post that got froze up

I had this nice long post that got froze up and never posted. It was about football practices and the game. The very first game and they lost...darn...oh well it's just for fun anyway. About Syd playing golf and being gone so much because he went to the UH football game right after work on Saturday. About me scoring a bunch of puzzles from Saver's that Matthew loves. About going on the Super Ferry on Sunday....yay! Since we are taking our car and staying with Syd's nephew we don't need to pack suitcases just laundry baskets...lol. We need a wheelchair for his dad to get around easier. I think I'm finally over my cold. I need to get a haircut then I'll be fine. I managed to talk Jacob into getting one by telling him his head will sweat less under the helmet.

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Nothing much going on

Just counting down the days til we go to Maui. My father-in-law has to come because we can't leave him at home by himself so we got a ticket for him and hope it works out well. He isn't strong enough to walk very far. We are sitting in the premium lounge. Just look up Hawaii Super Ferry and you can see the layout and stuff. They have an arcade and even a toddler's area to play. I plan on enjoying the view and hoping my family doesn't get sea sick.

My cold has been kicking my butt and really messed up my sinuses. I got them to drain but it's such a funky feeling when it happens. It's like crying from your nose.

We watched our friends play tennis on Sunday then had chinese food. Syd got me some kind of soup from there because he knew I was sick. Yesterday dinner was an ice cream cone. Gotta go for the comfort foods when your ill.

Jake figured out the helmet but needs a haircut bad. Without all the hair he should have no problems.

I'm watching the premieres of all the tv shows and didn't watch the Emmy's because I knew Hugh Laurie didn't win. Too bad because he's a terrific actor. Gotta love the bad boys.

My turn to be sick

I'm the one that's sick now. It's messed up my sinuses and I look and horrible mess. 

 

Yesterday was Syd's birthday and we had a cookout last night.  I never got him anything because we just got our blackberries and we're going to Maui in 2 weeks.  We are taking the superferry over.  It'll take about 3 hours to get there and we'll stay for about a week.  We did it last year only we flew over.  It should be a lot of fun.  We have to take Pa because we can't leave him alone for all that time. 

 

Jacob started football yesterday.  They had their 1st scrimmage.  I had to drop him off at 7:30 am and picked him up at 10 o'clock.  He doesn't like his helmet because he can't get it on and off without it hurting real bad.  We'll have to ask the coach on Monday about it. 

 

Don't know how we are going to spend today.  I think I need the taking care of today.

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week in review

It was a strange week.  With computer and internet issues.  The cable company fixed the modem problems.  I guess the whole area was having problems.  The older laptop kept losing its internet connection so I updated the driver for the network card and it seems to be better.  Of Best Buy was supposed to download all drivers for it but I guess they missed that one.  I looked up my rewards account and I have $30 in certificates I can use there along with the $40 gift card. 

 

The doctor's appointment I had went the same as usual.  Still having panic attacks but don't want to change meds.  I was kinda tipsy when I went there because we had an early lunch at Hooters with a friend.  Kaipo used to live next door but decided to move out when it got to be too much of a hassle.  He doesn't come up the street as much and we don't get the chance to just hang out together. 

 

Jacob wants to sign up for football which would cost $250 to $300 just to sign up.  They would loan him the pads but he would have to buy cleats.  I'm not so sure because we haven't heard anything back yet about the scratched truck.  A neighborhood friend volunteered to be a mediator of sorts because he's closer with them. 

 

Got the first call from school this week.  Jacob thought he would be funny and sit in some other girl's seat.  Everyone told him to move but he wouldn't.  A boy got upset and grabbed Jake around the neck.  The teacher noticed and sent them both to the office.  Jake also went to the school nurse but he was ok.  They both get detention and the boy gets more because his offense was worse.  Now Jake knows not to play around at school and it's not the same as elementary school.  On a good note he turned in his collection sheet for the Text Book Run and had the most money collected in his class.  He gets a t-shirt, snack and drink, and a field trip to Dave and Buster's. 

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Greetings

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Modem problems

We had a cable outage last night right in the middle of watching Fringe. Then the internet is still down this morning. I called Oceanic Cable and did some resets and unplugging but to no avail. I can trade out my modem to see if that works. They made me an appointment for service one week from now. If switching the modem works then I don't have to worry. Please let that fix it.
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Benefits of blogging

I feel closer to my sister because I can read her blog and know what is happening every day.  She can read my posts about everyday stuff too.

 

Like tomorrow is my doctor's appointment which I dread.  I start having anxiety and panic attacks just thinking about it.  I'll just update him on how I've been feeling and how my meds are working out.  But I still worry and hate going.  I don't handle the unknown well and don't like to not feel in control.  The panic attacks are different now but still hard to explain.  I'm exhausted just thinking about it.  Then relief hits me the moment I walk out of the office.  Until 4 to 6 weeks later when I'll go back. 

