Michael went to the ER but is OK

This weekend was not the best we have ever had.  My neck and back were so jacked up that I slept the majority of the weekend.  I did get the two larger frames filled with pictures and have stared on the middle frame and that was about it for Saturday.

Michael has recently started working out again.  He picked up some Hydroxycut cut and started taking it Saturday.  He has been smart on the exercise part and he is just walking at this point. But on Sunday around 3 or 4 his upper belly and chest started bothering him.  He couldn't get comfortable and if you know Michael he has a high tolerance for pain. So he finally decided I can take him to the ER. I don't know if it was just a slow day or what or it was because we got there just before a shift change but, everyone was Johnny on the spot. Michael had 3 departments fighting for him. After they ruled out a heart attack they sent him to get a sonogram.  When he got back from the Sonogram they drew blood and gave him this medicine to drink that would help numb his tummy.   After he got that done they called the CT guy and they did CT on his abdomen.  Everything came out with flying colors.  The only problem is he as still in a lot of pain. While we were waiting for the release papers they gave him a shot of morphine to help him until we could get the Rx's filled.  Michael is supposed to go see a Gastro person.  The ER Dr. thinks it has something to do with his reflux.

This is how worried he gets about me.  I'm sitting in the chair beside his bed in the ER and of course those chairs are not the most comfortable chairs in the world so I get up to move around a bit and take some pain meds and he tells me I can go on home.  That he will either call me when they are ready to release him or he will take a taxi. Then he was picking on the nurse.  Telling her that he was her number one patient.  that the rest didn't matter.  She told him you are right.  I only have two patients.  I pop in and say of course he is your favorite.  All the work is done and you get to just check on him now and then. She laughed and said yes.  She likes it like that.  There had just been a shift change.  When Michael was about to be released she was giving me all of the instructions because he was on pain meds and she made a comment that obviously I would be driving because Michael wasn't in a state to be doing so.  Of course my husband has to say oh she got her licence revoked. And other stuff I don't even remember.  He had me cracking up.  He is a nut even when he isn't feeling well.

Michael was still feeling really bad this morning and tried to get up and get ready for work but almost feel because he fell asleep.  So he called in to let them know he would not be in today.  Poor guy.  He isn't sick very often but when he is it really hits him hard.

So if you guys would send your thougths and prayers toward Michael I would really appreciated it.  I don't know what I would do with out him.

Thank you.  Hope all of you have a great Monday.

Jackie

How do you deal with lossing a child?

Blake's team was supposed to have a game earlier this week.  The other team had to cancel the game.  Apparently there are a set of twins on the other team and one of them got hit in the head by a ball a few days before the game.  The twin that got hit started acting paranoid and just not acting like himself and after a few days his parents wanted to take him to see a Dr. he said OK let me go brush my teeth and hair.  He never came back down stairs.  Someone went to check on him and found he had slit his throat.  The funeral was this week.  When Blake was telling me all of this my heart just broke for this family. I know that everyone on the baseball team and who has heard this tearriable news has been effected. 

Will you take a moment and send your thoughts and prayers to the team and family that this young man left behind? I can't even imagine what they must be going through.

Thank you,
Jackie

Confidence - Do you have it?

What gives people the confidence to go on a singing competition like The Voice or American Idol? What give these people the courage to stand up and sing in front of people?  Some with incredibly horrible voices and some with a voice of an angel.  How can the people with horrible voices not know they have horrible voices and yet others who sing so pure not know that they truly have a gift?

I know my limitations.  I know I can't sing and even if I could I don't know if I would have the courage to get up in front of anyone and belt it out. I am a person who prefers to be working behind the scenes. I don't mind working my tale off setting up and tearing things down in order for someone else to shine.  I actually enjoy it. But not everyone was born to be behind the scenes. Some folks were born to shine. Were you born to shine?  Or are you someone who likes to help out?  I honestly want to know.

