Here's To Monday Looking At You!

Hi and Happy Monday,

 I am a little groggy since I slept very poorly last night. My daughter Karyn is here with her mama and so is Miss Foxy Love!
 We tried to discuss a sleeping arrangement with Foxy. Or I should say that I tried. I laid down the rules.

 1. Do No Under Any Circumstances Chase Cisco Out Of His Bed! - No she not only chased him out of his bed, she wouldn't let him in it. I had to get up and actually pick him up and put him next to me.

 2. Do Not Sleep On My Head!- Ha that was a waste in thought and breath. She curls her self around the top of my head. Weird girl.

 3. No French Kisses In The Mouth, Nose  Or Ears!- For some strange reason she thinks that I need a bath.

 What a hard night, with Cisco trying his best to get back into bed but afraid of the 2 pound beast. It is his own fault as he always gives in to her and she is NOT the DIVA that she thinks she is. Finally somewhere between 3 and 6:30 we managed to get a little sleep.

 Karyn said that as Foxy is the only grandchild that I was going to get from her that I had just had to ADAPT.... I seen how well she adapted during the night sitting straight up in bed and grabbing Foxy as she leaped to go after Cisco. Tonight she is going to sleep in the living room and Cisco is in my room and in our bed.

 Something happened with Foxy. She use to love Cisco. Followed him everywhere, cuddled with him and they were best of buddies. Then Karyn had her spayed and she did a total 360. I guess she needs some kind of hormones. When women have hysterectomy's they need hormones. Perhaps it is the same for a female dog. I know one thing, Foxy is a Bitch in every sense of the word when it comes to Cisco. And Cisco just lets her get away with everything. If she wants his toy, he will walk away. If she wants his bed he lets her have it.
 For now Cisco is in bed sleeping and her little but is in the living room with Nathan. I don't care how long she lays at the door and cries she is not getting into my room tonight. I will put in my ear plugs.

 I have so much that I need to do today. I have got to find my divorce papers. So I will have to have Nathan help me with some of my boxes in the closet so I can go thru them and find the papers. I need my ID and I cannot get it because Homeland Security has to trace back my Maiden name to my Married name. What crock. I mean if I have a valid ID then why do I have to prove it all over again? I had to do this once before and it was a pain.

 I also have 3 more scrap pages that I have to do this week. I should just do them and get them out of the way. The one I put on here is the first one of the Fantasy Stamps and Brushes that I did a few weeks back. I like this new set a lot better. The first set was hard to work with as my imagination just was not in the game.

 Time for another cup of coffee and I am going to get started with either another scrap page or looking for the blasted divorce papers. But first I am going to enjoy my coffee. Have a great day everyone. BB

Meet The Newest Member Of The Reed Family

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 Hi Everyone,
 This is Cookie. She is the newest member of our family. She belongs to my son Matt and his fiance Barbra. She is a shih Tzu and Terrier Mix. She is polite, housebroken and has all her shots and is fixed so there will be no little surprises here.  Isn't she just adorable?

 Oh boy I began a huge project yesterday after I updated my blog. I seen a site online that really interested me. Weddings and Traditions from the last 100 years. So I thought... Hmmm I think that this will make an interesting blog post. Well I only made it to 1964. 
 I started losing interest when most of it just became Celebrity weddings. But I do have some highlights for you that I will share. Probably not all of the 64 photos and tidbits of the first 64 years but it is a good start.

1917- The tradition of Bridesmaids. This is actually a tradition that started in Ancient Rome. The selected wedding party of the Bride all wore the same dress. This was done to protect the actual bride and used to deflect angry spirits and as a decoy to protect the bride also from those who may have wanted to hurt the Bride. 
 These women pictured here wore striped frocks and hats. 
 None of these photos are mine. I borrowed them and their history from the internet.

1918- The color white was not ordinarily used as the choice for a Wedding Gown. Queen Victoria in 1840 and by the early 20th century it became fashionable for Brides to wear white, especially for Society Weddings. Still it wasn't until after WW11 ended that it really became popular for all Brides.

1919- This marks the year that weddings became more formal. For Celebrity Brides or High Society Brides found themselves over whelmed at the prospect of invitations, caterers and all of the other details that take so much time, The Wedding Planner was born. Brides were free to enjoy other areas of their wedding planning without having to worry about the larger details.

1920- The Roaring 20's was ushered in with the Jazz era. A lot of Brides, even the Celebrity Brides began choosing smaller weddings. F. Scott Fitzgerald married Zelda Sayre at St. Patricks Cathederal in New York City with on 8 guests in attendance. 

1921- Even tho Brides carried bouquets of flowers, the Bridal Bouquet became popular in the U.S. with ribbons and streamers. They were large and bulky for the most part but it became a tradition that lasted. Today's Bridal Bouquets usually are not as grand as they were in past years. Today the Bride may choose to carry a single rose or other flower or a small book or other memento to carry.

1922- A year for a Royal Wedding as Princess Mary Of England exchanged vows with Viscount Lascelles at West Minister Abby in February 1922. It was a formal and stately affair that was the talk of the town so to speak for many months as the workers prepared for this Royal Event.

1923- Hem lines became shorter. In the Photo above these 3 models are wearing the shorter hem lined wedding dresses with full veils. I think that they are charming and as you can see not all of them are in white but I am sure that they were of an off white type of gown.

1924- At what age was it appropriate for a young woman to marry? That was a question that stirred a huge debate. It was finally decided that the appropriate age was 21.2 years. Now I have no idea how they came up with this age but never the less it was decided to be the appropriate age.

 1925- As weddings became more popular business's started opening up Bridal Departments. Everything geared to weddings large and small. They even began to carry wedding gowns. This was an interesting year for me as this was the year that my mother was born.

1926- Do you recognize the man in this photo. This is Alfred Hitchcock with his new Bride Alma Reville. It has been reported that Alfred was the first Groom to ever be showered at his wedding. I really love this photo. He looks so dapper with his suit and top hat.

1927- Although the Wedding Register was actually common in 1924, it didn't really take off until the year 1927 where displays were set up with the items that the the Bride and Groom had chosen for their new beginning as Husband and Wife. Items such as Chrystal, China and patterns among other things were displayed. A tradition that is continued today.

1928- Photography finally made it's debut when the first Automatic Film Developing machine was invented. It allowed for photos to become more popular with the wedding party, family and friends.

