Oh boy.

I don't know why, but I am so very exhausted.  I am overwhelmingly tired, dragging my butter through the last few days.  I can hardly get everything done.  There is not enough coffee in the world to fix this kind of tired.  I have had a cold for a LONG time so maybe it is just dragging me out.

Figuring it Out

I went to the doctor about my injured knee and he suspects that I have a damaged kneecap.  I have an appointment for an x-ray and a prescription for painkillers.  I also have an appointment for physiotherapy.  After all that is done, if I am still in pain, we will schedule a different kind of scan.  So hopefully it won't be anything too bad and nothing requiring surgery because I DO NOT have time for knee surgery.

Tomorrow

I  am just so much pain!!!  I hurt my back and I can hardly move.  Here's hoping I feel better tomorrow.

Quarantine?

Sick Princess Magpie

Hello from the sick house!  I ventured out of bed and out of the house to get food and milk for the kids.  (Funny thing, they insist on eating, even when mommy is sick.  Silly kids!)  I did my best not to talk to anyone or to spread my germs so that I didn't infect any of the wonderful elderly people I saw in the store today!  (I would feel so bad!)  

 Sick Mommy Twisted Cinderella

Now that I am home, I am main-lining herbal tea, binge-watching "Fuller House" on Netflix while the little girls lay on the couch and watch "Goldie and Bear".  We are a pretty sad sight, I have to say.  I feel like there should be a quarantine sign outside.  But on the upside, you would be surprised how easy it is to stick to your budget getting groceries when you are miserable while you shop. I told Prince Charming next time he comes home with a cold, I am making him wear a face mask until he is all better so he doesn't infect the whole house!

Oh No!!

I got a call from my brother that my mom is in the hospital with blood clots in her lungs!  My dad is at home dealing with his heart issues and now my mom is in the hospital!  So scary!

*Sigh* Not Again

Well my dad is back in the hospital again. My mother had my brother call today to tell that dad has been the hospital since yesterday with an increased heart rate and high blood pressure with no idea why.  *sigh*

Bad News

My brother sent me a message this morning.  He wanted me to call.  Apparently my family lost my phone number.  Anyway he told me that my dad had a heart attack on the weekend.    He is at home now and is doing ok.  But what bothers me about the whole thing (other than being worried about my dad) is that this is Tuesday and they are only telling me now.  Shows just how far down their list of priorities I am.  They don't make contact,  they don't visit, they don't keep me in on things.  I really am the low man on the totem pole.  Mother of their only grandchildren, (that they never see) but low man anyway.

My dad and mom

Poor Snifflefritz

While Prince Charming, Princess Magpie, and I suffer through this horrible flu that is kicking our butts, Princess Snifflefritz is a little bored and lonely missing her sisters' wanting to play with her.  As a result she is doing a LOT of coloring and crafting.  She will be VERY happy when we are all back to normal.

Quarantine?

Exactly half of my family is sick today.  Prince Charming, Princess Magpie, and I are all feverish, and have aches and chest congestion.  Prince Charming is your typical male and acts like he is dying when he is sick.  Princess Magpie just gets quietly miserable, laying down, being softly miserable.  She breaks my heart she is so pathetic.  PrIncess Snifflefritz is staying with her and being super sweet.  I am feeling awful but I have things to do, so I am doing laundry, cleaning and trying to get through.  I really hope the rest of my family doesn't get sick too.

Dragging but Organising

I haven't been feeling well for the last couple of days but I am still trying to keep on top of things.  I am not sure what is up with me but I am exhausted and dragging my butt around.  I really need a little pick me up.  I did, however, organize my fridge freezer.  It looks better I must say.

Ouch!

I woke up with a horrible pain in my neck this morning. I apparently old now and I can now hurt myself sleepin ,  lucky me!  I don't know why but it has been really hard to function.  Luckily for me, Princess Belle and Prince Charming have helped out a lot.  Princess Belle covered Little Prince care this morning before his nap and after he went for a nap, Prince Charming took the girls to the park for me.  After they got back, I watched Little Prince and Princess Belle cooked supper!  I am lucky mommy.

It had better end soon!

I am so tired!!  I am beginning to look like an extra from The Walking Dead, I swear!  I have not been sleeping well since we moved.  Last night I was awake at 3:30 am!  At 2 am I got up and went outside to empty the kids pool!  At 2:30 am I started watching Netflix on my tablet while lying in bed!  I just couldn't sleep.  Needless to say I am a grouchy and groggy mommy today.

