I forgot to tell everyone I received beautiful flowers from my daughter and the police department my mom works at. The pictures didn't turn out very good , probably b/c I was still a bit drugged up and trying to stand lol My husband took pics of my ear with the cone on and off. So I could see what the doctor did but there was no way to get close enough to see my whole ear sliced up in the back.

That picture of my bare ear is the day after surgery. Not as gross as I thought but still very creepy to know that it was sliced open completely lol

Way behind in Blogging lol

I finally had a chance to check out my mom's blog tonight and it hit me.... it's been several months since my last post ! A lot has happened since July. We moved , crazy things have happened, string of bad luck of course and I finally broke down and found a new ENT (ear doctor) b/c I was tired of the last 3 telling me they can't see why I was in pain. I had been having headaches every morning for several years , always fetigued during the day for no reason, and just got to the point where I couldn't deal with the pain any longer. All I did was pick a doctor out of the phone book and he was awesome. I have never been to an ENT where they actually ask in the paperwork if you wake up with headaches. This in itself amazed me. He immediately requested a CT scan and sent me to a specialist. About a month or so later I had surgery on the horrible ear of mine. It had a desease I had never heard of, but the symptoms made sense. After all these year my mom and I were in shock that someone could possibly fix my ear. I am now in a very long recovery and with many restrictions but in the long run this was worth it. The surgery scared me but not as much as it scared my husband. He was so worried about me that he couldn't sit still the whole time in the waiting room. There were complications but everything turned out the way the doc wanted. And my doctor calmed mom and Greg down by explaining every detail of what he did and why. My sweet husband stayed home with me all last week to take care of me and I'm so happy he did b/c I couldn't even walk let alone take care of myself. He was so wonderful and patient I couldn't believe it! He cut up all my food in tiny little pieces just so I could eat, which it still hurt to eat but no where near as much as it would have. Even a week later I still can't do anything strenuous , sneeze, cough, well anything that I normally do lol. 6 weeks of recovery I think is too long but with a rebuilt ear drum, new Temperal Bones (hearing bones) and a very large slice behind my ear.. I guess a long recovery is what I need after all that huh. Well, it's time for bed, I've been sleeping alot lately and it doesn't seem like it. Maybe it will soon

A long awaited visit

I have been a bit busy since my last post. Raine was getting out of school, had field day and game day to attend , working with her on her math all summer etc. Although it's summer, we've only gone to the beach once and really haven't had good weather all this time either. Sort of ruins summer for kids and adults huh. But with everything else going on, I received an invitation from my friend that I haven't seen since 7th grade. I knew she was sending me one for her baby shower but the waiting and anticipation was killing me lol. Just knowing I was going to get to see her finally after all these years and spending the past 10 of those years searching for her, and her probably looking for me, the day had finally come! Saturday I was up and ready to go way before the kids even got up lol. All the way there Raine kept asking me questions about who she was and of course how much longer will it take to get there:)

I pull up in a complex that I grew up in , the pool hadn't changed , only the buildings but once I was there I knew where I was going. It was funny , when I walked up to the door a guy was standing there... I asked him if he was Tina's husband and he imediately knew who I was lol. Tina had been talking about me coming to her shower and hoping I would show. I think her husband was just as excited as Tina and I were at our reunion so he told her I was there and her reaction was a huge smile and hugs lol. After 15yrs she still looks the same, it was like no time had passed. I haven't had a hug like that in so long. Tina was too funny trying to tell Raine how we met and when and since Raine is going into 4th grade this could be the time she meets a friend for life. Now that Tina is only in Wisconsin we can see each other as often as our schedules and lives allow us to lol. I can't wait until I see her again and can catch up !

June Bug already?!

