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Got an answering machine from the Endocrinologist’s office today to say the test results/scans came back negative so that means I’m all clear again — so woooooot — no more radiated iodine for ME!

*happy dancing*

andy said he fixed it — so it wouldn’t try to get re-routed etc. and end up with the 404 error…

this past week was pretty awful but it’s done — and I survived — so yay… the good news is that I’m not in quarantine (silly doctor’s office sent the wrong paperwork — apparently the type of radioactive isotope that they gave me is only for the pictures part of it, not the killing cells, and therefore doesn’t have any restrictions!) — so my reaction was like 95% wooot (woohoo in geekspeak) and 5% annoyance — you’ve got to be kidding me, all that rescheduling of appointments, warning to friends, planning of meals, etc etc etc — all that drama for nothing… oh well!! at least I have my freedom!!!

And I have been enjoying that freedom! Mom and I went to the Yarnmarket over in Pickerington — had a fun lunch at Steak & Shake (which I didn’t realize was an old-fashionedy style diner inside — sit-down kind of place). Got some more of these square Kollage needles that I’ve fallen in love with… getting more people hooked on them too… hahaha…

Thurs I went for the scans (another very very very early morning) — got there at 8am (mind you I stayed up all night tuesday night, got no sleep whatsoever) — and they have you lie down on this platform to go underneath this giant plate that takes pictures — the room is darkened (thankfully, otherwise you’d end up with one hell of a headache!!) and you have to lie still for about 35-40 minutes… then back out to an uber-full-uber-tiny waiting area with a tv tuned into Regis and Kelly (kill me now) and the only available chair being RIGHT below the tv… so I popped my iPod earphones in and tried to tune out the obnoxious show… about 45 mins later I get called for the second part of the scan — the closeup of the neck… another 20 mins on a different table in a different machine… then back out to wait for the doctor to tell me the results/decide if I need to have more scans done or not… He says it all looks normal and that the real decider is the bloodwork (to be done friday).

Friday’s bloodwork was a bit of a nightmare — this woman has drawn my blood about 4 times, and she’s hit and miss, literally… sometimes she’s straight in and it doesn’t hurt, others she misses badly and I end up with a raised bump and major bruising where she went in… This was one of those times — I came home and iced my arm with frozen peas — the bruise is really dark.

Yesterday I must have been ready to catch up on my sleep… I slept until about 1:30pm It was crazy — the worst thing was I felt like I could have gone back to bed and slept some more still…

Same today — woke up around 12 noon and still felt like I could go back for more…

Not really doing well on this CPAP machine though I put it on every night but because I toss and turn so much, it wakes me up cause of bumping my nose or cheek (and also I’m getting slight acne from the points where the mask’s straps touch my face)

Looking forward — this week I’m “on vacation” — that’s what I told andy anyhow — cause all the meals are planned and the ingredients bought and they are all simple meals…

Brian and I are supposed to hang out Monday — we have fun adventures together…

Friday is our 10th wedding anniversary… whoa where does the time go?

So today was kind of crazy… I picked up Mom and Harriet at 10, and we set off to the Franklin Park Conservatory for the annual Central Ohio Orchid Society’s orchid show — yay for free shows to see amazingly beautiful flowers…

We arrived at the Conservatory and went in only to find that… there were no tables set up and no people. So we asked at the front desk — turns out the show is at the Airport Marriott hotel…

So off we went to the Marriott and since we were driving through Bexley, we of course had to stop for some Blocks Bagels!!

We got to the airport area, drove the airport loop and saw just about every hotel chain *except* Marriott… after another stop and a brief phone call, we learned their location and finally arrived about an hour and a half after we’d meant to!!

I am convinced that orchids are the most beautiful flowers on earth. They are simply amazing — all the different varieties, sizes, colors, shapes, everything. I am especially fascinated with the miniature ones — and hopefully will be able to keep this lil girl that I purchased alive!!

i’ve had my cafepress shop (www.cafepress.com/kksdesigncafe) for a year and 2 months…  last year it made over $300 in commission.  It’s been a super fun experience and i’ve seen orders coming in from all over the country… and the world!!

I’ve had 2 orders from Australia, 2 from Canada, 2 from England, and now orders from Denmark and Switzerland!!!  I should make a list of all the states that I’ve had orders from and the other countries cause I’m thinking I forgot at least one other fun one…

so yeah — i’ve been gone to Atlanta twice in the last 3 months — first time just to visit and then this last week i was there to help out with the baby while Katie was in Dallas for a training… it was so much fun but so exhausting… i had a lot of “old woman” days in that week (and this one) — old woman days are where i wake up and have no energy and just feel like doing nothing but puttering around (even though i fight that — i always try and get out of the house or get things done) …