Hey.....pssssssssssst!

I'm over here.......no, over HERE!

Can you hear me?  I'm behind this pile and I can't get out....see my hand waving above this other pile?........  Yeah, over here. 

Okay, now that you know where I am and can hear me, I need to let you all know I may be back here for a while, so if I don't come out by next Wednesday, would you please contact authorities?  Especially if you detect an unpleasant odor, okay?  Thanks!

In the meantime, my faithful Junior is guarding the fort diligently!

Catch you all when I can.  Now, I need to draw Ice a map to where I am for when he gets home this evening.  I hope he brings the ladder.....

Later, y'all!

Pup

Yup, that's me alright.  See, I know I mentioned a couple of days ago that I'd lost a few pounds.  But then out of the blue, I started eating.....

And eating!

I ate so much Saturday that I felt like I would pop all day long and still wanted something........but what?  Everytime Ice looked at me, both cheeks were bulging and he had this look on his face that silently asked, "Are you eating again?"  Nothing satisfied my taste buds, so I went to bed that night full as a tick and still hungry! 

I went to get my final injection today and had noticed that I had been bruising very easily the last week, so I asked the nurse that was getting me set up and inserting the I.V. about it.  She said that it was a side effect of the steroids and said there were a few more.  She asked if I had been to the bathroom a lot?  Yes.

Slept alot?  Yes

Heart pounding alot?  Yes

Staying hungry? Bingo!

So........ that explains it.  And I was beginning to think that my subconscious was telling me to gain all the weight back .....  And Pronto! lol

The last time I remember being this way was when I was pregnant.  I never craved one certain thing....just everything I saw that wasn't nailed down!  Now I'm doing it again.  My step-mother drove me today for my procedure and we of course went to Cracker Barrel for another of my favorite "Momma's Pancake Breakfasts" and I ate almost all of it, plus a side order of hash browns.  Then I came home this evening and ate half of a medium pizza without blinking and I'm sure I'll be rummaging in the pantry before bedtime. 

Somebody please help me!  I'm currently considering going to the fridge, turning the hershey's chocolate up and drinking some of it, for pete's sake.  But then I would have to chase it with a coupla handfulls of potato chips, which would lead to a glass of milk with more chocolate in it.........

At this rate, I'll be waddling in no time.......Oink.......Oink!

Now, scuze me while I go inventory the freezer.  Love to all!

Pup

Hey, I actually drove today for the first time since July 12th!  Ah, the power of a Hemi.  Look out, world, lol. 

I also made an appearance at the office, but our receptionist couldn't remember my name and I had to remind her.  Oh yeah, she said, you do look vaguely familiar, now what did you say your position was?  I told her I was the underpaid volunteer, so she shrugged me on through.  I then had to make my way down the hall introducing myself to the person in each office along the way. lol

Seriously, it was good to feel like I was a little closer to back in the game.  And just in time since my caretaker is gone for the week.  He left this morning for a week of meetings and won't be home til Friday and I miss him already. 

Not much news going on around here.  I gotta go get that last spinal injection tomorrow that should get me a lot closer to "back to normal", if I ever was in the first place.  I'm still having some pain, but so minimal to what I've had that it almost feels good.  Emphasis on "almost". lol

I gotta get some work done for the office and that's all the news, so I'll shut up and let somebody else have the floor for a while. 

Next?...............

Pup

I don't know why I love this picture so much, but I got in an email yesterday and thought it was adorable.  So I just decided to throw it in for all to enjoy.  I dunno.....what subconscious funnybone does this touch for me?  Maybe that's gonna be me in a few years? 

I woke up early this morning feeling refreshed and with very little pain, so I've been browsing around on the stream while enjoying that first cup of coffee for the day.  I've read all the wonderful comments made for our "First Lady" Topaz and hope that you will all continue to pay tribute to this wonderful and lovely lady.  Thank you all for showing her how much we love her, my friends!

Ice is fresh out of bed, looking adorably sleepy as he wanders around with his robe flopping in the breeze (hubba hubba!), getting coffee and filling my cup too.  So now I have fresh coffee and eye candy as well to start my day.  Can't ask for better than that, can I? 

