now THAT sounds like a song worthy of the occasion!!!! LOL (Ok spell check teacher fix that word will ya! )

So, who is gonna go fish our fearless lost leader out of her hiding hole?  

Afternoon All!!!

The weather is beautiful here in northeast Louisiana...a mild 93 or so degrees, bright sunshine and a little breeze.  

Novia, I was wondering about LE myself.  I did see her on her cooking segment this past week.  Of course she did it beautifully....again.     Chile Rellenos....mmm.  Got me to wanting some so I went to a local restaurant and had me some...just don't make sense to cook so much food for one person.  

Anyway, just thought I'd check in and say hi.  Hi!  

Sm, that would be cute. I'll have to look that up.

Novia, I"m with you, were is Ms. Lady Elaine? I MUST thank her for opening the house up! I recently moved and bills just seem to pop up at whenever i have just a bit of money to myself. When all these bills settle down, I'm going to have to buy myself another subscription!

Amythest, I'm pleased to hear of your beautiful weather. We had sunny weather ourselves, the first time in two weeks.     But, tomorrow and the next four days, more storms!!  

Hi everyone!  (woohoo) waves out to everyone.

Yesterday it reached 102 here. My poor AC didn't know how to react. Suppose to be only 99 today. It is so hot in here I got the fan plugged in and blowing to help keep the house cool. I feel like crawling in the freezer, but I guess this will have to do. I had three nights of no seizures, and than Saturday he had one at 6 am, and than again this morning at 5:30am. Which kind of sucked cause I didn't go to bed till 4 am.

Since I just stopped in to say hi, and did so I'm going to go off and explore the castle.

Bright blessing to all!

Icymoon,
Sorry to hear of more seizures, but I do believe this is a learning process with the new meds and you will soon have some answers.  At least that is what I choose to believe.  

Not that hot here yet but soon to come I'm afraid in a month or two.  

Lunos, I hope you enjoyed the storms...

Novia, looks like you were able to bring LE out of the shadows after all.     That lady just don't realize how much she's missed when she hides herself away like that.  

Seamonster, I hope you are enjoying your summer there in the Houston area.  My daughter's church had a Splash Day today.  They are in the metro area...Bay Area Community Church.  She said it went over really well, just hot!
Oh, and I like the idea of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star".  

I hope everyone is having a good summer Sunday and I wish for you all a blessed week ahead..

Gorgeous day here, in the 80's which is hot for June here.  Spectacular clouds this evening and chance for an evening thunderstorm!  Oh, I hope so!  Love thunderstorms!

Sorry to hear about the seizures, Icymoon.  I hope there are no more to come, you guys have been through enough!

Congrats on the empty nest Novia!  Feels good, doesn't it?  But somehow they always manage to add alittle drama to your life, well, mine anyway.  Daughter is now gung-ho on joining the Army.  This is not a child who has demonstrated an ability to follow rules in the past and the idea of her in the Army is almost funny.  Maybe it's just what she needs, who knows?

Things are finally starting to move forward for me.  Talked to a real estate agent about selling the big house and moving into something smaller.  Wish me luck, I'm going to need some to make this work.  It is necessary and I'm trying to keep a good outlook on the situation.  Maybe I can find some sweet old cottage in the woods with a friendly ghost or two!

So glad to hear LE is back!  It's like coming home and finding Mom gone when she's not around!

Before I get started on my rant I just want to say Hi to everyone and I'm sorry but I need to get this out!

