that's it for today. Late!

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My back is killing me. During my epidural injections yesterday I felt EVERYthing. Well, I don't know that I felt everything, but I definitely felt two of the injections. They give you versed, among other meds, so you're not really unconscious- it's just that you don't remember anything when the meds wear off. This time, something was different. I know the meds worked at some point because I don't remember anything once I felt that tingly feeling, and then POW, I felt that needle plowing in. I know I said something because I heard Dr. D tell the nurse to ".... give her one more." I felt another jab, then the next thing I knew, I was in the recovery room.

I always hurt really bad about an hour after I get home but yesterday was worse than normal, but that was probably just in my head because I felt it and remembered it.

The last month had been really good and I started feeling better than I had in a long while. Hopefully, this one will build on that and the one I get at the end of the month will get me through summer. I won't be getting anymore until at LEAST November, thank God!

I'm picking up my niece in the morning and keeping her until sometime Saturday. Maybe Sunday, depending on how I feel. I'm going to try and get all the laundry and housework done today so that I can just spend all that time with her. I'm going to take her and get her pictures taken in Arlington tomorrow. I've picked out a couple of outfits for her and I can't wait to spend the day with her.

She's getting so big! She'll be a year old in August. She's crawling all over the place and her knees are all scraped up. I joked with my sister that we ought to get her a little pair of knee pads! HA!! That would be soooo funny.

So anyway, that's how my weekend is shaping up. Hopefully my back will hold out and I'll have as much fun with her as possible. kdgr

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Thank the Lord above... my insurance company is ready to settle. Seven and a half years ago I hurt my neck and shoulder while at work. I was managing a store front payday loan company and was changing a lightbulb above my desk. It wasn't out of my job description. There were only two of us that worked there and my employee had left to run an errand so I got out the ladder and started to change it. As I reached up towards the light I realized that I was not willing to reach up that high so I started to step down. The heel of my pump caught in the hem of my skirt and I fell from the 3rd rung of the ladder with my feet still up on that rung. (by the time I hit the ground they weren't still there, but I said that so you can imagine the angle at which I fell)

My head didn't hit the ground but as my ass DID hit the ground my neck snapped back and I don't remember anything from that time until the time my husband was standing along with my employee in front of me. He had called Craig after calling for an amulance (which I turned down! How embarrassing!) So my husband took me to the doctor and the madness began.

I haven't been able to work since then because I couldn't sit long enough, or stand long enough without becoming miserable within about 30 minutes. My treatment finally reached a point where I stopped getting better, so it changes then to permanent disability. I haven't pushed getting to this point with the insurance company because, well, I don't know why. I stopped getting temporary disability over two years ago so now all that's left to do is settle the permanent disability, which the state of California sets the percentage.

I finally turned in all that paperwork last month to the insurance company. They are ready to pony up the cash, which I have to admit is nice. Cash is always good... and the settlement is tax free! Yay!

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I'm bored out of my f'ing mind. I literally have nothing to do so I went shopping. I got two new outfits for the Colonial and for the trip to Rhode Island, but I still never 5 more before I go. I just couldn't find the motivation needed to get it all done today. I have plenty of time, the Colonial isn't until the end of May and our trip is 2 weeks after that.

Ryan is supposed to have a tournament in Houston this weekend so I guess I'm going to Houston. I'm looking forward to watching her play again after skipping the trip to Virginia. I'm not sure how motivated she is knowing that she's already scored the scholarship. I guess we'll see.

I have my next epidural tomorrow morning so I can plan on being miserable for the next three days. Then the soreness dissipates and you start to feel better after about a week. It's worth it... I just hate the immediate aftermath.

I called my sister and arranged to keep the baby on Friday. I'm going to go get her in the morning and go do some shopping, then keep her until sometime on Saturday. I've missed her!! She'll be a year old in August... already! Ack!

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