The Queen's Rambles

Thankfully I’m starting to feel back to normal. I still have a little soreness, but I can do just about everything except lift Elsa. I’m not sure anyone should be lifting that girl. I think she must weigh 40 pounds. Guess we’ll find out on Friday at her 2 year appointment.

I felt well enough to take my mom to Ikea yesterday. What a zoo! Of course, we knew it would be like that, but it was pretty exhausting. We took Erik because he loves the playland, but then he wasn’t able to play in the ball pit because someone peed in it. Talk about wanting to throw up!

Later we went over to a Kohl’s that’s a little farther afield than our local Kohl’s. I need to start shopping there more often for women’s clothing. It’s funny what a big difference the buyer makes. Their plus-sized selection was much younger than our local store, but they hardly had any toddler girl clothes.

I set up a “family” gmail account since I didn’t really want my current e-mail address listed in the PTA newsletter. I am still using my mosaicminds.net e-mail, so it just felt awkward. I know of at least one person who was curious and looked it up. Mike showed me the google calendar feature, which I sort of knew about but it never really entered my brain to use it. Nothing wrong with an old fashioned calendar on the wall, right? Now I’m obsessed with entering all my events. And then they pop up on my phone! Whoa. . . I’m entering the world of smartphones and technology. There’s just been so much new technology in the past five years that I can’t keep up.

Coordinating events on the calendar should be very helpful for us as a family. Communication is always a good thing, right? That’s my biggest problem in life. I think everyone should just know what I am planning and thinking and when they don’t magically read my mind I get cranky.

I’ve been very un-cranky today. Mike and my mom both commented on it, and I’ve noticed I’m a lot happier than I have been in weeks. Not being in constant pain seems to have a positive effect on my personality. Who’d have thunk it?

Although now I have another health worry. I’ve noticed a sore, hard lump behind my ear. It is not mobile like the pilar cysts on my scalp, so I’m a little worried. Should I call my regular doctor for an appointment or should I wait for my dermatologist appointment on April 30? My body loves to grow weird things, I guess. Cancer scares the shit out of me. I lost a five-year old cousin to cancer when I was eight. I usually don’t think of cancer in terms of myself, even though I grow all these lumps all over my head (and ovary and ear). I usually get myself freaked out thinking about Erik getting diagnosed. For some reason I always have these horrible anxiety driven scenarios about Erik, but I never think about these things happening to Elsa. I need therapy or something.

Does anyone read the Bloggess? Rather, does anyone NOT read the Bloggess? Wouldn’t she be a great judge on Iron Chef America? I never watch this show, but my mom is watching it right now. I think it needs an injection of Bloggess bizarreness. I have no idea if she is a foodie.

Speaking of shows, I can’t get this weeks Fringe episode out of my mind (season 4, ep 19). I won’t give any spoilers, but I will say I watched it twice and it was even better the second time. I never watch shows twice, especially not within two days of each other. I keep crying every time I think about it since I am pretty sure the show will be cancelled. This ep would be a great set-up for a feature film. Who knows what they are planning. I need more Fringe.

Ok, time for bed. Back to real life tomorrow. My mom has been getting Erik ready for school, but I think I need to jump back into the mom role.