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Daily Prompt: Nightmares

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Describe the last nightmare you remember having. What do you think it meant?

Let me see, my most recent nightmare involves myself, my husband, mother, and our dog. Barry and I designed and helped build the home we now live in. I actually had the pleasure of putting the first nail in the house. I am honestly surprised the house is still standing.

Back to the nightmare….

Well, we had a long day of yard work and were sitting down to eat supper. Maggie, our adorable boxer, was asleep on the couch. Poor girl, exhausted from playing outside, while we worked.

Suddenly there was a large crash upstairs and then it sounded like footsteps on the stairs. Barry stood to check the noise out. As he got near the stairs, the noise stopped, mom and I heard a loud gasp from Barry. As we rounded the corner to the staircase, we both stopped in our tracks.

Coming down the stairs was a floating rocking chair with a little girl sitting in it rocking and singing, ‘You are my Sunshine’. All the commotion woke Maggie up and I realized she was at my feet when I heard a low growl. Barry, Mom and I all started backing up, as the rocking chair floated closer and passed us. Maggie started to bark, while after the chair.

The chair floated through the kitchen, into the dining room and then the living room and headed back to the stairs. The child continuously singing the same song. We all looked at each other, befuddled over what just happened.

No one volunteered to go upstairs to check things out. We went back to the table and finished eating. We could here what sounded like a rocker on the floor above us and occasionally a child singing. Maggie was back on the couch sound asleep.

I haven’t got a clue where this dream came from. Mom had told me that she thought she saw a floating rocking chair when she was having a bad day and we had spicy food for supper, I went to sleep with a stomach ache. Those are the only reason I can think of for such craziness in my dreams. Of course, all the above mixed with my night medication, could explain it all.

 

The Shine On Award

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I’d like to thank prettywitgla33es for nominating me for this award. I consider this award an honor, because I like to think the Light of the Lord is always shining on me. Take the time and check out her blog, it is fresh and inspirational. She enjoys writing and it shows. She is also very dedicated to her family. You will not be disappointed.

Below, you will find my 15 nominations, in no particular order. I’ve decided to go with blogs I have just discovered, so please, check them out.

http://playingyourhandright.wordpress.com/

http://amyestone12.wordpress.com/

http://theverybesttop10.com/

http://genieslampblog.wordpress.com/

http://hollybee42.wordpress.com/

http://silkroadcollector.me/

http://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/

http://aquashift.wordpress.com/

http://elcantador.wordpress.com/

http://whatsupcowden.wordpress.com/

http://stripedcandy.wordpress.com/

http://schirtlea.wordpress.com/

http://highheelgourmet.com/

http://truthfultidbits.blogspot.com/

http://www.showmyface.com/

http://moolta.wordpress.com/

Ok, I am going to post this and work on my notifications. Please be patient, I’m a bit slow!

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Most Influential Blog 2012 Award

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Most Influential Blog 2012 Award!

Thank you so much to Martha of

http://inlovewiththelord.wordpress.com/page/2/

for nominating me for the Most Influential Blog 2012 Award!  Her blog, Inlovewiththelord, inspires me to continue writing and helps keep my faith strong in the Lord.  Her comments on my blog, are sweet, kind and encouraging. Thank you, Martha, for your kind words. I encourage you to check out Martha’s blog. Be prepared to be inspired. 

My nominees are listed below in no particular order.  They have greatly influenced me and touched my life on a regular basis and I thank them and congratulate them for being among the Most Influential Blogs of 2012.

http://robinclaire.wordpress.com

http://nutsandraisins.wordpress.com

http://beachtreasuresandtreasurebeaches.com

http://jgburdette.wordpress.com

http://youthinkyoucanblog.wordpress.com

http://randomuzings.wordpress.com

http://prettywitgla33es.wordpress.com

http://stripedcandy.wordpress.com

http://www.mcguffysreader.blogspot.com

http://schirtlea.wordpress.com

http://thekatandthefallingleaves.wordpress.com

http://glutenfreegus.com

http://highheelgourmet.com

http://theverybesttop10.com/

http://xbrittx13x.wordpress.com

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To all the blogs I love to read: For our Blogging Friends!

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TO ALL THE BLOGS I LOVE TO READ

(intro/chorus) To all the blogs I love to read;

who’ve traveled on and off  my Google chrome;

I’m pleased they came along;

I devote this precious song;

To all the blogs I love to read;

To all the blogs I once waded through;

and may I say I’ve read the best;

as a blogger you helped me grow;

I owe much I know;

To all the blogs I love to read;

Change is forever on the bloggers mind;

when you sit down to write;

the words start to flow;

but you’ll never know where to end;

To all the blogs I shared with my friends;

who are no longer on the blogosphere;

we are glad you you blogged with us;

I devote this crazy song;

To all the blogs that are no longer here;

To all the blogs that have inspired me to go on;

who filled my nights with a magnificent read;

 a place is in my heart;

to shelter memories of blogs used to be;

to all the blogs that inspired me to go on;

Change is always in the air, blowing me here and there;

when I try to speak;

the winds billow up;

and blow my words away;

To all the bloggers that have gone another way;

(chorus) To all the blogs I love to read;

who’ve traveled on and off  my Google chrome;

I’m pleased they came along;

I devote this precious song;

To all the blogs I love to read;

 

 

(chorus) To all the blogs I love to read;

who’ve traveled on and off  my Google chrome;

I’m pleased they came along;

I devote this precious song;

To all the blogs I love to read.

