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Hotel Transylvania Day

Last night I fell asleep okay, but I woke up part way through the night and couldn’t fall back asleep, seems to be the story of my life!! I can’t even blame my hubby’s alarm, because it’s the weekend! I finally fell back to sleep around 6:30am, but I had been awake for hours!! So, I ended up sleeping pretty late!! Then when I finally did get up I made some oatmeal and earl grey tea and my son and I watched the first two Hotel Transylvania movies. Then I went to Sobeys and got some groceries. I came home and put the groceries away and made supper. We ate supper in the living room and watched the third Hotel Transylvania movie! My oldest daughter came home from Calgary’s comic-con right when the movie was beginning. We paused it and she showed us the photos that she got and the things that she bought. She was really excited about seeing Damon from Vampire Diaries (that’s actually his name on the show, I don’t know his actual name!!) However, he ended up canceling last minute last night, because of the snow in Calgary!! She was really very disappointed!! Elijah (also his name from the show!!) from Originals still came though. So that’s good! After she showed us her things we watched the show and she watched it with us. Then I got my son ready for bed. Once he was asleep, I went on my phone for a bit, not for too long though, because I was feeling tired after my lack of sleep last night!! I’m going to get ready for bed now!

Night All! 💤😴

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“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”

A Lazy Day

This morning my son went on the iPad beside me for a while. Then he went downstairs with my hubby. A while later I also went downstairs. I had some oatmeal and some earl grey tea. I read a book for a while. I really wasn’t feeling well, I was feeling super nauseous so I had a totally lazy day. I went back upstairs to my bedroom and laid down in my bed, but didn’t actually sleep, I just relaxed for a while. After a bit I went on my phone for a while. Then I had a shower. Once I got out and dried my hair and got dressed, I drove my daughter to dance, she had extra production rehearsal today. Afterwards, we drove back home. My hubby had made supper. After supper I talked to my mom on the phone for a while. Then my son and I did a scavenger hunt for each other. Then we played our version of floor ping pong together. When we were finished, I got him ready for bed. Then I went on my phone for a while. Now I’m going to get ready for bed too. I’m still not feeling great.

Night All! 💤😴

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“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”

Old Friends!!

Last night I got zero sleep!! I fell asleep late and then I woke up when my hubby’s alarm went off at 3:45am and I couldn’t fall back to sleep… I was so so tired all day today!! This morning, after dropping my son off at school, I had my oatmeal. Then I woke up my daughter and we drove to the city. She found a set of the Harry Potter books with the original covers in brand new condition for a very very good price! Usually it’s around $250 or higher for the whole set, but these were only $55 and they look brand new! She just fluked out and was the first person to inquire about them. Apparently after her, tons of people were asking about them, but the lady held them for her! She has had my copies of the books in her room forever, but has always wanted her own! So, she was pretty excited! After we picked them up, we drove back to Beaumont. We stopped at Sobeys and picked up a couple of things. I helped her clean out a couple of bags. A duffle bag that my younger daughter got really dirty and another one. Then, at around 12:30, I went to lie down. I was so bloody tired!! My hubby started texting me not long after I laid down. So, I wasn’t able to fall asleep. He had good news though, he has finally been hired on at the warehouse that he’s been working at as a temp worker forever!! So, in a few months he will actually get benefits, way better ones then are stupid non-group Blue Cross! Cheaper too! When he stopped texting me, I almost slept for a half an hour, then my daughter texted me from school to tell me that her math test was finished and that I could come pick her up. So I went and got her. When we got back I was determined to actually get some sleep, so I went upstairs to my room and I was just falling asleep when my mom called me!! So I talked to her. Then, while I was talking to her, my hubby came home, so I talked to him. He said that he would get my son and that I could try to rest while he did the running around that I planned on doing. He took my daughter to pick up her glasses and took my son to Canadian Tire to get some stuff for soccer, which starts on Sunday. Then I got up at about 5:45, although I didn’t really actually get much actual sleep!! I had some supper and got dressed and ready to go out. Then I drove to Spruce Grove. I went to my friend Sarah’s mom’s house, where she was staying with her girls. A bunch of us old friends from high school, who haven’t seen each other in quite a while got together for a visit! It was really great to see everyone! I saw some friends that I haven’t seen in quite some time!! I stayed there until almost midnight! I was pretty darn tired when I left and I still had to drive home. By the time I got home, got ready for bed and then wrote this, well, now it is late! So, I’m definitely heading off to bed!

