No Chance of Professional Sports For Me

Yep - any chance I ever had of being in the olympics or playing professional sports are gone. I am on steroids again - my third time this summer. Maybe I should start lifting weights and taking advantage of the steroids. By the time I went to my doctor appointment this afternoon, my poison ivy had spread to both arms, my stomach, my chest and even my face. I am not sure how my legs have escaped the rash, but I will just count my blessing for now. My doctor pointed out that the last two times I have been in the office it was for poison ivy (as if I did not already know that). I guess I just never learn. There are weeds to be pulled and if I don't pull them - no one will. She also pointed out that I seemed to be highly alergic to poison ivy (another thing I already knew). Hopefully, my rash will be dried up and gone away by this time next week. It really stinks - but at least I do not have to go out in public anywhere while my face has the rash on it.

Welcoming back Chris ----and poison ivy :(

Yep - the good news is that Chris got home yesterday afternoon. It sure was nice to have him home. Taichi was so happy to see him, as was Pauper. Dutchess, on the other hand, ran from him at first. Goofy cat. She finally let him pet her just before he went to bed last night. She is such a strange cat. Bad news is that my yard work resulted in more poison ivy. Even though I wore boots, long pants and gloves - AND I used the TECNU oil cleaner that is supposed to remove any poison oak, ivy, or sumac before a rash breaks out..... I still have it on my forearm. As usual, it itches like crazy and is about to drive me insane. I called my doctor office and I go in tomorrow - probably for another shot and a week of steroids. Its already worse than it started last time - so I hope they are able to kick it quickly. My arm actually even hurts this time (in addition to itching). It feels the same way it does after a real hard work out. In just a day - it went from just a little teeny spot to my entire forearm, so I would not be surprised if it spreads like crazy by tomorrow's appointment. But hey - at least Chris is home - right?

Count Down....

So only a couple more days and my honey will be back home. It has been a long week - but now I only have another weekend to go. The good thing is that he has earned some comp time and I am thinking a trip to the beach is on our horizon. I am trying to decide between Dauphin Island, Gulfshores, Gulfport MS, or Biloxi MS. Honestly, if I found a "good deal" at any of those places - or anywhere with a beach - it would be a "no brainer" choice. Being alone while Chris was at his convention was not all so bad - I did not cook any meals - washed only a load of laundry - have only ran the dishwasher once - yep - being alone does have its advantages. I have to admit, going to a conference with a bunch of computer nerds does not seem like it would have been much fun for me. I would have been afraid to take my laptop with me - staying in the same hotel with a bunch of hackers would make me think twice about turning on my laptop. The only thing that would make it more boring and eyerolling for me would be a Star Trek convention at the same time - and guess what.... Chris told me that they had a Star Trek convention going on at the same hotel! OK - staying home sounds like it was a very good choice now :)

Getting a little Political

Before and watch the entire video (its only about a minute long) I would hate for someone to get the wrong impression of my political views :)

Can I Scream Now?

Chris has been away on a business trip since Friday. Can I just say that I am ready for him to come home? Seriously - I have had a bad head ache since he left. I have had a sick kitty and went three nights without sleeping but 4 hours total. I finally got a good night rest last night (thank goodness for Ambien) and woke up this morning without the headache. I tried to mow our lawn today - I always mow the lawn and never have problems like I did today. After finish the front yard, I rode over to the side - all of a sudden - the lawn mower started making a funny noise (and not funny as in haha) then it started smoking and it smelled like something was burning. Before I had a chance to turn it off - it shut off on its own. I got off the lawn mower kicked it a few times and called it a few names. I came inside to cool off and give the mower a chance to cool off too. I went back out a little later and it started - only to do this three more times before I finally gave up before finishing the back yard. During my 3 day headache, I neglected the pool. Well, it is a nice shade of green now. So I worked on the pool for a while today and am hoping that with the help of the Aquabot, I can get it back to a sparkling clear before Chris gets home. After a full day of yard and pool work - I came in to change the cat litter boxes. Well, as luck would have it, I spilled the litter box as I was trying to empty it in to the trash bag. I got most everything up with a dustpan and then went to get my vacuum. Unfortunately, there was a little plastic lid just under the dryer (I am sure the cats batted it there). The vacuum cleaner sucked it right up - it sucked it STRAIGHT up too - clogging the vacuum cleaner. After many unsuccessful attempts to pull it out - I decided the best thing to do was to jab it - and break the plastic so the shattered pieces would fall out. This was good in theory - but all it did was shove it further in. So if anyone has any ideas of how to get something out of a dyson vacuum cleaner house - I am open for suggestions.... I vacuum everyday with the pets - so I hate the thought of my vacuum cleaner being broken.
I had written a blog - but when I went to post it - I lost the entire thing - grrr - so now - the only thing I want to blog about is wanting to scream. If I scream in my house and no one is hear - does it make a noise? Oh - and my headache is returning -- grrrr