Delusions of... Everything

Sing-A-Long Tuesday?

I have things to post about just no time!

Sunday night Handy Man and I went to see My Morning Jacket at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle.  Next to Pearl Jam and seeing Bruce Springsteen in 1988 (or was it 87?) this was the best concert I've been to!

Wonderful (The Way I Feel)

 

 

Preparing for the Final Harry Potter Movie

At our house the countdown is on to the final movie installment of the Harry Potter series.  The movie comes out July 14.  We have all been anticipating this movie since we saw part one last summer.

We started reading Harry Potter out loud to our kids when they were very young, Star Wars Son was in the first grade and Dancing Daughter was around 4 years old.  They grew up with Harry, Ron and Hermione.  They feel like a part of our family.  SWS and DD fantasized about going to a school like Hogwarts, where the Headmaster (principal) cared so much for his students.  And honestly so did I.  SWS and DD learned about good over coming evil and that not everything in life is easy.  I liked how the books pushed the boundaries of being good students while also questioning authority.  I like to think my kids learned that some things are worth fighting for, especially when it comes to friendships. 

In honor of the final movie, I've been reading all the books again.  It is truly amazing that they still hold my attention and still make me cheer even though I already know what's going to happen.  It's hard to believe that the last book came out almost 4 years ago.  It's sad that there has not been another Harry Potter book to look forward to.  I hope JK Rowling writes more books, she is a gifted writer who's characters are so easy to fall in love with.

Our family has had plans to watch all the movies before going to see the final movie, but with four different schedules to work around I'll be shocked if that happens.

In case you're wondering, my favorite character is Professor Severus Snape! 

(photo stolen from Wikipedia)

 

He did not become my favorite until I saw how Alan Rickman portrayed this complex character in the movies.

Are you a Harry Potter fan?  If so who is your favorite character?  Are you looking forward to the final movie?

How does my garden grow?

When I decided to plant a veggie garden this spring this is what the space looked like.

 

Now it looks like this.

 

I picked some of this to make a salad for dinner.

Yes, it was mighty delicious.  I'll be going out today to pick more for our dining pleasure.

 

Question?  How do I know it's time to pick the garlic?

 

Hump Day Haiku

What a difference

some time, rain and sun make to

the life of a plant

4/29/11

6/19/11

From Office to Spare Room

Last year some time I made a post about our small back office and how it had become more junk storage room than office.

 

We decided to move the computer out to the main living area and got one of these handy pieces to put it in.

Then we moved the desk into Star Wars Son's room.

Recently Handy Man and I treated ourselves to a new bed.  A fancy pants bed.  A Temperpedic bed.  It's heavenly.  We got out the tape measure and decided that our old bed would fit in the old office... Barely.  So when they delivered the new bed we had them move the old bed into the new spare room.

This weekend I got some bedding for it, found a lamp at the thrift store and put up some "art".

I think it looks nice and cozy.  We are having out of town guest a couple times this summer and I'm very happy to have a nice room to put them in, instead of the basement band room!

What home projects are you working on?

Pain beyond belief

About a week ago I was happily getting ready for work.  Handy Man happened to be home because we were having a new refrigerator delivered.  I had drank about half my smoothie, went to rouse Dancing Daughter out of bed when the most excruciating stomach pains had me doubling over.

At first I thought it was gas even though the pains were very high, so I laid down on my stomach on the floor (weird I know but that sometimes helps me relieve gas pain).  Not one bit of relief.  I crawled on to the sofa and told Handy Man there was something very wrong with me.  I was doing "labor breathing" (anyone who has given birth knows what I'm talking about) and trying very hard not to moan or cry out in pain.  That didn't help either.  And I did end up moaning and crying.

It became evident very quickly that I needed to go to the ER.  DD found a ride to school and Handy Man took me to the hospital, which is luckily very, very close to our house.  They took one look at me, got a wheel chair and took me to a room, triaging me on the way.  They hooked me up, asked me a bunch of questions, gave me some pain meds, which did not work, gave me an EKG and had me try to go pee, which I couldn't do.

All this time I felt like I was dying... Oh and Handy Man had to run home so the refrigerator could be delivered.

Finally they brought me this GI "cocktail" which tasted horrible, but I was very thankful for because it took my pain away immediately.  My blood work came back and they said everything looked fine, it wasn't my heart, liver, kidneys or gall bladder.  Because of how I responeded to the GI cocktail the ER Doc said he suspected an ulcer, prescribed prilosec, told me to go see my Dr asap and I was on my way.

My Dr scheduled me for an ultrasound where they found lots of gall "gunk" and a gallstone.  So is it gall bladder disease, an ulcer or both?  Gah!

Now I'm scheduled to see a GI Dr next week, meanwhile I'm not eating anything that might bother my gall bladder or an ulcer, which is interesting because aside from nuts and alcohol (mostly just wine on the weekends) I haven't been eating anything that should have made my gall bladder angry.  Handy Man and I have still been following the Detox diet.

After doing some research I found out that millions of people have gall bladder disease without knowing it, they never have symptoms or an attack.  I also learned that losing weight too fast can trigger an attack.  Being that I lost 15 pounds in 3 weeks I'm guessing that if it is my gall bladder, that's what caused it.

I can tell you that I hope I never feel that pain again.  It was truly the most pain I've felt since being in labor.  Not a good time.

Hump Day Haiku

All ready for Prom

Such beauty in a daughter

should be illegal!

(Dancing Daughter on the right with her friend S.)

Sky Watch

Out my window

May 18th 2011  5:00 am

Hump Day Haiku

The roaring ocean

The sandy beaches at dawn

I wish to be there

San Diego, CA April 2011