This year we've had snow in April, barely any flowers in May and now I have a June Bug on my back door screen! What is going on in the Midwest? Well, the way I see it is if there are going to be early June Bugs then warm weather better get here really soon. Today was so nice and the sun was out all day, yet every few days it seems cold weather doesn't want to leave. Raise your hand if you want to move to a warmer climate... I do I do lol If we didn't have bitter cold winters and tons of snow then I'd be fine but this year went way below it should have. I like all four seasons but in moderation :) And definitely not in one month like we had in April. ( I think it was April lol) .
I was going to take a picture of that noisy June Bug but not too sure what I did with my camera but tomorrow night I'm sure the bug will be back so I'll post it then. Go figure.. Raine thinks all bugs bite so I had her sit here looking up information on them and she was quite grossed out. Apparently the bugs can help save lives and are very nuriting . Also , they supposedly taste like molasses and some kind of syrup ,gross and interesting at the same time. But I had to show her or she would've been freaking out every time she saw one and I can't stand the whining and screeching. Well, I'd better bring Herbie in , he's chasing the bugs around the yard LOL
Have a good night !

All of us wonder when things will look up and some may get what they wish for but others (most people) will continue to wait and keep truckin through life as it is. All my life I have noticed that people who are good , trust worthy, will do anything for others no matter how small etc, they get the shaft! But some still continue to be good. My husband's truck was doing fine, getting him to and from work and I had my car (old but runs) for emergencies, arrands etc, his truck decided to break down. But not something simple of course, that would never happen. My hubby changed the head gasket and fuel something or other and the engine runs like a champ, go figure the clutch had to go out. Job hunting was hard enough around his and Raine's schedule with 2 vehicles as it was, but now job hunting is on hold until a miracle happens to fix the truck. What's really sad is we're used to things going wrong lol . We always say if we didn't have bad luck, we wouldn't have any luck at all.
Some good news though in this crappy time, my cousin in TN looks and seems well (my mom told me) , my husband changed departments and went to 2nd shift this week (better boss and less stress on him at work) , my Aunt's emergency sugery went well and is doing ok and hopefully will be able to move where she can survive with just one small income. So some good news to spread. Even little things give some light at the end of that long tunnel, it brightens my day when someone has good news to share. Keeping our heads up and living the best we can is the best thing to do in this troubled economy and constant bad luck streak we all seem to be facing. So today I will be smiling as if I have no stress and hope for the best to come

Herbie's Surgery

Today is Herbie's snip snip surgery and I feel so bad for him because he's just running around this morning like he always does in his happy little mood . Chasing Boots all through the house is his favorite thing to do bright and early lol. But when I leave the vet's office without him he's going to wonder where his mommy went off to. I hate lookin at those sad puppy eyes on a normal day but this will be much worse. I know I should've done this a long time ago but wasn't able to. With Herbie being so wild and cray all of the time, it's going to be really difficult to keep him very tame while he's recouperating (however that's spelled lol) . I have to leave him alone tomorrow most of the day and he goes crazy when ever I walk out the door, so my fear of him opening his stitches is very big. The vet said they would give me something to keep him calm during this week while he recovers (hopefully). Since these aren't disolvable stitches like Botts had, Herbie will have no choice but to see his vet a couple times after today. He's not gonna be a happy puppy after this lol. The look he's going to give me when I pick him up tonight will be pretty heartbreaking also. Well, here we go....

Graduation came and went

Yesterday was my graduation. I will have to watch it again when the kids aren't here though. They didn't want to see it with me and made it clear it boring the entire time I was trying to hear the speakers congradulate the class. It got to the point where I told them to go ride their bikes or do something . They both have been very rude lately and rude everywhere we go. What is their problem? I have yet to have figured out why the sudden the constant "me me me " spoiled act. Especially Raine lately. The rest of the day was spent outside cleaning up my yard. The kids played on the next block over from morning until 4. They were tired and hungry but didn't want to admit it lol. Even though they fell asleep really late last night , they were actually quiet during the two movies we watched. Which was really nice because normally if it's a movie they don't want (mostly Raine) then they will talk and complain the entire time it's on so it ruins for everyone else. Always tons of fun in this house huh . Hopefully soon this new found attitude of hers goes away but by that time he teenybopper attitude will show it's ugly face. Oh how time flies and the sweet inocent little girl just disappears without anyone the wiser until the mouthiness begins lol.