I Should Have Slept Standing Up

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Since my back/shoulder are all out of whack, sleeping has not been easy. Or restful.  Have you tried to sleep when your shoulder blade is killing you? Can't sleep on your back. Ouch. Can't sleep on the side with the aching shoulder blade. It hurts. Can't sleep on the other side because the arm on the "bad side" keeps flopping over and causing back pain. Can't lay on my stomach. Not comfortable for me regardless of the back issues.

I flopped around last night like a dying fish. And woke up this morning looking like one. If I thought I could have managed it, I would have slept standing up. I thought better of it...if I had slept standing up, I would have eventually fallen over, cracking my head on the hard floor. Maybe even getting a concussion--to add to my other pain ridden body parts. Ugh. So instead I stayed in bed, desperately trying to rearrange myself to some semblance of comfort. I probably drove my dear husband to insanity. Or not. I don't think he woke up, not even once. Even when I kicked him, accidentally of course. He awoke looking fresh as a daisy, unlike his wife who resembled something one might see in the Dawn of The Dead movies. Just sayin'.

I'm going to try and make it through my sleep deprived day and hopefully not scare my husband, my kids, or any cute,small animals in the process.

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Active-On

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Those of you that follow me, know that I've pulled a muscle or pinched a nerve or some other such painful thing that only I could manage to do to my poor back. Whatever.

1. Today I bought some Active-On at Walmart.

2.I was given the instruction to get some from my Mom and Aunt.

3. So I did.

4. 'Cause I listen to my Mom.

5. Most of the time.

6. Even if I am 42.

7. My shoulder feels like it is about to fall off.

8. That would be totally gross...and painful.

9. Having a hurt back/shoulder/left arm does have its perks.

10. It has left me fairly incapacitated and therefore unable to cook, clean, or do laundry.

11. I will pay the price for that later, I am sure.

12. Because I have teenagers and all they think about is food...they had the gall to ask what was for dinner?

13. I pointed at my left arm that I dragged on the floor behind me.

14. I told them I could not cook with only my right hand.

15. It is impossible.

16. And might cause possible fire damage in the kitchen.

17. Or break a few of the rules of the health code.

18. Not that I don't do those sort of things on a normal day.

19. Did I just say, normal?

20. What is that?

21. My sons are currently watching a movie in the living room.

22. They are quiet and fairly contained.

23. So, I'm thinkin' peace for about 2 hours, give or take.

24. This leaves me time to drink my green tea and watch NCIS reruns.

25. After all I have my priorities.

26. One of them being Mark Harmon.

27. My husband is working on a project in his office.

28. I hear the drill and some banging.

29. He is cutting into my being able to hear "Jethro". Puh-leeze.

30. It's quiet now. I need to go investigate.

Things Begin To Fall Apart

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I would like to know where it says in the book of aging, what falls apart...and when. I don't like to be blindsided by these things.

For someone who has been fairly healthy her whole life, never spent a day in the hospital aside from giving birth, things have kind of been going south since I turned 40, a mere 2 years ago.

My latest "issue" is a pulled muscle in my back. I have no earthly idea how I managed this. I really don't. And yet here I am, in pain. Unable to use my left arm and shoulder. This stinks. Do you know  how hard it is to pull a shirt or dress over one's head when said person can not lift an arm? I had to swallow my pride and have my husband help me get out of my church dress yesterday. I got it half way off and realized I was stuck. Wriggling out of the dress caused shooting pains in my back. So, here I was standing in our walk in closet, bent over with a dress hanging off my shoulders and head. Where is the dignity in this? I gave up and said, " Um....sweetheart....could you come here? I need help." Bless  my husband's heart. He didn't laugh. (Which I know he probably would have liked to do) His only question was, "Is there a zipper or buttons on this dress?" My muffled reply was, "NO. Just pull it over my head!" The whole time I'm thinking to myself, "Who was the dumb bunny that decided on this dress this morning, knowing that I couldn't lift my arm very well?" Duh. Sometimes I wonder about myself.

Today I am taking it easy...and making sure to wear something with buttons.

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The World Really Is A Small Place

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I was "freshly pressed" on Wordpress.com  this past Thursday. Being freshly pressed  is kind of like being their "blogger of the day". It was a lot of fun, because it was totally unexpected. I had no idea until I started seeing hundreds of people reading my blog. What??? I have a decent following but, nothing like this.....what is going on? I figured it out and was pleasantly surprised. By the end of the day I had thousands of people that had looked at my blog. Wow.

I had such fun reading the comments from everyone. I "met" a woman who is traveling the world with her nine year old son. I laughed with a woman who said that mice freak her out. I cried after reading one man's comment about needing a smile. His wife has cancer and they are in the middle of building a house in his wife's homeland of Slovakia. I giggled when reading the comment from one husband who said his wife would agree with me about grocery bills...but, he likes to eat! I found a lot of moms that are similar to me, that get my sense of humor...and if we lived closer (and not all over the U.S.A) I bet we would be friends. Out of thousands of people that read my blog, I only had one odd comment...from a man who was on a rant about women. He sounded like he had issues that had nothing to do with me or my blog. Oh well.

