The Picto-Personality Test You are a person who is very calm and kind. You go out of your way to help people who need your help. When alone, you appreciate being able to do nothing if you want to, and setting your own pace for things. You are laid back. Anything goes, with you. In the future you will be wise and healthy.

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my immediate response to that last sentence was "WHEN?!?!" but just as quickly i thought "ahhh, in heaven... tried to trick me that time..." *heh*

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i'm serious!

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All-Around Smart You are all-around smart. Essentially, that means that you are a good combination of your own knowledge and experience, along with having learned through instruction - and you are equally as good with theoretical things as you are with real-world, applied things. You have a well-rounded brain. 40% applied intelligence 40% learned intelligence

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Your Social Dysfunction: Normal Being average in terms of how social you are, as well as the amount of self-esteem you have, you're pretty much normal. Good on you.

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ow: because i've been working really hard trying to get my kitchen painted etc. and so forth. tommy came through and painted the ceiling for me aaand put the top coat on of the color for the top of the walls and of course, he got all the heavy stuff out of the way, so that was supergreat, for lack of a better adjective right now. mom came up a couple of days, despite my protestations. i worry now that she will be hurting her back or worse. perhaps you can imagine what it might do for the psyche were your mommy to wind up injured because she was painting your kitchen, hmmm?

anyhow... despite the nasty intestinal monster (i've about decided it's plain ol' ibs, as boring as that is. but it fits. *sigh*) i have been able to keep going at it, praise the Lord!! i spent one morning sitting in court with my friend. it was a long boring-sad-funny-pathetic experience, but at last, her divorce is final. *sigh* my back was already a little sore from gettnig ready to paint-slash-painting the day before and all the sitting on that bench didn't help. after that, it was a whirlwind of just paint, paint, paint! my spine got so ... i dunno ... tired, i guess, that it was literally and extremely sore to the touch. felt like someone had just pinged at it with a little hammer and bruised it on top of all the stiffness and soreness from overuse.

anyone else ever had that happen? i've never experienced any ache quite like that and thought it was really weird, but thankfully, SO thankfully... it went away with some smelly muscle rubs and pain relievers. thank God!

i worked til almost 3am friday night, then sat down in the living room where tommy and corey were snoozing (after helping move the fridge back in place) and some intense spy movie was on. i was probably already low, but i think i watched for about an hour before i started dozing/waking all panicky. then i remember (i dunno how, i usually don't remember stuff.. but then i usually don't walk around either) getting up and trying to turn off the tv (couldn't figure out how *sob*) then i tried to check my sugar (couldn't figure that out either) tried to wake tommy, but he would just mumble then go back to snoring.

i got very upset then and walked into the kitchen wondering what to do, still feeling panicked (because of the spy movie mostly.. seriously. i know, it's weird) but i did realize i was low and i just started freaking and crying/hyperventilating. then i started thinking "it's just you, stupid, you'd better figure out how to fix this. you don't have time to cry." even feeling as bad as i did (i figure it must have been in the 40's at least) i realized at this rate, my blood sugar would be dropping faster after my 'panic attack'. so, i found the box of co'cola amongst the mess (from moving all out of the kitchen!) and fixed myself a glass. i downed that and then started gobbling a handful of tootsie rolls.

that's when the cold hit me, so i went and got my self into bed, even plugged up the space heater, piled myself with covers and burrowed in to wait out that after-low-deep-freeze. i happened to glance at my clock; it was about 5:40am. *sheesh!* thankfully, i slept really soundly. but get this... i was up at about 9:40 next morning.

i know, i know. who IS this woman? i have no clue. she's desperate to have her kitchen out of her family room before thursday since she's supposed to be hosting thanksgiving and praying for strength each day! she does have an experiment going that may perhaps be contributing, but the results are not conclusive yet. more on that later. ;)

anyhow... saturday night, tommy and i made a mad dash to lowe's to look for a replacement light fixture for over our island bar thingie. we've had this "cloud" florescent since we built the house 12 years ago. totally white, very subtle, etc... one of the ballasts has been messed up for awhile. we replaced it once several years ago for about $8 (it's what makes the bulbs burn) but now? the dang things are over $20!! shoot! besides that, the cover has been broken on one corner for about 3 years. we've just been being extremely careful when cleaning it, and kept it turned to the most unnoticed side, etc. we looked up the same fixture we paid about $50 for 12 years ago... now it's at least $130. again i say, dang! so... we went searching for a 'good deal' and maybe an updated look.

