Hellloooooo?!?!

Sorry!  But, we all had the opportunity to enjoy the music of the 80's! Rachel

Okay.  I have something for you.  I don't know if it is entertaining or funny but it is definitely true!  Last Thursday afternoon I was having a moment of happiness - sitting in the pool, drinking some really tasty Charleston wine, and talking to my kids.  I decided to make some chicken parmesan with some leftover chicken that was already cooked so I went inside the house to prepare it (in my bathing suit and all).  I remembered that the night before, Madison had cooked a pizza and the oven was smoking a bit.  So I decided to wipe out the bottom of the oven where it was dirty.  Now the funny (for some!) part.  I was leaning in the oven cleaning it out and I guess I propped up my left arm on the oven door so I could get farther in the oven.  Well, when I did that, the WHOLE oven toppled on top of my right shoulder!  Maegan (my niece) said I laughed for a second then yelled in pain.  So she ran over to me and pulled this 500lb oven off of me.  So I was sitting in the middle of my kitchen floor writhing in pain.  Somehow they sort of got me dressed and took me to the ER.  We hadn't been there long when Debbie showed up and took over from there.  Did I mention that I was drunk?  I was kind of making a seen from what I have been told (over and over again from my niece) about having to go to the bathroom and stupid stuff.  At least I am a happy drunk!  lol.  Once I got a room they FINALLY gave me some percoset for the pain, which didn't do a damn thing for me except make me feel even more drunk.  Pain was still there in all her glory!  Long story a little shorter - I didn't break any bones but I tore some tendons and ligaments between my shoulder and arm.  I am in a sling for 2 weeks.

I went to another dr. on Monday to get a diagnosis (I ended up at MUSC Bone & Joint Center) and they took more x-rays.  He said I have to go back in 2 weeks for more x-rays and an MRI to see if I damaged my rotator cuff.  Boy - my buzz is gone now!  I went back to work on Tuesday but I am still in a lot of pain.  Whatever!  Now I'm getting depressed because I am wasting all the weightlifting I have been doing for the last 5 months and I'll have to start over.  It sucks!  I'm going to try to go back to the gym in a few days to see if I can do the recumbent bike or something that doesn't require me to move my arm.  The pain pills still don't do crap for the pain - they just make me fuzzy in the head. So - the moral of the story is:  Don't cook - EVER!!!!  Eat out or order in.

Love the cooking idea. mary

The moral should be: Don't cook OR Clean.  You may end up in the ER. I'm sorry about your shoulder!  That sucks about not being able to go back to the gym (not really - LOL!)  I hope you don't need surgery or anything.  That would be awful.  It took my hubby forever to get over his shoulder surgery.  He had to have the whole thing rebuilt though.  I hope you feel better soon.  In the meantime, I am gonna tell hubby we need to find a cook and housekeeper from a bonded and insured agency.   WE SURELY can't risk my health...

Hey there! I have just checked in.  Busy morning!  How is your day going? Did you go to the gym yesterday?  How is that going?

Well, i hate work.  I hate my superiors. I went to the gym yesterday, BUT HE DIDN"T WORK ME OUT!!!!  They used up all the time taking measurements and body fat percentages and stuff.  When he weighed me I nearly had a heart attack!!  I almost fell down and started screaming and crying hysterically.  then he says, "oh, this scale is about 4 pounds over, but since it is consistently 4 pounds over , we are going to go ahead and write that weight down..."  I mean I had already weighed more that morning, but then ADD 4 more pounds to THAT!!! I almost wanted to tackle him to keep him from writing that number next to my name!  He was just sooo much bigger than me.  It would have been like trying to tackle a brick wall! Anyway.  I got appointments for Monday, Wednesday and Friday of next week.  He says we are going to get my body fat percentage down to 23%.  He doesn't want me to pay attention to my weight.  Is he looney or something?  I can't NOT pay attention t my weight.  You might as well ask me to change my sex. Anyway.  Hopefully, they can help do what they promise.  If so, I'll be the girl walking around half naked with only 23% body fat...

You go girl!!!!  I want to only have 23% body fat!!!!!!!  I don't think that is ever possible.  I have NO idea what mine is now but I am sure it is NO where near 23%......more like 63%!!!!! Do I need to remind you every day to step away from the scale?  I have been weighing myself more lately.  I don't know why,  it isn't helping any!!!!!  Just making me angry!!!!!  This is why I threw away my scale before surgery!!!!! Back to you.....I know you can do this.  You are soooo strong and successful.  YOU WILL be walking around half naked with only 23% body fat!!!!!!!! AND I will be taking pictures!!!!!!