1929- A sad time for so many. The Jazz Era died. The Great Depression began. Brides began going back to much simpler times and opted for small and less expensive weddings. They did away with a lot of the earlier and more extravagant wedding traditions and Brides began wearing either their mother or grandmother's wedding gowns.

1930- Wedding Cakes were considered a Luxury that many could not afford as the price of sugar was steep in price. But for the fortunate few that could afford a luxurious wedding cake, this is an example of one taken in 1930. If you have ever wondered about the term Royal Icing, it came about because of the heavily frosted multi-tiered cakes. Most brides during this time did not have this style of a wedding cake.

1931- Las Vegas Nevada. No License, No Blood Test, No Waiting Period all meant No Problem. Many flocked to the State of Nevada for what was considered a Quick Wedding. The first Celebrities to take advantage of this was Rex Bell and Clara Bow.

1932- Quirky Weddings had always found a way but in 1932 it actually began a trend. Looking for ways to make their weddings unique, couples could be found exchanging vows in a lot of different situations.

1933- A Toast was Born as Prohibition ends. The rest is History in this new era. No more toasting the Bride and Groom with Punch.

1934- So Your Going To Be Married was the first wedding magazine to hit the news stands. It was so popular and was later re-named. Today you can still find this magazine under it's new name "Brides".

1935- I am sure that you can recognize this photo. This was the year that Bride Of Frankenstein hit theaters depicting what happens when a Bride chooses NOT to marry the Groom and the disaster of a forced Marriage.

1936- The Head Dress and Long veil become popular. I always thought that they were, but actually the long veils were simple and many were draped over the Bride. Head Dresses could be simple to the elegant. What ever the Bride chose.

1937- A Year Of Disbelief as King Edward VIII gave up the throne to Marry Wallace Simpson. She had already been wed and divorced twice. His reign was the shortest in British History which lasted only 326 days.

1938- Satin and Tulle was in Fashion. The average Wedding Gown consisted of approximately 48 yards of Satin and 22 yards of Tulle. This same style of Gown today would cost aprroximately $1,092.00 to make.

1939- The beginning of WWII. Weddings once again became modest and the planning was fast as most Brides and Grooms had to take into account of the Grooms who had only short leaves before being shipped out. The large weddings became gatherings of family and friends who attended the exchange of vows in their churches or other venues but many were held at family homes.

1940- Wedding Rings were not usually exchanged or common for the Groom. This custom started by American men who wore wedding rings to remind them of their wives, family and friends. Most men found comfort in wearing their rings during this time.

1941- Heiress Gloria Vanderbilt helped  spur this tradition of a Bride and Groom Wedding topper. Although shown here, the tradition really didn't take off until the 1950's.

1942- Obviously the appropriate age of 21.2 years did not apply to this bride. Norma Jean Baker was just 16 when she married her neighbor James Dougherty.

1943- The Dance. Can you guess what dance was the most popular in this era? If you guessed The Jitterbug then you would be correct.

1944- As the war raged on, the Bride and Grooms often chose to marry at City Hall. The Groom would often dress in his service uniform and the Bride would wear her best dress.

1945- The War was over. This sparked the era of The Baby Boomers! By this time everyone was ready to get on with being a family.

1946- The year that Quirky Weddings made a comeback. They are more popular today than ever. Brides and Grooms taking their vows in strange events, like jumping out of air planes, on boats or horses, even odder places.

1947- Often engagement rings were not actual rings at all. Even though a lot were rings, some were also tokens of individual relationships or family heirlooms to mark the occasion. It was actually a copy writer for DeBeers who coined the phrase "A Diamond is forever". This was the beginning of diamond engagement rings.

1948- Anther Celebrity Wedding for Singers Nat King Cole and Maria Ellington. They were married on Easter Sunday in Harlem New York.

1949- Necklines took the plunge while veils became shorter. The article didn't say if the hemline stayed long or short, but I suppose that it depended upon the Brides choice.

1950- The Hollywood Affair of the year was held at the Posh Bel-Air Country Club when Elizabeth Taylor married and had her reception there. Ironically Designer Helen Rose (Rodes)? designed not only Elizabeth Taylor's wedding gown but also the one for Grace Kelly.

1951- This marked more Hollywood moments as celebrities often chosen smaller weddings, Tiered Wedding cakes and Large floral displays.

1952- This happy couple celebrated 52 years of marriage. A long and happy union of Former President Reagen and Nancy Davis. The union ended upon his death in 2004.

1953- A year that belonged to Former President John F. Kennedy when he married Jackie Bouvier. Her wedding dress was designed with 50 yards of material. The veil that she wore belonged to her grandmother.

1954- Long before Reality T.V. CBS had a day time series who aired real live couples being married on the air.

1955- Christian Dior was a busy man in designing Wedding Gowns. For the filming of "The Ambassdor's Daughter, Olivia de Havilland wore one of his gowns.

1956- Grace Kelly married The Prince of Monaco. Her dress is on display today at the Philadelphia Museum Of Art. They made a striking couple.

1957- Lace and More Lace seemed to be the fashion in 1957 along with elaborate head coverings.

1958- Jayne Mansfield was considered a very lucky lady in which her intended proposed with a 10 carat diamond!

1959- Does anyone recognize this scene? The classic Sound of Music opened on Broadway featuring the famous classic Wedding  Scene.

1960- "At Last"  Song Writers Mack Gordon and Harry Warrens 1941 became the change for all wedding music when Etta James Recorded the beautiful "At Last".

1961- This Bride was very unhappy as she is supported by her parents who were not allowed to attend her Wedding Ceremony. The parents resided in East Berlin while her daughters wedding was in West Berlin. Her parents were denied entry.

1962- Harry Mancini won a Grammy for his "Moon River" which began to be popular for the Big Bands to play during the Wedding Processionals.

1963- This is the year that everything changed according to CBS's point of view. Martin Luther's "I Have a Dream."  speech, The Beatles were overtaking the music world and President John F Kennedy was assassinated. What didn't change was weddings. More and more people were getting married but they were opting for the Wedding Chapels along the Sunset Strip that had become popular.

1964- Elizabeth Taylor was the chosen Bride of the year when she married Richard Burton for the first time. She wore a lovely golden yellow dress for the event. She would go on to divorce Richard Burton but would remarry him again in 1975.

 Whew I bet that your tired of reading all of this, can you imagine if I had made it thru 1965 to 2016?

