Ouchy Here..

Good morning all!  I haven't checked in in awhile...seems I think that writing about myself is boring.  Why should I write about me?  Am I whining when I write about myself I wonder?  Then I realize that this is a journal and I can write about lipstick or fungus or Saturn if I want to.  Of course, if I wrote about fungus or Saturn I wouldn't know what the heck I was talking about.  I do know a bit about lipstick, though.  I think I am digressing.  Whenever someone asks me about myself I try to change the subject.  Whenever I am in therapy (single or group) and it is my turn and that questions comes up, "So, how are you doing?"  My standard answer is, "Hmm, uh, alright I guess."  shaking my head dismissively.  I am a fixer of others!  So, that is how it goes.  But this morning I am going to tell you how I am if it kills me, tee hee.  I am nauseas and in pain.  I ran out of my narcotic for pain relief.  So I am trying to be as still as possible and get through this until I get to my doctor.  I have break-through pain medicine, but it is not controlling enough of my pain.  It just prevents withdrawal, really.  The pain isn't too bad.  I am not crying.  I know it is bad when I am crying.  I am taking muscle relaxants to deal with it, also.  They don't work very well.  This fibro. sucks.  My central nervous system really is hyper.  Pain is so real.  My home is much messier than I like it.  I wanted to let everyone know that I may not be visiting your journals and leaving comments in the next few days.  Then again I may.  We will see.  I was pretty upset that I could not do the Photo Scavanger Hunt and my Photo Game this week.  They will be coming up, though!  I am going to be posting another Photo Game as soon as I can.  And with that, I am going to go rest my sore muscles.   Oh, my sister Therese has a neat photo album she started not too long ago for the Scavanger Hunt.  If you haven't seen it it is great!  Go ahead and look!  Good day and blessings to all!

What Kind of Blogger Are You?

What Kind Of Blogger Are You?

Find out here

I took this test and turned out to be a blogger about my Life Stories.  I keep a journal to have a life record.  Why do you journal?  I have been pondering journaling over the past month or so as it seems I have kind of slipped into journaling without even thinking much about it.  It became a way of life.  I started journaling thinking that I would be the only one reading.  Why would anyone be interested in my life?  It was something I did a couple of times a week.  I also read others as they posted comments.  Now I am reading for two or three hours a day.  It has been totally amazing to meet the people I have met online.  They have turned into true friendships.  It has happened without my even knowing it would.  Whooosh... It happened so quickly.  Amazing.  Thanks for accepting me into this wonderful community!  I really have only been blogging for about four months.  It seems like forever.  My journal goes back longer, but I was sick for six months and did not write.  So, why do you journal?  How has the experience been for you?  Do you journal for information?  Have you made friends?  Support?  Are you chronically ill and it has made a tremendous difference?  Is it a hobby?  I am curious...  Have a good weekend all! 

I'm Featured!

I received this in my email box this morning:

Dear Member,

Congrats! You have been chosen as a spotlighted member within the AOL Local Community. Your screen name is being featured on a Local Community page!

Please stop by to view the spotlighted feature at AOL Keyword: Local Talk.

If you would not like your name to be featured, please let me know.

Thank you for your participation in our community!

So, if anyone wants to go see my mug on the internet go to Keyword:  Local Talk.  Oh, Sherry is featured there, too!!!  Way to go, Sherry!  Cooooool!!!

Photo Contest Winner Is...

Congratulations to Sherry for guessing yesterday's picture correctly!  It was a pecan half!!  Go visit Sherry's journal, it is a wonderful journal and she is a great guesser, too!

CONGRATULATIONS, SHERRY!!

A Photo Game..

I decided to do a photo game for fun.  I am going to be taking a picture.  Maybe about one a week of average, ordinary objects.  I will then distort them somehow or maybe not distort them.  I may zoom in or zoom out.  I may blow them up.  I may turn them into another color or make them black and white.  I am not sure what I am going to be doing to these pictures, but I am going to have some fun with them.  This is the first picture.  If you want to guess what it is put it in the comments section.  I think it is very easy.  I hope you guys have fun with this.  Hopefully I will be able to do this once a week.  I don't know what I will call this yet.  Anyway, here is my photo.  I will email you if you are correct.

        

Cabaret and The Scavanger Hunt

Chelsea and I went to "Cabaret" last night.  It was put on by the Thespian Group at Penn State.  I live just a few miles from campus.  We had a blast!  The director of the orchestra is a good family friend of my Dad's and my Dad gave Chels and me tickets to go see it.  Dad watched Matt grow from a tot to a senior at Penn State.  He is going to be a music teacher.  My son Matt is seriously considering being a music teacher also.  I have been wanting to write an entry about him for so long.  I just haven't gotten to writing it yet.   I am going to get Matt and Matt together as my Matt is seriously considering going to go to Penn State.  My Matt went from attending advanced placement classes at high school in Florida to a high school for the performing arts.  He is a junior right now.  Isn't that just so cool!  I have never heard him so joyful when I talk to him on the phone!!  He is expressing himself as never before!  So the musical was absolutely fabulous and Chels and I and everyone else laughed and clapped through the whole thing and gave them a standing ovation and cheers at the end!  This is particularly amazing for me as I have not done anything social at night for months.  Or has it been years?  My body paid for it, but it was so good for my spirit!

Now for the Scavanger Hunt.  We were to take a photo  of a                  

portrait.  This is my Pops.  I was at his home the other day.  I was playing with my camera and when he was leaning into the cabinet I said, "Hey Dad, turn around."  This is the look he gave me.  This is good ol' Daddeeoo.

The next one I took was of a landscape.  This landscape is very indicative of Pennsylvania.  The hay.  The green grass.

                 

The red barn.  The blue/grey sky.  This looks like Pennsylvania to me.

The next photo is of something far away.  I chose to take a sky shot.  I love sky shots.  This doesn't look far away, but it obviously is.  It was a cloudy, rainy-spotted day.

               

And the last photo is of something close-up.  I chose to take a picture of some pears.  These pears are very fat!  I like these pears.  I think they are very pretty.  I have a fondness for pears.  They represent healing and life for me.  When I was

                  

an infant I was allergic to everything, so for two years all I ate were beef hearts and pears.  Yep, pears for two whole years.  My mom said I loved them.  I still do.  I guess one would get sick of something eating them for every meal for two years.  I never did.  Hope you enjoyed my hunt for some interesting pictures!

 

              

 

 

Meet Scotty!

It was around noon yesterday.  I heard a rustling at my door.  It was rather faint.  I heard some gasping for air coming from a padded brown envelope.  I was rather alarmed as I ripped the envelope open.  Out popped a rather handsome, fuzzy and unique looking orangutan.  He had taken a rather long trip.  It was an eleven-day trip to be exact and was out of breath but happy to be in his new home almost immediately.  He came with a beautiful handwritten card of love and well-wishes whispered into my ear.  Now he sits at my computer and is being naughty and even falling in love with another primate-species.

                  

Meet Scotty.  He is waving hello to all is J-Land!!!!  He is sitting next to Sheila.  Sheila was affectionately named by my daughter's friend Alison.  Sheila's full name is "Sheila The He Monkey".  So, I affectionately named Scotty "Scotty the Scottish She Orangutan".  I know, I know, they are gender confused.  I am silly with my stuffed animals.  I have quite a few.  Maybe you will see some more someday.  Welcome, Scotty, and thanks so much, my good friend, Stuart!  I love you!!