Too good to be true..

OK, so yeah, I thought the herbal remedy was working. Maybe I wanted it to work so badly that I was imagining the rash/eczema/bumpy/yucky/itchy/ whatever the hell it is taking over my body..to go away. Its not. Its spreading. What am I suppose to do? The doc won't give me a referral to a dermatologist...maybe I should go elsewhere..different doctor and get a second opinion and beg for a referral...
This is seriously become a major catastrophe.....
Seriously.
Maybe I will post pictures of this plague and hope one of my loyal readers will recognize it and say.."Oh well, Kelly my dear, that is simply...blah, blah, blah, and all you need to do is simply...blah, blah, blah..." That would make my day..
Any herbalist out there??

Sad Day...

Well as you know there has been many issues with our feline family. So today was the day. They are gone. I relinquished ownership to the pet store where they will arrange for the kitties to be adopted. It was sad..I was already preparing Lily for this to happen..due to my eczema, Jack's 'environmental sensitivities' etc.Last night she even came up to me and hugged me and said "Mom, its OK for the cats to go, whatever it takes to make you better" My sweet girl.. While I was filling out the paper work, a cute little old lady came over and was checking out Luna and Zelda and I think she scarfed them up..(yeah!) At least I know they went somewhere safe. I asked what would happen to the girls and she said they would spay them, and keep them there until someone adopted them. I made sure she swore they don't go to the pound. The lady put my worries at ease.
Upon returning home, I felt sad..normally when I get back from being out, the girls are right on the sofa ready to greet me. :(
I stopped at the store and bought lily a Fairy Bear with wings.. its adorable and of course some bubblegum..just to make her feel better. I know shes going to be sad.
Farewell Ms. Luna and Ms. Zelda Pants...
You will be missed!

Kicking Ass...

That herbal formula I bought the other day for my eczema is working! My arm doesn't look so diseased and the bumps are fading. Woohoo! Don't get me wrong, there is still a way to go before I can fit in with the adult population and not be a leper anymore. But I am seeing results and that is making me totally happy!

Yep, more complaining.....

Today for me, totally sucks. I woke up dazed and confused..I took 2 antihistamines before bed last night. And this is how my morning goes...I was fixing Lily's hair, putting it in two ponytails and as I was doing this I noticed a reddish-purple mark on the back of her neck. At a closer look I realized what this is. Its a giant hickey from Luna! Yep. Hickey. On my 7 year old. From a cat. Nasty. Luna slept with Lily last night on her pillow, and as you know from my previous posts in this here blog, that cat sucks..on any and everything. After this..Lily is complaining about her clothes,(they aren't stylish enough,or they aren't glittery..) then her hair doesn't look good. I think I will let her dress herself from now on..because apparently I am too old to know what stylish and hip things are..you know..me being 30 and all. Then I sent her to brush her teeth, wash her face, and then clean out the litter box. This was at 730am. At 7:54 I happen to walk by the bathroom and she hadn't even done the box yet. It took her 24 freaking minutes to brush her teeth and wash her face?!? Ok I am already in a pissy mood with my procrastinator daughter. Reminder..still no caffeinated beverage.. then I go in my bedroom for something and notice those felines were on my dresser and knocked over my 2 bamboo plants, spilling the tiny rocks and water all over the place and behind the dresser. Then there is the son... I must make an appointment him, because you see folks, it seems his ears aren't working..and he keeps telling me "NO" and I ask him to clean up a mess he made or to put something away or whatever and his latest is "But Mom, I don't know how!" I forgot to mention too, that while I was away at a Mary Kay thingy..Jack thinks it a great idea to just stop what he was doing pull his pants and undies off and proceed to crap on the floor..(thank goodness I was out hanging with the make-up ladies!)
There's more.....
Lily keeps getting her name on the board at school, and when questioned about this..apparently the teachers are lying and Lily didn't do a damn thing.. whatever...but c'mon twice in 3 days?
Sunday..while correcting papers for Lily's teacher..( I am a room mom) I notice Jack running around with the brown tube from wrapping paper..(Justin gave it to him a few days ago and said "Here you go son, a sword.") Brilliant. Jack decided to practice his fencing skills in the kitchen and he hit my cappuccino machine and the carafe came tumbling down and shattered into a zillion pieces. God No! I saw this happening in slow motion. It was like a bad dream.I got up and ran yelling 'NOOOOO!!! Thank goodness no one was hurt of course..(well that is the kids..I pricked my finger cleaning the glass). So now I am using a glass measuring cup until I can order another. I refuse to go without my cappuccino...
Oh don't worry, there is bound to be more..its only Wednesday
Yeah yeah, alota bitching..I know...but hey, its my blog..

Karate Kid...

Lily started Karate class yesterday and she was so excited. She tried Tae Kwon Doe in kindergarten but she didn't follow through..(due to her fashion sense..she didn't like the way she looked in her Gi..(pronounced ghee) aka her outfit. ) I think she is way more mature now to worry about such trite issues as that..although she still has more fashion sense then me!