The surgeons office called today to schedule an appt. that I don't even know what for. When I asked the lady she just told me that she would transfer me to the nurse. When I got the nurse I asked her what was going on since I hadn't heard from the Dr. yet. She told me that he wanted us to come in and talk about a corpal callisotomy. I asked which one that was, cause there is one operation we didn't want to do. All she keep saying was that the Dr. would explain it when we go to talk to him.  I said ok, and immediately called his Neurologist. Got a hold of his nurse, and told her I wanted to know what was going on since I hadn't heard from them and the surgeon just called to schedule an appt. She tells me that she didn't have any notes on it, she would have to talk to the Dr, and call me back. He had been in meetings all day, and she hadn't seen him. I tell her that if this is the one that we didn't want to do, we shouldn't have to go talk to him. She calls me back and says that the Dr. knows that we don't want to do this surgery, but to go talk to him anyway to see what he has to say, and that we are under no obligation to go through with the surgery. I said fine.  So now we have an appt. to see the surgeon on July 16th., and I am so mad I can't see straight!   The reason we didn't want to go through with this surgery is because, it involves separating both haves of his brain, so they can't relay things to each other. If he is truly having seizures on both sides I realize that it would keep them from spreading to the other half, but i can't see how it would stop them like they hope. When we had went to see the surgeon before his last hospital stay he told us he was against doing this surgery, but he had to let us know of all our options before we left. So if he was so against it why would he want to talk about it now? Also what has changed between this test and all of the others to make him change his mind? These are the things that I really would like to know! The last time I went to see my Dr., I told him what was going on and how we felt about it, and he told me that he agrees with me. And that there are so many complications with that surgery that we should not go through with it. So we have decided to go talk to him, and than that way we can say we did for insurance purposes. Than we are going to search in St. Louis for a Dr. who will give us a second opinion on the matter.  We chose St. Louis, because we know that their childrens hospital is one of the top ten in the country, and we have family up there that can help us if need be. (That is where I'm from originally.)
I guess what I really want to know is if I'm crazy for not going through with this or if taking this poor boy all the way up there is the right thing to do? I feel like there should be something that can help him, but these Dr.'s down here don't seem to have one clue as to what it is! So now I have to sit here feeling completely helpless while we just wait for this d*mn appt. I hate this! I can't help this poor little boy of 8 who looks for his mommy to help. Instead I have to play like it is all going to be ok, and that he will get through it. When I know that it isn't going to happen any time soon!

Sorry again for the rant, but if I didn't get that out i was going to explode! I promise that my (soapbox) is over! At least until the next time I get to talk to one of those dumb a** Dr.'s again!

I hope that everyone is enjoying their summer, even if mine is the one from hell! Bright blessing to one and all!

Icymoon, I think it is wise, like you said, for insurance purposes, to listen to what the surg. has to say.  Promise that you will go easy on them, as they have the best interests of your son in mind.  The best thing you can do right now is to remain calm, even if the Drs. are completely off base.  Your case can best be stated if you are diplomatic and understanding of their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.  I know that's hard.  I'm not one to talk, but more can be accomplished if you keep your rant with us.  

 Dr.s!!!!!!

Granted I know they hav their reasons, sometimes even unknown to them for what they do. give a listen, say no thank you, and leave, knowing full welll you are fully informed.

Hi all.  I have had a couple of interesting days.  Ben kinda sorta preformed a banishing spell.  I didn't know he knew how. OK, a little back ground info, Ben is psychic.  Not a professional fortune teller like Mrs. Cleo, I mean really psychic.  He can and, on occasion, has communicated with spirits.  Not often as the house is shielded, thank the gods.  Anyway when he was younger he had a group of friends who were also quiet gifted.

Fast forwarded to a few months ago.  We are at my job and it is dead. So we are just chit chatting and he decides top go though he wallet and throw away some old business cards and stuff.  as he is cleaning out his wallet he pulls pout this ratty old playing card that looks like its from the 60's.  As soon as I see it I get a bad feeling about it.  This thing has some bad juju.  So of course I asked him why he has one old playing card.

Seems years and year back some one was having some trouble with a ghost.  They knew Ben and his friends were gifted so they invited them over to see what they could find out.  They made contact and convinced the ghost to go into  the light but not before Ben finds this old tattered playing card.  He has a soft spot for tattered old things so he kept it. Yes, he kept a random old playing card from a hunted house.  Well, after telling me this story he decides it might have been a bad idea to keep it and I agree so he decides to throw it away.

A bout a week ago we are sitting at home and he is going through his wallet and he finds the playing card that He thought he had thrown away!  He sets it to the side and the other night he decided to burn it over the sink.  He tried at first to light it with a match and hold it in his hand.  The corner only burned for a second and curled up.  so he asked me for a candle.  I ask him if he wants the green on or the red one.  He says he'll take the green one unless I have a black one.    That is what surprised me the most, that he asked for a black candle.  Unfortunately I didn't have a black one.

So he held it over the candle, in the sink with a pair of tongs so his fingers wouldn't get burned.  Finally it is charred well beyond recognition but is still mostly in one piece  So he hands me the tongs and says he is going to do it 'his way'  He went and got his propane torch!   Finally the card is reduced to nothing but ash.  So I pull out the sea salt.  He asks me if he can have a spoonful before realizing that is WHY i got it out. So we sprinkled sea salt on all the ashes before rinsing them down the drain then I threw away the candle.  So that was my adventure for the week.  