 Anyway I really hope that you enjoyed taking this trip down Memory Lane with me. Not that I knew all of this so it has been an educational journey for me.  And now I have to go and take care of some real life day to day issues. Take care.... BB

The Summer Solstice And The Cheater!

Hi Everyone,

 I sure hope that you all had a very happy Summer Solstice yesterday. My longest day of the year was just wonderful. My son in law Joe and I sat outside at the picnic table under the pergola and talked about everything and nothing.
 We met a really nice young man, early 20's I would say if even that. His name was Shaou and he is from the Philippines. He had 2 of the most gorgeous dogs. Well of course we had to talk to them and pet them and love on them. Yes I Cheated!  And I brazenly sit here and admit it. One dog was a beautiful Brindle and tiger striped with the white face. He was a mix of Boxer, Lab and the other was part of a Chow and Shepard mix. He reminded me so much of my Bandit and when he came over to me and lay his head in my lap I felt that Bandit and I had connected once more and how appropriate for the special season of the year.
And of course Cisco knew immediately when I went back inside that I had cheated on him. The second that I was in the door he was sniffing all over me. I did what any good Mama who cheated on her baby would do. I crooned and apologized while giving him a couple of treats. He forgave me and normally I am not a cheater! I promise, but I just have this weakness when it comes to animals and I will love up on them and there you are, but Cisco forgave me so that is what is important!
 Last night was so enjoyable sitting outside and enjoying the solstice that I better keep the treats handy because I might cheat again and Cisco will need something to help him over the betrayal.
 I really wish that he would get along with other people and other dogs, but no, he wants to leap and lunge at them and bark and growl and so he misses out. He was that way at 6 weeks old. Trying to intimidate Bandit with that tiny yelp and bark lol. Bandit was a big dog. 75 lbs of love... Part shepard and Chow. Let me see if I can find a picture of him to share.

This is me and Bandit when I lived in Arkansas. It was taken after the flood. I had moved my bed into the front room which use to have been the laundry room so I could make a big bathroom out of my old room. It was chilly and Bandit and I were both tired!

Bandit loved Baby Alex. He was always hovering over him and making sure that he was ok.

 Well I didn't realize that I had spent so much time on the computer looking thru old pictures. It is almost noon so I need to grab some lunch. I am going to work on some pages later on today. I want to come back and blog again but not sure that I will have enough time to do it today.

 Before I go I just want to say to everyone to be kind to yourself and others and to enjoy everything that you do. Have some fun. Smell the roses and enjoy the sun and the moon and the stars and everything around you. We have so much beauty in the world, but all that we hear about is the ugly. Take time today to see the beauty........... Take care, BB

It is Too Hot Outside

 Hi everyone,

 I was going thru some files and found a lot of scrap pages that I had done and forgotten about. I have no idea if I have ever uploaded this or not. When my old blog was giving me problems I had to open a new blog and so my apologies if I am running out of time or have not done a new scrap page and upload some of my standby's.

 Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there. I lost my dad July 5th, 1990. I miss him, of course I do. Normally I would have made a page, but I am getting a little out of photos to use. I wish that my dad was a picture taker but he wasn't and some that I do have of him are not clear and some of them are on my sister's hard drive, so this year I didn't make a page. Or at least I haven't done so as yet. I might before the day is over, You can never tell with me what I will do.

 It is so hot outside. We are to hit 99 degrees today with a heat index it will feel like 108. Not sure exactly about the humidity but I went out earlier to retrieve a pillow to put in the wash and I tell you that it was so moist and sticky out, just that few minutes out was enough for me.

 I am cleaning so I best get back to it. I have some things coming out of the dryer and another load to put in the dryer and wash my bedding so I guess I will finish that up and then it is time to read.

 Speaking of reading, how do you read? Do you love the "I want the book in my hand" or do you prefer the electronics of Kindle and Nook? For me I want that book in my hand. I have a new one, halfway finished with it and I am in a delightful place. I can never really get into reading books on the electronics. I save that for the news.
 Well washer has stopped and so must I. Have a fantastic day to all........ BB

A Lot Of Tired And A Bit Of Cranky

 Hi.
 I decided to do a page last night after all. Nothing special about it, just wanted to do one for fun and so this is what came about.

 Have you ever had one of those days that your cranky and just don't know why? Well that is the day that I am having. I am also tired and that has a lot to do with it. I didn't sleep well last night. It was close to 5:00 am before I could go into a good sleep.
 I am blaming my bed partner. He had a restless night too. He had his feet up in my face, kicking me, trying to push my head off of my pillow. He only has 3 but wanted mine too. He snored, he flipped and flopped. One minute he wanted under the cover and would scratch me so that I would pull the cover back so he could crawl in and then the next he was hot and wanted out.
 I hated to be mean but I just had to get some sleep so I kicked him out. Not only out of my bed but out of my room. Then he lay at my door and whined until I got back up again and let him in but I put his blankets and pillows at the end of the bed. He was miffed. I could tell. When I wouldn't let him back up with me, he made about 3 or 4 circles and flopped down in a huff. I was up at 8:00 am because he heard Nathan up. Bratty Boy that he is, he is sleeping while I am struggling to stay awake.

 I haven't accomplished much at all today and don't plan to do more than what I have already done, which is just bag up the trash to be taken out. I have a small meal planned for tonight. Just the meat loaf that I was planning on making last night, but Jonathan and Karyn took me out to dinner so I never cooked. Good reason for it tho.

 Jonathan ordered some soup from a Japanese place that I really love. We split the soup. Obviously it was cross contaminated with shellfish and I broke out and turned as red as a Lobster. After a miserable hour of scratching and itching and waiting for the Benadryl to kick in was not pleasant.
 Jonathan made a snarky comment about it always being something with me. He was teasing and I took it happily enough and just countered back that he and Nathan should just go out and find themselves a New Mother. Then a discussion ensued about what kind of mother they wanted. If I wasn't itching so badly I would have laughed a bit more.
 The medication started working and I slept. I woke up to Karyn standing over me saying that she and Jonathan would like to take me out to dinner if I felt up to going.
 After much debate which I decided to stay out of, they chose Applebee's. The food and the service was as always delicious and we had a perfect server. I had a sandwich and some fries. I only ate half of my meal and from the start I asked for a to go box and brought the rest home to Nathan. Jonathan also saved him part of his dinner as well. Nathan didn't want to go so we thought of him and made sure that he didn't go hungry.

