It's been a while

Hey there Quigsaw lovers! Nice to see your pretty faces again.

Whats this I see on my July schedule? Two, 3 day long weekends in a row? Is this my reward for picking up a gazillion shifts in June? I thank whoever made this schedule for giving me the chance to accept that offer. I might also be a little offended if this is their way of saying that their weekends would be more peaceful without my presence. Well schedule makers; you have not fooled me. You'll more than likely be seeing my beautiful face anyway.

Oh!!! My family is finally on a new phone plan. AT&T, you have not been missed. This plan has not made me the happiest of campers yet either. Let me just start off with the fact that it is an iPhone 4. I got an awesome Willy Wonka Golden Ticket phone cover. That is probably my most favorite thing about the phone thus far. I do not enjoy the random phone calls that I continue to get from Vermont. I keep missing the calls, and when I try to call them back, all I hear is elevator music. Can someone please explain that to me? My sister's phone keeps reminding her to take pills, which made my mom and brother to come to the conclusion that our phones are not in fact new, but are refurbished. My brother also informed my mother that she should not have had to pay the activation fee that she did. Needless to say, our excitement has worn down and we are probably going to get rid of these phones. And for those of you who caught the part of the story where my 11 year old sister got an iPhone, this was no typo. Don't even get me started on my thoughts about that.

My father is visiting from Italy on Sunday. My friend Carrie and I will be picking him up from the airport in Milwaukee. I look forward to that trip more than anything this week. If you are in the Green Bay area, my dad will be performing at Comedy City on Friday the 28th. Be there or be square. Nobody like's squares. I can't wait to show him the scrap booking work that I have worked so hard on during my free time. I have found some sweet old photos that I would like to get touched up. There is a really cool picture of the entire family in a doorway that I would like to use as the cover photo to one of the scrap books. My brother suggested that I ask someone to touch it up for me on reddit. That is only one of many photos that I would like to get touched up, but I like his idea. About a month ago, I purchased a cool workbook on scrap booking your family history. It has been a big help! I have learned a lot of things from the author of the book. If anyone plans on working on a similar project, I strongly suggest borrowing my book or getting one for yourself. It is worth the read.

A few weeks ago, I purchased some rainboots that matched my great grandmothers beautiful rain coat. I learned the hard way through multiple rain storms, that they do not hold up to strong storms. I am disappointed in their failed effort of keeping my feet dry. At the same time, I have received countless compliments on them. Many people have asked me where I got them and have also been disappointed when I tell them ebay. Apparently that answer is not specific enough for their liking. With this information in mind; does anyone have any product suggestions for me in keeping rain water out of my rain boots?

My neurologist sent me to get a blood sample after my visit with her about two weeks ago. She told me that my levels were low and I should now take 250mg of lamotragine a day instead of 200. Which reminds me, she wanted me to get my blood drawn again two weeks from that day. I should probably find out what day that was. I can't remember. Most of you already know that my memory stinks. Now my neurologist has me even more paranoid that my memory is becoming worse than it ever was because i'm "electrocuting myself when I seize, and the effects are non reversible".  Bla bla bla. I know I should be more careful. I know stress and lack of sleep trigger the electrocutions. And yes, I worked 103 hours in my last 2 week pay period. That is 103 hours out in the sun/cold/rain at work; not including the time I spend biking both to and from work on top of that. I have already been lectured. I just wish people didn't have to worry about me as much as they do.

Speaking of getting my blood drawn... I have a ridiculous story for you. My neurologist wrote down the name Victoria on my blood draw slip instead of Valerie. Because of this, the receptionist at Bellin had to call my Neurologist to find proof that I am in fact Valerie. This took over 45 minutes to confirm! You would think that my insurance card or id would be enough of a verification. I was amused when I finally got in to see the phlebotomist when she had difficulty finding my vain. This is commonly a difficult procedure. After being stabbed about a dozen times in both arms, she finally found my vain and apologized. I was amused because I have never seen my blood come out so slowly before. We couldn't even get enough blood to fill up an entire test tube. Thankfully, it was enough to suffice, and I'm not bothered by needles.

I don't remember if I wrote about the duck that layed eggs in our garden in my previous post. A duck did, in fact, lay eggs in our front yard garden. 8 of them to be exact. It took over a month and a half for them to finally hatch. Two of them were duds. This mother duck prevented us from being able to pull weeds during this time. Now I am just a little sad that I missed the hatching, and that the family has left. They probably headed towards the fox river since the pond in our back yard has deceased; which surprises me with amount of rain that we have had this spring.

Holy shit balls! Summer officially begins this Friday. Summer has always been my favorite season of all. I couldn't stop laughing when I heard an old crab on the news today complain about it being the hottest day on record in Alaska which topped a whopping 80 degree record that they broke a day before. I don't know what is more amusing; the fact that the national news made an excruciating attempt at publicizing a minute and a halfs worth of information on this boring topic, or that this women was as upset as she about this topic during her interview. Unfortunately, I couldn't find footage of this women on youtube.