the 4th of July

This year was probably the 1st year I can think of that Ethan and Hannah weren't with us to celebrate Independence Day. This year, they stayed down with grandma and grandpa.

We celebrated with our neighbors. We had a sizable block party, considering the block they live on isn't that big. We live on a corner street.

Jaydon had a ton of fun chasing basketballs all around and watching the fireworks. It was very hot and sticky. I actually even worked that morning, so I was fairly worn out by the time the festivities even began. Perhaps I am just getting old??

Free Kittens for sale...

Ok... so it sounds weird to say you are selling kittens for free, but that's what Hannah keeps saying when I tell her that we are giving the kittens away for free. Silly girl.

I know she wants to keep all of them, but seriously, one cat is one cat too many for me. As cute as they are, they have GOT to go.

Vertigo! Does it make the world go round??

Well, apparently, it does.

On May 5, I woke up at 4 in the morning feeling fairly dizzy. I assumed that I was dehydrated since I was hot. I waited it out a little. This was the second time I had woken up dizzy in a week. I finally stood up and attempted to walk to the kitchen. I took about 2 steps forward and literally slammed to the floor. I made such a loud "THUD" noise when I landed (well, I don't bounce...) that it woke Tom up. He said "Are you ok?" "No." I replied. "Are you going to get up?" "No, I don't think so." I knew if I moved I would be sick.

I did eventually get up. I even showered and attempted to get ready for work. Then I got sick. I still attempted to get ready for work. After a couple of hours of me not being able to stand or walk, Tom finally called a doctor.

He was instructed to take me to the ER. I was admitted and stayed for 4 days.

Initially, they thought I had had a stroke or a tumor. MRI's and CT Scans showed that I hadn't. I knew I hadn't, but I am not the doctor.

They ultimately decided that I had positional vertigo. I wasn't set on that answer since it wasn't always movement that triggered it. Sometimes, it was sound.

I went home from the hospital on my birthday. I was out of work a total of 5 weeks. In the end, they said I had a viral infection that would go away. And it did. Or, so it seemed.

I have been Vertigo free for 2 months... and now it's back. Fun for me, fun for all. I am managing to at least catch myself as an episode starts and just hold the position I am in. I am doing my best to hang on to my last meal.