One of the things I have loved about blogging and reading blogs is the interaction between the blogger and the commenter.  How friendships develop and a bond is created and yet you don't know this person in real life (or IRL). It is amazing how you can read about a persons life or thoughts and dreams and feel a connection with them.  I enjoy blogging because you can hear my voice and my thoughts but I don't have to be in front of people.  If there is a crowd I become very withdrawn. If I'm in a small group of people I can talk with the best of them. I don't know if I could ever go to a blogger convention and make myself get out of my comfort zone long enough to meet people.  I have a feeling I would got to the meetings and head back to my room until it was time to eat or go to  the next meeting. I admire people who are so out going that they can talk with anyone and everyone no matter the size of the crowd. Are you shy in a crowd?  Or are you one of the lucky ones who can shine no matter the situation?

As a parent I feel I have pulled Blake back and regret it. What I mean is when he was in sports we taught him not to be boastful, arrigant or cocky.  Which is great to a certain point but, I have learned that the guys who have swaggar are the ones who tend to stand out more.  Blake is and was as talented as these guys but because he didn't have the swaggar he was overlooked. Trust me, we know his limitations and we communicate the things he needs to work on to him.  We don't just fill his head with you are the best of the best you dont' need to work on anything.  For starters I don't know an athlete alive that doesn't need to work on something.  I don't care if they are little league or a professional.  So how do you teach your kids modesty with a bit of swagger thrown in?

Have a great Wednesday.

Jackie

  

Relaxing Weekend

Michael wanted to get the oil changed in the van so we dropped it off on Friday night.  We didn't want to worry about getting up early on a Saturday just to drop the van off. Since we were close we went to eat at Judge Beans.  If you look at the previous post you will get to see a crummy picture of the klassy atmosphere where we ate on Friday night.  I was disappointed. The food used to be great. Our waitress was an older lady but she had only been working there two days.  Somehow I don't think she has waited tables before.  She was very sweet but messed up our order a bit.

After we got home from dinner we got busy doing some small repair work on the house.  Micheal patched up the nail holes in the entry way and then painted. While he was busy working in the entry way I was busy in the master bathroom reinstalling the soap dish.  Had I known it would be that easy I would have done it a while ago. We have no clue what we are doing when it comes to repair work on our home.  I have replaced light switches and a switch to the heater in the bathroom.  Had it not been for a really good friend showing me what to do I would have never even tried.

Saturday, I woke up a little before 7 AM.  If you know me, you know I am NOT a morning person.  I never have been and never will be.  Michael had woke up around 6:30.  (Ironic considering we went to all the trouble to take the van up to the shop last night so we didn't have to wake up early.) We ended up talking and watching TV for a bit. Michael got a call from the shop to let us know that the check engine light was on. So he okayed the repair work.  It stinks because we just had it in the shop last week to get something else repaired.  We hate putting any more money into this old van because it's 14 years old and has no air conditioning or heater and has well over 250K miles on it. We are hoping to buy a new vehicle by the end of the year and get rid of the van. But, we have to payoff Blake's Extera.

I've mentioned before how Michael has been on a reorganizing kick well, he has been working a little at a time on the garage and today he wrapped it up.  The garage looks awesome.  After he finished the garage we went to get the van.  After we dropped it off at the house we set out looking for Firehouse Subs.  I pulled it up on my phone GPS and according to the phone there was one 2.5 miles from our house.  So we set out following the directions and end up in the middle of a neighborhood.  Michael was aggravated I just laughed. It's not like we had set plans today. Then the crazy phone took us on some long way  around to the actual sub shop.  I thought Michael was going to blow a gasket.  I kept laughed at him.  Some how I don't think this made his mood any better.  We finally got there and got the yummy sandwiches.  Not sure if they worth all the driving but they were good.  On the bright side we now know exactly where it is and can get there quite a bit easier then the way Cybil took us.  Yeah, I named my phone Cybil after the adventure she took us on.  It's not the first time Cybil has steered us wrong. After we ate we head to the Neighborhood Wal Mart and got our grocery shopping out of the way. It's always such a reliefe to have that chore out of the way.

