lalala...Monday...ugh...

and I get stuck with some doctor who slurs every word he says just about, and the Review of Systems the MT was putting there was not what he dictated, but then again I was just suppose to check format, not wording, but it is pathetic that this MT has been doing this client all this time and she admitted he said what he did to start one sentence that he slurs horribly, but she was not typing it, nor had she bothered to check into why that sentence she was using was an incomplete one. fabulous. some days I hate this job. Oh, and we are having to resubmit paperwork for new insurance. The good thing is that they offer a Long Term Disability option and that's a gr8 thing I did sign up for, after all this stress will catch up with me, and bills will still need paid when I have a heart attack! LOL

I need some TLC...

...actually my knees need it more.  They still continue to give me grief over the least little time spent upright and standing.  I never used to have to contemplate worrying how much walking I would incur, or feeling disabled at not being able to walk as much as I want to, but that reality is ever present any time I put my feet to the floor here in the last week.  Sherry gave me the name of a supplement, and my sister says to get some glucosamine chondroitin, but I have to walk to get it, right?

The only thing in the house right now is Aleve, so I've been taking that without any improvement whatsoever, so my question is, even if I invest in these OTC supplements will I still be able to walk again without paying for it...LOL...the key is to get enough in your system I guess.  The gardener says I need to ice them, stay off, and quit pushing myself to walk on them, that I am only causing more inflammation.  God knows I cannot just lay down and do nothing! So, here in a little while I am going to force myself into WalMart and get a supplement and see if it helps. 

Seriously though, I think its time for a trip into see a professional, if I cannot get any relief here with a supplement after another week.  I had one knee injected years ago because of a tear, which helped and no more pain until just here recently.  If this is arthritis for real, I don't want it.  This pain is gnawing, throbbing, and unforgiving.  When faced with coming down the steps, it used to be one foot in front of the other without thinking, but I have had to rethink that and do the one leg at a time step shuffle, its sad truly.  Just when you try to get healthy by walking to lose a few extra pounds, your knees give up on ya, those bitches!.

Its not like I'm trying to aerobisize myself to death by jumping up and down, and/or contorting my body into strange views no one else would ever need to see including me, I just want to feel better and walk normally without pain.  Is that asking too much?

Maybe I should pick up some of those Salon Pas, as I am really not into icing body parts either.  Too bad you just can't go in a store and order up a new pair of knees! Gimee love, gimme gimme pain free!

oh and more wonderful news, I developed a headache this afternoon, and taking Aleve has not phased it either.  If I didn't know better, I'd say somebody has made me into a voodoo doll and is sticking pins in my body...gawd...

I think I am just going to go to bed and flush this day away.

funny but true...

 nobody likes us older gals...

movie review and other irrelevant news...

The Odd Life of Timothy Green, was a little odd and a little sad, but overall it was Disney movie, and what does one really expect from a Disney movie? besides a happy ending, yeah, something like that.  Isabella said it was kind of sad but she got the meaning behind it.

what day is it? Wednesday already? wow...

For the last several days my knees are acting out really badly, to the point where trying to walk a mile everyday is just becoming impossible.  I am thinking that perhaps a shot of cortisone to each knee might be in order so I can walk without feeling crippled, and I can sleep at night without having the throbbing pain.

Have I tried ibuprofen? Yes, but it plays havoc with my stomach and I am not a fan of taking stuff like that around the clock.  It's a little after six, about that time to attempt that mile, so I am going to give it a try, don't know if I am going to make it.

On the work front, we have more and more work and it seems less people to get er done.

Today was also Isabella's first day in the 5th grade.  She likes her teacher, Mr. Kennard, but then again its just the first day, right?  She is also a Safety Patrol monitor this year, so she has to be there before 7:20 a.m., so guess who has to walk her? yeah...me, the cripple.  LOL

its Sunday....

 movie time!

Bella and I are going to see a new release...Of course when you have a 10 year old in the house your choices are limited, but it should be a cute Disney movie.

