Winding down my day

                                      

I am so glad today is over. I am tired, hurting and ready to get into my bed real soon. I just wish this nagging and annoying pain would go away. I took 2 Tylenol Arthritis capsules, it helped some, but the pain is still there. It's just in one little spot under right shoulder, but closer to spinal cord. And another pain on front in rib cage on right side. Jim says I sit too long at computer, that's why I'm having the pain. Maybe I do, but since I can't sit on my own couch due to it being so fluffy and I sink in and feel as though I am losing my breath, I have no choice but to sit in computer chair. Or I go into the kitchen and sit at the table.

                          

My sore throat and hurting lungs are almost completely healed. I have taken the antibiotic for 5 days now. I am going to continue taking them for another 5 days, just  to make sure it does not come back. Since I went back on blood pressure medication, the fingers on my left hand stopped going to sleep or numb. Do they go numb or tingle when you have high blood pressure? I was always diagnosed with low blood pressure or normal to low border.

Well, I think I will make this short and go to bed. This body needs to lay down. Not only am I a grandma, but I feel like one now, lol. I find myself falling asleep alot. I can sit at computer, fall asleep, sit at kitchen table, fall asleep. Rebecca wakes me up when I do that. She smacks my arm and says, Mommy wake up, it's daylight now, no sleeping. I need a good night's sleep, tonight, cause tomorrow Emma and Dan and the kids are coming over for dinner. I am making the turkey we got free at grocery store. Jim said he didn't have turkey for left over turkey sandwiches, so I am cooking another one, lol. I told Emma christmas dinner will be a ham dinner and Lasagna. Cause after this turkey tomorrow, I won't want to look at another one, lol. Well, goodnight all, sweet dreams.

                            

                                      CINDY

Our tree and a special package

                               

Well, there it is, our tree. It turned out a little dark so you can't really see the little wooden ornaments and other decorations on it. Now if I can only keep my child from getting under it saying she is hiding in the forest, lol. She has already knocked one branch off and I had to put it back on and the bottom strand of lights also. She asked how come it doesn't smell like the ones outside. It's fake honey, it don't smell. She then tells me we should spray it with airfreshener so it can have a smell, lol. I just put the lil stinker to bed. When she gets over tired she is a handful. 8:pm comes and it's bedtime. I didn't tell her the Eagles were on tonight, cause if I did she would want to stay up and watch them, I don't think so, no way, mommy and daddy need a bit of quiet time.

I want to remind everyone of The Giving Tree, founded by Angie/CanyonSun. This is a wonderful thing she has put together. If it weren't for her and the help she gave me when Jim lost his job, we wouldn't of eatten for a few days. But thanks to her we had a hot meal and Rebecca had snacks. Also she helped me with gifts for Rebecca for christmas. Angie is such a great lady. Please email her at CanyonSun04@aol.com and see if there is a way you can help someone in need this christmas season or with food. There is so many people out there who struggle on a daily basis to just put a roof over their heads or food on the table and have nothing left over to buy shoes, or a warm coat or a pair of mittens for their child. I know how it feels to worry about having something for your child to eat or worrying if there is even gonna be a christmas this year.

I want to share a couple pictures with you of my Rebecca. She received a package in the mail friday, from a very special friend here in JLand. I have been asked not to give out the name of the person, so out of respect for our friendship I cannot say who this special person is. I do want this person to know, that we think this person is awesome.Rebecca loved the beautiful gifts, and I loved mine also. Yep, I got gifts also. A beautiful little vase and 2 bags of the most wonderful smelling potpourie. I know I spelled that wrong, lol. Rebecca received a hummingbird feeder and food, which we are going to save for spring to hang outdoors when we are moved. She got a beautiful soft as cotton puppy, a bunch of art items like colored pencils, crayons, glitter pens, paper tablet and a beautiful Princess Rapunzel Barbie. She will be drawing and coloring in pictures of birds and turtles to send to this special person. So here she is:

Just look at her smile, is that precious or what? Here is another pic of her closer up, but the smile faded, because I was in the way of her watching tv, lol.

