Always On My Mind

Monday, July 31, 2006

Yes, I am Still Alive!

It has been a very long time since I updated this blog. I have no excuse other than that I've been busy with other stuff and just plain lazy as well. So, let's see--what has been happening since April 3rd (my last update). I've been decorating our house--that entailed a lot of painting and a lot of shopping. It is just about finished now; I still have to paint the master bath and finish decorating it. I am very pleased with the way that it has turned out. My friend Becky is an interior decorator and she really helped me a lot with the house. She will be coming to visit next week and will actually see the house for the very first time (other than in the photos I've been sharing with her).

During part of May and June I was sick with blood pressure issues and TIAs. I slept much of those two months away, but with an increase in meds my blood pressure is finally under control and the CAT scan the doctor ordered showed no permanent damage from the TIAs so that was good news.

Also in June (at least I think it was in June) Jackie and Thad came by for a wonderful visit while they were in the area and Norri spent a night with me while she was in the area. Both were wonderful visits! Norri even took it gracefully when my husband got into a minor fender bender with her in the vehicle--sorry Norri!


In early July I made a trip to Louisiana to visit Shannon for a few days. We had a nice time though much of it was spent showing her how to register her vehicle, inspect her vehicle and renew her drivers license (all of which I found expired when I arrived). *insert eye rolling smilie here* LOL We did some shopping and some deep cleaning of her apartment.

About two weeks after returning from Shannon's, Lindsay, jason, and Finnegan came from Colorado for their regular summer visit. I'll write more about that in my next entry and add some photos.

This is pretty much all that has gone on since I last updated. As you can see, not much has gone on and I really do have no excuse for not updating.

Oh, I almost forgot--as per doctor's orders I quit smoking AGAIN! It has been EIGHT VERY LONG WEEKS since I have had a cigarette!! Most days are good--today has been a bad one. I don't know why I have really wanted to smoke today but as a result I have been eating ALL
DAY LONG!!!