Colonoscopy!

To the tune of Genealogy:

Colonoscopy I am doing it my colonoscopy,
and the reason that I am doing it is very clear to me!
Check around for polyps and any inconsistency.
Colonoscopy I am doing it for my fam-i-ly!

Aren't I good?

Friday 6:30 am at UVRMC, can't wait to fart in recovery like everyone else!

Everything turned out alright, had what they thought was a polyp so if it was I'll need to go back in five years, if it wasn't 10 years.

You know how I hate potty humor? Guess not Craig said every time I let one rip I laughed, must've thought it was funny!

Email From Bro. & Sis. Ellett

Received an email from Brother and Sister Ellett today along with some pictures of Benny. It was nice. The mission isn't moving fast enough for me. Maybe when I start school again tomorrow it'll get moving. I really appreciated hearing about Ben, nice to know someone cares about those of us left at home. It looks like he's doing well and that he's happy and that is big for me. Moms don't want to think of their loved ones sad. I'll post the pictures on his site once Katy shows me how.

Oh To Be A Woman!

Today was a first in line of many doctor visits for me. It was my beloved yearly today. I think I sweat more for the scales then the spectulem! I had my blood pressure taken, then weighed under much stress! Low and behold the nurse told me I had lost 8 lbs since my last visit, and it was totally painless! I don't know how I did it! Went into the office. Took off all my clothes, (and did a happy dance-NOT!) folded them nicely and placed them ever so gently in the chair. Wrapped that lovely gown on and tied it in front. Un-folded that big napkin thingy placed it ever so modestly on my lap, waited and wiped sweat off of my face, and out from under my breasties. Finally my doctor came in she gave me the check-up talked to me a bit, excused me and sent me on my merry way. But not before I made an appointment for a bone density test for tomorrow, and a colonoscopy in the near future. Went down to the lab gave my blood, thank goodness for good veins! Oh the joys of being in your fifties! It is so stressful but so nice to have over for a year. Mammo on Monday and Dentist on Wednesday and I'm good to go, except for that colonoscopy!

Sugar and Flour and 7 Oh My!

About a week and a half ago I was lying on my couch watching TV. I was lying on the couch, and my stomach was laying on the floor. While that is a bit of an exaggeration of my imagination, I was a bit disgusted! I decided right then and there not to eat after 7:00pm, and rid my diet of sugar, and white flour. I have been pretty successful. Today after church I needed to get out of my dress and into my jeans. This can be pretty stressful since I have gone up a pant size this year, and the new jeans were getting harder, and harder to zip, and button. I'd first have to climb up onto my bed. Suck in my gut, lift my butt, zip, button, get up, and jump around a bit to get comfortable!(need a visual?) Today I came home took off my dress, and pulled my jeans right up! I did need to jump around, but not much. I feel better! Doing this has made me obsess about chocolate. I LOVE CHOCOLATE! The only reason I don't want to got to hell when I die is because it is probably way to hot for chocolate! I have been on a personal quest to find the perfect piece of sugarless chocolate. I have tried several varieties and my favorite are the sugarless York Peppermint Patty, and sugarless Dove Chocolate. Craig even likes most of the candies I've brought home. You know as long as I can have my chocolate, I can do this!

Carn e Be All Y'all!

This is the Carn e Be All Y'all! Well that is how Dan and Ellie say it anyway. Grandpa's work Flowserve once a year has a carnival. Let me tell you it is tons of fun(yawn). Hot, sticky, and strangers! Sounds like an on line porn site. Now I did meet up with a friend and we talked shop for about and hour while grandpa trudged around with the two wee ones. It is kind of fun! When our children were little it was on a Saturday and lasted most of the day. They also had really cool prizes. Not anymore, three hours, some kind of slimy stuff for a prize, hamburgers, cookies, cotton candy(yum)some fun carni rides and we're home. Lucy had just about had enough fun, I lost Ellie on some jumpy thingy, so it was time to go!

MEDIA, YUCK!

I'm going grey and it's OK! Hey I'm a poet. Craig isn't to fond of it I say too bad so sad. I am a rebel. I've decided to blatantly ignore Hollyweird, and the media. I will not let them dictate what I should look like! I'm 52, it's OK if I'm a bit wrinkly, and 1/3 of the way grey. I like the way my grey shimmers in the sunlight as I'm driving around town with my sunroof open. I can always go back and color if I want to. I am woman and I can change my mind! I hate looking around my ward (church) and see the wax-like features of some women. Breast standing at full attention! Not a wrinkle in site, not a laugh lines, not a frown, or a worried line, in fact no expression whatsoever. I work with Autistic children and one of the main characteristics is not being able to read faces! I'm beginning to feel a bit Autistic! I mean it's great to take care of yourself with diet, and exercise(which I definitely could use), coloring your hair, wearing make-up, but to go under the knife, or needle for a younger appearance seems a bit drastic to me. What are we saying to our young women who struggle with their body image anyway? I keep thinking it must be an esteem issue, and that makes me sad. Women you are all beautiful! Come on don't be scared, join the fight rebel!

Colonoscopy

Craig is going in for a colonoscopy tomorrow, sounds fun! Guess mine is coming up!