 

 

 

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We know this is silly, but we wanted a cute way to wish everyone a happy, healthy and Chocolate-filled Valentine’s Day! We hope you all had a beautiful day! The song goes to the tune of ‘To all the girls I loved before’, by Mr. Willie Nelson. For those of you who do not have a clue who Willie Nelson is, try Google…heeeheee

Daily Prompt: Shoulda Woulda Coulda

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          mermaidbrunetteTell us about something you know you should do . . . but don’t.

Honestly, I do not where to go with this one, but I think I’ll stick with an issue that has come up a few times today.

I hate to fold and put away clothes. Before I lost partial use of my left hand, I hated doing the laundry. I can get them in the washer, just fine. But when it comes to folding, hanging up and putting them away, I lose it. I’m useless.

These days, it is hard to do these things one-handed. I have to look at activities from a stand point of it being beneficial to me or whether it will drain my energy for the day.

In my eyes, I’d rather scrub the nastiest toilet on earth and not deal with the laundry. That is a really sad statement. Instead of dealing with nice, fresh clean things, I’d rather take care of one of the nastiest things in a home.

For the moment, I think I will continue to let mom handle things. She doesn’t like how I do it anyhow. She enjoys shrinking my clothes to make herself a new wardrobe. If I helped with the laundry, I might not get to shop as much! I love to shop, so no laundry for me, unless necessary.

Besides, I’d hate to give Barry the shock of his life!

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My brilliant Doctor, part 2

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I must tell you about yesterday at the beautiful Emory Campass in Decatur, Georgia. The neurologist report was actually good. He has finally learned that I am sensitive to medication and did not go off on a wild tangent trying different drugs.

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I was actually so happy. It was the first time since 2010 that I received a good report from this guy. I could have kissed then cute little old man. Just adorable. 

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Then, came our second appointment for the day and those words no woman should ever have to hear. There are 2 areas showing on the right side. We are unsure of what one is, but the other appears to be cancer. We need to do a need to do needle biopsies as soon as possible to get some answers.

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We added this to all the other treatments I have scheduled through the next month. I only have a few scheduled: close neck ultrasound, kidney workup and ultrasound, MRI of the brain, MRI of left knee with possible surgery,  MRI of breasts, and now needle biopsies in right breast. I have a busy month of probing and proding.

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Would anyone like to change places?

Daily Prompt: Whoa!

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What’s the most surreal experience you’ve ever had?

As a young nurse, I admitted my very first patient around three o’clock in the morning. I became a nurse, long before Assisted Living Homes and Hospices, were on every corner.

The gentlemen I admitted was in the hospital to be made comfy in his last few hours. His family was with him.It was real sad to see him so sick, but he was headed to a better, pain-free place.

He wasn’t with me long, within the hour after admission, I suggested to his family that they spend time together and say their good-byes. Within the hour, he had passed away. 

While in the room, taking care of my last details.The gentlemen’s brother walked to the bed, placed his hand on his leg and stated,

“I’d give anything to see him take one more breath.” 

The patient had not moved a muscle in over ten minutes, the minute his brother made his statement, the patient sat straight up in the bed, his eyes open, took a deep breath and smiled. He fell backwards, onto his pillow and never moved again.

Being my first admission, I will never forget this man and his family. I truly believe I saw an act of God that night.

Daily Prompt: All About Me! (US)

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Explain why you chose your blog’s title and what it means to you.

Our Blog’s T.le: Two Rights Attempting to Make a Left

Barry and I came up with the title together. It is based on our health issues over the last few years. In 2009, I was discovered to have a brain tumor (gangliocytoma) in my left cerebellum. After a long period, we were told that the brain tumor was just a symptom of a rare genetic disease called Cowden’s Syndrome.

Needless to say we were dumbfounded. I had surgery in 2009 to reduce the tumor, but it was impossible to remove it in its entirety. So, life goes on.

Things were going along great, no magor problems, then December 11, 2012 came around. It started as a normal day, we were assisting the resident’s with morning care. I heard a resident calling for help.

To my shock, it was not for him. It was my sweet husband. He was in the process of having a stroke. I called for an ambulance and off to the hospital we went. Although Barry had a massive right territory MCA, he looked perfectly fine. It was hard to believe a week earlier, they had asked me to call all the family in because they did not believe he would make it through the night.

Months later,  a rehab counselor recommended, that we either start a journal or a blog. With the two of us being computer oriented, we chose to do a blog. Oddly enough, the title is related to both of our injuries. We were attempting to get something in the stove. Neither of us could do it with both hands, so he got one end with his right hand and I got the other. It came to us about the same time, that we were two right hands trying to use our lefts.

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So we named the blog:

Two rights attempting to make a left!

Nothing fancy, just the two us working together to keep a sense of normalcy.

My Brilliant Doctor

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I’m a little frustrated. Heading to the Neurologist office in am. He is the one that likes to experiment with different drugs to control my symptoms. I recently had to come off a drug he had prescribed, so I’m curious to see what he wants to replace it with. I’m not ready for permanent Zombie-land, but I do need some relief. We’ll see, I need to quit stressing over what he wants to do.

After our visit with him, I’ll be headed to the boobie department for a test and see the (if the test says I need to). I’m hoping we can squash the breast cancer issue tomorrow afternoon. All this hurry up and wait junk is driving me nutty. I need to give it to God and stop worrying.