The fall colors are starting to come out and I need to get out there and capture some of it. I also need to get out there and do a shoot with Anna, not only of her but with her. She really loves wielding a camera almost as much as she loves being in front of one.

I am thankfully, completely over my bronchitis now and all I can say is good riddance to it! That was one of the major factors in my not getting outside to take any photos, that and the unbearable heat. Now it is cooling off outside and I am feeling pretty much normal for me, I have to get out.

I used to walk around my neighborhood at night because it was so quiet. Now I will only go out in the daylight. Not because I am scared of the dark. no but I am pretty sure I heard the deliverance theme song coming from the pickup of the guy down the road.

I don’t want to have to squeal like a piggy!

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!

Let’s get on to something a little more interesting shall we. This is a portrait I took of the girls just before Christmas. I am not super happy with it, I really need a better background and the lighting is a bit off. Why am I sharing it with you then? Cause I am sick and haven’t taken anything new yet!

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I have been spending time getting everything ready for my big adventure on Friday. I am trying to keep myself occupied so I don’t psych myself out anymore than I already am.

Had to go to the doctor today because my bronchitis is not totally gone yet, this is not a good thing since I cannot have it when I go to surgery. The doc gave me the antibiotic that they usually perscribe for pneumonia. She said this should work and have me where I need to be by Friday. When I went to get the perscription filled they cashier asked me for 123 dollars! I about had to be carried out of the store. It’s all good though, they just accidentaly ran it through on an old insurance number, took a few hours but it got straightened out and I got my money back. They actually gave it to me for free and didn’t charge the co-pay to make up for the trouble.

I am supposed to be posting more about Christmases past, but I haven’t got it in me today, hopefully tommorrow I can get it up here.

I have some things I want to blog about but I am holding back because some of it might just turn some people away. It’s not bad bad stuff, just my thoughts on things happening in this country right now. I seriously wish that ALL the politicians, media, and pundits would pull their collective heads out of their butts and realize that they are not doing the U.S. any favors right now. To be honest, I think the thing that is truly screwing this country up is what is supposed to be protecting it.

That is all I will say for now, lets see how many hate emails I get because of that and I will go from there. I am now going to go enjoy a codeine induced sleep!

Since I am miserable at the moment I am going to cut this short!

In other news, I got some new books to review. I just finished one of them up tonight and I am currently reading the other, plus trying to write the review for the first one! Oh and I won this really cool Life Application Study Bible from ACM. I like it a lot. As a matter of fact I like it so much that it replaced the one I had been carrying to church. I really enjoy the format that is used and the study helps are awesome.

Anyway, I need to go take a pain pill and catch some sleep, I didn’t get much last night due to the pain and swollen face!

I have been reading a lot lately. More than I usually do, way more. I usually read one book at a time but I have been juggling two books plus my Bible. So far I have been doing well at it. No getting mixed up or losing what I had gleaned from either book. I also need to update my now reading over on the side bar. I actually finished the Dean Koontz book the other day and am in the process of reading something else.

I think the diet is going well although I cheated a bit over my birthday weekend. Some cake a few sodas and a trip to Joe’s Crab Shack because I love Joe’s! Becky and I shared the double dip appetizer and then I plunged into the fisherman’s platter. I could barely walk by the time we left but I was full! Anyway, back to the diet, I seem to be holding steady at the moment weight wise, this weekend didn’t seem to do too much damage.