Cat Scan, Who Scan? Me Scan....

I know - a lame title but I had my first CAT scan last night...  

Children are I were on our way home from piano and guitar lessons and I started feeling very weird.   Tingling at the back of my head,  all down my arms and hands..  silly mother that I am - I stop at Kroger pick up the new antibiotics for the children.  Race home fix grilled cheese sandwiches for everyone... 

Husband walks in room and I say, "You stay here with children, I'm going to run up to the new ER on the corner (about 2 miles away)"  I'm feeling really weird and am losing feeling and having all this tingling going on ... about that time I lost all feeling in my arms and across my chest.... so he said, "Instead of a doc in the box - let's head to hospital.  So we scooped up children mid-bite on hot grilled cheese and headed out the door.  Half  down the street I didn't think I could make it to the hospital... go to the new ER on the corner...... so we did....... by the time I walked in - I was stumbling a bit and lost all feeling in both arms and the back of my head was tingling so bad I was a bit more than scared and upset... then I couldn't catch my breath,,, I know.. lame as a mother is supposed to be a rock, the strong one... well,  I was mush at that moment and was having trouble composing myself.. 

Ended up my blood pressure was spiking and started out at 180/122 and three hours later it was 120/89 so they let me go home.  No idea why it spiked but they took blood, did a cat scan  to make sure I hadn't had a stroke(no stroke)  and  heart is very good -  immediate blood work came back very good , EKG was very good and  we wait on other results. I see my regular doctor today...  we have no idea what it is, thyroid, premenapause, over weight.. ? 

(ps:  Thanks Granddad for watching children for us....  )

In the meantime Rachel is loving her Music Theory class and has started working on a piece for a piano recital in November!  Patrick had his first real guitar lesson - last time we were here (they had strep throat last week) they didn't have music books (something to do with Hurricane Gustov)  So he is very excited to start working on guitar.  

Rachel is moving to the bars in gymnastics  and I'm excited and a bit nervous about it ~ but I think is super for her and as  long as she's enjoying it, I'll watch silently biting my lip watching her do flips that high off the floor!  :)  

Sorry these pictures are so blurry--- taken with my phone  :) 

One of my cupcakes....

These marshmallow flowers are so easy - you take kitchen scissors and cut the large marshmallow into 4-5 slices and then dip them in colored sugar and then place them on the cupcake.  :)  Easy peesie ...   



This was from one of Rachel's birthday parties - it had a flower theme...  she and I had a lot of  fun putting these together.  :) 

We also made these big sugar flower cookies as the take home favor from the party.  :)  she loved it.  :)  All the flower things were a big  hit with all the little girls.   It was fun. 

Have a good week!

The Cupcakery has moved to town........

Oh - my - is all I can say...... 

I had seen them on a couple of blogs - everyone waiting for them to open.. we drove past a couple of times and they had been closed.

And they were closed on Labor Day too.................  

but we drove by last night at 8:05 PM and the ladies were inside ..... but the sign said they closed at 8pm.... 

The ladies  saw us and waved us in.....      That's all I have to say -...... I'm in awe .........  I've made some pretty cupcakes before but...well....  these were pretty fantastic.

Did you see the cool box?  It's a keeper!  

Quiet days....

Remember Patrick coming home from school sick?..... well we visited the doctor and she did 'the test' although before she took it - she bet it was strep ... she was right... she normally is -this doctor has been Patrick's and Rachel's since they were two weeks old.

She also said, "Don't be surprised when Rachel comes up with the same symptoms and call me right away so we can get her on antibiotics".   This was Wednesday - we went home and Patrick went right to sleep again... he was really not feeling well.  

While he was napping, it was time to  pick up  Rachel from school ~  huge advantage of husband working from home ... sleeping children can just keep on sleeping.  As I pulled up in the carpool line to pick up Rachel  - her teacher walked out to the car to tell me that my daughter came up to her at 2:30pm to tell her that her throat was hurting and her she was  cold and needed her sweater...... yep - you guessed it,  fever and her throat was already red and nasty looking... sigh.  I placed the call to the doctor and had meds in hand by dinner time. 

Everyone goes back to school tomorrow - they are no longer contagious and feeling lots better - it's amazing how 24 hours on antibiotics makes a big difference.  

 

Gustav Winds.

Well - it's Tuesday -...... "all day" as my dad would say...   

There is a brand new grocery store in the area (big plus)  when we moved way out here there was one and it was 2 miles away - and we had to drive several miles to the nearest gas station.  Slowly over the last six years the area has grown up into a beautiful neighborhood filled withc crepe myrtles everywhere, several grocery stores,  a pizza joint, Starbucks, several nail salons (that my husband keeps trying to get me to visit), a doggy hotel (way too expensive) and most recent a Dunkin Donuts (just opened last week so lines are way too long).  

