August weekend

My boys, so precious, growing so fast. They mowed this weekend. Now, Aidan was not happy at all. He thought he was being sooo abused! Slaton & Sage started young, too but not at 5yrs. Sage has this big "dr phil" sob thing about how he was made to grow up too fast and Alek & Aidan never had to do anything--uh, because they were in diapers maybe?! Anyway, for those who don't know he is back with his "mom" (I use the term loosely) for good this time. I think it is good for them to help with the chores, and not for money, don't ya'll? I mean, we are a family and we should share in the work w/out getting paid. That's what I tell my boys anyway. Aidan was so funny. As soon as Jerm told him he had to help, too he ran to tattle on daddy by telling me!

Friday

Nothing like a Friday that starts out like a Monday. Dropped the boys off at school this morning. Aidan has been home w/ pink eye, its his first morning back. I come and think, I'll just lay down and close my eyes for 30 minutes. Then I'll get in the shower. But oh no, next think I know my eyes open and it is 10:30!!! Feeling totally lazy, I jump in the shower and actually decide to fix my hair. Ya know, maybe no one will know how long I slept if I do :-). Well, I get all the product in that it takes for my sad hair to ANYTHING, and start round brushing it, and my dryer explodes--not kidding. Sparks, smoke, the whold nine yards. I have no backup, so I have to run to the salon, no makeup, in cleaning clothes, and dry my hair. By the time I get to the salon, it is crunchy and mostly dry & frizzy on the ends. I look horrendous!! So as soon as I walk in April goes, "Gosh what happened to you?!" So the entire salon takes a look of course. So its 11:15 and everyone knows I was just getting my hair and face done. Boy, I felt like a winner. Then I have to style my hair in front of clients and stylists; so I felt scrutinized the whole time. My face was red, I was hot----ugh! I need a happy hour tonite!!!

My Nano

Yesterday I went to Dumas to help clean out my Nano's house so it can be sold. She is in the nursing home there; alzheimers. I have gone the past few Mondays since Jerm is off on those days. He has been great about it, too. Doing all the errands, practices, cleaning I usually do even though he is tired and sore from work and recoverying from surgery.

It is so heartbreaking. Her daughter, my aunt Carrie, is who I am helping. Carrie is so amazing. I don't know how she does it. She has taken care of her daily by herself since the disease starting taker her from us. She kept nano home as long as she could. Bathed her, changed diapers, fed her, stayed with her. She goes to the nursing home several times a day to make sure she gets fed and doing okay. The shock of seeing nano if you haven't seen her in a few months can be brutal. There have been times I get there and I just can't stop the tears. I have been better lately, though, because I have been to see her regularly. I think she knew who I was yesterday for a few minutes. She can't really talk anymore, but she said "love you". And when I was saying Missy Dawn and TonyBoy (my dad) she kept eye contact and seemed to be following what I was saying. I just talked to her about when I was little and would stay the night and how proud she would be of "TonyBoy" and new machine and how well he was doing with the company. A few smiles and nods were amazing to get! She lived in the same house in Dumas for over 50 years! As we clean out, I have found such neat stuff about my family history and who they were. I have seen pictures of her mom's mom! I have so many memories of staying at Nano & Carrie's when I was little. I was there alot! It is so hard to go through her stuff and know she'll never be back or get to enjoy it any more. Carrie was so excited yesterday because she found her nano's wedding band. She said my nano, her mom, was heartbroken because she thought she had lost it. And she didn't, but she'll never know that. This disease is so cruel. It just can't be put into words. I knew my nano as a loving, sweet, caring grandmother who I knew loved me so much. I could just feel it when she would talk to me. She was such a snazzy dresser, too! Always matched--and I mean everything, from colored keds to jewelry! She would always buy me the prettiest outfits when I was little. I remember a specific set of overalls when I was in 5th. White with pretty pink summer colors, matching earrings, necklace, and shoes, too, I think. Anyway, she was also very intelligent, outspoken, and witty and a strong believer in God. To see her the way she is now is still hard to wrap my mind around. I often pray that God has her wrapped up in angels. That she can feel the comfort of his glory and love more that the prison of her mind she is in right now. I know God's spirit is always with us once we are believers, I just wonder how the spirit works for people like nano. That will be one thing I ask Him when I get to heaven!! Okay, now that I have bawled for 30 minutes, I better get back housework.

Gua sha pictures

These are pic's from my first gua sha treatment. The darker the color, the worse the condition. Pain, stagnate blood,tension/stress, etc. And no, it is not extremely painful. It was an amazing relief for me!

My second treatment, and it is so much better! Look at the difference on the back of my shoulder blades. It was about two weeks in between. Of course I'll have to wait longer this time, but I can't wait to do it again.

First Blog Ever!

Okay, this is foreign land to me. I have never blogged or really known anyone who did until Kay and Amy! Busy getting in the groove of school and fall sports. Aidan is in K this year, I cried and cried over that one. I am better with it now, mainly because he loves it. Alek is in fourth, and is still okay, not hating school yet. Alek is swimming and playing soccer. Aidan wants to wrestle, it just hasn't started yet. (whew!) Had a great summer. We just played played played!

Jeremy is recovering from his back surgery okay. Not as well as he hoped, I don't think. But you know men, they think recovery should be over in a few weeks. But I don't think he'll be on the road to "normal" until a year, which is in April 09.

I think I have finally figured out all my wierd chronic pain in my upper body--TMJ. The acupuncture and gua sha have been the best treatment so far. Plus this really good LMT who worked on my jaw and face. It is just frustrating because affording the maintenance becomes a big financial problem sometimes. So I really have to pick when I want to be 95% pain free and when I'll just suffer!

Not bad for my first post, I guess!

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