Beyond your normal headache

I have suffered from migraine headaches since i was probably about 16 years old. They are not fun, in fact i dread them. I usually average 1 migraine every three months, but sometimes i get more or less. I have also come to the conclusion that they are hormonal, meaning i get them roughly the same time during a month, oh the joys of being a woman. Really the only time i have gotten a break from these lovely headaches was while i was pregnant and usually for the first 6-9 months after having a child. Now this was great, but i don't think i can keep having children as a treatment for my migraines:)
So this week i have been having problems with them again. I knew one was coming Monday around noon because i ALWAYS have an aura before hand. I hate this because not only do i have a headache, but i also can not see anything!! So for roughly 20 minutes my vision is messed up and i can feel everything start to tense up...its a great time. Usually the worst of the headaches only last about 2-3 hours, and if i can rest they pain is not unbearable. After the worst of the headache is gone, i am just left with a horrible ache in the back of my head. I don't notice the ache unless i bend over and then it feels like a sledge hammer is going off...it really hurts! So Monday after the headache subsided i went about my normal daily activities, but instead of bending over (and as a mom of 4 i do a lot of bending over, i tie shoes, pick up shoes, pick up kids, pick up the junk the kids leave behind etc. you get the picture) anyway stead of bending to do these various jobs, i decided to squat, it hurt less...or at least at the time it hurt less. Yesterday morning i woke up, again with an aura so i knew i was going to have another milder migraine that morning. So again yesterday i did more squatting and less bending. By yesterday afternoon my head was no longer the only thing in pain!! I don't remember the last time i did squats, probably years since i really don't exercise. I keep thinking i should, but after the pain i was in yesterday, i may not ever start!! I guess i used some muscles in my legs that i don't normally use, and it hurt!! Did i mention it hurt really bad??
Today i am still in pain, in both my head and my legs, but i am back to bending over, i will deal with the pain in my head, but my legs need a break!!

So what is my point with all of this? Migraines suck!! Also i am very out of shape.

Kind of pathetic

Brian and i have finally have the opportunity to go on a date tomorrow night, just the two of us. I don't really remember the last time we went away just the two of us, maybe about two years ago on our anniversary.
So we have a babysitter, and the prospect of a night out, just us. Unfortunately we can't think of anything to do!! How sad is that???? We don't really want to go shopping because that costs money and Brian is really no fun to shop with. We don't really ever watch movies in theaters so that's kind of out. I guess we will probably go out for supper, somewhere:)

From fever to festival...

I think i speak for most when i say its been a long winter, and i think that most people are ready for spring in hopes that some of the flu/viruses will leave our homes and let us live in peace!

Morgan had some weird virus on Friday, i felt bad for her, she rarely gets sick, she is supposed to be my healthy child!! Well fevers make me nervous, especially with her because she has not always been content to just have a fever, she likes to add seizures into the mix to make it a little more interesting!! Thankfully that did not happen, and her fever broke by Saturday morning, just in time for her to play at her piano contest!!

I took Morgan to her piano festival and it felt like i just yesterday that i was the one having to play before judges, i was the one that could not get her hands to stop shaking and i was the one that had to pee 500 times before i played (those of you who know me know that having to pee that many times is amazing for me since i am part camel!) anyway, i never really enjoyed it, and this is also the reason i have ALWAYS refused to play piano in church, i just can't do it!!

So like a good mom, i make my daughter do it instead! She did a great job, and really amazed me. Unlike me, she was not nervous at all!! She waited calmly for her turn to go in the room, she walked right up to the big grand piano and sat down and waited patiently for her turn to go. She played her two songs almost perfectly as though she played on a piano like that all the time (i wish!!). Once finished she smiled sweetly at the judges and sat by me. She scored and excellent on her songs and i was so proud of her.

I really wanted to take a picture of her playing or take a video, but i guess that's not allowed. I really wanted to try and sneak a video of her while playing but the good angel on my shoulder would not let me do it...maybe next year:)

Prepared for the rain

I believe it was last week Thursday that we got a lot of rain, sleet, ice, etc. Well Logan was getting ready for preschool and heard the sound of rain/ice hitting the windows. He is not one that is really fond of getting wet, so he started getting prepared for going outside. He needed his cowboy boots (because you never go anywhere with out cowboy boots!!) he needed a hat to keep his head warm, some gloves and then to keep the water out of his eyes, he needed his goggles, then he was set to go.

He is such a goof ball but i love this kid!!