I would like to see Hope Floats, has anybody seen it?  My daughter said it made her cry, and she's 20.   Of course she tried to drag me to see Magic Mike, but I have yet to see it, but Bobbi has seen in 4x already, and can't wait for the video to come out! Me? I don't care about seeing hot naked men dance, nope not me...LOL

 Anyway have a great Sunday afternoon ya'll! 

is it Thursday?

 Bring it on! I cannot wait until this week is over! I'm exhausted.  We have way too much work and not enough of a crew to get 'er done, so I've had to work way too hard these last few weeks.  I might need to put me in for some vacation time here soon! yeah, September, perfect time.

Today stupid me, went to take Bella to the YMCA, walked out with my billfold, leaving my damn keys in the house and before I got off the porch realized I didn't have my damn car keys nor the house key and not a spare in sight! Well you can imagine my dismay and charging price for locksmith $50.00 but luckily I got back inside the house after about an hour a half!

My boss just laughed about it.  I have way too many things going on, but forgetting my keys and locking myself out of my house was just the beginning of my crappy day.  Isabella is so attached to my I-phone that she can hardly keep her hands off it, so she is in the process of withdrawal symptoms and cranky! Its been one more day.

The only good thing about my workday Wed. was that its over! and my new haircut is frickin' awesome! So what if I'm 75 bucks down today?! I'm worth it...LOL

Sick of those commercials...

...where some overly educated individual comes on, pats themselves on the back for their accomplishments,  and says "I am a Phoenix."

Well I guess if you ain't a Phoenix you ain't nuthin...

So, I made me this little poster motivator...

Sometimes its nice to remember that life is an opportunity to make the most of what you do have and thrive in the worst of conditions, that's a true Phoenix.  Her name is Ruby if your interested in a damn good read, click here.

*giggle snort snort snot*

Hiya blogworld here are some amazingly simple home remedies that you can try if you find yourself in a quandry of these sorts...

 IF YOU'RE CHOKING ON AN ICE CUBE, DON'T PANIC, SIMPLY POUR A CUP OF BOILING WATER DOWN YOUR THROAT. PRESTO! THE BLOCKAGE WILL INSTANTLY REMOVE ITSELF.

 HAVE A BAD TOOTHACHE? SMASH YOUR THUMB WITH A HAMMER AND YOU'LL FORGET ALL ABOUT THAT PESKY TOOTHACHE.

 AVOID CUTTING YOURSELF WHEN SLICING VEGETABLES BY GETTING SOMEONE ELSE TO HOLD THE VEGETABLES WHILE YOU CHOP.

 A MOUSE TRAP PLACED ON TOP OF YOUR ALARM CLOCK WILL PREVENT YOU FROM ROLLING OVER AND GOING BACK TO SLEEP AFTER YOU HIT THE SNOOZE BUTTON. 

REALLY WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, YOU ONLY NEED TWO TOOLS IN LIFE - WD-40 AND DUCT TAPE. IF IT DOESN'T MOVE AND SHOULD, USE THE WD-40. IF IT SHOULDN'T MOVE AND DOES, USE THE DUCT TAPE.

 IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

HERE'S A THOUGHT THROWN IN: SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES - NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS.

I love this show...

I seriously don't see a clear winner yet with this set of 6 left. Do you?

Monday, Monday...

 and phone shenanigans!

I get a phone call from Isabella's mother stating Isabella had called "Vickie" a mutual friend of ours, and asked her to pick her up at Central Park.  Funny thing, Bella went to the YMCA day camp today.  Her mother was frantic thinking she was not at the Y, but was at the park.  I assured her that Isabella was at the Y, and obviously making prank or show-off phone calls because my cellphone was missing in action!

She says she was 'showing off' to her friends, but lost phone privileges because of it.  I told her that this immaturity and outright lying was just another good reason why she did not need a cellphone for real at 10 years of age!  I told her that a lie is a lie, and to ask a grownup to come pick you up in front of your friends or without permission from me as her guardian was inappropriate and if someone had tried to pick her up without permission...well..that is why they have safeguards in place. She had told Vickie that she was at the park with her mother and Wyatt. When Vickie asked to talk to her mother, Isabella hung up on her. I told her that nobody has permission to pick her up without being on the list. Clearly, a case of shenanigans and little white lies with resultant loss of playing her apps on the phone!  The nerve of these kids!