Night All! 💤😴

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“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”

Gastroparesis

This morning my son and I woke up about 15 minutes earlier then we normally do. I got up and started getting myself ready while he was watching his YouTube videos, because I had a Dr’s appointment at the Hy’s Centre with my gastro guy at 9:15 and that’s on the other side of the city!! I had my son ready to go at 8:15 and he walked to school today. Then I drove to the Hy’s Centre for my appointment. The Dr told me that the gastric emptying study that I did a month and a half ago showed that I have something called Gastroparesis. This means that my stomach has difficulty emptying itself. Here’s a definition that I found online on the website HealthPrep:

Gastroparesis is a condition characterized by stomach paralysis. When this disorder is present, stomach motility will either be absent or abnormal. This means the contractions that push food through the stomach and into the small intestine are not as effective as they need to be. This can cause issues, such as malnutrition due to the digestive system not being able to properly absorb nutrients from the food the stomach is not sufficiently pulverizing. It is common for patients to experience a range of discomforts and the severity varies greatly. It is essential to know what symptoms might occur and what patients may be able to do to help calm them.

Guess what one of the most common symptoms is… NAUSEA!!!! Wow!! How shocking!! I’ve only been feeling nauseous for over 18 months!! With Dr’s telling me that nothing is wrong with me! Also, the medication that they have had me taking for nausea makes this condition worse!! It slows down the stomach contractions that push the food through!! So, I’ve been losing weight and feeling full right after I start eating because the food that I ate earlier is still in my tummy! So, when I eat more food, I can only eat a bit more before I’m full again! I’m supposed to totally change my diet and eat a grazing diet, where I eat about 5 small meals per day. Also the type of food matters, because high fat and high fibre foods stay in your tummy longer and are not good for me. Also, I should be taking a good multi-vitamin, not a cheap brand. At least mine isn’t severe, because when it’s severe you can have to have a puréed diet or even have to be fed with a feeding tube, which would be horrible!! So, I have to try the new medication and the diet. He wants to see me in 6 months, unless I continue losing weight… then he wants me to call his office and come in sooner! It’s nice to finally have an answer! That’s actually a rare thing!! I’m used to just not knowing what is wrong with me or feeling like it’s all in my mind, like the Dr looks at me like I’m just making things up like I didn’t weigh 70 more pounds last February and I don’t feel nauseous all the time!! He kept blaming my pain medication, but I said that didn’t make sense, because I’m on the lowest dose that I’ve been on in years!! My pain Dr and I plan on going completely off of it when I see him next, because I’ve been feeling so much better! If my pain medication was going to cause nausea don’t you think that it would have done so 5 years ago when I was on 4 or 5 times the dose that I’m currently on now?! And, I didn’t have a problem with nausea then!! So, I just knew that it wasn’t the Suboxone causing my nausea, like he thought it was! Anyway, I guess now we know what it is!! So, that’s something!

After my Dr’s appointment, I drove back to town. I stopped at the Shoppers and dropped off my prescriptions. Then I went home. I had something small to eat, then I went to bed for a couple hours, until I had to go pick up the kids from school. We came home for about 10 minutes, then I drove my daughter to dance. I went home and got my daughter and we went to Shoppers. I picked up my prescription and she got a couple things that she needed. Then I bought some garlic bread from Sobeys and went home. I made supper. Then my daughter and I watched a couple shows. My younger daughter came home from dance and I got my son ready for bed. Then I went on my phone for a while. Now I’m going to get ready for bed.

Night All! 💤😴

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“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”

A Super Exhausted Day!

Last night I didn’t sleep at all! I mean I maybe got an hours sleep and that is it!! When the alarm went off this morning I was just watching the clock waiting for it to go off! How frustrating!! After I dropped off my son I had some oatmeal and then I went back to bed. I slept until I had to pick up my daughter from her spare. I was still feeling tired. So I laid down after we got home, but I didn’t fall asleep again. I drove my daughter to dance at about 3:30. I came straight home after dropping her off. I played with my son for a while. Then I made him some food. My oldest daughter had a walk in appointment and wanted me to go with her so I did. When I got home I quickly ate some leftovers from yesterday, then I went to pick up my daughter from dance. My son came with me, because both my hubby and my daughter have to wake up early for work tomorrow morning. We dropped off her friend and then stopped at Shoppers to pick up my daughter’s prescription for her. Then we came home. I got my son ready for bed. Then I went on my phone for a while. Now I’m going to get ready for bed. I’m still feeling super exhausted from not sleeping and I have a dr’s appointment early tomorrow morning.