here's what we found...

of course, then we had to get rid of the old "polished brass-look" 5 light hanging over the dining table. we didn't care for the pendant that matched the island light exactly, but found this one that was perfect:

what? oh. did you see the new paint back there? yeah yay! because the painting is finally, finally done!! but then i guess you also saw that there are no curtains hung or much of anything else put to rights in the room. so here's a pic of the almost-sorta-semi finished look... of the walls, at least:

tommy's aunt is in from indiana and she tells me she's coming over tuesday for the day. her and her new pekingese puppy, 8 weeks old, she bought "cheap" from the flea market yesterday. great. just what i need when i have tons to get done in this house. just the thoughts of this puts me on the brink. i just don't see how i can get everything done that needs doing. wednesday, the boys and i have dental appointments and so i'll be tied up most of the morning, knocking out the most productive part of my day, so i need to make tomorrow and tuesday count.

argh! tucker's gonna be going nuts with another dog in here, even if she does keep the thing in the carrier (which she had the inlaws bring her over to borrow from us yesterday, too! *shrugs*) he's going to be freaked out and he's intolerable enough as it is. he's been all out of sorts what with the house all in a shambles and the back door is completely blocked, so he can't figure out why he's not going out his usual way to potty. he's like c'mon lady... i can get over here to the door. what's your problem? let. me. out! anyhow... i'm just a little tense, as usual, but still. gah.

to be completely honest, this aunt makes me feel quite edgy. i really don't know her very well at all. she's nice enough, but she's quite brash and is used to, apparently, just talking about anything and everything in front of whom-or-whatever is in her vicinity, be it children, the preacher, strange old men, the mayor, an operational public address system...etc. case in point: her discussion with a friend over whether a woman of her age needs to get a boob job and how she told the friend her boobs have been fine for 72 years, 5 kids and two husbands she's not going under the knife just to make them bouncy again.

GAH! i thought my poor casey was going to die of embarrassment because he was like sitting at the same table while she discussed this in her same loud tone of voice and used both hands to make indicative motions all the while.

*sputter, cough*

good grief!! and she's really weird when it comes to animals, and i have an idea that the whole day will be spent with her wanting to get that dog out of the carrier and run it in and out at which time tucker will throw a hissy fit. this will in turn make me have to yell at him over the loud brain-stabbing barks to shut up. he is not good at this, so it will take some time, and lots of yelling. tucker is just not good with changes especially when they include new people who make him uncomfortable or animals and especially not both. *sigh* besides, i think the poor little thing is probably not in the best of health and i don't want it in my house all day!!!

i am doomed.

had i known what she was getting ready to do when she asked what i was going to do tuesday, i'd have started ticking off my list. but instead, i said "nothing in particular". STUPID! i think i will call to say that i would like her to just leave water and food with the puppy and not bring it here. maybe she didn't plan to, but my suspisions suspect otherwise. we'll see.

===after church this evening====

oh well... i guess i'll just have to see how all that turns out. after listening to the sermon tonight, maybe (?!?!!) i need to be a little lot! more thankful. hmm...

okay, so it's late now and i need to hit the sack. tons to do and not nearly enough time and all that. here's praying for a more thankful heart and another day of energy for me and a dayful of whatever you're needing for you!

~hugs~

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what it says:::
(this is the redundance part and the rage, all mixed together)
*ahem*

just think about it awhile. you can probably surmise the major details. i'm physically ill and mentally drained and it ain't over yet. my sons wanna know how i sue for the decline in health i've suffered from dealing with my health insurance provider all this time.

sick, sick, sick.