 Karyn is having problems with her jaw where they cut out the wisdom tooth. She cannot open her jaw all of the way without quiet a bit of pain. She has dark circles under her eyes so I loaded her up with some of the vitamin B that I have and several packets of Emergen-C  along with a couple of bottles of water. I know that the vitamin B has helped me, maybe it will help her too.

 I have a new kit to work with called Wonders Of The Sea by Lins. I will make her some pages later on. Bless her heart, she has put a lot of work into this kit. I am just stumped by what kind of pages that I want to do.
 Also I stopped by Daisy Trail to see what kind of challenges that they have going on. Nothing really caught my eye. There is one for Unicorn, and a traditional scrap challenge but the template doesn't appeal to me and then there is one called Just Add Water.
 I don't want to participate in the challenges in my Facebook group as I just don't think that it is right that the person who sets the challenges is always the winner. She judges the winning pages by the number of likes the pages get. Well of course everyone is going to Like her page! It is her group and it is her challenges. And I also think that each month if a person wins in one category they should not win in any of the others.. Last month the same woman won in all of the category's leaving the rest of us out cold. I am not going to waste my time doing them anymore.

 Told you all that I was cranky. Maybe I should just lay down for a little while and see if that helps. So you all have a Merry Day and enjoy doing what ever brings you pleasure. BB

Wow Where Did The Time Go?

 Hi Everyone,

 Wow a little while ago I was coming over to update my blog. Haha... Time got away from me. I had another cup of coffee, after that I went outside for a minute, a little later I did this and I did that, then we had a special package delivery for Cisco from his friend Pogo in Massachusetts, then of course we had to open the box and WOW OH WOW did Cisco enjoy that and we of course had to have a Thank You Call to Miss Edna and Pogo. After that I talked to Jonathan to see if he wanted to make any plans for the day and he said No so I said okay and then I thought that I would check my email and then I remembered I never updated my blog and so here I am.

 I have not felt up to scrapping any pages the last few days so I dug out this one from my saved files. It is a couple of years old but I don't think that I have posted it before. Maybe I will get back into scrapping a page or two this evening or later on in the week.

 You know, I have come to a discovery. Yes I know it has taken me this long to realize this but when I think about it I wonder why I didn't think of it a long time ago.
 It really doesn't hurt to take an electronic break.......... DUH!

For the last few times that I have been out with my kids I have not taken my phone with me. They all have phones should I need one. It has really been nice not to constantly hear the notifications or the texts or calls coming in while I am spending time with my kids. And when they are over I have left my phone in my room. I have everyone set on a special ring tone so I know who is calling me by the ring tone and I can hear it from the other parts of the house. It has actually been freeing for me. I am not constantly looking at my phone. I am engaging with my kids.

 I am doing the same thing with the computer. I am taking a break on here too. I check in with my coffee the first thing when I get up. I catch up on the latest news, then check my email and then I check Facebook and my blog. After that I clear out the sites I am in and close the lid to my laptop and then go and find something to do.

 The boys have their own thing going on today and I am updating my blog and then I will put it to sleep for a while and maybe finish up the page that I am coloring or maybe do some crocheting after my laundry is finished.
 Karyn is at the store buying groceries and I texted her a small list of things to pick up for me. We decided meat loaf for dinner tonight so only needed some tomatoes and some bell pepper and onions and crackers. I have everything else to go for dinner tonight. She will drop it off later on this afternoon.

 So if I decide to scrap a page later I will and if not then so be it.

 I made my lotions, and some air freshener to put in a spray bottle and I made some soap hand soap from some Castile Peppermint  and also added some lavender oil to that and to the lotions. I did a small spell for it and I also made a Prosperity Jar. So very easy....

 1/2 cup of sugar, a TBSP of allspice, ginger, cinnamon and put in a pretty jar on my window sill so that I can shake it everyday and I say a small chant over it... Thanking the Goddess for the Health, Happiness and Love for my family and friends and home and for my all of the animals and nature. Then I put the jar back and use it whenever I am in the kitchen cooking or cleaning or perhaps refilling my coffee cup.

 So this just about wraps it up for me today. I think that I had better go and find some late lunch. Something small will do. I am thinking of some egg salad on some rye bread. Thanks for stopping by and you guys have a wonderful week. BB

Happy Birthday Karyn

 Wishing my daughter Karyn a very Happy Birthday!

 Good Morning to everyone,

 It is 75 degrees this morning and we are supposed to get up to 89 degrees today. I didn't check the humidity levels but it will be sticky no doubt.