 Can you pass the conditioner please?

on this date...

 Marilyn Monroe died.  The iconic sex symbol and 1950s blonde bombshell was just 36 when she died on Aug. 5 1962.  Marilyn Monroe's death was classified as a suicide. But questions about whether she was actually murdered persist, on the eve of the 50th anniversary of her passing. Rebecca Jarvis and Terrell Brown asked author and Marilyn Monroe expert Jim Baker for his view.

American actress Marilyn Monroe poses in 1959 for the photographers at La Guardia Airport before flying to Chicago, for the presentation of her film "Some Like It Hot".

Marilyn Monroe a few weeks before she died on Aug. 5, 1962 at the age of 36.

The actress, famous for such films as "The Seven Year Itch" and "Some Like It Hot," was found dead in her Brentwood, Calif., home of a drug overdose. The circumstances of her death have been the subject of much speculation over the years.

Marilyn Monroe is shown in the first photo taken of her in the famous white dress from the "The Seven Year Itch." For a brief scene in "The Seven Year Itch," in September 1954, her character strolls on a Manhattan street on a stifling summer evening.

When a subway rattles beneath her, Marilyn stands astride a sidewalk vent to catch a cool breeze that swirls her skirt up around her waist.

Lucky Me...

 Well, somebody from the City, whom I know because he is he husband of one of the girls I work with, came by to finish painting the deck railing that the Repair Fair did not complete.  Its a great program for those who live in the city limits, they will pressure wash your house, do any needed outside repairs, and a few years back I got steps built for my deck which wasn't here when I moved here.  Of course your income is considered, but since I'm a homeowner with no second income they usually come about every year.  This next year he tells me to call up cynthia down there and tell her I need a roof over my front porch, we noticed it had moss growing on it.

When I opened the door to greet him in, he happened to notice my ceiling in the livingroom and said do you have a leak? I hadn't noticed, hadn't heard any dripping, but there appeared a stain and it looked wet, and I thought oh gawd, not a leak in the roof!!  He said is the bathroom above this? I said no...He said well its possible you could have a leaking roof.  The guy with him said no, he thought it might be from the air conditioner upstairs and I thought how could that happen, that air conditioner is in a window on the other side, it just didn't make sense.  Upon closer inspection the one guy says yes! its the air conditioner, so they went upstairs to look and sure enough instead of draining the water out it was leaking inside and had run under my bed and obviously causing wetness to include the livingroom ceiling.  I hadn't noticed it leaking inside the room at all.  God only knows how long that had been happening.

Wow! what a lucky find that was.  Two guys who come to paint my deck, end up fixing my air conditioner, moving it to another window, took apart the unit and cleaned it, and said hopefully that will resolve it, but they told me to call them if it did not. We noticed the air conditioner draining well from the outside. They only got a little painting in because it clouded up again and started to sprinkle.  I guess God works in mysterious ways, knew I had a whole other problem, and sent two guys to fix it!

and this deep male voice says...

"Your number came up on my caller ID...I was a little taken back, like somebody caught my hand in the cookie jar.  "Well, I said, I realized I dialed XXX-2430 instead of XXX-2403, so I hung up, but the question is why would he call me back? If he didn't recognize that number as somebody who would call him normally, is he worried about missing a drug deal, or worried about bill collectors? what reason would possess somebody to call an unknown number to them.

 Well he certainly wasn't worried about a bill collector, perhaps he met somebody and she 'stiffed' him telling him she would call... from the sound of his voice, a little gruff, I figured he was a smoker, but otherwise pleasant. I just think its strange to call back numbers on a caller ID like that. Maybe I should have asked him out to dinner! or call him back and tell him his number came up on my caller ID...(I am to tempted to do this..) LOL!!!!!! 

That caller ID pictured looks just like mine. Isn't she a beaut? You can get your own or other funky stuff here at The Funk Store.   It says this sells online for like 70 bucks wow! who knew this funky gadget that ex-hubby brought home years ago was worth some cash and a possible date night? LOL