-GROWL-

My daughter has damaged the rear bumper of my car. I am NOT a happy camper.

I Did It...Why, Again?

Will someone kindly remind me WHY I had children? -growl-

Just What I Need

...another hole in the head. -grin- I have had a bad tooth for a few years now and sometime before Thanksgiving, I lost the cap on that tooth and that's when I discovered the tooth was broken right in half. So, I knew it had to come out. Today, I got it taken out. It wasn't as painful as it could have been. My jaw aches from the pressure of having it taken out. Otherwise, I am quite surprised at how little it actually bled, considering that I take aspirin and Plavix. I am so glad it's gone. The strong antibiotics that I was taking for my gall bladder, seems to have also taken care of the infection that has been lying under the tooth. In any case, I have another hole in my head.

There's a little stress in the Grove, nothing I want to share, but I'm working on taking care of the matters. I'm worried, but I have faith that it will work out, maybe not carefree, but that's okay too. There's a price to be paid for everything. I just don't want to lose everything.

I miss Diana, so much. I don't dwell on it and concentrate on moving forward, but there are moments, strong ones, when I miss her beyond belief.

Darkness before the dawn, eh?

After The Turkey

Thanksgiving was nice. I think over the years I have developed a routine because every year it seems like it gets easier and easier to produce. This year was no different. Everything went smoothly. Dinner was held by 2:00pm and we all sat around after that in a daze. Later that evening was filled with movie watching, playing cards together and just having nice chats. Troll was here Wednesday morning as he had to be back sooner than planned. The powers to be required him back in his store for when the ads broke today. Christmas is going to be even shorter. He has to return on the 26th. That's okay. It just would not be holidays without him. So, we'll take him whenever and for however long we can get him. Sprout disappeared after dessert. -grin- He knew better than to disappear before that. I just can't believe he devoured a huge piece of apple and pumpkin pie. He missed out on the turkey leg as Pookie and Topper laid claim to those. Sprout sure can pout, not that it did him any good. I guess he decided to make up for it with the pies.

Tomorrow I have to go the dentist. My bad tooth, the one root canaled, filled and capped has to come out. I lost the cap. I do believe I swallowed the darn thing and looking in my mouth, I can see the tooth is completely split in half. I'm not sure if the dentist will require a release from my doctor because I am on Plavix and aspirin. I may well have to come off those two things for a couple of days before he can pull it and if he doesn't feel comfortable doing it, I make have to go to an oral surgeon. I hope not. It's not that I don't trust oral surgeons, it's just that I have had teeth pulled before and had no any outstanding problems. In this case, I may well bleed more, but I shou;d be okay. We'll find out the plan of attack tomorrow morning.

Daughter, Pookie and Topper seem to be coming down with colds and I am trying my best to not catch it. I still have not had my flu shot. My doctor wanted my liver to have a chance of fully recovering before I got the shot.

Things in the Grove are relatively quiet (Topper and Pookie keep getting into it but Grandma threatens to send them to bed early-and does-so they chill) and thankful am I for such. It won't last, I know this, but I sure do enjoy it while I can.

Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving.

Yanked From Joy

Here's the deal: Turn to page 161 of the book you are currently reading. What is the SIXTH sentence on that page?

Mine:

"Whoever sacrifices to a god other than the Lord alone shall be proscribed."

Gobble, Gobble

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone. I raise my glass in a toast for what you all mean to me.

Be Safe. Be well.

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Your Power Bird is a Cardinal

You believe that each day is precious, and you spend your times as best as you can. You see the wonder in small things, and you are often content with what you have. You life an interesting, colorful life - and you bring color to those around you. Confident and expressive, you believe you know how to live a good life. You're living it!

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It's Storming...

...from West Coast to East Coast. If y'all have rain gear better get it out now, because, Chicken Little, it's more than the sky falling. Hm, might wanna dig a large ditch and cower down until the dusts settles. That certainly seems like a good idea. What the heck is in the air, I have no idea. But trust me when I tell you, I am feeling so much better (physically) that my temper has/can boiled to the point of exploding and it's a dang good thing Mr. M is giving me a lots of space. My temper is simply awful when roused and I mean, in this frame of mind, I will go for blood and I don't give a penny in heaven how I do it. This started on Saturday night and I am just now starting to get it under control. I have been brooding in the meantime. The time of reckoning is coming, but hopefully I'll have the beast under control by then. I really do love him, but I'm getting mighty sick and tired of all the lies and they have to stop. Now.

