What a beautiful day it was...

...and I spent it indoors, nursing a migraine. Bleah. It was about 70 degrees and sunny, but very windy, which is what caused my headache, I think. One really good piece of news, though ~ my laptop is home! Yippee!

I did manage to finish putting up all my interior decorations and T put the boxes back into the garage for me. So, there's one more thing off of my "to do" list. Like everything else, I did it 15 minutes at a time. :) Now it's time for Christmas cards, and present wrapping, and baking treats. I'll do those things 15 minutes at a time, as well.

Maddy was feeling a bit under the weather today. She was running a low grade temp (+1 degree or so) and it was just enough to make her cranky at school. When she got home, I spent some quality time rocking her and she calmed down pretty quickly. Poor little munchkin ~ that virus is really keeping her down. She was in bed by 7 PM and has been sleeping soundly since then. If she's still punky in the morning, she'll be staying home from school again.

Better run ~ I heard my laundry buzz and I need to get T's socks and undies folded for him. lol One more diaper change and then I can head to bed. :) Have a great day y'all!

It only takes 21 days to confirm a habit...

...or so I've heard!

Apparently, it's true for blogging! I tucked my husband into bed, checked on Maddy, and got a drink and sat down at my computer. Do I check on my Facebook? Read email? Nope ~ I automatically open my Blogger dashboard. lol So, I suppose that means I am supposed to be writing something here ~ I just wish I knew what it was!

Today was a moderate migraine day. The kind of migraine that still hurts, still comes with flashing lights and mild nausea, but no puking and no severe pain. These are the days that I can live with the pain and keep going. I got the outdoor decorations up and put Maddy's new tree up in her room. (I got her a miniature silver tree and decorated it with purple ornaments. It already had lights on it.) She absolutely loves her tree ~ her eyes were wide with wonder when I put her to bed tonight. :) She didn't want me to turn it off, so I left it on until she fell asleep, then snuck in and turned the lights off.

We put up the main tree last night, but I spent about 2 hours trying to figure out why the pre-lit tree was not lighting up properly. Duh, I missed a plug. I swear, migraine disease makes you stupid. Either that or age....lol

So, I still have the ornaments to put on the main tree today. 15 minutes at a time, and I'll get it done. :) Then the hearth/mantle decorations and washing the Christmas dishes and I am done. :) One more day, probably ~ which is good, since the laptop should be home tomorrow. :) I have lots of blogs to catch up on that I don't have listed on my "Favorites" on the main computer ~ only on the laptop ~ so I will be reading blogs for a day or two, I'm sure, trying to catch up. lol

Time's almost up! I'll see you next time. :)

NaBloPoMo ~ Day 30 ~ I did it!

Woohoo! It's the 30th of November, and I have accomplished my goal of posting every single day for thirty days. Good feeling, that ~ even though some of the posts were short, and virtually all were boring, at least I reached my goal. ;)

Today was a better day than yesterday. I woke up at a decent hour, with only the remnants of the migraine. Ate a good lunch, did some decorating outside, got down all my Christmas decorations from the attic, and I'm currently taking a break from working on the tree. Like everything else I do in this life, I am doing it all 15 minutes at a time. My "to do" list gets shorter virtually every day.

I don't know if I will continue to blog daily or not, but I think I may at least try to keep it up. I know that my writing will improve the more I practice, and I know that there are many days when I will have things I want to write about ~ I just don't know if I have something every day to write about. lol

Anyway, this is the final post I've committed to, so we'll see what happens tomorrow, eh?

Happy December!

NaBloPoMo ~ Day 29

No blogging today ~ headache is awful. Going back to bed.

Sorry.

NaBloPoMo ~ Day 28

Not much to say tonight ~ I have a rotten headache, due to the cold front that pushed through last night. Lots of rain, lots of cold wind, and a migraine from hell have kept me in the dark pretty much all day. Too bad ~ we were planning on going to the movies this afternoon (didn't happen) and then getting the Christmas decorations out of the attic (also didn't happen). Maybe tomorrow.

Going back to my dark room now.

Ugh.