Well there's my lil girl. And her gifts she received. Tomorrow Rebecca and I will spend some time at the table drawing and coloring. She loves it when I join her in things like that. She loves drawing and coloring. She gets that from her Daddy. He is very good at oil painting, and he went to school to be an architect but never persue'd it. So, a great big thank you goes out to the person who sent these lovely gifts. We love you.

Well, all day today I have had this nagging sharp pain on the right side of my back between shoulder blade and back bone. It just won't let up. So, I think I am going to go take myself a very hot shower and put the shower head on massage and let it hit my back for a while. So take care everyone and have a wonderful evening and an even better tomorrow.

                    

I would like to thank Debbie of Derasta Creation for this lovely name tag.

Mommy's lil helper

                                                  

Good evening. Hope everyone had a wonderful day today. My day was very nice. Rebecca and I put up the christmas tree and decorated it. She was so thrilled when I told her to go ahead and start putting on the ornaments. She did a very good job at it. She hung ornaments up as high as she could reach, and I did the rest. I took a picture of it with Jim's cellphone camera, but now I can't figure out how to email it to me. I'll have to wait until Jim get's up or until tomorrow morning to have him email the pic to me. My livingroom is all decorated. Looks like Santa's workshop in here. Rebecca was so tired from all the decorating, she asked to go to bed tonight, lol.

I started filling out my christmas cards. Got me a long list of Jland friends to send a card too, and I am so happy about it. I love sending and receiving cards on christmas. So, if you want to join in on the fun of exchanging cards, drop me an email with your address and I will reply with my address.

I made a nice hot dinner tonight. Jim loved it and was so full he had to go lay down. I fixed a pot roast, with carrots celery and onions cooked in with it, it came out so tender. Also made mashed potato's, gravy, green beans and a cucumber salad with balsamic vinegar and olive oil, yummy.

I was able to catch up on a few of my alerts today. Went from 80 alerts down to 55. I will get to more of them tomorrow. The antibiotic I am on is great. After just 2 doses I can already feel the difference in my throat and chest. The pain is just about gone in the throat. I will keep taking the medicine until it is gone, just to be sure. I think I am going to sign off now and get ready for bed. I am tired tonight and my body is hurting. My bed and soft covers sound really good right now. Hope you all have a wonderful sunday.

                               

Thank you Donna for my lovely tag, it is so cool.

Thanksgiving Day

I made a beautiful dinner. Turkey, stuffing, honey baked ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, greenbeans, coleslaw, macaronni salad, cranberry sauce, baked yams with melted marshmallows, deviled eggs, pumpkin pies, applecrumb cobbler with cool whip, coffee, iced tea, soda's. Those volture's ate it all too, they ate so much they all looked like stuffed turkey's themselves, lol. And here are those voltures who gobbled up poor ole turkey and his buddy ham.

Rebecca on her daddy's back, man she looked tired, lol.

My little man Daniel

Walter, one of Dan's brothers.

Grand daughter Marissa

I swear this man will do anything for this child, lol. This is proof, he spoils her wrotten, lol.

My daughter Emma, who is my right arm most the time, and also my rock.

My nephew Eddie and his 5 1/2 month pregnant girlfriend Chrissy. He's planning on getting her a ring soon. Hmmmm we'll see how that goes, lol.

Daddy Dan and Marissa, he loves this little girl.

Dan and another of his brother's. This one is Michael, and that is Marissa's cat Peanut near Michael.

Daddy and Rebecca, oh yea and Uncle Walt's butt, lol.

My wild child, Rebecca.

And here I am, after 2 days of cooking, hardly any sleep and sick as a dog, I survived ThanksgivingDay. You can really tell I was tired and sick. Crawling in under my covers last night felt so darn good.

I hope everyone had a wonderful dinner and spent quality time with your family and friends. I had a great time, watching everyone eat and enjoy the meal I prepared, hearing their laughter, watching the kids wrestle and boss around their daddy's, the whimps, lol. I got 2 marriage proposals and a will you be my mommy too, lol. It was a blast. I wanted to take pics of all the food, but those voltures ate it all before I could get the film in the camera, lol. Oh well, maybe christmas I'll get those pics.