I didn't get to sleep until close 6AM on Sunday morning.  I hate when I can't get to sleep. It threw my entire Sunday off. Michael was very sweet and let me sleep in.  Once I finally woke up he got back into organizing and now our kitchen cabinets look amazing. I only went through a couple of boxes and sorted through them.  Michael came along and didn't like what I did with some of the things and did his thing with them.  This is why I let him organize things his way.  It's just easier sometimes.  We wound up our Sunday by watching the Walking Dead.

All in all it was a nice quite weekend. I enjoy the kind of weekends when we can just go with the flow. I know me and if it was like this every weekend it would drive me batty.  I know I can enjoy them because we will be heading again to see Blake play ball and this time he might get to come home with us for a few days.  We were not expecting that but are very happy to have learned of this. 

How was your weekend?  Did you do anything fun?

Have a wonderful Monday.

Jackie

Keeping it KLASSY in Keller

We ate at Judge Beans Friday Night. It was the first time I have eaten there in years. As we were walking out I look to my left and there on the wall was this poor little deer.

Sorry this isn't a great shot I used my cell phone.

Have a great weekend!

Jackie

Blake Plays Ball!

Blake finally got to get into a game on Wednesday and it sounds like he did great.  Blake played the end of the first game and all of the second game.  He went 2 for 3.  Blake is batting 400 right now.  Oh, how I wish we could have been there to cheer him on. I don't know if you can tell but, I love that boy with all my heart!  I'm so happy for him about finally getting to show what he is capable of in a game situation. I hope the coaches see what they have on their hands and capitalize on his ability.  Trust me I'm not just saying that.  If he is stinking it up I'm honest about it.  We have always been honest with Blake and he prefers it like that. 

Michael and Blake got me a couple of digital frames in the last few years and we have really enjoyed them.  I love our family on both sides and love to see pictures of everyone daily.  It has worked out well.  I can take pictures until my heart is content and Michael loads them on both digital frames.  Michael is even going back and scanning old pictures and putting them in the frames.  There are pictures of Blake from when he was little bitty and it melts my heart and takes me back to that time.  Honestly it makes me want to have another child I miss it so much.  I told Michael that last night and he said "No way. I  would have to get in way better shape before we had another kid."  So it's not a no. ha ha Just kidding. As much as I would love to have the cuddles and the good times with a baby all over again it was a lot of work and dedication. As good as Blake was it wasn't always sunshine and rainbows.  That and we always have heard you have one really good kid and one that's hell on wheels.  We got the really good kid first so we were to scared to try for a second.  Well, we tried, it just never happened.

What are your plans for the weekend?  We are going to stay home and work on the house some more. I took the before pics of the entry way picture wall and the frames we are putting up in it's place. I'm excited about updating our home.

TGIF! Hope y'all have an awesome weekend.

Jackie



Survivor 2/29/2012

Did you watch Survivor last night? That Kat girl is not the sharpest tool in the shed. During the reward challenge it took her 7 tries to get the memory board correct.  Not that the guy did any better. Thank God the girls actually won for once and won some fishing equipment and a boat.  They actually took the boat out and caught 3 fish.

During the idol challenge the caller on the girls team did a horrible job telling the girls that were blind folded how to get where they needed to be to get the puzzle pieces. Jeff was yelling at the girls to MOVE!!! Surprisingly the girls picked up the pace during the puzzle part of the challenge and actually won the challenge.  I was shocked!  How in the world did they do it?  They were so far behind that I didn't think they had a chance to pull a win out of the bag. This will be the first time the girls have not gone to tribal council since this season started. Maybe they are finally getting their act together.

The guys first tribal council was interesting. Matt is such an arrogant jerk. Everytime he opens his mouth condescension just poors out of it. Matt thought he has this game wrapped up with a big old bow on the top. I loved that he was the first guy to get voted off. :-)  Everytime you think you have this game down you get shot down!  That is why I love this game.

I'm really looking forward to seeing what is going to happen the rest of this season.  Especially after last night's teaser.

I hope everyone had a great leap day and an even better Thursday.

Jackie