I feel green today

Well, things are crazy as ever. We were on a role, car replaced, wash/dryer replaced, new flooring idea solved, and new slip covers purchased as we opted for washer/dryer instead of new couches. Then the storm hit. It was loud, big, crazy. Softball sized hail. Sweetie's car did not do so well, front windshield cracked throughout and back window gone. My new car has little dints. It is ok. Nothing horrible. We will survive. I am not even really bummed about it, a little stressed about getting it all fixed and the steps needed to take, but that is all.

We are working very hard at getting the house organized. We have been here 10 years now - that is so hard to believe. The big push is that I am fighting depression. I have been feeling overwhelmed and out of control. I am not a woo is me kind of girl and I don't want to bring any one down. Honestly, I do try to look in the good in everything. My eyes have been bothering me, I feel like my thyroid is off, or it might be my sjogren's worse - who knows. It is time to get my blood tested, so we will see.

The good news is that I have been back on WW again for a week. I know it is not much, but I am trying. I did manage to get out and walk three times last week. Due to my muscle aches and such I am going back to the basics with slow walks using my heart rate monitor.

OK there is more to say but I need to go and put another load of laundry away. Maybe I will get caught up with laundry, like completely caught up - that hasn't happened in years.
The pics are of yesterday. The first is with the hail. It looked like snow. The streets were completely covered, so crazy. The second is moments after the storm. Everything was so very green. Right now I am feeling like I am in the storm, need to focus on the green to come.

You gotta get up early to catch a Daisymouse

**hacked again**

I'm posting because DM has been incredibly swamped. Late nights at work, full weekends, a kid with more energy than the sun, but she was able to see me for lunch recently and I got to watch Bug play with a new friend and I got to stare at my BFF and rent-a-mom for a good hour. It was awesome.

Here are some photos.

The Beautiful DM

The Bug, pre-haircut

Two little girls playing

great chat

Erin: hey psycho poser
you creep me out totally
please move far away

Erin: hey psycho poser
you don't deserve a bailout
how dare you fraud us

Erin = BestFriend. She is the best ever.

Not lost, I promise

I am not lost. A little distracted, a little busy, and a little stressed - but not lost.
Reminds me of the Tolkien quote "not all who wander are lost". I really like this right now where I am in my life.

So updates - let's get this out of the way.
1) I went to the Rheumatoid Doctor. MotoDiva sent me to her Dr and she was awesome. She ran a ton of tests on me to completely rule out Lupus and check for an antibody that can cause miscarriages.
2) We also went to the OB specialist. He is awesome too, and good looking - which is a requirement. He currently has 10 patients with Sjogren's and no issues. He pointed out that there is a 98% chance nothing will be wrong. I love that. He said that he would want to see me as often as my normal OB but alternating so I would see a Dr every two weeks. This makes for a higher co-pay and all but I am very excited to have at least one sonogram a month. Now we see if it is meant to be.
3) We finally got a new car. Our Rav4 DIED on the side of the highway on the way to trade it in. We thought we were screwed but it seems it had to go over 40 for all the bad stuff to start. So we took it slow and got more than we expected for the trade in. I now have the missy size mom-mobile. Yay!
4) Heard back from the Rheumatoid Dr and test results look good. I still have the SSA+ but expected that. I do not have the clotting antibody or lupus. YAY!!!
5) Work is going well. The late night processing only has a couple more weeks left. I am still so behind but the new location is working out well.
6) I don't remember if I blogged about it, and I am too lazy to check. The IMA agreed to change my testing date to May/June. This makes me so happy. I cannot wait to be done with the testing.

So things are good, crazy but good. I am working on myself - which I always love. The next focus is tackling the house and getting it ready for whatever the future may bring.

*!* Why the universe isn't random *!*

Below is an excerpt of a chat conversation I had with Daisymouse earlier:


Daisymouse: if you are open to used, I get you a great deal on a three year old

Daisymouse: :-) she is SOOOO stubborn

me!: hmmmm
think about the two stubborn DNA pools she came from?

Daisymouse: oh ya, G and Kathy

me!: (smirk) ya so what did you expect?

Daisymouse: she was being mean and I told her if she was mean again I would pop her butt
so she was
and I did
then she said "spank me again, harder this time"
UGH

me!: hahahaha!!!!!

Daisymouse: then I put her in timeout
told her to sit down on her butt
she then did a crab walk type thing so EVERYTHING was on the couch BUT HER BUTT

me!: :)

Daisymouse: then I tell her to sit down and she lays down

me!: you love it too

Daisymouse: hmmmm

Daisymouse: not in the moment

me!: you'll laugh about it on tuesday

*!* Another Post by erin *!*

Ok so Daisymouse hasn't updated the blog again. There's a good reason why. Her and Mr Daisymouse and their bug were busy making deals with car salesman. You can see the loot she drove home with.

Red is so much more a Daisymouse color than green was. It is the new her.