Yes, I'm still here...Sorry for the laps.

It's Tuesday, February 5, 2008

I’ve let a month go by without writing. I’m sorry for the laps.

Seems that I have attacks now on a daily basis toward the late afternoon or evening and being that I usually write in the evening, writing has taken a backseat to my recovering on the couch downstairs or upstairs in our bed. At least these attacks are smaller in nature and have not required ER attention so far but they are debilitating none the less and a tremendous stress on CC and the kids. My energy simply runs out regardless of where I am or who I am with or who is visiting. It is now nearly common that we may have a guest over but I am unable to last through the visit, often requiring a shot of K+ and then being down for the remainder of the visit. Typically, the visits conclude before I wake back up or recover. It used to embarrass me more than it does now. I guess if I was to dwell on it much then I would become angry with it and take even more objection to it than I generally do, however that will get me nowhere and I know it.

On the lighter side, the kids are listening to more and more music from the radio and school dances now so I find myself needing to find the songs they enjoy and then editing them in my audio software to remove or obscure the objectionable words/lyrics. Highest on their lists right now: “Underdog” theme song from Kyle Massey, “The Way I Are” by Timbaland (edited), “Low” by Flow Rida featuring T-Pain (Seriously edited to choruses only…the verses were to full of “stuff”, “Bartender” by T-Pain and Akon and Chipmunk’s version of “Crank That Soldier Boy”. It’s not an official Chipmunks but it’s similar and they like it.

Movies to see (that I think are worthy): “Stranger than Fiction”, “Man of the Year”, “Pirates of the Carribean 1 and 2” (I haven’t seen 3 yet), “Underworld 1 and 2” (not for the faint hearted) and “Batman the beginning”.

We also watch “Trauma: Life in the ER”, “Iron Chef America”, “The Dog Whisperer” and a fair variety of other cable shows.

Well, it seems that I have reached my maximum for sitting and typing. I’ve hung my head to “rest” a few times now with minutes passing while I “rest” so I’ll work my way back to the bed up here and hope that this will suffice as an acceptable blog entry for the time being. More later-