My life right now feels like one giant run on sentence. For the last month Nate has been working many late nights and then coming home to work on the RC cars with the boys. The sunroom is in a constant disarray due to the never ending maintenance those cars need. I would take a picture but the camera has not been charged. Nate left this morning at 7:30 so today will be like all the others. The weather has been uncooperative for putting me in a good spring mood, cold and rainy isn't ideal for long 14 hour days alone. I actually love rainy days, as long as it doesn't rain on Saturday. Even though I sound like I am gripping, I'm not. Surprisingly I am doing rather well with this stretch of boredom that I am encountering. Last night I was pretty tense because the boys had spent a good bit of the afternoon arguing and not obeying quickly. It is time to get out the notebooks again. I already have their pencils on the counter for any infractions that happen today.
Luke and Evan have made friends with a neighbor girl. She is 8 almost nine, she came down last week looking for her dog and when she saw the GIANT leaf pile Luke had raked up to jump in, she ran home to get permission to join in the fun. Since then we have seen her a couple of more times and Luke and Evan have been to her yard to jump on the trampoline. I think she is a tomboy because she is always wearing really long shorts and a baseball cap.
The boys just came racing down the stairs. It begins again.
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Just call me sucker
I am a total sucker for anything healthy or new, in the line of health related topics. At first I am a hard core cynic, but as soon as I am convinced of something you might as well slap a sold sticker to my forehead. I had been having some neck pain after I woke up on Easter Sunday with a crik in my neck. The crik turned into pain, headaches, and an overall nauseous dizzy feeling. I caved and went to a chiropractor that Tonya and Deeann go to. Chiropractors have always been quacks in my book, all that popping and twisting and jumping around on your spine. No thanks!, no man was going to lay his hands on me and do that. (all Chiro's are male in my town)
Well this guy is all about health, nutrition, hormonal balance and just uses a popper to adjust you. The even better news is that it was just $40 bucks a visit and that included x-rays on both visits. The other cool thing was that he could show you what a normal spine looks like compared to yours. Well my neck was pencil straight, and if you know anything about the spine you will know that is not good. Your neck should curve outward and your spine should have an S flow to it. He told me that my pencil neck was holding up an 8 pound watermelon at a tilted right angle, which caused my top to vertebrae to twist and rotate in an odd way. I could see it all in the x-rays and my head is off center, which must explain why information doesn't stay in my head, it leaks out. I had x-rays the first day, adjustment day 2 followed by x-rays to see how much improved I was, and how much more adjustment I need. I go back one more time and then he said to treat chiropractic care like you do the dentist, just once or twice a year for maintenance is all you need. My straight neck is not good because it can lead to osteoarthritis, and my pelvis was tilted to one side and that can cause lower back pain. I was also amazed to find out that 90% of your nerves do not feel pain, so if your spine is off or nerves are pinched you might not feel it but it can totally affect so many areas of your health like liver function, sinuses, digestion and all sorts of things. See, sucker fits, because I could go on and on.
Well this guy is all about health, nutrition, hormonal balance and just uses a popper to adjust you. The even better news is that it was just $40 bucks a visit and that included x-rays on both visits. The other cool thing was that he could show you what a normal spine looks like compared to yours. Well my neck was pencil straight, and if you know anything about the spine you will know that is not good. Your neck should curve outward and your spine should have an S flow to it. He told me that my pencil neck was holding up an 8 pound watermelon at a tilted right angle, which caused my top to vertebrae to twist and rotate in an odd way. I could see it all in the x-rays and my head is off center, which must explain why information doesn't stay in my head, it leaks out. I had x-rays the first day, adjustment day 2 followed by x-rays to see how much improved I was, and how much more adjustment I need. I go back one more time and then he said to treat chiropractic care like you do the dentist, just once or twice a year for maintenance is all you need. My straight neck is not good because it can lead to osteoarthritis, and my pelvis was tilted to one side and that can cause lower back pain. I was also amazed to find out that 90% of your nerves do not feel pain, so if your spine is off or nerves are pinched you might not feel it but it can totally affect so many areas of your health like liver function, sinuses, digestion and all sorts of things. See, sucker fits, because I could go on and on.
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Gas
Ah ha! scared ya didn't I? I have this terrible habit of not getting gas in my car. I drive all over town on fumes and barely make it to the gas station. Most of the time I make it, but today I did not. I just left the library as the engine started to sputter, I coasted down the street waiting for the light ahead to turn green so that I wouldn't have to stop. I made it another 1/2 mile so that I could pull nicely into a shaded parking spot in a church parking lot. The whole time this was happening, I was having a pleasant conversation with Maura on my cell phone and giving her the play by play. She of course came to rescue us and we headed straight for the gas station. I know that this is totally weird, but I run out of gas once or twice a year. I would never risk it on a out of town trip, but around town I risk it all the time. Earlier in the day when I was out I passed several gas stations but decided to wait until after P.E to get gas, unfortunately I didn't make it. I have no idea why I take this chance. Is this the way I add excitement to my life? or could it be that I am a daredevil at heart? or possibly just a lazy weirdo? I bet I know which possibility will get the most votes.
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