It sure has been a crazy couple of weeks here in Hickville. Maybe I shouldn't call it that since there are places close by which are a lot more hickier than Virden. Birthday's, Homecoming, kids and kid moving back in, doctors appointments, a bachelorette party, football and more I'm sure, but just forgetting about, but anyway.
We have celebrated two birthday's this month and it just so happens that both of my babies were born in September. Emily turned 12 on the 14th, and celebrated her birthday for a week and Austin turned 15 on the 25th. It's really hard for me to believe that I don't have any children in elementary school anymore. For 15 years I was a Mom to at least one elementary kid. It seem's like yesterday they were running around in diapers and getting into everything. I can't say that I miss that part of it much, but I do miss them getting up on my lap and cuddling with Mama. Austin will take drivers ed next quarter which isn't something that I'm looking forward to, but I know he will do well. He is my "good" kid~for serious...
Homecoming this year was themed "Halloween" and Oh Boy~ I loved it! But then again, Halloween is my second favorite holiday next to Christmas--but it ranks right up there--almost winning at this time in my life. I loved Homecoming all the years my older two girls were in High School. Playing dress-up and doing makeup and hair is something I have never grown tired of. When I was a little girl, my Mom ran a day care out of our house. I would put makeup on all the little girls and curl their hair. My Aunt Janet was the only one that ever complained about it--but whatever--I'm off topic now. So, since my boys had no desire to let me play dress up with them or even go to Homecoming this year I lucked out with having two high school girls ask me to do their's-it was Fun and I loved all the dresses. Some years they just suck or are too slutty--but this year it was perfect. One girl is my cousin and the other is a girl that I have been working with since her Freshman year. Both Beautiful Girls~
Speaking of homecoming-- my oldest is living back at home. She's not here much since she works full time and goes to school two nights a week...but she say's she is trying to make a statement to her (boyfriend). I'm not sure what that statement is- and I don't think she really knows either. It basically comes down to her wanting him to grow up and move out of his Dad's house when he has no reason or want in doing so. She want's him to change into the person that she want's him to be. I say," good luck with that." He is who he is as she is who she is. If she can't accept him and his faults then I say she needs to move on down the road, but...........it's not my life and I can't make the decisions for her. I do kinda feel bad for him in a way because here she is living back at home and he's still hanging on. She say's she want's to make it work. I say, "if she was married to him, I could see her point, but she's not and she's 20 years old." Live a little--sow some oats--have some fun--make some mistakes. God knows, if I could do it all over again, I would. Though saying that makes it sound like I haven't been happy with my life and well, at times, I haven't been. Okay--if I could have kept my kids and didn't have to share--and got all his money for them I would have raised them by myself, but that didn't happen and so...it is what it is. I just hope I haven't scarred them too badly! And I'm not saying that I don't love my husband, because I do, but he really pisses me offsometimes a lot. So, we will just have to wait and see. I don't know what will happen, but whatever does, I will support and love her. I just hope they don't spend the next 80 years arguing with each other. This topic is one I could delve into in depth, but in keeping it to a minimum, I will let ya know how it turns out.
I, myself have not felt good since about the middle of July. I started out with burning and irritating pains in my left shoulder and arm. I had shoulder surgery on my right arm about four years ago and then carpal and cubital tunnel surgery on the right arm almost three years ago now, when I had the second surgery the dr. who performed it also wanted to do my left arm after I healed from the right. I said no thank you because I don't heal well and I have a life to live. Now, I wish I had just done it and I wouldn't be in the position that I am. Anyway, I called my primary dr. to get a referral to a surgeon who could do the left arm because Dr. Hanson was in another state and they sent me to an orthopedic sports dr. He put me on yet another drug, elavil because he said that it helps with nerve root problems and ordered an mri of my neck because he felt that all of my problems were starting there. The mri showed degenerative blah blah blah, but nothing too serious. So on he is sending me to Dr. Freytag who I have been waiting to see for almost a month now. My appt. with him is the 29th. I had emg studies done last week of my neck and arm with the dr. confirming that I have pinched nerves in my neck, my shoulder, my upper arm on the back side, my cubital and my carpal. My x-ray's showed that I have a lot of arthritis built up on the shoulder blade and a bone spur. So, Dr. Trudea thinks that I have and am still tearing my rotator cuff because I have very little rom in the left side and am considerably weakened on that side as well. For now I'm taking vicodin, flexeril, savella, celexa, xanax, tramadol, and elavil. My goal is to get this left arm working properly and then to get off all this shitting ass medicine. My last blood test came back with my white blood count and platelets being high and my sed rate is 24 which should be 20 I was told. All I know is that I want my life back and I want to get back to all the things I love (including photography). I never realized how much I use my left arm until all this crap. But onto happy days~!
