Take Nothing for Granted...

My dad's girlfriend lost her son this week. Ernie had apparently been "blacking out" off and on for a while. He did not go to the doctor or have it checked out. He ignored it. Turns out he was having strokes. He had another major stroke this week and died on Wednesday. He was only 54.

Live for today for you are not promised tomorrow. Take nothing for granted. Live each day as if it is your last...it may very well be...and if it isn't then do the same thing tomorrow. Condolences to Lila on the loss of her son. Godspeed, Ernie.

Time for Change...

The last couple of weeks have been...interesting. Ronnie and I took Trenton to Lake Palestine for a couple of days. We swam...fished...played mini-golf...had a great time. We have continued with our concert nights...great bands. Went to Shreveport and played a ton of Blackjack and Flop Poker. Lost. Went to the doctor.....that's where it gets really interesting.

I went to the doctor yesterday because I just lack any form of energy...my allergies are kicking my butt...and my right foot has begun to hurt and swell. Bottom line...I'm going to hell in a handbasket. I need another sleep study because he thinks I am having sleep apnea. My blood pressure is a little bit wonky...not bad...just not as great as it has always been. I need to lose weight so I will be seeing a nutritionist beginning next week. And, oh, my foot is broken so I will need to enroll in water aerobics for therapy. Damn!

When my left foot had stress fractures last November, I knew exactly how I had done that. This time...haven't a clue. This is the OTHER foot and this is an actual break in the bone. Apparently I did whatever within the last couple of weeks because it was already showing signs of starting to heal. I'm still going to be in the fracture boot until the end of August, however.

One of my friends said that I need a vacation..."one foot at a time." Not a bad idea!

Time keeps on driftin' into the future....

Oh, my goodness! It has been two weeks since I posted. Time has certainly flown. What's been going on...I want to say "nuthin' much," but let me think about it a bit. First, there was Trenton's birthday party and that was a blast. My oldest g'son turned 7...7! He is such a big boy and yet, he was just born...


Let's see...after that celebration we moved in to July. There was July 4th pizza and fireworks at my house. Love hanging out with the family. We had a good time eating, playing board games (though some nameless people cheat!) and shooting off fireworks. No near deaths with the firebombs this year. Just a couple of hot spots from the stupid sparklers and punk sticks! Everybody seemed to have a good time. Carter was mesmerized by the fireworks...either that or the fact that he was up 4 hours past his bedtime!


Went to Shreveport on July 5th with some girlfriends. Lost my butt...enough said. Still had a good time. Love spending time with girlfriends, too.

Been keeping up with the Concerts by the Lake every Thursday night. Such an enjoyable evening! We go to Agave at 4:30 and have a couple of beers before going to a restaurant for dinner and then on to the concert. My friend, Brandy, has begun to join us and we have a great time laughing, talking and people watching.

Speaking of my friend Brandy, we went on an outing together...a shared common goal...we got tattoos! I have been wanting to get a tattoo ever since I walked in the Breast Cancer 3 Day 60 mile walk last November. I broke my foot on that walk and wanted to get a breast cancer ribbon tattoo on that spot to commemorate the event. My foot finally healed to the point where I could follow through on it. Brandy went with me...my partner in crime...and she got a Care Bear Star tattoo on her foot.




All in all, the last two weeks have actually been packed with activity. Guess I had better end this post and take a nap. Just reading it has made me tired!