Night All! 💤😴

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the we’World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their Health Topic List.

“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”

Hair Dying Day!

This morning after I got my son off to school and I had some oatmeal, I went back to sleep until about 10:30. Then I dyed my oldest daughter’s hair before she had to go to work. She left at around 1:30. I went back to bed for about an hour, because I was still feeling really tired. Then I got up and got dressed and picked up the kids from school. When we got home, my hubby was just coming home from work. My son stayed home with him and I drove my daughter to dance. I got my usual tea at Timmy’s then went back to the studio to wait for her to finish dancing. Then we went to the Winners to look for a bathing suit for my daughter, because the ones that she has are too big on her. They didn’t have a great selection! So we tried to go to the Ardene’s that is right by the Winners, but they were closed, even though online it says that they are open until 9:00 tonight!! So, we went to the Ardene’s in Millwoods Town Centre. We found my daughter a bathing suit there! Then we drove home. My hubby was tired, so he went to bed as soon as we got home. I made my daughter and son grilled cheese sandwiches. I had spanish rice. Then I signed my son up for the new messenger kids App that a couple of his friends wanted him to get. We played around with that for a bit, then it was time to get ready for bed. I got him into bed. Then I went on my phone for a while. Now I’m going to get ready for bed.

Night All! 💤😴

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the we’World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their Health Topic List.

“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”

Plato’s Closet

This morning I woke up at about 10:45. I got up and had a quick shower and got dressed and ready to go. My son woke up while I was getting ready. I got him and I something to eat. My oldest daughter woke up, so I didn’t have to wake her up. My younger daughter and I drove to Plato’s Closet (a second hand store close to Whyte Avenue). We had 3 bags of clothes for them to go through, but they told us that there was a 2.5 hour wait and we hadn’t planned on staying that long! So, we put her clothes back in the van and just looked at the clothes. They had some very reasonable prices! I found a few t-shirts and my daughter found some things as well. Then we started to drive home. On the way home we checked out the Nordstrom Rack, because I’ve been super curious about it since it opened. We didn’t buy anything there, we just looked around. I got her some food and myself a drink and then we drove back to town. I dropped her off with her friends and then I picked up my prescription from Shoppers and drove home. When I was getting out of the van our neighbour’s daughter pulled up. I hadn’t seen her in ages. So we talked for a while. It’s her 18th birthday today! Wow! How time flies! That seems so crazy to me! My hubby and son pulled up while we were outside talking. We said goodbye and we all went inside. Before starting supper, I needed a couple of groceries from Sobeys. Then I went home and made Spaghetti. After supper I watched a heart wrenching episode of The Good Doctor. Then it was time to get my son ready for bed. After a four day weekend, it’s time to get back into our school routine!! Once he was in bed, I went on my phone for a while. Now I’m going to get ready for bed.

Night All! 💤😴

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the we’World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their Health Topic List.

“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”

Happy Easter!!

This morning my son woke up early. I heard him talking with my hubby while I was still trying to sleep. He had gone to bed later then I wanted him to last night, so I hoped that he would sleep later, but he ended up waking up early anyway. He was excited because it was Easter morning and he wanted to know if the Easter bunny had come! I was just concerned that he was going to end up being awfully grouchy if he got out of bed too early!! My oldest daughter came into our room at about 7:30, telling us that she got called into work for a few hours, because the person who was supposed to be there didn’t show up and they couldn’t get ahold of her!! My daughter was supposed to have Easter Day off!! So, she went into work and my younger daughter came into our room at about 8:00! So, we went downstairs then so that they could look for their eggs and Easter baskets. It took them a while to find everything! Once they had, my hubby made a big breakfast. Afterwards, my daughter had a shower and I came back upstairs, I had only gotten about 4 hours or so of sleep and was feeling exhausted. I laid down for only about 35 minutes and my oldest daughter came home from work. My son wanted me to come downstairs when she came home. I went back down for about a half an hour or so, but I was so very tired that I ended up coming back upstairs and slept for about an hour and a half. Then at around 2:30 I had a shower. At 3:00, I was drying my hair and had my son take a shower while I did that. Then I dried his hair!! Then we went downstairs and he got some of his things together while I got the cookies that my daughter made into a container to take with us. Then we got some games together and we left. My hubby left earlier then us to put new speakers into the Miata and needed to use some of my dad’s tools. We stopped at the Sobeys on the way there and my oldest daughter bought my mom some flowers. Then we drove to my mom and dad’s house. My sister and her family weren’t there yet! When we got there, my mom had some sheets and towels that she wanted me to look at. She was getting rid of them and thought that I might want them, and I did!! Then we went into the kitchen and talked for a bit. My daughter told my parents about how well she did at her review at work yesterday. They are super happy with her performance and instead of the regular$.50 raise, they gave her a $1.00 raise!! Also, they want to train her on accounting stuff!! She’s doing great!! I believe that she may have found a position that works for her!! It’s about time, but I’m happy for her and proud of her!! My dad took my son outside to fly their airplanes!!! Then my sister and her family arrived! We all stood around the island in the kitchen talking. Then we finally moved to the living room. We visited in there for a while. We told my mom that she should dye a chunk of her hair a different colour, like purple or blue. My niece came up with the idea of using Mr Sketch markers. So she and my daughter put blue Mr Sketch into my mom’s hair!! (It does wash out!!)