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stuff that's been happ'nin' since my last post:::

• that sunday, we went to sonny's bbq with my parents for my birthday. no, i didn't pick the restaurant. but it was okay. my sis was there, too. we had a good time. my mom gave me a cute hooded jacket thing. hard to describe, and she told me to make an eye appointment; that she was going to help pay for my glasses. says she's tired of seeing me squint at stuff. *sheesh* well, actually, that's a really great gift, cuz i can't see worth squat!
• monday, nothing ((that i can remember, that is)
• tuesday, i had an endo appointment. tommy took off work and went with me. we took the intrepid since the explorer still lacked the power steering pump. it rained all day, which sucked! but my appointment went great! i got the results from my last labs (which were supposed to have been mailed to me already!) and all the results were excellent! all my cholesterol thingies were super, my triglicers were awesome, my TSH (thyroid) was wickedly level (ha!) and my hA1c? (the blood test that checks your average sugar over 3 months) was fantastic!! it was 6.0% which is the best it's EVER been in my diabetic life of almost 32 years! gah! oh... and i'd lost five more pounds. which isn't much in 3 months, but i'll take it! that makes 13 in the past 6 months without really trying. sheesh. imagine if i'd just work at it a little? *sigh* i wish i felt like it!
  when i mentioned feeling so stinkin' tired all. the. time. to the endo, he immediately mentioned a sleep study. gah!
  i dunno if that would even be worth fooling with. i already went to a sleep study consult here in town. (hated the doc. such a jerk!) endo says they have a dedicated steep study wing right at the clinic. sheesh. i dunno. they won't even consider doing anything else until i get that blasted study done, it seems. what's a tired, tired girl to do?
  anyone else ever had one of those things???
• wednesday, d-day... the boys insist on taking me out for lunch. i don't really feel much like going. my stomach is bothering me again and *surprise* i'm tired. but i pull myself together enough to go. they take me to o'mally's and we have a very nice meal together.
  that morning, mom had called to tell us she wants us to come down for cake after supper. i tell her i don't need no cake! she already has it made. sheesh. so okay. i'm wondering what time dad will end up getting in from work and worrying about missing LOST on tv! isn't that shameful?!? lol! turns out tommy was the last to show up because, love his heart, he had to go through a couple entire stores trying to find something for me. i feel sorry for him in a way. but has such a hard time buying even simple (which it would have HAD to be! :) gifts for me because he doesn't know anything about me. sheesh! that's another post, though. lol! after cake, i did open a beautiful card from him and a gorgeously wrapped bottle of bubble bath (which i do love) and great smelling lotion (which i also love).. and the boys, God bless 'em, got me an mp3 player. now i can drown out the screaming in my ears instead of just getting jumpy and freaked out!! ;) anyhow, we end up staying past LOST time, but the boys had gone home to tape it. *whew* ;)
  
• thursday, nothing (that i can remember, although i'm pretty sure we went for groceries)
• friday, my sister took me out for lunch. we left at 11:30 and headed for chinatown. yum! except for that stomach thing is bothering me still. gah! i'm getting tired of that stupid stuff! anyhow, i'm able to eat at least a little but my stomach starts with the noises and i know it's going to get bad eventually. *sigh*
  from there, we're going to the movies, as per sis's plan. it's early, though so we stop at a vendor mall where my mom has a booth. we lollygag around there for almost 45 minutes, then head to the theater. i'm thinking we'll see something like the prestiege (it's just opened) or maybe one night with the king those are the only two matinees that interest me.... when we get there, i'm informed that we'll be seeing the escape clause: santa clause III. *sigh* i shoulda known.
  ah well. it wasn't bad. i just coulda done with a more adult movie, kwim??? oh, well... that's sis. it was fun to hear her laugh and to spend time together. since she married (a hermitcrab) we don't get to do that very much anymore. gah!

