Ten On Tuesday: The Thursday Edition

1) Yes, I've been in hiding for a few weeks.  I took a physical shit-kicking with all of my ailments and it's taken me awhile to bounce back from it.  Last week started off with my grabbing a knife away from Kat (a Cuisinart carving knife that was on the counter and Kat was blindly grabbing for whatever she could reach) only to end up dropping it (point down) on my foot.  I was immediately impressed by the sheer amount of blood that sprayed across my foot.  Had the knife fallen an inch forward, it likely would have chopped off my toe.  Awesome way to start the week.

2) In keeping with the "feeling-like-shit" theme, my body decided to throw another curve ball my way - stomach pains in the middle of the night.  For the last two weeks, I have been woken up by HORRIFIC cramps in my stomach that feel almost like gallstone attacks, but it's not nearly the same level of intensity (read: I'm not ready to go to the hospital over the pain).  Laying on my back seems to get rid of the pain.  Note to self:  the simple solution here would be to not sleep on your side, dumb ass.

3) Once again, I find myself struggling to get into the Christmas mood.  I have done ZERO baking this year which is not normal.  Our tree is up, but only has lights on it - no decorations or garland.  The majority of the presents are bought and wrapped.  I don't know what it is about this time of year and me...I love Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, but I would rather just bypass the build-up to it.

4) Joel came home from school on Tuesday quite upset.  He said to Mike, "Daddy...take me to hospital.  Heart.  Broken".  He was crying the ugly cry because he had discovered that the boy he is in love with (yes, I said boy) won't be at school next year (because he graduates).  Joel proceeded to spend his first day of vacation playing "I'm All Out Of Love" over and over and over again at the highest possible volume.  Part of me was sad for him, but another part was secretly happy that he's on par with other teenagers and gets the whole "love angst' thing :)

5)  We've taught Kat to say, "Phooey!" when someone farts, instead of, "Niiiiiiiice!".  Some day soon, we will be able to take her out in public again.

6) I've found a new house that I'm in love with and I can't stop daydreaming about it.  Our current house is 1230 square feet.  This new house is 1720.  If you combine both levels, the size of the new house would be like adding TEN one-hundred square foot rooms to our house.  It has FOUR living rooms (two up, two down); a huge separately housed dining room and a maze of a basement that just seems to go on and on.  While it's in the new-ish area of the city, it's an older house which means it's within our financial grasp.  Even if we don't get it, I love just daydreaming about its layout and where we'd put our furniture and so on :)

7) Kat is all about Elmo and Cookie Monster right now.  If you ask her what Cookie Monster says, she puts her hand over her mouth and says, "Om nom nom nom!" in a growly voice.  Note to self: must get that on video.

8) Most people don't get take home gifts when they leave their doctor's office (maybe a sucker sometimes).  My last visit?  I got my very own scalpel :)  I've been having trouble with a corn on my foot.  I thought they were like warts and once they were gone, they're gone.  Unfortunately, that's not the case - it can take up to a year for them to disappear.  Besides wearing those little corn pads and scrubbing it with a pumice in the shower, I am also diligent about slicing off the top few layers of skin before bed.  The skin falls off like tiny little potato slices.  I should save them for Kat to cook in her play kitchen.

9) The other day at counselling, my counsellor asked me, "What are your gifts?".  My response? "I can smoke an entire cigarette in three drags, but I'm thinking that's not the answer you're looking for".

10) One of my New Year's resolutions? To be able to smoke a cigarette in two drags :)

Merry Christmas, everyone!  Wishing you all a healthy and happy holiday season!!