On the bright side, they had the Lord of the Rings on today so I had something to watch.

The weather here has been keeping me inside for most of the day so I haven’t been out taking photos or making movies. I really can’t wait for springtime.

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Another Christmas has come and gone. While money was tight, I think everyone came away happy. I was able to put tires on my truck thanks to my parents and still had enough left over to buy a small flip-like video camera. Something to play with when bored.

Sunday we all went out after church to do a little shopping around for needed items, like a mattress that doesn’t sag in the middle. We found a few possibilities, but nothing we were willing to commit to yet. While shopping we stopped at a local flea market to browse.

While there I found an eMac that was in very good shape. They wanted $75 but he went down to $50, so that was a deal that I couldn’t pass up. It’s really quite nice and it gives me something to do my work on while the girls continue to kill the windows machine. It is capable of working with my photos and videos, slowly but not as slow as the windows computer.

I am planning on doing more photography this year, even if it’s only for me. I just need to get out and create, I think that will lighten my mood considerably. Got to go, need a nap after taking my meds then on to some chores!

It’s still too early to tell on the anti-depressant but as far as panic attacks go haven’t had one since starting this med. Plus I actually can sleep at night. The only thing I have a problem with on this med is when I wake up I am only semi conscious for the first couple minutes, but after that I am on, like someone flipped a light switch.

So, that’s where I am with that right now. I am hoping to never have a panic attack again, or at least way fewer.

I am also hoping this will allow me to follow through on a new project that I have in mind. More on that later though.

This Microsoft mouse is driving me insane. Last week I had to push really hard on the left button to get a double click, this week I just barely touch it and it double clicks especially on things you really don’t want it too. Nothing like paying the same bill twice to make you go out and buy a new mouse!

I am amazed at how little I can get done when with good intentions I start a project. I have three going at the moment but somewhere up the line the train derailed and I’ve not accomplished much since. I would love to blame it on the health issues I have been having lately but honestly I could have been working on them anyway, they don’t really require much more effort than getting out of bed and going to my computer. Wait, I know…

I will blame it on the fact that my laptop died! See if it still worked I could have been working while I was in bed! Yeah, that’s the ticket.

I am getting used to the new stuff, it just makes me really tired right now. Yeah I know, like I needed anything else making me tired. I think these doctors know what they are doing to me and are laughing about it behind my back.

Becky got a car to replace her little yellow focus. We got it home and she started having buyers remorse. I tried to reassure her that not only is that normal, but if you didn’t have remorse it probably is a good sign that you should have. It’s a good car, and it was in our price range, meaning that the insurance money covered most of it and all we had to pay was the taxes.

I’m going to bed now, see ya!

The latest bout has found me having a pretty horrid allergic reaction to something, what we may never know, but something. I have been covered head to toe in hives for 3 days now, looks like it will be a few more before they go away. I have had worse reactions, my penicillin allergy comes to mind, but this one is lasting longer and is way itchier.

My first trip to the doctor Tuesday yielded me the advice to stop taking one of my medications that might be causing the problem. Nothing to take for the itching, no advice either. I went back for the follow up visit Wednesday and dealt with some more poking and prodding. This time when I left at least they gave me a steroid to take and a pill to take care of the itching.

Now I sit and wait. Will it go away? Will it get worse? Only time will tell.

Side-note: On that first visit, after the doctor saw me, she brought in a NP to see my hives. I felt like I was someones show and tell toy. On my second visit a new doctor saw me, when she was done she, you guessed it, brought in another doctor to confer with. Of course this doctor had a sense of humor at least. He popped in the door and said he was there to make a rash decision.

I really am hoping to get out and do some photography. It has been pretty sparse lately. Even the flowers I posted the other day were on the inside of the house.

Alright, let’s get out there and get some bad guys!

As you may have gathered, considering my track record, I have not accomplished much over the last few weeks. I am finally recovering from my somewhat long winded illness. To celebrate I am going to share a photo. It’s poorly composed and the flowers were not very healthy. So what does one do in that situation? Over saturate it, tweak the contrast and hope no one notices!

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It started out as an innocent cold, I should have known better.

8/20/10 I notice some congestion and get the sniffles.

8/22/10 It shifts into high gear, don’t want to get out of bed.

8/23 – 8/26/10 Becky tells me I should go to the doctor.

8/26/10 I give in and go to immediate care. They tell me it’s viral and give me cough syrup and a prescription for antibiotics that I am only to fill if a fever sets in.

8/29/10 Fever!

8/31/ – 9/1/10 I start to feel better!

9/1/10 Late evening. Spend the entire night coughing unable to sleep.

9/2/10 Go to ER get an x-ray, two breathing treatments, prednisone + a script for more, a new inhaler, and a shot in the nether region that hurt like heck and still does a bit.

9/3/10 Lying awake for the second night in a row but hopped up on Albuterol this time. Realize I have not updated my blog in a while. Posted this long drawn out account just for filler on my site!

On the non whining front, the weather has been beautiful here lately, hot but still very nice. We’ve not had any real good storms, which is disappointing, but I guess I will survive. Maybe next season I can take a trip to Kansas to chase for a week, maybe not though.

Anna and I have been riding our bikes lately and Becky is ready to start walking again. Between the two of them, they are going to kill me.

Time for some serious Bible study, see ya!