Big Mama’s Blog

Big Mama’s Blog

A wedding picture…

This was our family, plus Brit and Lauren’s half sister on their dad’s side (Nicci) at Brit and Jonathan’s wedding in December. Don’t we look great!

Workouts

Just got back from physical therapy. Wow, it felt good. I blew through my endurance and strengthening exercises. I could walk more right now too! Pretty good, I would say. After the exercises, Trish then did soft tissue massage on my neck and shoulders. I tolerated a lot today. After last weeks session, I was in pain in my elbow and having cramping and numbness in my left hand. I wonder how I am going do this time. I am already having pain in the bicep.

A note on why I write about my health. I was told to keep a health journal while on the medications I take. This is helpful for me and my doctors should I have to make changes. Today I will go back on the Depakote to see if the pains come back in my abdomen.

Yesterday was mine and Phil’s 12th anniversary. We had a really nice relaxing day. We also bought steak and grilled them since we had temps in the 50’s here in NE Ohio in January. Amazing, but the weather is doing good for me. I love the sunshine. We spent the evening looking through our photo albums, talking about our favorite memories. And I noticed that I looked good then. I am determined now to get this weight off, as best I can. If the meds are working against me, I will have to find a way to trick my body then.

I guess that’s it.

Pinnacles, Pitfalls and Pottychairs

Pinnacles, Pitfalls and Pottychairs

The 4 MeMe-Tagged

Thanks Pam for the tag! I love being “It”!

Four Jobs You’ve Had:
1. Daycare worker: Not bad, mostly worked with the 2 year olds. One kid was so emotionally disturbed that he hit everyone. I wonder what ever happened to poor Bobby.
2. Microfilmer: My dad had his own microfilming business. He taught me how to do the job. I also helped him run the business by doing light office work.
3. Babysitter as a teen:enough said.
4. Pampered Chef consultant: my current job, aside from wife and mother. I like it but I am taking a break at the moment.

Four Places You’ve Lived:
1. Pittsburgh, PA: Go STEELERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2, Lawton, OK-bad memories there
3. Cleveland, OH: yeah ok, it was a house when we needed it.
4. South of Cleveland: love living out in the country but we are close to everything.

Four Vacations You’ve Taken:
1. Florida when I was 8 or so to visit my freaky grandpa and his blind wife. Now that was weird.
2. Camping: that was the parents’ idea of vacationing. Not bad, got into lots of trouble.
3. Bryce, VA: ok, so it was my honeymoon, but it was a nice little place.
4. Colonial Williamsburg: Cool place, want to go back during the spring sometime.

Four Vehicles You’ve Owned:
1. A blue Buick something or other: it was the first car Phil and I bought. It was used but ran and fit our family of 4.
2. A Ford Escort with nothing but an AM radio. We got it for a buck from Phil’s grandpa. We passed it on to my brother for a buck.
3. A Ford Econoline Van: 7 passenger that held all of us. It served us well and then we gave it to friends in MA who desperatly needed a vehicle. We had a truck and Phil’s parent’ car to drive.
4. A Ford Windstar: we inherited this from my Dad after he passed away. It was about 2 weeks after we gave back the car we were allowed to drive that belonged to Phil’s parents. See how that worked? God’s perfect timing.

NOW -Four Blogs You Visit & Want to Tag: I don’t want to tag them neccessarily but here are 4 I read.
1. The Big Yellow House: Chris is a riot and I love her style of writing.
2. Just Because: Trisha is a talented and compassionate friend.
3. Just found Poop and Boogies and it’s written by a Dad of 1 and 1 on the way. Looks like fun.
4. Newest one is Life Up the Holler: Possum Pearl has a great writing style. She is funny.

Ok so if you want to be tagged, I have no idea how to do it. If someone would clue me in, that would be cool. And I want to “blog this” from Possum Pearl’s but she is missing the blogger header. Boohoo…

Just Because…

Just Because…

Training

Next week I start training for the crisis pregnancy center. I will finally be able to minister back to young women who are in crisis. I have always wanted to do this and the opportunity is here. I have had several people tell me in the last few months that I would be good at counseling. I am easy to talk to, I have insight into other peoples’ lives that is good. I know I can be a great encourager as well. Helping Shawna and helping save the life of her unborn child was and is a great feeling. I want to do more of that. I used to think that the Pro-life movement was great but that it’s almost impossible to make a difference until the law is over-turned. But now I see that I can make a difference, one life at a time. That is all it takes. That is all that matters. That is what is important in this life.

And Kelly if you are reading this, remember that I am important and I do make a difference!

Poop and Boogies

Poop and Boogies

My sister

Somedays I really hate her. She just doesn’t get it. I am sure it’s because she isn’t a Christian and because she doesn’t have young children anymore. She really thinks that me getting a job is going to help me. Some days I can’t get out of bed! Getting mentally well is physically exhausting, my counselor and my pdoc told me that. I am working out for 1 1/2 hours 2 times a week at physical therapy. That is a lot for me right now. I went from almost entirely sedentary (sp) to walking on the treadmill for 20 min. 2x a week doing almost a mile. I will soon be doing that 1 mile in 15 min. and 3-4x a week. Right now my shoulder needs worked on. My bicep and tricep on the left side are in pain.

Anyway getting back to Kelly. She can be a real witch with a capital B at times. I don’t want to forget about my problems, I want to deal with them. I want to have a healthy relationship with my family and husband, not a dependent one. Not one that drives me over the edge.

Argh….sisters!!!!

Birgit’s blog

Birgit’s blog