The doctor said it was okay for me to start putting in half days at work as long as I didn't overdo things, and yesterday was my first day back since the surgery. As crazy as it sounds, I was happy to go back and get started back on the path to being a reliable employee again. I've been out so much because of the abdominal pains (and then the ( Read more... )

So, I survived the surgery, and the only pain I'm having now appears to be residual from said surgery. If I am not counting my chicks before they're hatched, this could very well mean the surgery was a success ( Read more... )

I got my wrist tattoo yesterday!
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:sigh: I'm ready for this week to be over, please ( Read more... )

I talked to the nurse today, and my surgery is scheduled for next Tuesday. I'm going in this afternoon to fill out pre-op paperwork and stuff. In just a little over a week, I'll be recovering and hopefully on my way to finally being pain-free.

So, I'm kind of in love with Mötley Crüe. I've got a huge crush on Nikki Sixx, I'm developing a similar (if somewhat lesser) crush on Vince Neil after seeing them play live, and I've listened to at least one Mötley Crüe song every day since Crüe Fest. I can always find one of their songs that I'm in the mood to hear. My favorites include the ( Read more... )

Grades are in: I got an A for the summer semester!

Our youngest is a huge fan of Webkinz. Every time we get the kids, she asks to go on the computer so she can sign into Webkinz, and if she can, she'll spend hours online taking care of her pets. About a month ago I decided I wanted to see what the whole Webkinz thing was about, so she and I went to the nearest Hallmark to see which Webkinz animal ( Read more... )

I looked forward to Crüe Fest since I bought the tickets back in April, and I was not disappointed. It was a BLAST.

( Crue Fest stuff )

My work is having a family-invited event on Friday. In the past I haven't been too excited about these things, but this is a pretty major one, so Mike and I are both going to be attending. This will be the first time he'll have been in my office, so I'm pretty excited. I'm preparing by cleaning up like someone getting their house ready for a ( Read more... )