I have a whole mess of journal alerts to read. So, If I haven't commented lately to you, please know I will soon. Have a wonderful evening and an even better weekend.

                             

My Doctor Appt

Went to the doctor's, was seen right away. Nurse took one look at me and said your in next. Doctor Garfield comes in and takes one look at me and say, your sick, your really sick. No shit, I said, lol. He checks lungs with stethoscope, yep full of fluid, he can hear it clearly, checks throat, very red and raw, says cough, did so, says take a deep breath, lungs like to of exploded and I choked. Takes temperature, 101.8, yep you got a fever. Takes blood pressure, yikes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did you eat a pound of salt before you came here? Nope, don't use salt and don't cook with it. Blood pressure is higher than it's ever been 170  over 120.

Conclusions: Very enflamed throat, acute bronchitis, throat, lungs, esophygus infected, dizzy spells possibly from high blood pressure, headaches, yep blood pressure can cause them, body aches, dam woman you survived surgery after surgery, 8 months of chemo, then radiation, over weight,grrrrrrrrrrrrrr darn doc had to remind me of that, high cholesterol, no more philly cheese steaks for me, sniff sniff.

Remedies: I am on an antibiotic called AVELOX 400MG, 1 PILL A DAY FOR 5 DAYS, WITH A BACK UP OF 5 MORE DAYS JUST IN CASE INFECTION IS STILL THERE.

BLOOD PRESSURE: I AM ON LOTREL 5/20 MG  AND ALSO ON MICARDIS-HCT  80MG/25MG.

OUT OF POCKET COST: NOTHING, ZILTCH, NADA, GOT IT ALL FREE. STICKER'S PUT ON PRESCRIPTIONS, EMMA GO GETS THEM FILLED AT CVS FOR ME AND IT COST NOTHING. WOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO HAPPY DANCE ON THAT ONE FOR SURE.

DOC ALSO SAID I LOOKED HORRIBLE. SKIN REALLY PALE, RACOON EYES, HE ASKED IF I SLEEP OR STAY 24/7. I SLEEP, JUST NOT ALOT DURING THE WEEKDAYS. ON WEEKENDS I CAN CATCH AN EXTRA HOUR, BECAUSE JIM TENDS TO REBECCA.

CONCLUSION: TOOK ALL MY MEDS TONIGHT, AND I AM HOPING FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY WHEN IT COMES TO THE THROAT PAIN. HE SAYS I SHOULD FEEL A DIFFERENCE IN ABOUT 3 DAYS, CAUSE THE ANTIBIOTIC IS A STRONG ONE AND GIVEN TO PATIENTS WHO HAVE INFECTIONS IN LUNGS FROM NUEMONIA, EMPHYZEMA, AND LUNG CANCER.

SO, AS LONG AS I TAKE MY MEDS, EXCERCISE, CAREFULLY WATCH WHAT I EAT, AND SEE HIM AGAIN IN A MONTH, I WILL BE OK.

I AM GOING TO MAKE ANOTHER ENTRY AFTER THIS ONE. IT IS OF THANKSGIVING DAY. JUST UPLOADED THE PICS IN PHOTOBUCKET AND CAN ADD THEM TO JOURNAL. SO THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT MY DOCTOR APPOINTMENT. I'LL BE OK NOW, I GOT SOME MEDICINE.

TAKE CARE.

CINDY

off i go

WISH ME LUCK, I AM OFF ON MY WAY TO THE DOCTOR'S. I WILL LET YOU ALL KNOW WHAT HE SAYS WHEN I RETURN HOME AND TELL YOU ALL ABOUT MY THANKSGIVING. THROAT IS REAL BAD THIS MORNING, SWALLOWING HAS BECOME A REAL HARD THING TO DO, AND THE PAIN IS JUST AWFUL. IT EVEN HURTS IN MY EARS NOW. I'LL BE BACK LATER WITH DETAILS.

 

CINDY ((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))

Happy Turkey Day

Have a wonderful day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

CINDY