Well, we're coming to the end of January and I think I've kept my New Year's resolution to be in bed before midnight exactly once. That is so pathetic.
Last night I was up until (hanging my head in shame) oh, around... 3:30. Eeep. However, I did some kick-butt work and am really pleased with it. And today I wasn't even that zombie-like! Hee.
Saw the G/E doc today. He was younger than me! I have hit "that age", I suppose. Hee, again. It was great because my mom stayed home with the kids, so I was able to focus on why I was there and giving him my complex history and eveyrthing. He ordered a bunch of lab tests, some kind of scan, and an EDG or is EGD? Endoscopy. Whee! He thinks that celiac is by no means out of the question, and when I brought it up, he said, "Certainly, certainly, we'll check for that." He also thinks the chronic pain is gallbladder... I know 2 folks who have had their gallbladders out with no complications, so if that's what it is, I'll be just as happy to be rid of it.
Now I just have to wait for test results to come back and see what's going on. In the meantime, he put me on Prilosec (I think, it's one of the acid blockers) and fiber to help with the other problems I'm having. Should be interesting.
I made an awesome dinner tonight, a seafood soup (recipe coming soon) with my variations on Sherri's flatbread (soy-free). I know my poor Mom really appreciated having the awesome soup to help her cold. I was freezing all day (temps dropped a bit here again, it's where it's supposed to be again), and the soup just hit the spot. It's wonderful how just a nice meal can help pick up your spirits... Oh, I had DH pickup up Burger King for the kids since they all hate soup! Their loss. (Hee, again)
DS1 was home from school today, he got sick this morning right after he got up, pretty much. Then he got sick again about an hour or two later, and that was it -- he has been fine the rest of the day. When I got home from the dr's, the place was trashed. They had taken out about 6 different things with multiple parts (dominoes, Lego dinosaurs, Hungry Hungry Hippos...) Yikes! I told them they needed to clean up and they all got snippy with me, so I sent them upstairs. I did end up cleaning it all up for them (bad mom! bad mom!) but then I revoked all TV privileges for the rest of the day as a consequence. Hee! I am evil.
I don't care, it was easier than yelling at them to get them to put all that stuff away, and there was a consequence which they may actually remember later. Well, I can hope, right?
Tonight, a little baking, I must must MUST have "snackies" or else I eat garbage and feel lousy. I can only eat so much cheese! I think I'll make the LC chocolate cake... hmmm or go back to the "not bread pudding" because everyone loves it... decisions, decisions!
Oh, and that NY's resolution thing? Tonight, for sure!
Edited to add:
Two really nice things happened to me today, and it's really good to write things like that down before they are forgotten...
First, and most astonishing: My new doctor asked me if I had had any children. Now, that's a pretty standard question, but I was literally stunned. You mean he couldn't tell by looking at me that I have kids? You mean the word "MOM" isn't tattooed in 3-inch letters on my forehead? You mean my dress, demeanor, and expression don't spell out clearly, "Not only is this woman a mother, she is coming to the end of 7 years of diaper duty!"
So, I was stunned, but pleased. Because I had managed to present myself to someone new who asked me about my health issues, of course, but also about my writing, my school, and the Red Sox' chances this year now that they have Shilling. We didn't talk about the kids, except to acknowledge their existence. Which was right, because I wasn't there for my kids, I was there for me, and I accomplished what needed to get done.
Hey, I'm not just my kids' mom! Cool.
Second: I was puttering around in the kitchen making dinner and my mom asked me, "What did you pay for those pants?" (I'm wearing the new pants today!) I told her, $30. I wondered, where is she going with this? She's thrifty, but $30 on a nice pair of pants is pretty reasonable. I didn't think she was going to be disapproving but I was still curious about where this was leading. Then she said, "You should have bought 2 pair. They look really nice on you." I love my Mom.
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