  it's about 4:30 when i get home. i'm pretty whooped already, but i can't unwind just yet! no! tonight is the birthday club dinner with my two friends! in an hour and a half, karen will be here to pick me up for a yum-n-yak at cracker barrel, the official meeting place of the birthday club. i had a really good time. karen got me a gorgeous sweatshirt, but it's too big. i'm hoping cb will have something as cool i can exchange it for! she also got me a pretty ceramic ornament. diane got me, of all things!!!! a scrapbook kit..... for tucker!!! the gift also included a bag of lifesavers (last bday get-together, i had a VERY bad low blood sugar "on" diane) and this reindeer 'costume' for tucker. it's such a cute idea! i can't wait to work on it. *sigh* just working up the courage? now that's gonna be the challenge. that, and finding some time. gah!

i had a very, VERY full birthday day!! sheesh!

what happened after that? good grief, i don't know!

• i've been fighting off a cold the whole time. it's slowly getting better, tho. S L O W L Y


• we've got the explorer fixed, better than ever and the intrepid up for sale. woo!


• my current jean size (no i'm not telling!) is getting kinda loose. some styles or maybe it's the brand, are down right baggy, but the next size down is too tight. sheesh! i guess with my stomach all goofed up and me not eating much, maybe i'll be able to make it down to that next size, but then i'll only have like one pair of jeans because i can't afford any more! lol! good problem to have, i guess. ha!


• we have the ugliest kitten at our house. she's been here for about four days now. i'm telling you, she's hideous! but she's the lovin'est thing you ever saw. corey is in love with her. she climbs up the length of him and rides around on his shoulders, rubbing her head against him like mad. she is a real people-cat. she squawls like a banshee to come in the house, but we've made her a warm comfy place outside. tucker takes a big enough fit when she comes and looks in the doors! lol! anyhow... someone tommy works with wants her for a housecat. (yay!) but corey says no. he only gets the cat if he buys the 'trep. sheesh!
• they're talking about letting mamaw come home, but... she still can't really care for herself. everyone seems to assume, or perhaps other family members are telling the staff and doctors that my mother can care for mamaw if she comes home. but that's not true.
  my mom is not physically able. mamaw will require almost constant supervision because she can't even clean herself after going to the toilet, okay? she can barely get around on her walker unless it's first thing in the morning, or just a very good day. most of the time, she has a lot of pain in her feet and she won't follow the therapist's orders to put her feet up. she can't stand the thought that she'll miss something, so she sits in her wheelchair with her feel dangling most of the time, out in the lobby. it's her favorite place. why they don't bring a stool or put the feet rests up is beyond me, but they don't.
  anyway, my mother cannot take care of mamaw. people think just because they live within yards of each other, it'd be a breeze to just 'run check on her', but that's SO not all there is to it. mamaw treats my mother differently than anyone else. she is more whiny, more accusatory, more needy with mom. and more demanding. it's an ugly situation with everyone saying things like "i'd come take care of her if i could..." or "i know of a lady who sits with people and she only charges $$$..." as if, #1 my father is the only child mamaw has and #2 that he is made of money. she does have another, older son.
  gah. i gotta shut up. this just gets nastier the more i talk about it. please pray. it's wearing the most on my mother, who must still deal the most with mamaw just because she's doing her laundry (driving 30mi one way every other day) and all that stuff....and she's stressed about the possibility of her coming home, of what is going to be expected of her and probably mostly, what people will say. *sigh* please pray for God's intervention. thanks!

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pretty slick trick, eh? :)

well, *l* thought so...

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when i found out they'd joined this organization, i just couldn't stomach even the thought of going in there to spend my money.

you'll be surprised, maybe even shocked and amazed, at some of the other big companies listed there, too. i know for some of them, i was surprised, but others, it was no surprise at all.

stop by this page and give it a look-see. and if you're as ticked off that a so-called family business like w @l-m @art has signed on with kinda crap, write 'em a letter and let. them. know.

i did.

lemme know if you take any action on this, please?

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... please go here and fill out this form. i sent out about 33 invitations via email that take you directly to the page, so if you got one of those, and you already filled out the form, thanks. really, thanks a lot! it takes all our voices to make a difference, to put a stop to this kinda nonsense.... no outrage!!!.

anyhow... thank you!!

have a wonderful day.

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