I guess I could fill you in on other small things

Now that you have heard my tragedy, I can tell you about the rest of my life. Mother's day was very nice although I don't have any pictures. The family gave me the first four seasons of "Ghost Whisperer" and a Donkey Webkinz (because it fits their dad) and Matt picked wild daisies for me. We visited my mamaw and mom on Saturday, along with my sister, her boyfriend, and my nephew. I have been absolutely swamped at work and following two bouts of kidney stones, I feel a little more functional now. I did see a urologist this week and one of the stones is being analyzed. I also was asked to do a urine collection, which just sounds completely gross. It is just what it sounds-collect all of your urine for a full 24 hours. I am putting that off for now! My fibromyalgia has been a little difficult these past few weeks but I think it is a combination of the heavy work load, stress, and general fatigue from life. My baby girl graduated from Kindergarten this past week and it seems that her life is flying past me. It seems like it was just yesterday that she was laying in the floor jabbering with me and laughing. Now her jabbers are to back talk! She no longer laughs with me but at me! Both girls got an American Girl doll-Lanie and Sweet Pea also got a new bicycle, since she has outgrown her other one. My girls are very spoiled but I am so lucky to be able to spoil them and for that I am very thankful. This weekend, we kept my nephew and spent our time lounging around the house since it was so humid (before the storms) and then it stormed the remainder of the time. Plus we had the lice issue to deal with. My mom and her boyfriend bought two miniature horses this weekend so the kids wanted to see them. The mom should be broke within a week and the girls are already plotting how they are going to get back down there soon to go riding the horses. The mom horse is also expecting so I am unsure of how long until there will be a third horse to enjoy. Sweet Pea has been asking for a real horse for a while now so I guess she gets her wish. I just hope they don't end up getting her a real pig too. I am sure that I have left a few things out that were probably pretty important but I am human and I have work to do and I have to prepare for court this week. I would love to share pictures but sadly, my camera is collecting dust because I have been so scatterbrained and have honestly missed some wonderful photo opportunities.

My Worst Nightmare

Of all the things that I could dread in this world, LICE would have to be on the top of my list. I have made it this far in life and never had to truly endure the experience. My brother caught lice when he was in Kindergarten but I was only a young teenager and did not truly understand the experience. Pumpkin Pie complained of her head itching Saturday and her dad (being all manly) checked her head to say that she just wasn't washing her hair well. Later, when I caught wind of this previous conversation, knew that I needed to check for myself. I was horrified at the sight I found. We spent the remainder of the evening scrubbing everyone's hair with the special shampoo (although no one else was found to have anything) and then washing bedding, vacuuming, spraying items down with the special spray, etc...I didn't get to bed until after 1:00 a.m. I had nightmares all night and resumed my "cleaning" this morning. I have gone through everyone's head again and cleaned even more. I don't know that I will ever sleep well again. This has been a very tragic experience for me, even though it seems small to most others. Let's hope that lice never enter my house again. By the way, I only found a total of five bugs on her head, which I am sure is not a lot but was way too much for me to handle.