There were about 15 or so kids in the class..it was totally disorganized and chaotic..there were 2 sensei's(masters) and they were completely clueless as to how to get these children in line. Hopefully next class will be better and not so crazy. At the end of the class, Lily's sensei broke a wood board with his hand..the kids were thrilled. Towards the end of the class there will be competitions and then Lily will get to graduate to the next color belt ..which is..err.. yellow maybe. I have no idea.

Not much going on here..oh yeah so I went to the dr. Thursday of last week..the doc had no clue what my eczema is from..he ordered a boatload of lab tests..(all of which came back fine) he wrote a script for some sort of prednisone,a antihistamine, and some cortisone which I didn't buy because I have that at home. So far I have taken 2 antihistamine's..because I was insanely itchy. I am not taken the pred. You know the papers that come with the Rx that the pharmacists gives you, you know with all the warnings? Well this particular steroid says 'This medicine makes you more susceptible to illness' and on the paper for the cortisone stuff it says this 'Additional monitoring of your condition is needed if you are taking prednisone' Huh?

Whatever.

Needless to say I do not plan on taking the pred.I don't even know why I bought it. I thought the doc would maybe refer me to a dermatologists.. Nope. He said it could be stress and/or the cats..he really was not sure. I am sure the doc knows what he's doing..who am I to question a doc right? Wrong..I asked him about altering my diet and changing things in that respect and he said "Nah, don't bother"I even asked about any herbs/homeopathy,etc.. of course you know his answer.. It is so upsetting in my opinion that the docs that I have dealt with don't even consider other options..they just assume I want them to write out a script for some random pharmaceutical and have me be on my way.They won't even consider it..I assume they aren't trained in diet/herbs/etc. or perhaps they are, but so far the dr.s I have had blatently said no..don't even try herbs..like they know it won't work. So sad. Maybe I just haven't found the right doctor. Don't get me wrong, I totally respect (for the most part) the people who are in the medical field that care for those in need and was thankful to have them when I broke my ankle. Maybe I should look into a holistic practioner, but that is not covered in our insurance so we would have to shell out $100 just for the office visit..(I already checked). I did find a pediatrician that was OK about delayed vaccines and the like. It wasn't a total waste of $60, I mean I got everything checked out..blood wise that is. All good. I am not one to take medicines..anyone who knows me knows that I will try an alternative route first..and then if nothing works then do the conventional mumbo jumbo.

So I am starting to eliminate things to see what the hell is causing this..

I am cutting out dairy..well cutting back..I need my coffee creamer. I switched laundry detergents to a free and clear sensitive skin type..I am currently using rice dream instead of milk. I bought some Eczema Rescue from the health food store..which has Poke (anti-viral),Bloodroot (anti-fungal),St. Johns Wort (nerve-quelling), Arnica (wound healing) and a few others that I can't think of right now. I used it a few times and will continue today. I feel like I am turning into a giant red bump, because this is spreading..and its driving me batty. Hopefully I get some relief soon or I am gonna go nucking futs..

About Last Night......

Besides being a cool 80's flick, About Last Night will also be the title of this installment about yet another sleepless night.

*Last night...my left eye would not stop twitching.
*Last night ...Jack was thrashing about in bed and smacking me, then Justin, then me again, and back to Justin..he was asleep(and yes we co-sleep, he's still in our bed)
*Last night...Lily woke up crying, turned on her light, then came in my room holding a pink pillow and asking about the music?? She was swaying back and forth(she was sleep walking)
*Last night...I heard three different sirens within a 20 minute time frame
*Last night...the crickets were out in full force..there musta been a billion outside the door...damn crickets.
*Last night...Justin was snoring...again...
*Last night...I was so itchy, my skin was crawling.. hopefully the doc can help me out in that department..(I finally got up the balls to go and see what the heck is going on..stay tuned)
*Last night...I was seriously considering looking into getting Lunesta..that or downing my bottle of Valerian.
*Last night...those damn cats..need I say more?
*Last night...totally and completely sucked major ass.
I hope you have enjoyed this edition of 'Kelly Can't Sleep'
But don't you worry, part 2 coming very soon..I assure you.
Have a wonderful day.

Little Fibber..

Today I took advantage of the wonderful weather..it was only 91 degrees..woohoo! So instead of lying around and pushing hot wheels across the kitchen floor with Jack..I had energy to clean house. When it is a million degrees outside I can barely muster up energy to to cook, let alone clean. And having the house closed up for several days because of the air conditioner, I feel like I am suffocating and need ventilation..fresh air. So I started in the living room and then to the kitchen. I noticed some hot pink crayon mark all over the bottom half of the fridge. Hmmm..Jack was coloring yesterday...so I go over to where he is playing and casually ask if he did this on the fridge. He stops what he is doing and comes over and glances at the scribbles..then proceeds to look up at me, bat his eyes and politely say "Oh no Mommy, I didn't do that, Luna did that." Lol..Then I told him cats don't use crayons..(well maybe they do, but I hope ours never learn), then he says matter-of fact-like.."You're right, it was Lily who did that." His first lie..at only 3..wonderful....