Ahhhhh

Yep, that's my deep breath because my stress test is DONE.  Over. 

Ahhhhhh.....

I have absolutely no idea about the results, but at least it's over......

---stressed over a stress test

I'm having a stress test tomorrow.  A nuclear stress test to be exact.  And an echocardiogram, which really isn't a big deal. 

But I'm not gonna lie---- I'm a bit stressed about the nuclear stress test.  My last one was almost 2 years ago, and that was quickly followed by not one, but two, angioplasties in about a month's time. 

You see, I'm feeling a bit sorry for myself tonight.  My heart attack happened exactly 10 years ago.  I was 34 years old.  I am very thankful for the quick-thinking of the on-call physician at our local hospital and was quickly life-flighted to a larger facility. 

But still...... blech on tomorrow!  :-(

Happy Thanksgiving!

Have a very happy Thanksgiving!

We'll be celebrating Thanksgiving at my cousin's beautiful home in Joplin, so we won't have to travel far.  Be safe if you're traveling tomorrow!!!

On another unrelated note, the hubs had a MAJOR nosebleed last night---- horrendously, grotesquely, blood-splattered everywhere type of nosebleed.  He had to go to the emergency room to get it stopped.  He gets frequent nosebleeds, but this was a force to be reckoned with....   The poor guy is still looking quite pale.  :-(

yet more gymnastics......

Sophie's first mock gymnastics meet

Sophie had her first mock meet today, and although she was initially terrified, she did GREAT!

I'm just a little bit proud.  ;-)  Prepare yourself for photo overload.

and here is what Gracie did while Sophie was competing:

My drama-filled day

My did did not start off with a bang.

I broke my beloved Kindle this morning.  I started to put a sheet on the bed and stepped on it.  It made that sound that a calculator makes when you bust the solar panel, and I knew my beloved Kindle was FUBAR (that's a Kurt Russell term from the 80's).  I also think that maybe the only people who would know what sound a broken solar panel makes would be Middle School Math teachers, so you'll have to trust me on that one.

Anyway, after minutes of almost sobbing, I broke down and ordered a new Kindle Fire.  AND a new hot pink case to keep my new Beloved safe.

Then, the hubs irritated me.  Granted, that isn't anything out of the ordinary, but today I was apparently in the buying mood.  So I bought a new Christmas tree.  I have always liked flocked trees but never wanted to deal with the mess.  This one kind of felt like the white stuff would stay on...... We'll see.  So now I'm just waiting for the girls to come home from seeing Happy Feet with Grammy, and we'll put on the ornaments.

Sophie's first gymnastics meet

It's actually a mock meet, but she is very excited and is anxious to wear her fancy new Shooting Stars team leotard.  She has her routines memorized, and I'm hoping the jitters don't make her forget everything when it's her turn to compete.

And please please please pray that I won't turn into one of those Toddlers & Tiaras type of moms..... I don't *think* I will, but that is truly one of my biggest fears.  Seriously.  I hope somebody just knocks me upside the head if I utter a single word to Sophie about pointing her toes or saluting the judges.  I once saw a dad (yes, a MAN) attempting to demonstrate to his daughter how to point her toes and how to salute.  I still make fun of him to this day---- but only behind his back, of course.  ;-)