Yes, I do know Christmas is over. But, the memories and pics linger on. I did not get these posted before Christmas, but I had promised my 3 little buddies I would put these on my blog. So here they are…better late than never!
My K-4 kids on stage for their program…

K-4 teachers: Jana, Dawn, the old lady, Donnell, Debbie. No one told me about the vests…

Me and Mack, my sweet friend in K-3

Benj and Luke and me…ready to ride with Santa…don’t ya think we’ll fit right in with the other reindeer?

Does anyone remember this song? It was the song to a regular spot on the old TV show HEE HAW. The fact that I remember the words after all these years must say something about my life. Here goes:

“Gloom, despair, and agony on me
Deep dark depression…excessive misery.
If it weren’t for bad luck
I’d have no luck at all.
Gloom, despair, and agony on me.”

Yep, those are the words and believe it or not…it was a comedy skit!

Someone who lives in my house with me and is 2 years older than I, has been complaining that there were still boxes in the garage. And, that person was right. However, I have been going through them a few at a time and sorting and putting things away. Obviously, not fast enough! Anyway, I tried to just move one of the boxes into the storage room to get them out of his line of sight. Bad decision…very bad. I knew immediately that I had messed up. My back screamed at me,”Why did you do that? Don’t you know better? I’ll show you how I feel about you lifting that box!” And, so the pain began. And it has not stopped. For two days now, I’ve been taking muscle relaxers, and pain meds…but so far…it’s no better.

I was hoping to go to Birmingham this afternoon with Ian. He is having some quite serious sinus surgery in the morning. But, instead of taking care of him…I am flat on my back.

So, if you have a little space at the end of your prayer list…please add me and Ian. My son, my back and I thank you very much.

Late last evening as I was getting ready to take Scooter out for a ‘stroll’, I discovered that he had thrown up…sometime earlier. I was sure of this because I had to scrub the floor to clean it up. But, clean it up, I did.

This morning, soon after I woke up, I realized that I was not going to be leaving my house any time soon. Let it suffice to say that the reason I was spending so much time in the bathroom had nothing to do with decorating! Oh, the agony! You’ve been there.

A little while later, Alex calls to me, saying he needs help, “NOW!”. I go to his room to find him holding towels saying, “Scooter just threw up again. Here, I cleaned it up.” And, I took the towels straight to the washer.

Meanwhile, I was alternating between trips to the bathroom, and stopping by the kitchen to take another Imm*dium. After about 4 (Imm*dium, not bathroom trips), I began to feel a little better. A little.

Moms can not rest, though. No matter how bad they feel. Time for Scooter to take another trip to the ‘great outdoors’. Now, I do not want to be graphic here, but, it was obvious. as I waited on the other end of the leash…that Scooter and I were experiencing something in common. Only…his had progressed to a dangerous stage. I came in and called the vet and they said they would see him right away. So, saying a quick prayer for the good Lord to put a stop to ‘things’ for me, I took off to the vet. Seems he ate something that did not ‘agree’ with him or it could just be a virus. Oh, he was a sick dog. Two shots, some internal meds, and 2 more prescriptions for the next few days. He has spent the afternoon laying around on the floor or in his bed.

I have spent the afternoon laying around on the couch or in my bed. Today was not a day fit for ‘man nor beast’ (or woman nor dog, either)!
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FYI:
THESE FOODS CAN BE FATAL TO DOGS…
Alcohol…Coffee…Onions…Garlic…Grapes…Chocolate…Macadamia Nuts…Yeast