Speaking of my favorite subject, he surprised me yesterday by giving the dogs a much needed bath.  Those poor dogs were so ripe and dirty that I know they had to be miserable and it really bothered me that I couldn't do anything about it.  So I was resting in my chair yesterday when Buster came running in the doggy door wet and white again.  Wow!  He was happy about it, too.  Then in a few more minutes, Prissy ran in just as wet and clean, followed by Junior, Sally, LaQuinta, and the two puppies.  I was feeling pretty good, so I grabbed Sugar and very carefully got her in the kitchen sink and bathed her as well, so Peanut is the only dirty dog left in the pack.  I'll have to get him to come to me for a bath, cuz he still won't come to Ice, but we can get that done today.  Thank you, Iceman. You truly made my day.

He also took me out to eat last night at the local cajun food restaurant and I made a pig of myself again.  But it was good to be out on a date with my hubby again and get out of the house for a while.  I need to stop pigging out, tho.  I have lost 15 pounds due to being down and out with this back problem and I could very well stand to lose it, so I'd like to keep it from coming back.  I'm now back to what I weighed when we married and I'm happy about that.  It was amazing to me yesterday when I went to fill up the sugar cannister.  I picked up the five pound sack of sugar and realized that I had lost three times the weight of that sack.  Kind of put it in perspective for me, ya know?  And kind of ironic that it was a SUGAR sack that got my attention, huh?  So I'm going to try very hard to keep it off.  I'm going to be starting an exercise regimen for my back, so I hope that will help keep me slimmer, which will also help my back. 

I don't know if any of you remember when I wrote about the sleep clinic I went to and being diagnosed with a pretty bad case of apnea?  Well, I recieved my cpap machine just after I got down in my back and had a few problems with it, so I had to put it on the back burner til I could at least get my pain under control.  I just couldn't deal with both at that time.  But I had the folks come out day before yesterday and made the necessary adjustments to the machine and have used it the last two nights successfully.  I gotta tell ya, folks, if you think you may have a sleep disorder, it's well worth getting it diagnosed and treated.  I already feel so much more rested and refreshed, even when I'm still not sleeping long enough due to the back problem.  So I'm now proud to be a "hose head" because I'm tickled to death that I've found the solution to my years of constant fatigue and don't have to take a pill to fix it. 

So, all in all, I'm having a wonderful morning and expect it to continue all day.  That's about all the nonsense I know for now, so I think I'll go get a hug from my sleepy bear and cook some breakfast.  I'm craving a hug and I know he's ready for breakfast, lol.

I wish a wonderful day for all of you and thank you all again for getting me through the last month!  I love you all!

Pup

p.s.  I have a question for the day.  What do you do to seal your bread sack after it's opened?  I've seen lots of ways that people do this, but my method is to trash that stupid little twist tie.  I then give the sack a little twist, fold the excess under the loaf and plop it in the breadbox.  Works for me!  What's your method for fresh bread?

Get up in the morning, get you a cup of coffee, pull up your blog and you'll more than likely find a pretty picture or well wishes from this wonderful lady and the occassional PM of encouragement and love even when she experiences her own pain.  She has gotten up earlier than all of us and made her rounds, spreading sunshine.  So selfless in her efforts to look after us all.

Or jump on over to her blog "A Good Laugh is Great Medicine", which lives up to it's title for sure.  Anytime you're ready for or needing a good laugh, just click on over and you won't be disappointed.

But who's behind it all?  Well, it's a lovely lady with beautiful eyes and a heart of gold.  A lady that needs few words to convey her love and care to all of us. 

So, I want to pay tribute to our "First Lady" this weekend and hope everybody will join me by letting this wonderful lady know that we care about and love her right back.  I like to think of her as our resident "Lady Sunshine".

Here's to you, Topaz!  I love ya!

Pup

P.S.  (Saturday Morning)  And in true Topaz style, I got up this morning to find yet another beautiful picture in my comment section, but also in true Topaz style, I also had a private message in my email:

From:

Topaz   (Reply)

Comment:

Puppy, you made me cry...got a shock..pulled up on your blog..scared the crap out of me..thank you..I know others are hurting in all different ways..just as I hurt...just want to be able to make a person forget for a moment..the pain or stress they are going through..hoping to bring a smile to their face..you are the treasure of blogstream....I miss you when you dont post..Love you with all my heart ....Topaz