All these people that commented, reminded me that this world we live in, isn't really all that big after all. We might live far apart, but we still have so much in common. Some people are scared to use the internet because of "what is out there".....and yes, I know there are some scary things online. But there are also a lot of funny, friendly, silly, serious, thought provoking, deep, and interesting people online. And I got to meet some of them! I hope that having been freshly pressed leads to more readers for my blog. People I can share some of my day with... along with that, I also love to meet people and hear their stories. So, it's all good.

Now, why don't you pull up a stool, sit at my kitchen counter, and I'll get you a cup of coffee. Let's talk...

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Fast Spiders

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1. Yesterday my son helped me to clean the pieces of wood off our front porch.

2. The wood is left over from the flower bed borders.

3. I moved a piece of wood.

4. I screamed. And danced around. Well, sorta. Kinda. A dance of terror.

5. I seem to do that a lot.

6.What's with me?

7. It was a spider.

8. A HUGE spider. A Godzilla size spider.

9. A FAST spider.

10. He came flying at me.

11. Not literally, but it seemed that way. At least to me.

12. I pulled off my flip flop and smacked him.

13. Spiders curl up when they are dead.

14. Good.

15. I'm tired of vermin in and around my house.

16. My house is just a year old. Vermin should stay away.

17. The spider had friends.

18. Some of them ran for their lives.

19. Some tried to defend themselves.

20. I squished them.

21. Sorry spiders.

22. I'm having company for dinner.

23. Which means I have to cook.

24. I think I'm making lasagna.

25. And something chocolate for dessert.

26. Because I love chocolate.

27 And since I'm the one cooking. I deserve it.

28. I love my family and friends.

29. They love me too. And they put up with me.

30. I am a blessed woman.

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Another Day...Another Dollar.

1. Another day, another dollar. No wait. No dollar.

2.I work, but I don't get paid. With, you know, real money.

3. As the mom I would consider taking payments in massage sessions.

4. That would help with the stress.

5. 'Cause I get stressed, which causes tense muscles. Which requires a massage. Makes perfect sense to me. Duh.

6.I have to go to the grocery store today.

7.Because my family has to eat.

8. I wish they didn't eat so much.

9.It would make for cheaper grocery bills.

10. I found another mouse in the master bath today.

11. They are getting in through a hole where the plumbing goes into the wall.

12.The mouse I found was dead. In the nifty trap.

13. No sorrow here.

14. Everyone is working right now.

15. Except me. I'm blogging. Which isn't work. It's fun.

16. It's better than therapy.

17. Not that I know much about therapy, mind you.

18. I'm watching Hurricane Earl reports on the news.

19. All the meteorologists will be standing on beaches.

20. In 150 m.p.h wind, rain pelting them in the face.

21. Hope no one gets swept out into the Atlantic as they try to keep us updated.

22. Weather people live for this stuff.

23. At least I'm in Ohio. Far away from Earl.

24. Safe in my pasture land. With the mice.

25. Filthy, stinkin' rodents. Blech.

26. The kids are working quietly.

27. This always scares me.

28. The kids are not normally quiet.

29. They may be plotting.

30. I should go check.

Dawn-In 60 Seconds!

1. Wife to Scott, for better or for worse...or even on bad hair days...which, for me, seems to be most days lately.

2. Mom to Bradley, Kendrick, and Breanna...three of the meanest kids you'd ever want to know...haha. Just kidding. They are normal teens. Wait, I think that is an oxymoron. Normal teens? Now THAT is funny.

3. Home Schooler.

4. Home Schooler who wants to pull her hair out.

5. Home Schooler who wants her children to be brilliant and successful.

6. A mouse just ran by me. NO, I'm not kidding.

7. I screamed. Loudly.

8. Where did it come from? And better yet, where is it going? UNDER MY BED. AGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! Get it, Scott! Get it!!!!!

9. I'm having a heart attack. I do not like living things in my house unless they are human or Joe the cat. Other than that, forget it.

10. Why did I move to the country, and live in a field? With a bunch of varmints?

11. I painted my toenails purple. As a statement. I am a wild woman. It's neon purple too. Cool, huh?

12. I think I just drank a gnat that was in my sweet tea.

13. Oh well, it's protein.

14.This morning is not going well for me so far.

15. I guess it could be worse.

16. We could have a raccoon in our house. That happened to a friend of mine. It wasn't pretty.

17. I'm scared to go in my bedroom now.

18. I'm a wimp.

19. For the love of Pete!!!!

20. I'm already exhausted and it's not even 9:30 in the morning.

21. I need to dust.

22. I hate to dust.

23. Dust always comes back.

24. The mouse just ran by my feet.

25. I screamed.

26. My husband is upset with me for screaming.

27. He thinks I am a ridiculous baby for screaming.

28. Maybe I am

29. I don't care.

30. This is going to be a long day.