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Tics, recycled glass, WiiFit, and a $120 cake
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If only there was more time in a day. I just can’t seem to get done all that I have to do and more importantly, what I want to do, in a day. I’m really perturbed that I can’t fit blogging in my life like I once could. Hopefully I will have more time this summer.
I won’t bore you with a laundry list of what I’ve been doing since I last posted so I’ll just catch you up on the important stuff.
*I got Madeline into her neurologist the day after my last post. He prescribed Tenex which is an antihypertensive that can also suppress tics. The only side affect has been it makes her tired so we slowly increased her dose. The fatigue has actually been good for her. She’s a kid who doesn’t need much sleep so her mind and body is getting some much needed rest since she doesn’t tic when she sleeps. One of her tics is sucking her stomach in real tight then sticking it out as far as she can. This tic is causing her a lot of tummy discomfort and she has had a couple of emotional breakdowns over her inability to stop it. We’ve gotten her to her prescribed dose in the last few days and I’m already starting to notice a decrease in her tics.
She did give a talk to her class about Tourette’s Syndrome and shared HBO’s special on Tourette’s with them. Her teacher said she did a great job and her classmates were very interested in learning about it. It was a great lesson in compassion and it gave her a feeling of control over something she can’t control. Needless to say I am very proud of her.
*We did some remodeling in our kitchen. The cabinets were antiqued, replaced the sink and stovetop, and had the counters recovered with a material that is made of recycled glass. Very cool stuff. Here’s a before and after. Well kind of a before shot. I didn’t think about doing a before photo until after the cabinets were painted and the stove and sink were removed. They would also be better shots if I took them in the daytime but I’m lucky I ever took them at all.
*Isabelle made her first communion then we had a huge celebration at our house. My husband is from a very large family so all our parties are a big to-do. Here is a photo of her cake.
Why am I sharing a photo of the cake? Because that cake cost $120. I should have had it professionally photographed for that kind of money.
I didn’t mean to buy such an expensive cake. A friend had told me about a bakery that had the best tasting cake she had ever had so I thought I would give them a try. I spent forty minutes looking through their book with photos of the most amazing cakes I had ever seen and consulting with the salesperson. I figured the cake would probably be around $75 but I never imagined she would ring me up to the tune of $120. By that time I was too embarrassed to tell her she was out of her mind if she thought I would spend that much on a cake. So I wrote my check without a flinch and spent the rest of the day sick to my stomach with buyer’s remorse. Thankfully it turned out to be an amazing cake and definitely the best cake I’ve ever eaten.
*I attended a Wii Fit party at this super cool chick’s house the week before it was released. You can read about the partay here. I was pretty impressed with it and bought one the day it was released. How could I not buy it since it told me I’m of normal weight and an average BMI and that my butt is not big at all? Okay I added the last part. It is pretty cool though and I’ve been using it every day since I got it. My only suggestion would be that I could choose a personal trainer on the game that looks like Brad Pitt and doesn’t wear a shirt. What would be even better is if he talked dirty and told me how hot I am. I guarantee that would have me exercising consistently.
*I got my hair cut today. It had been way too long since I had gotten cut because my life is so ridiculously crazy as of late. It was halfway down my back and now it barely touches my shoulders! My hairdresser cut four inches like I requested but then she started cutting my layers and we started talking and the next thing I know is there is more hair on the floor than on my head!
I’ve got a few more things to share that will have to be their own posts and I will hopefully find time to write this week. Thanks for not forgetting about me!
I’m hosting a blog bash with my sis over at Lipstick to Crayons. We’ve got some really awesome prizes and giveaways going on so check it out!
