This and That

Current mood: hopeful

The plan was to hit the gym or the track or the 'hood or something yesterday for some cardio. Didn't happen. I woke up with big, old dog, Phoenix, four times between 11:00 Friday night and 4:30 Saturday morning. That's OK, but when I woke up at 4:30 I knew something was wrong.

I've been having some pretty intense headaches over the last couple of weeks. I have had serious allergy/sinus problems since I was a very little kid, so I recognize my sinuses when they are out of whack. I've been Tylenoling and Mucinexing and that has seemed to relieve some of the discomfort. When the symptoms go away, so do the meds because I already take enough flipping pills every day anyway. I stopped taking the stuff Tuesday. So, yesterday morning the plan was to get up and get dressed and work out in some way or another, then come home and get ready for the wrestling tourney in the afternoon.

I woke up dry heaving. Sorry, I know it is gross. So, I couldn't even lay down after that. I went to the family room and had to sit up while I was sleeping because I felt like I was going to hurl again.

I did get up for the day about 7 and I started cleaning. Eventually the kids woke up and I gave them their lists, which for some reason seemed unfinishable to them. That ticked me off. I hopped in the shower and the kids and I all got ready and we left about 12:30 for the tournament.

Amanda is still out of wrestling. Her physical therapist wont release her yet so she can't compete or stunt in cheer. Her new thing is to wander around the tourneys bothering her brother (nothing new about that) and check out the older wrestlers. Yay. How nice.

When Nolan's bracket did begin, he was in the mindset that he was going to win a gold. Maybe I shoudln't have, but I reminded him that the boys he was wrestling were boys who knew his weakness is his neck. It isn't that I want to discourage him. I simply want him to be aware and remember that he can choose to overcome his weaknesses. I guess I am a cow for that.

Last year, Nolan lost every match. He hated everything about wrestling, but we wouldn't let him quit in the middle of a season. I thought once it was all over that he would never wrestle again, but two weeks after the season was over he told us he missed it and couldn't wait to wrestle again. He felt like this season was going to be all about him. So, he took the mat for his first match. He won. He's beat the boy several times in the past weeks. Even so, A.H., the other boy, is progressing very well and seems to be really working at improving himself. During their bout, Nolan hurt him. It wasn't intentional, but he jacked up A.H.'s wrist pretty badly. They used an injury timeout to wrap his wrist and he got back in it. He did very well, but Nolan pinned him. His second bout was with a kid from the WW team. I forgot his name. This kid doesn't look like he's a contender, but he is. He is the boy that challenged Nolan's silver at this season's first tourney and won. He got Nolan yesterday too. I think they went into the second round, but he got Nolan's neck. Then it was over and he pinned Nolan. His third round was against G from TeamF. G has beaten Nolan in every match they've had together. Of course, TeamF is staffed by Nolan's coaches from last year so they know what Nolan's soft spots are. Maybe they do and maybe they don't coach him as to Nolan's weaknesses, but he gets Nolan every time. So, they went to the buzzer in all three rounds. Up until the last five seconds of the third round, they were tied 5-5. G got Nolan in the hold which always freaks Nolan out three separate times, and I don't think I have ever been prouder of him (at a match). He got out of the hold each time without losing focus, without freaking out, and without giving up. And he went to the final buzzer. In the last five seconds G scored three points. None of us saw the move that got G the three points so we all thought there would be another round to break the tie. But, he did and there wasn't. Nolan was heartbroken. I think he thought I would be disappointed in him. I wasn't, and I told him as much. He had his heart set on a trophy (1st place) but he took his bronze with a smile on his face. He walked out of that gym feeling like a winner, and that is what counts most.
*Sidebar- He's medaled at every tourney he's done this year! Woo-Hoo! Yay for Nolan!

We got home and cleaned some more, I made dinner and hung out in bed watching TV. The kids watched a movie and we all went to bed around midnight. I woke up all night again with the dog, and got up this morning with a killer headache and the gut ache. I finally put it all together. I think I have a sinus infection because the headache is in my left sinuses and the drainage makes me nauseous. I guess I'll go in this week. I am supposed to have sinus surgery and have a nose job to repair the deviated septum, but I can't do that when I am here alone. Hopefully they can dope me up really well and then I can worry about surgery later.

I was making cookies this afternoon whent he doorbell rang. It was a guy asking about the house. I asked him if he wanted to see it. He seemed apprehensive about it but came in and saw the house. We talked for a while and he seems very interested. He doesn't have a loan yet, but he said he can work on that. I don't want to get my hopes up too much, but I want him to buy this place.

So, please, send good house selling chi our way.

Currently listening:The Bronze Buckaroo (Rides Again)By Herb JeffriesRelease date: 1995-06-13