NaBloPoMo ~ Day 23

I'm still basking in the glow of yesterday's birthday celebration. I managed to get the house completely back in order today, as well as doing my usual ton of laundry. And our Cowboys won their game. Take that, migraine! It was a good day despite Spike's best efforts to keep me down. :)

Maddy is sick, though. Yesterday, during the party, I noticed that she was flushed and warm, so I took her temp. She had a couple of degrees of fever, so I dosed her with ibuprofen and watched her. She was really cranky after the guests left and went to bed early. She slept in this morning until 11:30! (After two additional doses of fever reducers.) She never sleeps late, so I knew she wasn't feeling well. She's quiet, alternating with crabby, and while she has been playing with a few of her new toys, she just really isn't herself. She'll be staying home from school tomorrow since she can't rejoin her SpEd class until she's been fever-free for 24 hours. (I think we're the only people who follow that rule, thus the recurrent illnesses she contracts at school!) It's a short week anyway, due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, so I'm not too concerned about it. Hate it that she'll miss seeing her Music Therapist, though ~ she loves that part of Monday.

Buddy dog threw up this morning, too ~ I think someone must have snuck him some table food yesterday. He has a really sensitive stomach, and any little thing will make him throw up. Such fun ~ and on the carpet, too. lol That's my boy....

T and I are tired. Getting everything ready, putting on the party, and then cleaning up afterwards was a production, but our house looks so good right now. I've actually contemplated taking photos! It's ready for us to mess it all up again next weekend ~ we'll get out the Christmas decorations on Friday and get the tree up and the lights up outside next weekend. :) With virtually all the shopping done, I'm actually looking forward to the Christmas season this year.

Better run ~ I hear another load of laundry buzzing for me. Have a great night and a fabulous Monday morning!

NaBloPoMo ~ Day 22

What a party!

The lasagna was delicious, the company was fab, and aside from Maddy suddenly breaking out in a red rash and running a couple of degrees of fever, we all had a grand time.

Of course, that's a big "aside from" ~ she's had some Motrin and some Benadryl and is sleeping quietly. She was verrrry interested in her birthday presents until she just got worn out and needed to sleep for a little while. It's a lot of pressure to perform for her ~ at Christmas, we space the gifts out over the course of the day so as not to overwhelm her, but everyone really wanted to leave before it got dark, so the birthday presents had to be opened.

For now, I am exhausted and my head hurts ~ but I got through it with a smile. 15 minutes at a time, baby!

Time for some much deserved rest for all three of us, and maybe a cuppycake for a special treat before bed. :)

Goodnight!

NaBloPoMo ~ Day 21

What a crazy day!

I have a headache, first of all ~ it's been kept back somewhat with the application of medication, but it's still there. Too bad for me ~ I had too much to do to hide in my room!

I did get the cupcakes ready for tomorrow ~ they look fabulous. Plus, I got all the dishes ready and set my table. Went to the store for last minute ingredients for my homemade lasagna, salad and fresh bread. The table looks beautiful.

T vacuumed the whole house for me while I was at the store, so I didn't have to listen to the whine of it with the headache. All I have to do tomorrow is make the food and serve it. :)

Maddy's nurse is coming in the morning to give her a bath and get her ready for the party. T needs a haircut, so he'll run and do that while I'm pre-cooking the noodles, chopping everything, making sauce, etc. The guests arrive at 1 PM and then we party on. :) I am so proud of the way the house looks ~ everything is so welcoming and I think my parents will enjoy seeing it. My sis, too, of course. I just wish that my SIlove and nephews were going to be here. Maybe next year....

Better run ~ another load of laundry just buzzed and I need to go fold while it's warm. Have a great Saturday morning and check here tomorrow night (late!) for the party recap. :)

NaBloPoMo ~ Day 20

Only 10 more days to go and I will have officially completed my obligation to post for the entire month of November. Wow.

I did manage to get the cupcakes baked and frosted (homemade buttercream, of course! colored lavender, since that is Maddy's favorite) and sprinkled with pretty purple sugar. The dishes and silver? Not so much. I am ready to do those tomorrow. The cupcake endeavor simply took too much out of me. It was three stressful hours in the kitchen, for a small return of two dozen cupcakes. I just wish she would taste one ~ just once! ~ to make it all worthwhile. Oh well, I know her schoolmates will enjoy them tomorrow, and I know that we will enjoy them on Saturday. (I didn't frost Saturday's yet ~ they are in the freezer, keeping fresh, until tomorrow night.)

