I am...

cursing at Blogger for not saving my last long blog entry. I shake my fist at you...grrr!

Morning beauty

After taking the lid off the sandbox so Isabella could play, I happened to glance over at the garden and noticed that my clematis finally decided to make an appearance. Summer really is on its way!

Look, no wheels!

One of the best things about being a parent is watching your child succeed. The proud look on their face and the joy a parent feels is just priceless.

Lucas achieved one of his goals this weekend. With my camera in one had and video camera in the other, I watched as Lucas took his first bike ride without training wheels. It was one of those father/son moments never to be forgotten. Helmet, elbow pads, knee pads, just shy of his body being covered in bubble wrap, he swayed back and forth a bit and then took off. Now we just have to work on breaking.

Sharing donuts

Steve: We’re going through the drive-tru, Lucas. Do you want anything? Would you and your sister like timbits?

Lucas: I want a donut with sprinkles.

Steve: Ok, but we’re only getting one donut and you have to share with your sister.

Lucas: I already know that. That’s why I asked for a donut and not two donuts. I'm going to break it in half and give her one half. You didn't have to tell me. I already knew I was going to do that before you told me ( eye roll eye roll).

Bernice & Me

I'm just reading my MRI report that the doctor faxed over to me. It says my brain is leaking....um, leaking? MY BRAIN IS LEAKING??? Wait a sec. Oh no, no-no. I read that wrong. It says lesions, not leaking. Phew, that was close. Crappy fax ink!

So, what does the report really say? A bunch of jib jab fancy schmancy big ass medical terms when all it really needs to say is "There are x amount of lesions/plaques...here, here and here" with a nice diagram of the brain and spinal column showing the location and size of each one. Really, is that too much to ask for? Thankfully, I took Medical Administration in College and used to work in a hospital so I can figure out some of what's being said in these reports. Ha ha...trying to outsmart this blond-haired, blue-eyed Canadian, eh?! Nice try Dr. Ginzburg, MD FRCP (C) LMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ...now I know my ABC's. Next time won't you sing with me.

So, here it is...because inquiring minds what to know!

MRI HEAD

Multisequence multiplantar MRI of the head was performed using an MS protocol.

There are multiple hyperintense foci in the white matter of the cerebral hemispheres, several of which are oriented perpendicular to the ventricles, highly suggestive of demyelination. The largest is in the left posterior parietal white matter and measures 1.5 cm.

None of the lesions enhance with gadolinium. Therefore There is no definite evidence of current activity.

There you have it folks, my brain is leaking....um, I mean has lesions (nothing I didn't know already but there seems to be more showing now than on my last MRI nine years ago).

Ok, it's about time my 1.5 cm foci and I head to bed (I think I'll call her Bernice). At least I'm not loosing my mind like I initially thought.

The bench

Back in January, I saw a storage bench at Homesense . I thought it might be the perfect size for under the window in our family room to hold some of the kids toys and for some extra seating. Of course, I hummed and hawed too long (3 hours to be exact) and by the time I went back, the bench was gone. I've been dreaming about this bench ever since. Well, today the sky cleared and the sun started shining (ok, ok, it's been grey out all day and just finished pissing rain) because there was the bench again screaming BUY ME!!!!! Lesson of the day, people... if you see it, buy it because you can always return it later. I tell myself this all.the.time but obviously I have yet to listen. Now I know who my kids take after in the listening department..Hmmm.

Ready to burst

Flowers are such a tease these days. So many of them are this close to bursting open. I've been waiting for days for my clematis to show it's petals. There's always tomorrow. Thankfully, my bleeding hearts were there to satisfy my craving.

I am...

cleaning before the cleaning lady comes tomorrow.

Words of wisdom

We were at McDonald's tonight feeding our arteries a good dose of cholesterol and happened to be sitting beside two teenagers talking about life and babies. Listening to teenagers talk fascinates me. It's almost like there's an art to it, finding the perfect places to add in the like's, way's, totally's, so's and whatever the swear word of the day might be. And, of course, being able to master talking just loud enough to echo so those who didn't want to hear about HOW LONG YOU GOT TO SLEEP IN THIS MORNING (bitch) get to find out not only that but all the details of their daily life in the matter of minutes. It's almost like watching a sequal to Romy and Michelle or Legally Blonde unfold right before your eyes.

Words of wisdom from one teenager to another: "No fuckin' way, man. I'm so not having a baby. That's like totally way too intense for me! Like, so not going there."

Did we all really talk like that when we were teenagers too because that would be like so way totally fucked up right there!

I am...

enjoying my morning coffee, reading the newspaper and watching Breakfast Television -- my morning fix!