Popping in ...

OK faithful bloggers ... I'm off to Atlanta for the day for an "important meeting". Kinda sucks cause today's Marty's 44th birthday and I didn't even get to see him today (it was dark when he kissed me g'bye this morning and he'll be in bed by the time I get home tonight). However, we celebrated last night ... Kayla and I took him to his favorite eatery, Logan's Roadhouse, in Athens. The wait staff got wind "somehow" it was his birthday, made him stand in the middle of the restaurant, and invited the entire crowd to join them in a big "Logan's YEEEEEEEEEHAAAWWWWWW!" ... he could have died and blamed it all on me, but I swear, I didn't ask for it ... they must've seen him opening his gift bag and cards at the table. ;)

I was offline for several days, literally ... I think it's Boo's fault .. I swear that wench made it snow like a bitch down here in beautiful Georgia ... we were without power for a while ... but that didn't even hurt me as bad as being without my internet!!! Damn ... where are my priorities? Well, Boo got hers .... by the time the storm got up to her, it intensified ... that'll show her! ;)

Ya'll have a good one ... I have tons of pictures of Maizie in the snow (she LOVED it) and some of our birthday celebration last night ...

I've missed ya'll ... you'll be getting comments from me soon. Thanks, by the way, to all the well-wishers during my recovery!!!

I can breathe!

Well ... got my nasal packing out yesterday. Man, I think it was up there so far, part of my brain came out when it was pulled ... god knows, I can't afford to lose any brain! Gotta treasure what I haven't killed off with alcohol over the years. Anyway, my nose is much straighter ... no more deviated septum, and the best part .... I CAN BREATHE! Marty says I haven't snored at all since I had the surgery, even with the tons of packing I had over the weekend. I still have a bit of swelling, but it's not bad ... nor is the pain. I finally am feeling human again ... amazing what a little make-up and septoplasty can do for an old gal!

Maizie running from her daddy in our back yard

Luck helps those who help themselves

Just so I don't frighten you followers away, I decided to post a much better pic of myself, rather than the immediate post-op one! These were taken Monday night at P.F. Chang's ... my daughter and I met one of her friends for dinner and a movie ... we saw "He's Just Not That Into You" ... funny movie. I'm so glad I don't have to go through that anymore. :) Ben Afflect sure is dreamy in this movie.

I'm feeling better today, but nose is very tender and still HUGE. I get my packing out Monday. Have mixed feelings about that, as I know it's gonna hurt like hell, but feel so much better once it's out! I hope this was all worth it. Time will tell.

Just kicking back today ... no strenuous activity or bending over ... using my feet to retrieve things, which is quite challenging and I'm realizing how truly inflexible I am!!! Marty took the day off, too "just in case", but ... I'm pretty self-sufficient. I have surprised myself, actually. Maizie sure does love having her "people" home. I'm attaching a couple of new pics of her as well ... sure do love her.

Happy Friday, Friends .... :)

I'm alive and kicking ... really I am.

Sorry for my absence ... between my stress about my upcoming surgery and the stress related to the fact that Marty informed me they're "cutting back hours at work soon" ... I've had my head in the sand for a while. Gonna start picking up a day or 2/week back at the hospital in March, most likely ... tryin really hard to be thankful I have that, as I realize some don't have job 1, much less "extra job opportunity". I have to gear my mind to "no alternative, no choice, something I've got to do". I'm gettin there. :) Marty feels bad, of course, because he's been a printer, and only a printer for the past 25 years. Unfortunately, the printing business is doing about as well as any other business these days. It just sucks. If it weren't for our stinking credit card debt, we would be absolutely fine without his full income. I hate credit cards. HATE them. He is looking for handy work ... he's very good at construction and has actually built 2 of his own houses in the past. But again, unfortunately, that is slow as well.

Well, I finally did it this morning. Septoplasty, turbinate resection, and polypectomy. It was on my list of "Oh Hell No, you're not doin that to me!" surgeries. All in all, I'm feeling OK .... just feel like I have a couple of metro newspapers lodged in my sinuses ... originally, I said "Denver Post" ... I'm about to change it to the "New York Times". OH ... let's make that the Sunday edition while we're at it. I will try to add more as my recovery progresses. My packing comes out Monday, and I'm hoping to be back to work a week from today.


I will be catching up on everyone's back-blogs and commenting ... I've missed you all!!!

TGIF? ... not.

If I didn't have to work tomorrow, I'd be saying "TGIF", like most of the world is doing. It's my own "fault" ... I was sick yesterday, so tomorrow's a make-up day for me ... these sinuses are killng me ... I don't know if it's anticipation, therefore I feel worse right now ... or if my sinuses are actually getting worse by the day. My surgery is 2 weeks from yesterday ... 2/19/09. It's funny, septoplasty, aka rhinoplasty, used to be on my list of "Oh No You're Not EVER Doing That To Me" ... (right between cystocele and rectocele repair). Now, 2/19 can't come soon enough. I just hope it's a cure, and not the beginning of many sinus surgeries. Gotta think positive!

Here's some pics of our new recliners and area rug. The middle picture was taken by hubby a few minutes ago ... he caught me blogging in action!

G'night, all!

Acrobabble

Back in the 90s, I used to play an online game called "Acrophobia". I LOVED it ... the more creative and quick you are, the better! Well, like most web-based games in the 90s, it lost it's funding and disappeared. Well, I've found another one similar to it!! It's called Acrobabble. Go on over and check it out. Here's how it works: players are presented with an acronym between 3 and 7 letters long and their task is to concoct the funniest, whackiest, witiest acronym expansion in the alloted time. Players then get to vote on the best entry and points are awarded based on the entries. www.acrobabble.com ... I played a while last night and this morning. Warning: the un-rated rooms means "anything goes" ... some people have very dirty minds! If you're easily offended, pick one of the "clean" rooms.

I'm "marcymcgee" there, if anyone wants to find me.