Doctors and such-what

I enjoy spending time with my kids. Really. However, it puts a damper on the excitement when spending time = sitting at Urgent Care and / or the emergency room. Add to that the follow-up visits to the regular doctor. Then we ask about issues unrelated to the UC / ER visit, and we're referred to Medical Imaging. Good grief.

Short explanation: Mason was seen in Urgent Care on Friday for monocular double vision, dizziness, and brief hearing loss. We were referred to Children's Mercy ER. By (long) process of elimination, it was determined that he'd had a migraine. This means: we have to watch what he eats and drinks (and when), make sure he's getting enough sleep, etc. so we can try to determine what his triggers are. It is fun to try and get a 14-year-old to remember what he's been putting in his mouth. Yesterday's follow-up visit was not very fruitful as far as the migraine issue was concerned, but we WERE sent to have a Scoliosis series done (x-rays of his spine). Still waiting on results for that.

Do we know how to party, or what???

In other news, Drake has taken to making up his own words (i.e., such-what, which apparently is Drake-speak for "and things like that", etc). It cracks me up! He's very excited about his Arrow of Light ceremony tonight (he and his Den cohorts are receiving the highest award possible for Cub Scouts), and especially about Papa coming to watch!

Well, I guess that's about all for now. Hope I haven't bored anyone so much that they decide never to lay eyes on this blog again...

Monday, Monday....

So, I can see you're trying to break me, Monday. Well, good luck to you. I refuse to give in or give up. I don't care how many times you make me hit the wrong button when I'm trying to get things done at work. I don't care how often you distract me with things I can deal with later.

I had a fantastic weekend of fun and fellowship. I'm riding high.

Just sayin'.

As I sit here....

I wonder why....why have I developed a seeming addiction to Facebook games?  Why do my husband and son insist on watching "American Hoggers"?  Why haven't I learned to shoot a gun yet?  Why is there a piece of plastic inside my drink?  And the list goes on....

Random thinkings....

Started a blog two years ago...last post?  Two years ago!  Let's try this again....

Not actually feeling uber-eloquent right at the moment, so I suppose this 'first' post will be short and sweet....

First off, can I say how fabulous it would be to meet Chef Curtis Stone at my local Hy-Vee?  And I'd also like to run into ALL of the 'Crashers' at Home Depot or Lowe's....I could really put those people to work!  (Is it obvious I'm watching TV as I type?!?)

Secondly, let me just put this out there in cyberspace (not that it's not already there in some fashion anyway): I am trying to lose weight.  I've done it before, but gained it all back.  I also located some poundage I didn't lose in the first place.  My hope is that transparency will be key to continued success on this particular journey.

Last and NEVER least, I must also put out in cyberspace how very much I LOVE my husband and my kids.  No, they're not perfect.  Neither am I.  But they're pretty fantastic anyway, and I wouldn't trade them for ANYTHING!!

And that's that.  The first post.