Appointments

I went to the dentist today and had my tooth fixed.  I am glad to have it done before the move, but I do have an AWFUL headache now, so I am feeling a little quiet right now.

Little Prince has his diagnostic appointment tomorrow.  I am more than a little nervous about it.  I hope it goes well.  Even though I am 99 percent sure what the results will be, I am still nervous.  I hope my little man has a good day.

Okay here it is . . . .

Okay, here's the part where I complain a little.  I know . . . I don't do it a lot, but really, I need to get this off my mind.  So if you are looking for sunshine, rainbows and butterflies, you may want to scroll right on by. 

So here it is . . . . getting old sucks!  I know . . . shocking, right?  But I am only 43 years old and every morning when I get up, I feel really, really old. 

My nighttime routine consists of the following:

1. I tuck into bed and either read a book or watch a little bit of netflix, for about 15 minutes, just long enough to feel sleepy.

2.  I turn on my side and fall asleep for a hour.

3.  After an hour, either my neck, back, shoulder, knees or a combination thereof hurts so bad that I have to turn over.

4.  Repeat this for about 4 or 5 hours, then find out both sides hurt and lay on my back for an hour to sleep.

5.  After another hour (for a total of 5 or 6 hours), everything hurts but especially my neck.  So now I have to get up, because I have learned that if I stay in bed past this point I get a HORRIBLE headache (no matter how much I really really want more sleep!)

I get up in the morning an stumble downstairs blearily to the coffee pot and wait for the caffeine to do it's job and wake me up enough to mommy for the day.  I tell Prince Charming I get up in the morning because my bed is trying to kill me.  But I mean really, who gets up because it hurts to much to LAY DOWN!!!  Isn't laying down the thing you do when you hurt??   How am I so old and broken that laying down is to strenuous for me?????

I tell you . . .  this getting old things SUCKS!!!

Poor Prince

My poor little man is sick.  I can tell he has a cold and I would love to fix it for him, or to make it better for him.  I managed to get him to eat a little bit, but as soon as he was done, he was quietly miserable and just wanting to be in his room. 

All The Good and a Little Bad

I had a doctor's appointment yesterday and it was actually a good one!  Apparently I wasn't crazy when I thought that being a veggie was  making me feel better.  After only two months, it is actually doing my body better too!!  Here is the news I got yesterday (and most of it is good!!)

• YAY!!  My blood sugars are at a good level!!
• YAY!!  My blood pressure has come so far down that it is within a normal range now!!
• YAY!!  I had my bone scan and even though my density is slightly less than average, it is within normal range . . . so no osteoporosis for me!!!
• We are going to test my cholesterol after six months to see if they have come down too.
• OH WELL, and the only sort of bad news is the explanation for my sore knees.  The cause is two-fold.  First, I have a my kneecap is off track and is rubbing against the bone and cartilage nearby. Secondly, I have osteoarthritis in my knees.  I don't really feel too badly about this news.  I have had bad knees for 20 years, so while it is nice to have a name for it and it is too bad that there is nothing they can do for it, it doesn't change my life at all. 

Today

I having a day today.  I am tired, grouchy, and headachy!  Not fun, but I am putting on a happy face and trying to get things done. 

And I am trying not be grouchy when they girls get overly excited and overly loud in their playing.  There is so much to do as I was out shopping for groceries yesterday and when mommy is away, disaster comes to play. 

In the meantime, I am nursing what I think is my 79th coffee for the day and trying desperately to get things done. 

Another one bites the dust

Another one bites the dust . . . poor Princess Belle joins the ranks of the sick in our house.  She is still being cheerful and sweet though, god bless her . . .

Poor Little Ones

This is the house of the sick today.  My poor little girls are both sick and feeling miserable.  All day long, they have gone from laying on their bed to laying on the couches and chairs.  They are listless, tired, nauseous, and not eating.  Here's hoping they feel better tomorrow. 

I took their pictures and the sweet girls even managed to smile for the pictures.

So there it is

This is my adorable little man up.  His crazy sleep schedule is the reason that I have a headache so bad that I can't even think of anything fun to say to you guys.  Good thing he is cute!