 So my lovely daughter was born on a Saturday. 2:49 pm. Isn't it amazing how we can remember details? She came into the world 5 weeks early and weighed in at 5 lbs and 2 oz and was 17 1/2 inches long. We brought her home in a Cabbage Patch Preemie doll dress.
 My mama was at the house with me and I had a very restless night.
  I had just got out of the hospital a few days before because I was trying to go into labor. It was a very stressful time. Our dog Buffy was also expecting and she crawled up under a house and her babies got hung up. She wouldn't let anyone near her. I called my father in law and he came over, my husband arrived about the same time.
 They got her out but she was dying. I begged them to save her, but my father in law guided me back into the house and I sat by the rocker crying and my mama cried with me and held me. They buried Buffy under one of her favorite trees. A few hours later I told my husband I needed to go to the hospital.
 They admitted me and I was in the hospital for 10 days fighting a serious kidney infection that I did not know I had. It was bad and was attacking my baby. I was finally released from the hospital and went home.
 The night before she was born I couldn't get comfortable.  I felt the need to get up and do something. Jonathan was 3 weeks shy of his first birthday. Mama had made breakfast for Jonathan and urged me to eat but I just couldn't. I went back to bed. My husband and I talked for a long time that morning and he would try and rub my back but it made it worse. He was on call and didn't know if he was going to work or not and I had this feeling and asked him to call in. After he agreed I got up but I couldn't sit still so I paced. Mama said I was making her a nervous wreck and to sit down. Finally around noon she said I think that your going into labor,
 I decided that I had better get a shower just in case. If they thought that I made them nervous they should have been on my end. They were making me nervous by jumping up every time I cringed.
 At 1:00 pm I knew I was in labor and scared. Too early, I kept thinking. The baby wasn't due until my moms Birthday July 31st. So I told them to be on the safe side we had better go. We got to the hospital a little after 2:00 pm and they once again tried to stop the labor. As they were taking me to a room, they wheeled another lady out. Her name was Julie and she just had her baby, a little girl.
 Now for a little back ground, there was a group of us that went to the same clinic. Imagine my surprise to find the entire group there delivering! All girls. I didn't know this at the time.
 My mama and husband were in the waiting room as they injected the medication to help stop my labor  and they called the neo-natal team. Karyn was born minutes later. She came with my water. My husband Robert didn't even have time to scrub up and dress. As he was getting ready a nurse told him that he had a daughter.
 They wheeled me almost immediately to the neo-natal and let me hold Karyn. She immediately tried to nurse and they told me to give it a try. She latched on and they finally had to take her because she was not letting loose.
 Back in my room I was surprised to see my room mate was a lady from the clinic. I didn't really know her other than to say hello. She didn't speak English but we communicated the best that we could and of course I ooohed and awwwed over her baby girl. She was just beautiful. A head of thick black hair and wide dark eyes that seemed to smile at me. She even let me hold her.
 At the time we were allowed to keep our babies with us, but since Karyn was so small they wouldn't let me have her in my room. That did not stop me. I took a shower and went straight to the Neo-Natal unit and stayed there until they kicked me out with Karyn nursing the entire time.
 My friend Julie stopped by and said... Did you know so and so is here too? Then we found out about another girl and soon there were like 8 of us congregating in my room with their babies except for mine.
 That night the doctor came in carrying Karyn in his arms and said, She is small but she is healthy. We are going to allow you to have her for awhile but she needs to be kept in the Neo-Natal for a while longer. He was amazed that she had latched on and just laughed at the way she was nursing as well as she was at just a few hours old.
 Well to make a long story short, they never did take her back. They said that she was needing as much of the mothers first milk as possible and I kept her with me until the next morning. While most of my friends were released to go home, I stayed an extra day. Robert stayed as long as he could but they kicked him out too the night before. During the night they called and he had to go back to work. I was so upset because I had no way home and my mom had Jonathan so my sister Sharon came and picked us up and I spent the night with her and her family. Early the next morning she took me and Karyn home.
 In a week Karyn had doubled her birth weight plus a couple of ounces. Of all of my kids Karyn and Nathan were the most aggressive with nursing. I had no problems at all with it. I had a great pump but Karyn wanted me and not the bottle. So who got the extra milk? Jonathan did.
And that is the Birthday Girl's birth story.

 Sometimes it is such a small world. My friend Julie named her little girl Carra Lynn. I named my baby Karyn Lynn. My room mate turned out to be a woman who's husband worked for the same man my husband did and we lived only a few miles from each other in the same town. She named her baby Marilu and she and Karyn are Best Friends even as of today.
 We all kept in touch for a long time. Julie and her family moved back to Arizona when Carra was about a year old. I am not sure about the rest of the group. Over time we all lost touch, but Karyn and Marilu have always had such a special bond and friendship.

Karyn holding the blue striped bag. Marilu in yellow and red tank behind Karyn.

The two girls in the middle are my daughter Karyn and Marilu. This was taken in high school.

 Now on for other news....

 I have had some pain for the last few days. My last lab work showed I had blood in my urine. Well antibiotics were supposed to have been called in but some how was over looked. By late yesterday evening I was in tears. No amount of water was flushing this out. I had called the doctor earlier in the day and made an appointment but the only one that I could get was at 7:30 last night and there were travel issues so I called and canceled. Stubborn me. By 5:30 I was in terrible pain. To the point that I was thinking that perhaps I should go to the ER.
 At 6:30 I called Jonathan and said I need to go to the hospital.
 Jonathan was very upset with me. I had sent him a text earlier that said :Go ahead and take care of your dinner. I had plans to make a meal, but I just can't do it.  So when I called at 6:30 he and Karyn and Joe were out having dinner. They would not have gone out to dinner if they knew that I needed to go to the ER. So I got a lecture and I was already emotional and in pain and in tears and by the time I got off the phone I was really crying and not just from the pain but because Jonathan let me know in no uncertain terms that MY communication skills needed improvement.
 So I got snippy and told them to enjoy their dinner and I was sorry to have called. I didn't know that during my call a fight broke out with 4 women who were throwing things, and a glass was thrown across the room, hit a wall and shattered with the glass hitting  Jonathan and hitting Joe in the face and of course into all of their food. The police were called and they gave a statement but couldn't really give a description because it happened so fast and one party left and didn't even pay their bill. So my call came in the middle of all of that.
 So a half hour later here comes the kids. Karyn came in as I was making up my bed and took one look at me and said... "Why did you cancel your doctors appointment?" All of my reasons why made no sense to her and she said "Can you still get in?" I said that yeah it was a walk in evening hours and she gave me a choice. "Either I go to the walk in clinic and see who was on duty or I was going to the hospital."
 I said "No I am going to bed." She threatened me with Jon, Nathan and Joe. They would bodily carry me to the car because I was going whether I wanted to or not. So I got up and threw on some clothes and walked to the car. I didn't brush my teeth or hair. My hair was sticking every which way and the clothes that I put on came right out of the dirty laundry basket and I know that my breath would have downed a race horse but I didn't care.
  Joe met me half way and guided me to the car. Off we went and as luck would have it, the Physical Assistant traded places with another doctor and when I got there, my favorite nurse was on duty and handed me a urine cup and pointed to the bathroom. She already knew from my earlier call why I was coming in.
 I had fever..... I had chills and I was past grumpy. When she took my vitals she was worried as my blood pressure was sky high. Since I had my blood pressure medicine already she was very worried and so the doctor met me at the room. I didn't even have to wait. They sent in for a culture but said that there was enough bacteria and blood that he was ordering me antibiotics. I have to go back in tonight at 6:30.
 We left there and headed to Wal-Mart and got my prescription. I came home and ate a little dinner and took my medication and went straight to bed where I slept until 4:30 this morning. I am feeling a bit better, but not to the point that I want to run in circles. I can say that the burning and pain has lessened somewhat but it is still there.
 And add the fact that Karyn had to have oral surgery yesterday and was feeling terrible just added to my guilt. That was one of the reasons that I canceled my appointment. The other is that Jonathan cannot see well at night to drive. The other is that I didn't want to see the PA.
 Anyway I go back tonight and will see what is going on when I go back.

