83 Days

  I have gone from one thing to another this week, all in a bit of a haze, but a nice haze.
  The headaches haven't gone away but we think we know why they came in the first place. Apparently I got a cramp in my brain. Like you might at 3 o'clock on a Sunday morning. There you are, sound asleep and your calf muscle cramps up and you roll around in pain for a while until it eases and then fall on the floor when you get out of bed the next morning due to the muscle being inflamed and aching. That's my brain. But now just the aching part.
  An hour cooped up in in an MRI machine and some pretty cool pictures later, I know the results. 
  I have a beautiful brain with a muscle ache in it. 
  Apparently, Valium is really good for this type of headache but being a child who grew up in the 70's and early 80's with a mother who really liked Her valium, I refused this option. The neuro did say that really I could use it for a while, get rid of the headaches, then he would 'get me off of it'! No thank you.
  I am going to try an alternative medicine first. Wish me luck. 83 days is a long time to have a headache, even if it is only a sore muscle.


In the mean time, one chick has gone off to France for an exchange with a French family and the the other chick/rooster has finished up school and is on his Easter holiday. No sleeping in though. He had to help The Rooster clean out the garage today or the skip was going to be ordered for Monday! It did get done.


More later, it has been a really busy week and there's plenty to write about!

Help! I have Sunday Brain

I have Sunday afternoon Brain.


I have been sick all week with a virus that's only major symptom is a permanent headache. I have had a dull ache in the head for 6 days now and it is making me brain dead. Reading and writing have been very difficult and painkillers have been useless. 


This afternoon I felt better and decided to have a session on the computer to catch up with blogging life and I was SO PLEASED to see that I was awarded a Stylish Award from http://jollyoldengland.blogspot.com but I can't remember or my brain isn't working still, how to access it to my page. And thank goodness for spell check because I had about 9 mistakes just so far!


So as soon as I sort out how to link in and add the gadget, I will get on with the criteria of the award.


If there is anyone who would like to help my Sunday brain with this, what I am sure is a, simple task, all help is welcome xx

Half Term

Thank goodness for half term.

 My children wouldn't actually see each other if it wasn't for that scholarly divide.

As it is, this half term they will be bypassing one another and only seeing each other for a few days at the end.

This for once will work out for me as they both have exams when they get back to school.

I am the mother hen of  'one of each'.

One daughter, one son.

One who was born five and a half weeks early, one who just wouldn't come out.

One who has always been bigger than his expectancy even though early. 

Nearly 5'10 at 13.

One who finally at age 12 is growing bigger then her other friends.

I'm tiny- 5'2.

He didn't want to talk until he was nearly three.

She picked up a play phone on her first birthday.

He is incredibly gifted in sport and she is extremely fashion conscious.

One with brawn,one with brain.

Thank goodness they both have their looks.

Something has to pay their way if all else fails.

So I have a lovely week ahead.

She's been invited away with another studios friend for a few days and studying will defiantly not be a problem.

He on the other hand will have my undivided attention until her return. 

So my week will be full and I will probably even learn something.

Always a nice bonus. 

They won't see each other this week as much as I would like but in all

truth, they would spend most of their time bickering about which channel to watch and whose ipod got to be in the kitchen speakers anyway. 

Two eggs, one brown speckled , one creamy pink.