The Bachelorette Party was GREAT! I had so much fun with all the girls and got way too intoxicated~ not that it took much since I have cut back drastically on my drinking. I'm a light weight now~and I can live with it. Donelle is finally getting married! She turned 40 this year and this will be her first marriage. I only wish that her Mother was here to see it, but I know Janice will be watching from above. We were going to get shirts that said "Hell is freezing over", because she has always said that marriage was not for her. But, I guess she found the right guy with the right stuff cause she is in love. His name is Matt and he really is a good guy. The wedding is this Saturday and I can't wait to get pictures of the day. For the party we went down to Alton to Fast Eddies~ it gets packed early so if ya want to get a table in the courtyard you have to be there by noon. We didn't leave until noon and stopped off at another bar to get a bite to eat before starting the drink fest, but we drank there so I don't how how much it helped, but I do remember having some most excellent hot wings. I say remember~ because on our way back our DD spent an hour trying to get us out of town and we were all so drunk we were of no help. We stopped at a Jack in the Box to get food~and I remember going in~ with one shoe on and one shoe off because I couldn't find it. However, I have no recollection of eating said food or even what I ordered. Oh Good Times~~~~~we think now it should be an annual event!
Well, if you made it all the way through--Congratulations! I know I'm long winded and don't write near enough. If I was more self disciplined I would write everyday so that I don't get behind--but I'm a procrastinator, what can I say? Hope everyone has a GREAT WEEK~
Angie:)
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| My baby turned 15~ |
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| Emily contemplating what she doesn't want for her birthday |
Homecoming this year was themed "Halloween" and Oh Boy~ I loved it! But then again, Halloween is my second favorite holiday next to Christmas--but it ranks right up there--almost winning at this time in my life. I loved Homecoming all the years my older two girls were in High School. Playing dress-up and doing makeup and hair is something I have never grown tired of. When I was a little girl, my Mom ran a day care out of our house. I would put makeup on all the little girls and curl their hair. My Aunt Janet was the only one that ever complained about it--but whatever--I'm off topic now. So, since my boys had no desire to let me play dress up with them or even go to Homecoming this year I lucked out with having two high school girls ask me to do their's-it was Fun and I loved all the dresses. Some years they just suck or are too slutty--but this year it was perfect. One girl is my cousin and the other is a girl that I have been working with since her Freshman year. Both Beautiful Girls~
Speaking of homecoming-- my oldest is living back at home. She's not here much since she works full time and goes to school two nights a week...but she say's she is trying to make a statement to her (boyfriend). I'm not sure what that statement is- and I don't think she really knows either. It basically comes down to her wanting him to grow up and move out of his Dad's house when he has no reason or want in doing so. She want's him to change into the person that she want's him to be. I say," good luck with that." He is who he is as she is who she is. If she can't accept him and his faults then I say she needs to move on down the road, but...........it's not my life and I can't make the decisions for her. I do kinda feel bad for him in a way because here she is living back at home and he's still hanging on. She say's she want's to make it work. I say, "if she was married to him, I could see her point, but she's not and she's 20 years old." Live a little--sow some oats--have some fun--make some mistakes. God knows, if I could do it all over again, I would. Though saying that makes it sound like I haven't been happy with my life and well, at times, I haven't been. Okay--if I could have kept my kids and didn't have to share--and got all his money for them I would have raised them by myself, but that didn't happen and so...it is what it is. I just hope I haven't scarred them too badly! And I'm not saying that I don't love my husband, because I do, but he really pisses me off
I, myself have not felt good since about the middle of July. I started out with burning and irritating pains in my left shoulder and arm. I had shoulder surgery on my right arm about four years ago and then carpal and cubital tunnel surgery on the right arm almost three years ago now, when I had the second surgery the dr. who performed it also wanted to do my left arm after I healed from the right. I said no thank you because I don't heal well and I have a life to live. Now, I wish I had just done it and I wouldn't be in the position that I am. Anyway, I called my primary dr. to get a referral to a surgeon who could do the left arm because Dr. Hanson was in another state and they sent me to an orthopedic sports dr. He put me on yet another drug, elavil because he said that it helps with nerve root problems and ordered an mri of my neck because he felt that all of my problems were starting there. The mri showed degenerative blah blah blah, but nothing too serious. So on he is sending me to Dr. Freytag who I have been waiting to see for almost a month now. My appt. with him is the 29th. I had emg studies done last week of my neck and arm with the dr. confirming that I have pinched nerves in my neck, my shoulder, my upper arm on the back side, my cubital and my carpal. My x-ray's showed that I have a lot of arthritis built up on the shoulder blade and a bone spur. So, Dr. Trudea thinks that I have and am still tearing my rotator cuff because I have very little rom in the left side and am considerably weakened on that side as well. For now I'm taking vicodin, flexeril, savella, celexa, xanax, tramadol, and elavil. My goal is to get this left arm working properly and then to get off all this shitting ass medicine. My last blood test came back with my white blood count and platelets being high and my sed rate is 24 which should be 20 I was told. All I know is that I want my life back and I want to get back to all the things I love (including photography). I never realized how much I use my left arm until all this crap. But onto happy days~!
Well, if you made it all the way through--Congratulations! I know I'm long winded and don't write near enough. If I was more self disciplined I would write everyday so that I don't get behind--but I'm a procrastinator, what can I say? Hope everyone has a GREAT WEEK~
Angie:)
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