 While I was there I was telling my favorite Nurse..... Why did you leave and go to work for another doctor? I am stuck with this other bimbo and I can't stand her. Karyn was aghast. Mom you cannot be talking like this. It is not right, and I said Screw Right. I don't like her and my favorite nurse just cracked up. She was laughing so hard and agreeing with me by nodding her head.
 Come to find out she is still working for my doctor 3 days a week and that she worked the night shift as well. Ok... great... I told her everything that was going on with the other gal. She stopped laughing and asked if I made a complaint and I said, I sure did. It seems that this other woman has had several  small complaints that were valid and that I did the right thing and she charted everything that I said.
 Karyn on the other hand said... Mama that was not the professional way to handle that situation. I told Karyn, Listen honey I have had it up to my ears.
 My good nurse told Karyn that I did the right thing. This feedback, even negative feed back needed to be charted for my doctor because she was sure that my doctor was not getting all of this information. So Karyn was not so aggravated with me after talking to the good nurse.
 So now I know when to schedule my appointments so I don't have to deal with anyone else.

 And now I am off here to take my insulin and have some breakfast and I think that I am going to lay down and rest for a while..... Hugs to all and have a great day. BB

Cory and Kathi

This is my friend's Cory and Kathi getting ready for her sisters wedding. A little more about the photo later but first,

 Hello and Good Morning to everyone,

 Sheeesh it is cold in here. I am not sure what it is like outside but inside I had to turn the air up some. Yes you heard me right. The woman who could live in the Antarctic is cold. I am wrapped in my shawl that my daughter Karyn bought for me.
 According to my weather app it is just 70 degrees with 81% humidity... so the a/c was the culprit. Shiver.... Oh well I will be hot soon enough!

 Now about my scrap page. My friend Patsy Posted this picture of the sunset over the desert where she is now living in  California.

I put it over a dark purple background and then faded it out to blend in as close to the color of Kathi's dress as possible and then worked from there.
 Cory and Kathi attended her sisters wedding in Arizona last weekend and had a blast I have heard and was so very happy that she she and Cory could go and of course they supplied the music! Congratulations to the happy couple.

 Here is another photo I want to share. It is in the deciding stage right now. I will post a photo of the one that is actually chosen. Cory finished his album and now the cover for the album has to be decided. His band is Cory Wilkins And the Train Wreck. The ones that I am posting is my favorite but they are all good so which ever one he chooses will be a winner.

This is now my top favorite. and then this one..

But he has several more that I didn't share that might be the winner.
 I am so very happy for my friend Cory and his band and his family. They are just awesome fun loving down to earth people. I mentioned that Cory was blind before. He and his sister both were born with a degenerative eye disease and are both legally blind. My favorite song that he wrote and sings is called "Fight Like Hell" and it tells the story of how everyone tells him since he is blind that he can't do this or he can't do that and he sings..... So I fight like hell...... he and his sister have accomplished so much in their lives. He tweets, he has a group on Facebook, he has a blog and he is a practical joker. He and Kathi and their band are coming in the Fall to Austin and we are going to meet up and have some FUN! I can't wait.

 Ok I have the shawl off now. It sure helped taking the chill out of the room with the air conditioner turned up. I have a hot cup of coffee and I am good to go.  I did want to share with you that I am trying and so far it is semi working... I am trying to wean myself off of caffeine. I still have it in the mornings in my coffee. Some things are really hard to just give up. I had a horrible headache the first week. Oh I can't describe the pain of that but it was bad. So I had my coffee and I had a glass of regular diet soda and then I had water and if I drank a soda after that I drank caffeine free. Yesterday was a week. I am sleeping much better. I am not so jittery and I can actually tell that it is helping a lot. Next time that I buy coffee I am going to buy the 50/50 and gradually cut back there as well. But I will do it slowly. I put two and two together when I realized that my soda was caffeine free. So I had Nathan get me a regular diet soda and within an hour the headache had vanished so I said hmmm ok. Now I know.
 Sheesh I am in my mid 50's and learn something every day! So if you want to consciously cut out the caffeine in your diet, take my advice and do it slowly.... And drink more water. For every glass of soda or a cup of coffee, the next go round, grab a bottle of water. Don't refill that coffee cup or soda glass without a water break! Ok that is my health tip for the day.

 And now.... for you diabetics out there and even if your not a diabetic... I have a recipe to share with you. Diabetic friendly!

 Vegetable Garden Chicken Soup
 (You can use Turkey if you prefer)

 1 cup chopped Onion
 1 cup chopped thinly sliced Celery
 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
 6 cloves of minced Garlic
 2 14.5 oz cans of Chicken Broth (Sodium Free) if you prefer.
 2 cups of Water or use the broth from the chicken or turkey that you boil before hand.
 2-3 nice sized Potatoes quartered.
 12 oz fresh Green Beans washed, trimmed and cut into 1 inch strips. (I just break mine in half or use frozen).
 3 medium size Yellow Squash. Slice to medium thickness and cut in half if you prefer.
 4 cups of cooked Chicken or Turkey. (I actually boil my chicken and the recipe calls for white meat but I have found that dark meat makes a richer broth and I use the meat broth in place of the 2 cups of water. (Unless you choose to use a crock pot).
 3 Large Tomato's. (You can used canned but it is much better with fresh tomatoes). Wash and cut into coarse chunks.
 2 Tbsp fresh Thyme
 2 Tbsp fresh Rosemary
 4 tsp of fresh Sage.
 2 cups fresh Spinach
 Heat olive Oil in in large soup pot, saute onion, garlic and and celery for 2 minutes in a large pot. Add chicken  and stir for 1 minute on medium high heat.
  Add remaining ingredients except for spinach.
Bring to a rolling boil, then reduce Heat to a simmer and cook for 30 to 45 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender. Add spinach and cook another 5 minutes. If you prefer coarse spinach, just turn off the heat and stir in spinach and let sit for a few minutes to desired consistency
 One serving is 14 carbs,
 155 calories
 3 grams of fat.
Of course it goes without saying to salt and pepper to your own taste.

 I love this recipe and I sometimes saute the ingredients and put all of this in a crock pot early in the morning and cook on High until heated thoroughly and  then turn it down on Low. If you decide to use the crock pot, just cut your chicken or turkey into chunks and use the 2 cups of water and it will make it's own broth.
 I usually do not serve bread with this, but if you do you can add the bread of your choice to the meal. I will sometimes have some crackers with my bowl of soup. . As for the fresh spinach, I leave it out until about a half hour before I am ready to eat and then add it in.
  I know a lot of people are not spinach lovers, so this recipe is adaptable. I have used cabbage before, I have also used Zucchini Squash along with the Yellow or by it's self. It is really what you like. You can slice carrots as well if you want it in your soup. Just remember that cooked carrots turn to carbs.