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weird day

I'm getting my newest laptop ready to send in for repair since I fried it.  I know it has a disc in it still so I have to plug it in and turn it on to get the disc out.  Well the laptop totally boots up and everything.  So I guess I don't need to send it in now. Yeah!!

 

Yesterday we bought Jacob a brand new bike which we find out that he crashed into a truck and scratched the truck up pretty bad. I have a picture I'm going to try too upload.  It has to be claimed under our homeowner's if anything and we have a $500 deductible.  It may cause a change in our rates though and not be worth it to claim it depending on the cost.

 

Then I get my T-Mobile bill with $470 in extra charges.  It turns out they were going to charge us $200 a phone for numbers that a sales rep told us to get rid of.  Anyway she was able to waive them.  Yeah T-Mobile for good customer service.

 

Also I am waiting on a refill to the pharmacy to be called in and filled.  The pharmacy tech said it hadn't. The dr's office said it had.  The pharmacy tech again said he didn't have it.  The dr's office calls and talks to someone else who said yes it was filled.  Ugh!!  My head is spinning.

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Stupid Best Buy

I got an automated call saying it was ready and to pick it up within 5 days. So I go there. I had already talked to a manager on the phone. He told me he'd call me back with a compensation for my troubles. Of course he didn't. So I get there and they asked me if I was told it was ready because it was still updating and would take 20 more minutes. I told them about the call again. Turns out that it was the same automated original call for the original pick up. I said I wanted to talk to the manager and wound up waiting forever for the computer and didn't see the manager until the computer was done. I had to remind them that I still wanted to talk to him. Well he finally came out and I asked why he never called me back. He said he delegated it. Anyway I got a $40 gift card for Best Buy although I can't imagine what I would spend it on right now because the last thing I want to do is return there for a 4th time to spend more money.

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Best Buy's Crappy Service

I get an automated voice message this morning that cuts off in the middle. So I call and they say my laptop is ready. I go to pick it up and bring it home to install Windows. Well BB doesn't install the driver for the new hard drive so my puter doesn't find it. After a call to BB they tell me how I can get the driver. Of course it doesn't work that easy so I have to return and pay $130 to have the operating system installed. Once again off to BB wait and leave puter. Went to eat lunch and get another automated message that cuts off. So we head back to BB and I wait to be told it wasn't ready. Turns out it was just a stupid duplicate message from the first. I talked to a manager and basically only got apologies. I am tempted to call the store manager and bitch some more.
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From my sister

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Messed up my laptop

I think I fried the motherboard. It is under warranty. Let's hope it costs me nothing to fix. I also decided to take my older laptop in to get fixed. I hope it doesn't cost more than $250 to get it working. It originally cost $600 us the expanded RAM in it. Then we'll have 2 laptops. A new one would be at least $500 so we are trying to keep the repairs under that cost. We can't just buy a laptop every time one goes down.
It sounds like my sister is finally heading home after Gustav. And UH football home game starts tonight. Syd will be there with our neighbors.
I got my baby's haircut and it's short.
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Fwd: Check Out These New Mental Health Blogs

from a blog I read about mental health issues

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Subj: Check Out These New Mental Health Blogs

Well, they're not all new, per se, but they're some of the mental health blogs I've been checking out lately.

Recovering One Day At A Time is written by maryruth, a seriously busy American woman (she's a single mother of four, a homeschooler to her special needs son, a writer, a NAMI advocate, and she just started working on her Master's in Psychology!) who wants to share her "walk through mental illness to recovery."

I'm Listening is written by "Wandering Coyote," a Canadian lady who's managing borderline personality disorder, dysthymia, and major depressive disorder and who seeks to bust the stigma of mental illness.

Clinically Clueless is written by "Clueless," another American woman who, for the past 20 years, has both worked in the mental health field and has been is psychotherapy. Clueless has been dealing with dsysthymia, borderline personality disorder, major depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and an eating disorder, as well as self-injury and suicidal ideation.

One Bipolar Life is written by "Preciousrock," a single mother who is managing bipolar disorder, attention deficit disorder (ADD), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and who also runs OneBipolarLife.com.

Advocate Support Blog is a very thorough blog that covers mental health resources, interesting links, mental health news, and other information related to mental health. The writer, James Crosson, is also affiliated with Advocate Support Services, Inc.

PsyBlog is by no means new (I think it's been around since 2004), but I just recently stumbled across it. Its owner, freelance writer Jeremy Dean, has various degrees in the mental health field and he keeps the site packed with mental health information.

Mental Health - Able Mart is a sort of Web site/blog duo, where you can find articles/blog posts about everything from managing stress as a caregiver to bipolar disorder.

I've added each of these blogs to the blogroll here at Mental Health Notes, and if you know of any others you think I should feature, feel free to drop me a line in the comments.

In the meantime, happy reading!

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