Monday, December 29, 2008

Dogs are so weird

Jumping neck deep in a creek full of 40F water to splash and swim = lots of fun.

Being put in a bathtub 4in deep with warm water for a bath = torture.

Strange dogs.

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

It's Xmas Eve and My Doctor is a Dumbass

Two posts for the price of one, yay!

First, it's Xmas Eve! Squeeee! And we have nothing that we have to do. Oh, I'm going over to groom Miss Maggie Moo in a bit, I've got a few presents to wrap, stuff like that. But that's all stuff that is fun. And we might go swimming in a bit. Or not. Maybe we'll just hang around and relax.

Part 2. My doctor is a dumbass. I've never noticed him being a dumbass before, soI was a bit surprised. I guess the last appointment before the staff clears out for the holidays is not a good one to have.
I went in because I've been having joint pain, muscle pain/fatigue, memory problems, muscle cramps and crap like that. It's been going on for months, and gotten markedly worse in the last 6 weeks.
Dr. Google tells me it could be RA, lupus, lyme disease, thyroid problems or fibromyalgia. And, I have a family history of fibromyalgia.

I got told that fibromylagia doesn't run in families (it does, too), that it's a catch all for people in pain that no one can figure out what's wrong with them, fat people have joint problems, etc. WTF?

He did at least ask if I was depressed or stressed out (no to both). Didn't ask if I was sleeping all right, didn't even offer to check thyroid levels until I suggested it. Basically, he did nothing. Needless to say, I'm a little ticked.

I know that for fibromyalgia, there isn't much treatment, but there is for thyroid issues, RA, lupus and lyme disease. They need to be ruled out, or even in. Hell, I almost hope it is my thyroid because then it will be all fixed with a pill. I just don't want to have to take a pill for the rest of my life.

But, he did tell me to come back at my convenience to get my thyroid checked, and I'm going to demand that they check for anemia and some other things, too.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

OMG, I think we're done.

We found the elusive wok at the other Target. Kids are bought for. Nephews, parents, siblings. The manwhore even managed to shop for me while I was shopping for the nephews at Target. Stick a fork in us, we're done.


On a totally unrelated note, I was at the barn yesterday giving my horse a butt massage with liniment (for her arthritis and I was totally thinking that I don't rub the manwhore's ass for him while I was doing it). While I was there, I got caught in a sudden downpour. I mean it went sprinkle, sprinkle, WHOOSH! I came home in a different shirt and no bra and he took one look at me and started laughing. Apparently the drowned rat look I was sporting precluded any speculations that I had done anything other than beg a dry shirt to get home in. Bastard.

Friday, December 19, 2008

This is what I get for being indecisive, isn't it?

We are almost done with our holiday shopping, except I'm pretty sure that the manwhore hasn't gotten me a damned thing yet, despite about 50 gazillion hints that I want the cotton candy pink mammoth crocs.

We would be done except for a gift card if I hadn't been so indecisive two weeks ago and just bought my brother's gift then. He wants an electric wok and the only one Target had was $35 which was a wee bit out of my intended price range. So, I thought I would look around. But I haven't seen one any where else so we went to Target to Xmas shop tonight and get the wok. Only, no wok. They were sold out. Now I have to go hunting for one, don't I? Whah!

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Have we been transported to the PNW?

We haven't seen the sun in a solid week now. It's been raining for 5 days straight. When it isn't raining, or even when it is, it is foggy. Not just a little fog, but thick, rolling fog that cuts visibility down to less than 1/4 of a mile at times.

And its cold. And damp. And I don't like it. I want some fucking sunshine. If I wanted this kind of weather, I would live in fucking Seattle. But I don't. So, give me back my sunshine before I go insane!

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

We might be in for a rough winter

Friday we had two inches of snow on the ground and the kids were out of school. (The weatherman said the last time we had measurable snow in Dec was 2000, and '97 the last time we had that much.)

Today the roads are a solid sheet of ice and we've got a two hour delay to school. It was amusing watching the dogs ice skating across the deck, though.

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Bliss is

A fire roaring in the grate,
A cup of hot chocolate beside me,
A good trashy romance novel in my hands,
Gifts under the tree,
Cheesy Christmas music playing.

Yesterday I could have added 2" of snow on the ground, but it's all melted today.

Still, a nice couple of days here.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Rain, rain go away!

Jesus H. Christ, enough already. Three straight days of rain with temps hovering in the upper 30s is enough. Cold is one thing, but cold and wet makes for miserable weather. And the temp is supposed to start dropping this afternoon so all this rain could be turning to snow and ice, although it isn't expected to stick. Just enough to make the roads nasty.

It's so dark here that this morning I overslept because the bedroom was so dark until well after 8AM.

So, go away rain, come back sunshine!

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

The tooth is out

We are back from the dentist and Ellie did great. They said she never went to sleep but laid there and watched the tv on the ceiling the whole time. The tooth is in a little box and I need to hit Tarjay to get the promised Barbie.

I've decided there is a huge downside to a pediatric dentist (we usually use a family dentist who doesn't have many little kids for patients): all the screaming little kids. There were kids who were three or four years old who screamed bloody-fucking-murder the entire time they were back there and all they were having done was a cleaning. Dude, damn.

Thursday, December 04, 2008

Maybe I have a tree problem

Can you have too many Christmas trees? Oh, you can? How many is too many? Why am I asking, well, um, maybe we have 5? Yes, 5 Christmas trees. Yes, we put them all up.
We have:
The big, "nice" one in the living room. The is the main tree, the one the presents go under.

A 4ft one in the den with all of the ornaments the kids have made at school (because I'm a bad mom and don't want construction paper and cotton ball stockings on the tree downstairs).

A 1 ft mini tree that goes on the entertainment center. This was the tree I had in my first apartment and I'm not ready to part with it.

A pinkish/purplish Disney princess tree in the girl's room that sits on their dresser. It's about 1.5 ft.

A 1 ft tall stuffed felt tree that goes in Sam's room. It has soft ornaments on it and the whole thing can be played with.

So, that's not that many Christmas trees, is it? Uh? What's that you say? A 12 step program? Nevermind, me and my Christmas trees are quite happy, thank you.

Why is there a man in a white coat knocking on my door?