 Ok so I guess that I will get off here for now and do some blog reading. Have a fantastic day. BB

I Am Ranted Out...

Hi,
This is a photo of a road close to where my sister lives, not too far from where I lived before I moved here to Austin. The rains have still not stopped. They continue to pour and pour and pour. Not all over my city but parts of it.
 This washed out road is not the only one. Bridges and other roadways shut down. They say that El Nino is breaking up. We can start looking forward to above average temps and dryer weather thru the fall as El Nina takes over. Also a dry winter as well. This time next year we will be wanting some rain. Can't seem to win with the crazy weather.

 I am ranted out. Things look much calmer today thankfully. It is amazing what some real sleep can do for a person. Still not feeling 100% but feeling better than yesterday. Still it was almost 3 this morning before I could fall into a good sleep. But it was a good sleep. Finally.

 Jonathan did take me out last night for some dinner after I said... Listen it is nearly 8:00 pm and I am 2 hours behind on my insulin and we need to either go get something to eat or go to the store. We went to Kentucky Fried Chicken and got some take out. I tell you that I was still hungry after I got my dinner. I opened the box and had the scrawniest 2 little pieces of chicken ever. That was not a good option. We should have gone next door to Sonic and got a burger or something.

 I am not feeling very artistic or creative at the moment. I have not had a real desire to scrap anything. I just don't know what is wrong with me at this time. I feel unsettled. I feel drained physically and emotionally. I tried to watch a movie on Netflix last night. Nothing appealed to me. So I decided to play a game on my computer. After 5 minutes I shut that down. I had computer problems yesterday so that is why my blog was late getting posted along with my semi rant. There was more, but today is a different day and I am trying to move past my irritation there. I am still mad about my doctor and referrals and more especially his assistant. I did make a complaint and that did feel GOOD. Now I just have to wait for the Insurance to contact me to help me into a new network for a new doctor. I am fed up with the one that I have.

 I am pleased with the work that I accomplished in my bathroom. One of my friends Duke said last night...... Gee Beth, that must be some big cabinet under your bathroom sink and I said, no I am just a very very good pack rat. Ha... so true. I can utilize every little nook and cranny.
 That is so true. I don't know why I hang on to things for as long as I do. Or why I hang on to some things at all. I guess that the best reason is that there have been so many times in my life that by my just hanging on to something that has saved the day. Maybe not just for me but for friends and family as well.
 My son Matt came home a few months ago and he had gotten poison ivy really bad. One area above below his hip... alright on his left butt cheek.... Well a spot got infected and I had a lot of stuff to help him with it. Finally tho I told him... You have to go to the ER because what I am doing with it is not working. He also had another spot on the back of his head. They lanced it and took cultures and it was staph and had to be cleaned and bandaged every day. All that gauze and tape really saved the expense there.
 Jonathan tripped in the middle of the night over a chair that someone had moved when we had company and never put back. Thanksgiving Eve night and he busted his bottom lip clean thru. He probably could have used a couple of stitches but I remembered that I had an antibiotic mouth rinse that my dentist had given me. So in the middle of the night, I cleaned it and pressed gauze over it until it stopped bleeding and then had him rinse with the mouth rinse and then soaked up a piece of gauze with the rinse and had him leave it there for an hour or so. The next day he was even able to eat Thanksgiving dinner. But it is gone now. It had expired so I tossed it. But these are the reasons that I tend to keep things.
 You know when you go into the hospital they give you a container bin filled with a comb and brush, tooth paste and lotions etc. Well I keep an extra toothbrush in my purse so I never use the ones that are in the bin, but I save the unopened ones. They came in handy just a couple of weeks ago when Laurie and the kids were here. Laurie forgot to pack toothbrushes. Not a problem. I had those saved and I gave to each of them to get them thru the night and morning. Little bottles of lotion and shampoo, little tubes of tooth paste and hand sanitizers  etc as well. While my granddaughter was here I made her up a little cosmetic bag filled with goodies for her back pack with band aids, chap sticks, lotions, q-tips, and odds and ends. Adrian wanted one too so I made him up one in a zip lock bag.
 I didn't throw those odds and ends out yesterday. I decided to use zip lock bags and placed some items in them to give out to the shelters for the homeless when we do our annual Christmas drive, along with the socks that they give you when you have surgery.
 My mama always said "Waste Not Want Not" and perhaps I get that from her or perhaps it was raising 5 kids that kept our pantry's bare. There dad would bring home lots of shampoos and such from hotels. I cannot tell you how many times the kids growing up and we ran out of shampoo or soap and conditioner that those little bottles saved the day.
 So that was one of the reasons that it took so long to clear out the bathroom. My closet is next but I am just going to do one box at a time. I just can't tackle that job all at once.

 My friend Edna, (Hi Edna) sent Cisco this tray that I can make bones for him in the shape of doggie bones. I haven't made him any treats in the oven but what I have done was mix equal amounts of veggie, chicken and beef broths and water and froze them. Then I put them into a zip lock bag in the freezer. My little guy loves these special treats. The zip lock bag is full so today I am going to make him so kool-ade treats. I bought some cherry and some orange. He loves Popsicle's so I know that he will love these. Plus it is so fun to watch my youngest grandson share his Popsicle's with him. We have to watch him tho because at first he would give the dog a lick and then try to have a lick... so when it starts melting we let Cisco have it.

 Well this wraps it up for me today. I am thinking that a nap will be nice. It is afternoon here and might just be a perfect time for a rest... Take care and have a great weekend. BB

Beware, It Is Rant Time

 Hi,
 This page is from the stamps/brushes from a designer friend of mine. I will do pubs on it later. I am not really happy with this page at all, but I was just trying to get a feeling for these brushes/stamps and so I will do one that I like in the future. Just not now.

 I am surprised if anything would make me happy right now. I take that back. A couple of Margaritas on the rocks would help, but my son said NO and since he is the one with the car I am out of luck there. Dammit. I am just stressed out right now. It seems that the little things that I usually take in stride has just gotten the best of me today. It isn't all that big a deal actually. Nothing is. It is just been a very aggravating day from the jump start.

