July 14, 2012

• This being house bound with the back thing is starting to drive me crazy.  But to put it in perspective, I make myself remember back to a year ago when I was in the hospital with a death sentence over my head.  At least I'm in my house that I love with Sam and the four-leggeds and not a person in sight who wants to draw blood.  And I have my iPhone.

  I think my usage of it is becoming worse, but a big part of it is the back thing.  Its really hard for me to sit very long in my computer chair right now.  So I'm checking email, texting, playing games, messing around on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram.  I can use it laying in bed or in my bedroom chair while using heat packs/ice packs.  I'm proud to say I have not taken it to the bathroom with me.  Matt is notorious for that!

  Checked Instagram this morning to see a 30 minute old picture of Andie in the hospital again.  The only thing I've been able to find out is that she was having strong contractions and Matt took her in.  They were going to keep her for a couple of hours and then release her.  I don't know if they stopped the contractions again or what.  When she was in the hospital last week, the doctor told me when I was visiting Andie that, once she made it to last Monday, if she went into labor again it was go time-Tristan would be okay.  I know this is stressing Matt out.  Between worrying about her and keeping her happy, trying to squeeze in whatever work he can, and having a house guest until the 26th in their tiny apartment.....the boy has his hands full.  But I'd just like to know what the heck is going on.  I guess its a mom thing.  They've been out of my house since the first weekend of July which I've enjoyed.  But I also knew (sometimes too much) what was going on with my grandson.  I know that stress contributes to my back problems, so I'm trying not to worry.  But I'm now convinced Andie has been pregnant for 24 months now and is holding off for 6 years-she'll have Tristan for my 60th birthday.

  And I even stooped to taking a picture of what I made for lunch this afternoon and put it on Instagram.  I was bored.

  Sam is gone all day for band stuff.  He took me grocery shopping yesterday.  He really has been so helpful around the house since the back thing.  Its been 10 whole days since I was last in a movie theater which is making me nuts-especially this time of year.  I  spent the last couple of days catching up on all my Hollywood magazine/websites reading so I really want to go see a few movies NOW.  Its not the sitting through the movie that would be hard-I can sit close to the front, take a couch pillow, put the arm rest up, and its like watching tv at home on my couch.  That's how I survive seeing 4 movies in one day during Oscar season.  But its the walking through the mall to/from the theater.  Standing in line.  Driving (which I'm not doing right now) if its a movie that Sam doesn't want to see.

  Jeeze, I've gotten whiny!

  I am doing small stuff around the house that involves no lifting.  I'm up for 30 minutes and then bed or chair for an hour.  That's when I hit Twitter to catch up on all the happenings at Comic Con.  This city probably has more celebrities in it right now than Hollywood does.  Oh well, there is always next year.

  Its been hot/humid here.  There's a hurricane off the coast of Baja that may bring more humidity next week.  It even rained a little here!!!  I had the house opened up and all of a sudden I have my nose up in the air sniffing like Buk the dog does when I'm cooking chicken-I could smell the rain and it was lovely.  Grabbing my LSD-Life Support Device/aka iPhone, I turned on my app that is a sleep thing you can set to listen to stuff.  I turned on rain/thunder, closed my eyes and sniffed.  

  I have a very vivid imagination which comes in handy at times-I was a very happy camper.

  I've been playing a lot of Scrabble on my LSD.  I'm trying to get brave enough to attempt Words with Friends.

  Okay, my back is saying its had enough and, at least for now, my back is Queen of the House.

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