Life is Good

Sometimes life just turns back around in the right direction. I have been in a funk for several months. The surgeries took a lot out of me and I am extremely upset about the sale of the radio station while I was on leave. All of this kind of left me in a slump and trying to decide what I want to be when I grow up. I am still exploring options but it just all seems so much better now.

My kids are getting ready to go back to school in a few weeks and my life is back in "drive" instead of "neutral". It just all seems right. Everything is falling into place and the people in my life who matter most are right where they should be. Finally.

Now maybe I can start blogging again! Not to mention it won't be long until the football season starts again and we can see how well my system works this year!

Unknown Mass

For the past month I have had a large mass in my lower abdomen, its about the size of a tennis ball and you can put your hand around it and its solid. A week ago another one started in my upper abdomen. I have been quite alarmed by this so I returned to see the surgeon on Tuesday.

In his office, he looked me square in the eye and said, "I don't know what in the hell it is." Wanna talk about a sentence out of a doctor's mouth that can really scare you? He excused himself, consulted the internet and called some other surgeons and finally opted to send me over to the hospital for a scan. I am a regular at the hospital, pretty much on first name basis with everyone and know all of the back ways to everywhere... I was told to wait after they did the scan and I would be instructed on how to proceed.

After much consultation, visits from other surgeons, doctors and radiologists with all of them poking at my stomach and shaking their heads they came to the conclusion it is nothing more than scar tissue and in time my body will absorb it and all will be well??? I am not particularly comfortable with this conclusion because they all initially ruled it out by its properties alone. I guess for now, unless I experience further pain or discomfort I will give it time.

One less thing I need a man for

The old me is slowly starting to return. I have not been me for several months, it seems back to back somewhat major surgeries can take a lot out of a person. I have pretty much been in hiding and staying away from the world. I am still not up to 100 percent, but I do see progress.

My daughter broke the belt on the vacuum cleaner a couple of weeks ago and I have worried and fretted ever since not quite sure how to fix it and unable to find the manual. She and I both have long hair and the bar had massive quantities of our hair wrapped around it as we both seem to shed a lot.

So I got out my tool bag and my handy dandy leatherman and the baggie of two sweeper belts and set to work....it took awhile, but i got it apart, removed the broken belt, cleaned out all of the icky stuff, cut the hair off of the bar thingy and got it all put back together. And..... it WORKS!

One less thing I need to have a man around for!

Shall We Dance? Movie Clip

I love this movie....

I absolutely love this movie... "Shall we Dance" with my favorite part pictured above when he comes up the escalator, reduces me to tears every time. And then of course this little quote delivered by Susan Sarandon.

"We need a witness to our lives. There's a billion people on the planet... I mean, what does any one life really mean? But in a marriage, you're promising to care about everything. The good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things... all of it, all of the time, every day. You're saying 'Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it. Your life will not go un-witnessed because I will be your witness."

Words right out of the mouth of my ex husband...

London 2007 New Year Fireworks

Have a safe and happy 4th!