 I had a very crappy night. I woke up every hour. At 4 I just got up and stayed up for a bit and finally got to sleep around 6 or so. I got up at 9:30 when my cousin called me.... Pocket called me. Her phone randomly calls my number. So that was annoying but a few cups of coffee was helpful.

 I managed to get online and wished that I hadn't. Seen some stuff that made me feel rotten and of course out of my control. I took lots of much needed time to start deleting people and their negative posts. Then I started on all those ads that Facebook has now started. I am to the point that I don't even want to be on Facebook anymore.

 Since I was feeling better I decided to clean my bathroom and it wasn't long before I realized that I had made a BIG HUGE mistake in trying to do that, and it took most of the day. The good news is that I pulled out 2 large bags of stuff to toss away.
 When I had my wound care the nurses would leave extras from everything from gauze and tape to rubber gloves. I had 9.... (Can You Believe 9) rubber tourniquets. I kept 2 and threw the rest away. I kept some gauze and tape and a few things that they left because they can come in handy but threw the rest away.
 Last week I called my health care diabetic supply company and ordered new strips for my machine and lancets. I got the new box and was glad to have gotten it until today when I pulled out a box that had never been opened. I now have 12 boxes of unopened strips and 6 boxes of lancets! Plus a whole new box that I just received. The good news is I am stocked on that. The bad news is that IF I don't order in the required time they will stop paying for my supplies. Drats, Drats, Drats. They gave me a 3 month supply with my new kit. So I had a lot to start with.

 I found medications that had been changed or had expired. I am diligent in trying to dispose of those properly. I found an old coffee can filled it with the meds, and then added the old coffee grounds I save for my plants and added to that with water to absorb and then I taped it all shut to take and be disposed of. That was time consuming.
 I began to feel faint. I began to feel dizzy and realized that I forgot to take my insulin.... My sugar was 391. How could I have been so forgetful? So ok... I took my insulin and even had a cup of the most horrible soup that I ever tasted. I told my son. I can't eat this. So he goes and gets me Taco Bell. Ok now while I love taco's, Taco Bell does not have real tacos. I don't know what they have but they are gross. Or they were just gross today.

 I asked Jonathan to take me to Walmart so I can turn in my information and insurance in so I can get my glasses. I am still sitting here waiting. I asked... take me out so that I can have a drink. I want to go somewhere and just relax. He said no. We don't have the money.
 So True. I have 30 dollars to last the rest of the month and I am willing, more than ready to spend ten of if for a drink. I am not a drinker, but I would love just to sit out somewhere and have a drink. We don't go anywhere.
 I have planned to take the grand-kids to go and see the Ballet Under The Stars and I can't go. It is tonight. It starts at 8 and Jonathan said No to that too. Not his cup of tea he said... It is FREE.... and I am stuck here doing nothing.
 When we get a car we can do more, when we get a car we can get to the store easier. when we get a car we can go and do things. When we get a car............... UGH...
 We have the damn car. Never go anywhere. Never do anything. And my city is filled with FREE things to do. Drop me off at the library... not yet... take me to the store...... still waiting..... Take me out for a damn drink......... no... I am past aggravated.

 Not so surprising that with my aggravation today I have been stressed. Around 2 or so today I get a call from a lady named Amanda at a Physical Therapy center. She has received a referral from my doctor and wanted to schedule my appointment. What?????? A referral for physical therapy? Me? Hmmm... so I told her that I had not discussed this with my doctor and could I please call her back.
 Well Ok then... after the run around with my doctors Assistant... It was chalked up to at least 3 things...

 (1) It was probably a mix up with patients. (Not Liking This Option).

 (2) It might be a scam. (Really? I mean this company just randomly has my name, date of birth, my primary care doctor, name and clinic and it could be a scam? Not liking this option either.)

 (3) Ohhhh Wait... way back in October when I had the stents put in and ended up having to have wound care with the health care nurses coming out every day to pack my wound, they put in an order for me to have Physical Therapy. (Can You See Me Getting All Ready To Explode?)
 THAT was OCTOBER and this is JUNE..... I EXPLODED and needless to say I was not nice about it. I was very very very upset. This is totally not professional...
 (And by the way since I have you on the phone and I have requested several referrals and you do not return my calls, let's find out WHY I am not getting my referrals and WHY is it that I have no problems with any of my other doctors and I HAVE so many with him? And why you never return MY phone calls).

 Well after much stammering she said that the referrals were never charted. I said OK... Why Not? more stammering. and so in the end I DEMANDED the number to the Board and then I informed her that I would be reporting them to my insurance and they could look forward to my complaint. So I called and this will have to be continued..... Thunder and Lightening has arrived! Another round of Flash Flooding is here again.......... BB

Sending Sunshine

Hello,

 For some of my friends that live across the pond as they say, are not getting any sunshine. Just drab gloomy wet cold days with wind as well. I made this sunshiny yellow page for my friend Barb who was in need of some warmth and for the rest of my friends.
 As for my corner of the map, we are having rain, flash floods, flooding with perhaps more to come. It has been very discouraging for a lot of us Central Texans and I know that we are not the only ones getting odd weather.
 My friend Patsy moved to the desert to Borrego Springs California and bless their hearts. It is supposed to be 109 there today with temps only going up and up to 112 by the end of the week. I have forgotten how hot the desert can be, but their humidity level is just 33%% compared to our 97% so we might be having the heat wave she is experiencing, but with the humidity it is sticky and gooey out and I am soooooo thankful for my central A/C.

 I don't know if I told anyone about my lab results but I know part of the reason that I am so sick and keep getting these odd colds and flu symptoms and such. I had my lab results back and I have a lot of vitamin deficiencies that have depleted my body of all Vitamin B vitamins so I am taking a super complex of that now.
 I have no Vitamin D... so mega doses of that. One pill once a week. I also have some others that my body needs so I have another set of vitamins for that.
 My adrenal glands are exhausted so that is a big big big deal. With the lack of vitamins and my adrenal glands down, my immune system is really in bad shape. So I did what I could to educate myself on this.
 The good news is that I can restore my immune system to a healthier degree, but not completely and the downside is that even with all the vitamins, rest and such, it can take up to 18 months to see a difference.
 When I feel tired I must rest regardless of what time of day or night it is. So now I know at least a little more about why I am so sick all the time and why I am exhausted. Not just tired, but bone exhausted. I wake up in the mornings extremely tired and stay that way.

 It is getting bad outside again. The next round of storms are coming in and I have to shut down the pc so I will wish everyone a fantastic day.... BB