So I have some pictures from the opera Jacob was in this past weekend…it’s funny how I can see David’s Uncle Clifford and my dad in him at the same time…
October 20, 2007
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We just got back from Huntsville where we saw middle J perform in the opera Gianni Schicchi. He played the part of an older man named Betto. It was very good and funny and he was awesome. It was also very strange to look at our son up there who was dressed in a very loud striped suit and was stuffed with a pillow to make him look fat and his beard and hair were sprayed gray and they used liquid latex for his face to make wrinkles and make him look really old. For the family that is reading this, he looked so much like Uncle Clifford, it was eerie..
His character also drank out of a small canteen and smoked. They told us in the program that they were theatrical cigarettes and in no way were the real thing…it just looked weird seeing a cigarette in my baby’s hands and watching him pretend to smoke…
But WOW…what a voice…he was amazing. I didn’t realize just how much his voice has grown and developed…he actually sounded like an opera singer…he projected so well and he acted wonderfully…he was really quite funny! (For those of you not familiar with the opera, it is supposed to be funny!)
Anyway, it was amazing to watch him up there…looked like he was having such a good time. And it was all in Italian and that part was phenomenal…how they all sounded like they had been speaking Italian for years…
Great job, Jacob!
October 14, 2007
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I spoke with a pharmacist that we go to church with this morning and told him how I was feeling the past week and the first thing he asked me was if I was a big coffee drinker…
Uh…YEAH….so?
Turns out that coffee pretty much sets in motion the things in your body that Lexapro does and so it was like I was getting a double dose…
He suggested that I cut back to 5 mg. until my body gets used to the med or try to take it in the afternoon after I’ve had my coffee. I think I will try the latter suggestion and see what happens with that first. I have felt better today, but I haven’t drank as much coffee as I usually do…my stomach has been too upset by the headaches for me to drink alot of it.
So…we’ll see how it works this week…
October 13, 2007
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Is there anyone out there that has taken Lexapro and it made them feel worse than before you were taking it? I’ve been on it for 6 days now and since Thursday I have felt awful. Thursday I was so jittery and felt like I wanted to jump out of my skin. My heart was pounding but when I went to the clinic at our school, my heart rate and bp were fine. I’ve struggled with being shaky, dizzy, horrible headaches since then. My question is could this be the Lexapro? The only other thing I did this past week that was different was to get a flu shot on Wednesday afternoon. I understand that it could make me have some slight flu-like symptoms, but what I have been feeling is not flu-like. Can allergies do this to you? The mold spores are very high right now and that is one thing I am allergic to…I take allergy shots for that, though. Anyone have any ideas? I am not wanting to take the Lexapro if this is how it is going to make me feel.
October 8, 2007
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Dr. put me on Lexapro for 7 weeks. Wants me to come back in 6 weeks to let him know how I am doing. He really wants me to go see a Christian psychiatrist, but I just don’t have the time and my insurance won’t cover it. Of course, if I don’t do this, he will probably not continue to give me the medicine. I came home and looked up Lexapro and there were a couple of questionnaires to take to see if you have GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) or depression. I took both of them and the results of the depression questionnaire said I had severe depression. I also scored pretty high on the anxiety one. Lexapro’s website encourages talking with a counselor along with its use. I guess I might try to see if I can find the time to schedule something…
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Having a nice long weekend is a good thing. Didn’t have to go to John Cooper on Friday afternoon because they dismissed classes for the Lower School for parent conferences. So I stayed all day at Mitchell (and actually got to wear jeans and Mitchell t-shirt for the first time this year). Worked a little on my holiday program for Cooper and then stayed after school to work the 6th grade social. Feet and legs so sore after one of those…
As soon as I got home, I made a birthday cake for my mom. Then the Hortons came over and we played Shanghai. That is always fun.
Spent Saturday over at my mom and Janis’ house. We celebrated my mom’s 73rd birthday. Had homemade lasagna with garlic bread and salad. Janis’ sink got really clogged up and David, Jacob, and Ed worked most of the afternoon trying to fix it. Still wasn’t unclogged when we left…it was some really nasty stuff…smelled awful too.
Yesterday I finished deciding on my holiday program for Cooper and did my lesson plans for the week.
Today, I made two more cakes…one for Bob and his crew at TWHS Choir and one for our little group at Mitchell to enjoy after lunch tomorrow. Also doing laundry. It feels good to be home and doing the mundane…no brain work needed.
This afternoon I am going to see the doctor about my ‘situation’…not sure what to call it…I guess you could say I am showing signs of depression. I cry all the time and feel so sad over life changes. I know it’s driving David crazy…we’ll see what the doctor says.
I got word Friday morning that my cousin’s daughter (who was only 29) died Friday morning. She had scleroderma…it’s a pretty awful, painful disease. The funeral is today in Corpus Christi. I just didn’t think we could make it to the funeral. I really feel bad for not going…Janis, Kristy, Avery, Mom, and Dad all went down there. Janis called last night and said that Aunt Bobbye and Ben (the grandmother and father) seemed to be holding up pretty well but my cousin is really having a hard time.
September 26, 2007
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Ok, so laugh at me if you’d like to but here is the very first picture of our grandchild! Notice that I am writing in PINK…hehe…I really, really don’t care if it is a boy or a girl. I already love this child not even knowing what it is yet!! For those of you who have seen ultrasound pictures, I’m sure you will be able to find the baby. Valerie is exactly 7 weeks pregnant, so it is very small. They couldn’t even hear the hearbeat yet, but they could see it. The doctor said it was a good, strong heartbeat. Get ready because I’m sure there will be more of these to come in the next 9 months…yes, I am going to be one of those obnoxious grandparents showing off pictures!!
September 23, 2007
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Go Cowboys…wow…I haven’t watched football in ages. Grew up watching the Dallas Cowboys and every Sunday was spent in front of the TV rooting for our team. I am a VERY vocal participant!! My family can attest to that. The game between the Boys and the Bears isn’t quite over yet, but they are up 27 -10 at the moment…I just can’t stand watching live tv, so I paused it to come upstairs and check email and thought I would write a blurb or two.
Wednesday Valerie and Jason go to have their first ultrasound to hear the baby’s heartbeat. They are going to call me so I can be included on the visit. I sure hope I am able to hear it!!
Hope everyone has a good week…
Back to the Cowboys game…
September 21, 2007
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What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland“You have a Midland accent” is just another way of saying “you don’t have an accent.” You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio.
The West Boston North Central The Inland North The South Philadelphia The Northeast What American accent do you have?
Quiz Created on GoToQuizI always love doing these because I’m a home grown Texan but I don’t speak like one. Oh, I know how to drawl like the best of them, I just choose not to do it. I’ve been in NYC and had people tell me that they couldn’t believe I was from Texas. That’s not to say that I’m not proud of our beautiful accent (snicker), but I am proud of the fact that my choral training has had an effect on the way I speak.
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