Ceiling Fan

The last little while I've been thinking about getting a fan in my family room. Friday after school I went with my parents to Lowe's and then Home Depot looking for what I wanted. Saturday evening the electrician came to install it and it was done in about 2 hours. I had to vacuum and dust some from when he cut the hole in the ceiling, and some of the mess from the attic trailed all over my house. But of course it was not nearly such a disaster as when I had my bathroom redone.

I love my new fan! This is a picture of the fan I chose, but you can also find it here. In the store it was on sale, so I think I got it for a pretty good price. I love that it keeps me much cooler in there. And I love that it has a light attached. I've only ever had a small lamp on my table (thanks Laura for letting me borrow yours while you don't need it) and it's kind of dark if I ever wanted to read or such. Now it's super bright, and I can stay super cool while I enjoy my book.

If I Were a Boy

Mmmm.... Massage

Today at school we had a company here doing free 5 minute massages during our lunch time. Am I totally weird that I've never had a massage before? It was the most fantastic 5 minutes ever! I'm thinking I've become quite the fan.

The girl that gave me my massage told me afterwards, that my spine is a little off center and wanted to know if I ever have back pain. Ummm, yeah, but doesn't everyone? I really never thought anything of it and blamed it on getting old and decrepit. Ha! The lady in charge said there is a 1 hour consultation if I'm interested and also gave me a coupon for a $39 massage. So fellow bloggers, or random people that read my blog, what do you think? Have you ever had a massage?

Just Keep Swimming, Just Keep Swimming....

It's that time of year when I break out my swimsuit and start regretting that I've only got bikini's to wear. Yeah, I'm not quite as in shape as I once was. I'm not going to disgust everyone by wearing my itty bitty bikini to layout or swim in the pool. I love my bikini tops that I've had for a few years, and am now wondering if I could get away with pairing them with different bottoms that might offer a bit more coverage. What do you think about this bad boy? The skirt design is sorta fun I thought. It's a basic black, so it should go with my pink heart and black bikini tops don't ya think?

Stick a Fork in Me, I'm Done!

I need this year to be over. School year, calendar year, whatever. Am I going to miss (most) of my kids? Might I get a little teary on the last day of school as my students leave for good? Yes, and yes. I've fallen in love with these little kiddos (mostly), and it's always hard to see them go. However, on the flip side, I'm ready for my summer to begin. I'm ready to start taking care of a few little projects at my house that have begun forming in my brain. Painting? Craft room closet organizing? I'm kind of excited to start. Yes, I can be kind of an organizing/neat freak at times. I like things the way I like them and boy does it feel good when everything has it's own little place.

My kids are so ready to be done, I'm so ready to be done. This on track time is the hardest to come back for. 3 weeks? Really? To do what? End of year testing is over, major curriculum is over, traditional school and A track students are all done.

Sometimes I'm ready to be done with this year in general. Another year over, another year hopefully dealing with less pain. Another year past my divorce. Looking ahead to better and happier years. Now if I could just live in my own little bubble world and not have others around to remind me of such painful memories and things that might never be, life would be that much easier to deal with. But then again, what would life be without the bad to make the good feel that much better.

Vacation?

Last Tuesday I thought I would head to St. George to meet up with my parents and stay for a few days for a little vacation while I was off track. When I got to St. George that evening my mom called me to let me know her and Dad were at the hospital and Dad was in the ER.

For the previous 2 week my dad had been having headaches. That day he stumbled a few times while walking and then his right arm went numb. They went to Instacare and were sent immediately to the ER. They began doing many tests; MRI's, CT Scans, MRV's, etc. They found numerous blood clots in his brain, behind his eyes, etc. Miraculously his veins had been compensating by rerouting around the blood clots, and expanding to let more blood through. He was in the middle of stroking when he arrived at the hospital. They were able to stop it before it climaxed. He was put on blood thinner to stop any more clots continuing. The doctors were very surprised he had not had a massive stroke, and said if he had come in 6 hours later he would've been a lot worse off. He still has headaches (due to the blood clots), and is walking much better. To begin with he was favoring his right side and was a little unbalanced. But other than that, he is doing quite well!

He has been discharged from the hospital, but has to remain in St. George for a couple more weeks until the Dr. gives him the okay to head home to Salt Lake. He is not allowed to bend over, making his head below his heart, in fear of dislodging a clot. He can not drive a car for so many months, or lift anything heavier than 10 pounds. Needless to say my few day "vacation" has turned into one a lot longer. My mom was so glad I came down when I did and was able to help out with things, and so she is not all by herself. We are all so thankful he is doing so well! A lot like my sister's stroke almost 2 1/2 years ago, what a miracle!