She wasn’t feeling too sure about it, but all of the grandkids loved it!! Then it was time for supper. So the grandkids set the table. Then we all sat down to eat!! It was a very good meal! My hubby left after supper and before dessert, because he has to get up at 3:45am for work tomorrow. After eating dessert, we played Snorta and then my sister’s family had to go home. Then we played another game, the 5 Second Rule (I think that’s what it’s called!!) Then it was 9:00 and we decided to go home as well. When we got home, we were all feeling pretty darn tired! I filled up our water bottles and let the dogs out and in. Then I got my son ready and into bed. I went on my phone for a while. I’m pretty tired though, so I’m going to get ready for bed now!

Night All! 💤😴

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“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”

Decorated Eggs

I slept about the same as I did last night…kind of off and on. It’s frustrating, but I guess that it’s better than not at all!! I woke up and my son wanted to go downstairs. I talked with my younger daughter for a while. We had planned on going to a second hand store today with a bunch of her clothes, with the hope that she will get some cash for her clothes and then she will be able to get some clothes that actually fit her!! However, she hadn’t finished washing everything that she wanted to take with us. So we decided to postpone our trip to the secondhand store to Monday. I went back to bed for a couple of hours. However, I didn’t exactly fall asleep, I just kind of relaxed for a while. Then I got up and had something to eat and some tea. My son was hungry again, so I got him something else to eat. Then he played in the backyard for a while. I did the dishes. Then my daughter came home from work. We got our Easter stuff out and covered the table with garbage bags and newspapers and then we hard boiled a bunch of eggs. Then the kids started to decorate a bunch of eggs. Also, we all ate some eggs too! We took a supper break! Then we continued decorating eggs until bedtime!! Then I got my son ready for bed! I went on my phone for a while. Now I’m going to get ready for bed, because I’m sooo exhausted!

Night All! 💤😴

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the we’World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their Health Topic List.

“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”

Super Tired!!

Last night I actually slept a little…well, off and on. I would fall asleep for a bit, then wake up for a while, and then go back to sleep for a while again! I mean I guess it’s better than not sleeping at all! However, I just wish that I would get a normal night’s rest…I woke up pretty late (the kids didn’t have school because it’s Easter weekend and they have Friday and Monday off!!) My son got up and went downstairs. I was still feeling very tired. So I stayed in bed for a while. Then when I woke up I went on my phone for a bit. Then when I went downstairs I had something to eat. I helped my hubby clean out the fridge. Then I made a grocery list. My son was playing outside, it was actually fairly nice outside. My oldest daughter came to the store with me. We went to the Home Hardware first and got a lightbulb for the side door, where I let the dogs out. Then we went to Sobeys and got quite a few groceries there!! From there we went to Shoppers and my daughter picked up her prescription and some mini-eggs for some cookies that she wants to bake. Then we went home. My hubby went to his friend’s house. I got the stuff ready and then the kids and I made homemade pizzas. My younger daughter had hers in her room. The rest of us ate ours in the living room. My son watched YouTube while eating his pizza and my daughter and I watched an episode of FBI. Then she went to bed. My son and I played a game. Then he and I started getting ready for bed, which is when my hubby came home. He stayed downstairs and I took my son upstairs and got him into bed. I went on my phone for a while. Now I’m going to get ready for bed.

Night All! 💤😴

To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me) to sign a petition to have the we’World Health Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their Health Topic List.

“Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!”