Everything else is on track for completion as well. It's a good thing, too, since another cold front blew in this morning and I am battling yet another migraine attack. This one came on without an aura (unusual) and without nausea (also unusual, and thank goodness for that!) so it's just the pounding, spike-like pain behind my left eye. I can handle the pain much better than the nausea, so that's okay, I suppose. No vacuuming or heavy lifting for me tonight, but I do have a few other things to do, so no problems there. ;)

My Christmas shopping is almost complete. I only have a couple more gifts to pick up, plus Maddy's teachers and nurses, and then I'm done. I did the bulk of my shopping online this year, and those gifts have been arriving all week. It's so nice to know that next weekend, after the Thanksgiving feast, when most people are just starting to shop, I will be virtually done. Sometimes, having headaches pays ~ it definitely makes you plan ahead!

Time to get this posted and hop to my list. Have a great Friday, y'all, and I'll see you back here tomorrow sometime. :)

NaBloPoMo ~ Day 17

Monday, Monday.

I had a great day, right up until about 8:30, when another cool front came in and thrust me deep into migraine hell. Unfortunately for me, I am out of my meds for the month, so I have to wait to take rescue meds ~ and I can't take those until after Maddy's last diaper change. Until then, I will try to stay on top of the pain with breathing exercises, meditation, and dark, quiet rooms. The nausea is the worst part of that for me ~ I can usually maintain against the pain, but the feeling like I need to puke is harder to fight against. I know that tossing my cookies won't help ~ it will actually make the pain worse ~ so I try really hard to keep it at bay.

*bleah*

I did get quite a lot accomplished today, before the headache hit. I even cooked dinner and had coffee ready when T came home from work. My bird feeders are up and stocked, the office is finished (!!) and I did some rearranging in the garage so I can actually find the things I use often. Our house is severely lacking in inside storage, so I'm very thankful for the garage, but it can get overwhelming in there in a hurry. 15 minutes at a time, though, and I am taking care of the mess. :)

My task for the next 15 minute session is locating and washing the tablecloths for the tables for Saturday. I will use the white lace cloth for the main table, and the cream lace cloth for the smaller table. I have cloth napkins that my mother made me that have "Happy Birthday" messages all over them, and I'll use those, along with the vintage silver that my sister found at an estate sale. I'm serving on my grandmother's china, since I have a complete service for 12. I haven't decided on the centerpiece yet ~ either fresh flowers or something fall. :) I'll set the table on Friday night so that will be one less thing to worry about on Saturday morning.

I made arrangements with Maddy's primary nurse to come in on Saturday morning and bathe and dress her for her party. That will allow me to concentrate on last minute preparations and getting myself ready. :) She's looking forward to seeing Maddy on her birthday, which makes the arrangement extra sweet. I love our nurses ~ they do so much for Maddy during the daylight hours, and that allows me to take care of the nights.

Better go ~ my 15 minutes are about up and I need to check my email and then get back to work. I just need to keep reminding myself (re: the headache) that I can bear or do anything for 15 minutes at a time. Anything.

NaBloPoMo ~ Day 10

Still sick over here ~ sorry that my posts have been so late in the day! I try to get over here earlier, but just cannot seem to do it with Spike the Migraine Squirrel in my brain.

Other than the headache (I keep trying to type "deadache" ~ lol!) I had a pretty decent day today. It finally rained this evening after days of unsettled weather. As soon as the rain started, my headache dropped from an 8 to a 5. It's down to about a 4 now. I can live with it again. Plus, the earth needed the rain in the worst way. It's been very dry this fall. We're supposed to have our first real cold front of the year this weekend ~ some are even calling for temps in the lower 30's on Saturday night/Sunday morning ~ I'll believe that when I see it. ;)

Blah, blah, blah ~ it's really hard to come up with anything to write about when you've been laid up with Spike for a few days running. Maybe something interesting will happen tomorrow for me to write about. :)

Until then ~ goodnight!

NaBloPoMo ~ Day 9

Of course, since I had plans today, I woke up with a migraine on the 8-9 scale of pain. My whole entire day has been spent in a ball of pain in my dark room.

No way can I stare at this screen any longer, so I'll close out for now. Maybe tomorrow will be better.