Well that and ants got in my closet.  The day after I did ALL the laundry.  So know I have to rewash EVERYTHING to get the freaking ants out.  Poor Ben took a shower yesterday and didn't realize that ants had also gotten into the towels! (crying)

Ok I can't resits Indy!!! At least he didn't have to worry about ants in his pants, as he had none on!!!  

We all have internal knowledge of what it is we need to do, even if we often forget. Glad his memory kicked back in. Now maybe things will change for him, since he got rid of an anchor that's been weighing hime down for years.

You know, we all have that 'hidden anchor', we just need to take the time to check out our surroundings and find them. Then we have to take the proper measure to cut that anchor loose!! (Anchors aweigh!!!)

LOL I guess hubby got into an ant nest yesterday and had his own little battle with the little critters. Picked up a spray bottle outside and the handle was filled with a nest of them. I found a couple that made it into the house last night still running about like little chickens with their heads cut off!!!  

Well guess I'd best get ready to tackle another day at work!! yeah. Ok world I'm awake already!!!!! (boogie)

Dr.s and ants......   not two of my favorite creatures!

Icymoon, you just go ahead and rant to us all you want.  I know alittle what it's like dealing with the medical profession when things aren't going well, frustrating, infuriating, well there aren't really words to describe it.  And some Dr.s, not all, but alot, just have such an arrogant, detatched attitude!  I was once told by a Dr. that he treated "diseases" not people!  Can you believe it?!  Hang in there and know we are all here for you!

Acasia some Dr.s can be *ssholes, but his normal neurologist is a very nice guy. He is just doing what he thinks is best for Derek. Even though I know in my heart that it is not what he needs. I've worked in the medical profession since I was 19, doing a lot of different things. 4 years in a hospital, 4 as a Dr.'s nurse and many others here and there, but I have never seen such a difficult case as my sons. Derek has always been a very difficult case for him. He has had every type of seizure there is and a few the Drs. have never seen or heard of. Every time they think they have his seizures figured out, he comes up with another bridge for them to get over. I just want something to get him back to being that bright eyed normal little boy that I know is in there somewhere. I hate the waiting! Where's Dr. House from the TV show when you need him!?!   Anybody know something to help my stomach that seems to not want to be nice to me due to my nerves?

I also hate ants! nasty creepy crawlers. What kind of ants were they indigo? I  had a run in with carpenter ants a few years back. My closet is in my master bath so of course they had to start in the bathroom. Do you have any trees touching your house? That's how mine got in. They crawled down the limb of the tree, dropped onto the top of the house, and made their way in. Took me three months to figure out where they came from. Put ant food around the tree, kept spraying the house, and finally they went away. I was never so happy to get rid of them, so I definitely feel for you.

Well today was Derek's first day of summer school. He seemed to do ok.  His teacher is still coming to the house. She'll only be here on Tues. and Thurs. for 1 & 1/2 hours each day, but that's about all he can handle. Deanna is getting excited, cause she gets to leave this weekend for awhile. Can't say I blame her, I'd like a break from everything myself. I'm happy that she gets to get away from the stuff here, she needs it. We haven't told her that we have to go back to see the surgeon, because if we do she will just worry about her little brother instead of having fun just being a kid. She's a little mother hen when it comes to Derek. On the good days though they still get into the normal sibling fights, and it is funny to hear her complain about him. It don't happen very often so I can't help but laugh on the inside of course.

Well Bright Blessings one and all, I'm off to explore the castle.

Fire ants.  It's the only kind we have here, they killed off all the native ant species.  Out lot is just one big ant mound and this trailer isn't exactly in one piece so they pretty much come and go as they please  

You could always try to get the big bag of bug and weed killer that you sprinkle on the ground, it is suppose to kill bugs up to 3 months. I use to use it till I got hit by lots of creepy crawlers from the neighbors that kept moving out, and had to break down and call the exterminator. Along with that if you spray around the bottom edge of your trailer it should help to keep them out. At least it does here at my house in Austin. Than when I see an ant hill starting I put stuff on it and around it immediately and have been able to keep them under control. Good luck with the creepy crawlies!