Back to the new Market. It's beautiful -I mean you walk through the front doors flanked by individual herbs you can purchase and inside  there's beautiful dark wood everywhere, the buggies are different - I don't know how to explain - they are taller - so when you put something in your buggy you don't have to bend way over to retrieve it.  I know -buggy - yes, I call it a buggy - it's a huge discussion between spouse and myself - I think he says cart or grocery cart.  I  have no idea where I picked up the term buggy but I'm not going to change something that small and silly.  It was very funny though the first time we (hubby & meself) heard one of the children run and offer to "get the buggy" he looked at me and I just smiled.... well, they spend more time with me in the grocery store than him...  :)  

Back to the new grocery, they have a beautiful Bread bakery and a little coffee/smoothie shop with baked goods - and connected to it - is a very nice seating area - couches,  chairs & tables - I'm sure my girl friends and I will be spending a nice morning there very soon.  Their flower shop was so inviting - and they have a deli area too - where you can purchase just about anything to eat there or package up for a meal at home.   Their cheese department  had all the yummy cheeses you could dream of.  Moving along - you can watch them preparing sushi - the colors of all the fruits and veggies were also very pleasant to stand  and admire - I mean - they had probably 6 different types of potatoes... IF I had been shopping for more than my couple of items I would  have been just lost in thought still at all the different prospects of ''' everything'''  except cereal and dog food.        Their cereal  aisle was lacking and I couldn't find the one the  children eat - and Lucy's dog food was $4 more a bag compared to Walmart.  ... oh well...  it was really a treat to walk through and of  course everyone is soooo  polite and they even carried my groceries out the car for me - I haven't had anyone offer to take my groceries out to the car in ages.  

I had coupons for several free things - and was concerned if I could use them all at once.. most people frown on more  than one coupon used at a time.... so I hesitantly walked up to the smoothie counter for my free smoothie... she smiled at me and asked what flavor and would I like to add any of their 'free' upgrades;   The Smart smoothie addition, the Sassy smoothie addition ( I laughed at that one... I mean really - what can they add to a smoothie that is going to make me .... Sassy?  There was a Strong Smoothie - and about three more and for the  life of me I should have chosen the "Good Memory Smoothie"  because I can't remember them.  lol...  I chose the Strong Smoothie - I think it had some Energy booster in  it - like Bee Pollen, blueberries or Wheat Germ... (?)   Who knows... maybe it will keep me from taking a nap today!  

I also received a loaf of artisan bread ( I chose a yummy Bay Area Sourdough bread) and a nice cloth grocery bag and $10 off my purchase today... so a very nice shopping experience.   

I did have to run to Walmart for the cereal and dog food and while there -the school called, my boy was running a fever of 99.637 ( really?) They were sending him home for a fever of 99.63 - where does that number come from?  But she was right, there must be something going around - b/c my sweet boy just curled up on the couch and slept for 2 hours...in the middle of the afternoon. 

I've attached a couple of pictures - the clouds (again...)  Gustov has made his way here - but we are just seeing some beautiful clouds and lots of wind.. .Check out Goldie's fur...  that is some wind!   

Good Day

Well - we missed Aunt Jenny and her daughter Sarah.  Plans changed and she was unable to make it.  

Our family was able to go over to Honey & Granddad's and the children swam in their pool until dinner -the burgers, hot dogs & sausage were wonderful and it's always nice to spend time with the grandparents.  :)  Thanks Honey!

I did finish all the laundry for the week and earlier today Rachel and I rode up to the school to practice locking the bike and then riding home...  nice and easy right?  No - I decided it would be good way to exercise my 10 month old Goldie and leashed her up and rode Peter's bike while Goldie ran beside me.  Needless to say it was a bit of a workout b/c it was our first time so she wasn't sure about cars or the bike for that matter. By the end of  the 2 miles (there and back) she was starting to drag and panting pretty good.  A regular walk may never be good enough again for this dog.  I think she enjoyed it.  

No stamping today.  The new Stampin Up catalog is beautiful and the choices seem endless .  I want to plan a new stamping class and a scrap booking class - but you have to have something to show everyone so...... I need to sit down and "do it" .  Yet another project... :)  

Since I've not put any of my cards on the blog yet - I have downloaded a couple for you.  One  I did for my mom last year.  Since her birthday is on St. Patrick's Day - this stamp set reminds me of Ireland. The one with the yellowish (More Mustard) paper was for another friend with a birthday in March too.   I love the detail you can make with the stamps.  It's amazing to take  simple paper, ink and rubber stamps and wa la... simple beauty.  I love this one with the tree with the leaves falling - the other stamps in this set - are ... you guessed - a winter tree setting , spring, and summer tree - very nice little stamp set and it's been around a long time. Some demonstrator I am, I cannot remember the name of the stamp set.  

Have a super week! 

Happy Labor Day

I hope ya'll have a great day!

We are keeping it quiet here today.  Laundry and stamping.  My sister called yesterday and will be dropping something off in a near by town and wanted to come by and visit so we will have Aunt Jenny over for  lunch and that will be nice.  I hope she brings my big nephews and niece. 

I've added some new pictures - Goldie of course loves the sprinklers and that 'weed' that has gotten so tall it is starting to lay over.  :)  It's not a good picture - b/c it's really very pretty.  

Have a super week!