Health Update

Well I am breathing a sigh of relief. My hepatitis blood panels came back and they're all negative. We think what happened was a serious gall bladder attack and it irritated my liver. My liver enzymes are not quite back to normal but so close to being so I don't have to go back and repeat my blood tests. I just need to watch what I eat so I don't set off another attack.

I have a doctor's appointment in Sacramento on Dec 11th for a surgical consult abot having my gall bladder taken out. On the 13th a phone consult with my doctor to decide if I stay on my cholesterol meds. In Dec. I also have an appointment in Sacramento for the dreaded "duckbill". I also have an appointment with the plexiglass specialist. After that, I am good for another year.

My A1C looked okay. It's at the same place it was six months ago. The doctor is okay with that. I lost 11 or 12 pounds this past week and gained back 2. Oops. But hey, food actually tastes good again. I'm still tired but regaining my energy. That's my liver talking and expected.

Mr M is actually getting some sleep now since he knows I am doing better. He absolutely hates it when the shoe is on the other foot and it's me that is sick. fair exchange if you ask me, although I rather not be sick.

All quiet around the Grove for the most part. An occasional call from my PITA brother-in-law to give me heartburn.

Troll is coming for Thanksgiving we just found out. I'm so glad.

Remember the men and women in our armed forces. Others have given their lifes for a purpose, don't throw yours away this weekend. Be safe.

Just What I Always Wanted To Hear

The good news:

My liver enzymes are on the down swing. I am feeling like myself again. The hepatitis panel hasn't come back yet so we don't know if I have it or not. I'm still on the antibiotics and I have to stop taking the cholesterol medication for the next month or two and no tylenol. I need to check with my doctor on Thursday and see if there is something else I can take in the meantime. I just have to watch what I eat so I don't flare up my gall bladder again.

The not so good news:

I have to get my gall bladder removed. Oh joy. Thy simply won't remove the stone because once my gall bladder starts making stones, it will continue to do so. So, it is far better to simply get the darn thing removed. I will check with the doctor on Thursday and see if I can wait it out through the holidays. If not, I need to see if Mather will do the procedure and if not, I have to find a local surgeon to the do the job. It should only be an overnight procedure. Just what I want, someone slicing small incisions in my abdomen and sticking tools and cameras in my insides.

Troll asked me if I was going to ask them to save my gallstone. I told him he was a freak!

I lost 10 pounds this past week. What a way to do it though. ugh. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.,.... wait.... no, I wouldn't.

I swear, if it isn't one thing, it's another.

Congratulations...

..it's a gallstone or it's acute hepatitis. Damn. I won't know about the acute hepatitis until next week when that blood panel comes back. In the meantime, the doctor has me on two antibiotics and some sort of pill that cuts back the stomach acid. This all started Monday afternoon, when I got a severe attack of something that didn't feel good at all. It sort of chilled and mellowed out than kept sticking around and got pretty damn bad yesterday. I got Mr M to haul me off to the clinic and they, bless them, ran me through a battery of blood tests and then made me head uptown to the a hospital and had a CT done. I had to go back this morning for more blood work and I'll go back tomorrow for more of the same. results: They're not sure. I have two doctors on it (a husband and wife team. The wife is my normal doctor) It looks like acute Hepatitis, but it could be the gallstone on the move. The blood statistics are showing one thing, but I'm feeling another and this morning I am feeling far better than I have the last two days. I may have to go get an sonogram done if the blood work keeps coming back with contradictory numbers vs. how I am feeling. In the meantime, I am also on a liquid diet. Bleh. One heck of a way to lose weight, eh?

Joy, I have not forgotten. It's still high on my "to-do" list, but at the moment, as you can tell, other things have me by the scruff of the neck. I know she is in safe hands until I can get to her. I wonder... if Fed-Ex would ship? I do have an account with them. The downside is, I wouldn't get to see you though. Sigh. Right now I am not feeling well enough to think let alone make any kind of decisions.

Other than that, Troll came home for a couple of days. He snuck in on me this past Sunday and left on Tuesday. I got to see and ride in his new Jeep. Pretty nice.

Everyone else is SOP here.