wheeeeeeeeeeze

I was torn from slumber this morning by an asthma attack that took four hits of my fast acting inhaler and thirty minutes of panic before it subsided. It left a stitch in my left side and a whopper of a headache on my right. I once read that the best way to get through an asthma attack was to eschew meds and to keep calm. I'm not sure the person who wrote the article has ever had an asthma attack. There is nothing calm about one. Nothing. The only good thing about the attack was that it got me up early enough to take my new thyroid dose so that I can eat before work.

I did manage to fall asleep for another hour before it was time to get up, neti the nose, drink something hot, eat something protein-full and generally feel like one of the living.

Oof! I'm falling apart. Thank goodness for orange flats that even though the toes are now all scuffity-scuffed they still make me smile.

A few people have mentioned that they would like to listen to the mister's ukes. Here is a video on flickr and then the same one or two on youtube. Enjoy.

mr. a-go-go makes music

 

 

 

 Have I gotten all mooney-eyed gaga over the mister's ukuleles yet? He builds them out of cookie tins we scavenge from the thrift outlet. They truly sound tremendous and are super pretty to boot! We will be showing them and doing a little music demo at the San Luis Obispo Mini Maker Faire this May. If yer around town come on by, say howdy and we'll teach you how to play Cletus the Slack Jawed Yokel.

the week in review: april 1-7

 While the week began slowly (it kinda involved mostly work, a little sick and then THE DENTIST) it ended with a bang full of flowers and fog. I switched my work schedule around to accommodate the dental appointment for which I would be on a happy pill so Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday involved hanging out with kiddos, getting paint and glue all over me, and a mysterious bout of nausea that had me oh-so-slowly driving myself home from work early. Still haven't figured out what was up with that unless it was the counter top oatmeal that sat for a smidge too long or maybe the super high dose of Vitamin C I swallowed moments before leaving for work (I think the C was the culprit and also, oh my mawd! It took me forever to spell vitamin, sheesh!).

Thursday I took a leetle blue pill and headed off to the dentist to get my fillings replaced. I have very little memory of the whole thing save for the seemingly hours-long injection of novocaine, my sad attempts at drinking some water to get rid of the bad taste of the putty stuff they use to make molds of your teeth,  and the dentist telling me to bite, bite, bite but me not responding until he demonstrated with teeth clicking sounds. I'm telling you it was hilarious and that in and of itself is a reason why I never did drugs. The sister-a-go-go dropped me off and picked me up and I crashed on the sofa at the homestead and slept for five hours. I woke up to a sore face and McDonald's cheeseburgers which happen to be my food of choice after a dental procedure. Please don't hold it against me. 

Friday I was still all floopy from the leetle blue pill and so slept and read and read and slept and enjoyed more cheeseburgers. By Saturday I was more clear headed and ready to play with bubbles. mr. a-go-go and I headed out for a brunch and bubbles date. The small group of us were far too enchanted for bubbles, really, it was a blast! We mixed up our own concoction and tied yarn to bamboo and got to figuring it all out along to the dulcet tunes of peacocks during mating season. For reals! Worn out from the sun and bubble making we came home and nappity-napped.

The week came to a close with an up before sunrise drive out to look for wildflowers. The season was short this year and it appears the cows chewed their way through what remained but we still enjoyed a five hour excursion that involved fog, flowers, insects, moss, cows, and breakfast burritos (shhh, don't tell the cows). In between all that I made pom-poms, the bed, tea, lunches, and dinner. How was your week?

the april bed

 

 

 

wip-ing it up

 The wind has been blowing mini pollen storms throughout town and so after work at the school, I hightail it home to wash the pollen out of my hair and such, and do my best to keep myself as healthy as possible, considering. I've taken to drinking hot water. Just hot water. In a chicken mug. Or an owl mug. Hot water is kind of boring but when it hits yer sad and sorry allergy ridden throat and you are face to face with a happy chicken or an owl, it doesn't seem all that bad. Especially when you stop to think how lucky you are that you can actually drink hot water. Or you know...have access to it.

 

 

Anywhoo....in between misplacing my mugs of hot water (which then quickly become not-so-hot water) I have been wrapping yarn around my fingers and painting pom-poms and misplacing darning needles left and right.

I'm getting the darn bed made and someday soon I will finish it and remember to take pictures before the light fadey-fades fades away. For now I wrap, and paint and try not to think about the two crowns that I will be getting to replace some retiring fillings....I fear Thursday will be a day I get nothing done. Wish me luck!

week in reviewing it

Happy Monday! I've decided that I need to hop back on the week in review horse. When I did the week in review it acted as a tiny tool for keeping a diary of sorts as without a plan I tend to let things blow away so in an attempt to return to my blogging roots I'm tossing the week in review back into the mix. 

Last week involved a lot of crafting. There were eggs and eggy things, and a couple of garlands, and yarny bits in the mix. I'm still dating the bad boyfriend otherwise known as allergies so there also was a lot of tea drinking, and hot water drinking, and more cough-cough-coughing than I like. I am really not a fan of coughing. Sheesh!

I had the week off from work and so thoroughly enjoyed a pajama day or two and pom-pom making and baking and reading. I am now laptop-less which changes how I putter around the tiny casa. I did not watch much of the Netflix or listen to itunes even...I just snipped and stitched and painted and photographed amongst much mumbling to myself. 

On Easter we not only enjoyed an egg hunt and dinner but we also celebrated two birthdays (the OG sister-ago-go and the sister a-go-go both share this day) and while my sister-sister is far far away I hope she felt the spirit of our celebration as she was thought of many times over. I wish you could have been here, the sky was so blue, the robins were out, and the dart guns were kept busy as foam ammo flew every-which-way. Happy day-after-your birthday sis, I adore you! 

This week I am back at work and have much to clean up in the tiny casa. I also have a none-too-thrilling dental appointment approaching and woe me and my tiny jaw. Here's to hoping the "sedation" they give me works just long enough to get me through the procedure but doesn't stay too long as the weekend is full of plans. Wish me luck, send good vibes, and I'll catch ya later!