Thank you so much for your good wishes and concern! I’m feeling much better today, just a bit sore, but it’s definitely just a pulled muscle.
Thank you again for caring. =)

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No matter how much cabinet space I have in the kitchen, it’s never enough. For some reason, my cabinets are always bursting at the seams. Naturally I use the top of the refrigerator for all my broiler and roasting pans which are of course, made of metal.

The night before last, as I was innocently going into the refrigerator for a bit of the delicious pasta salad that I’m famous for*, I opened the refrigerator door and all of the pans came crashing down on top of me. Because I’m a wuss, I cried till someone noticed and came to rescue me. Thank goodness Jim was home because I hardly think it would be fair to expect my children to perform the rescue (not that I’m above it though). The rounded edge of the broiler pan came down solidly on the muscle in my shoulder and there was an obvious dent in the muscle. It hurt. A lot. But I quickly (hour and a half) got over it and finally got to enjoy my bowl of salad.

I woke up yesterday morning a little tender in the area of the muscle, but nothing serious. By last night it was nothing more than a dull ache.

Today we went into Ocala to run some errands and as I was making my way home, some idiot tried to jump into the turning lane by plowing directly through the middle of my car. I had to change lanes in a hurry to get out of his way and as I was looking to make sure that the lane was clear, something that he didn’t feel was necessary, I pulled the muscle in my shoulder, hurting it all the way up to the neck.

I drove home slowly and I’m thankful I didn’t have to make any lane changes or turns on the way.

We came inside and that’s when it really started to hurt. By the time Jim got home three hours later I could not move. I couldn’t stand, walk, lie down, open a door, even get myself something to drink. He found my heating pad and after much screaming and crying we figured out a way for me to get on the bed. I took some Advil and he took over dinner and clean up.

I feel a little bit better, but I have no idea how I’m going to get into bed and sleep. Like I don’t have enough trouble in that area, now I have to contend with this. Oh and it’s two days till my birthday. Seems like it’s going to be that kind of year, doesn’t it?

*shut up, I am too.

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you had a multitude of clever quips for questions that people ask, that are truly none of their business?
I wish I’d read this a month ago.
“Our culture seems to be obsessed with same age socialization, and that is because the majority of children spend the majority of their time in institutional schooling. They are forced to be with their own age group. This socialization is unnatural and never occurs again for the rest of a person’s life.”

I’m filing it though, I’m sure it will come in handy soon.

The rest of the interview is interesting. This woman homeschooled her kids all the way through high school. I’ve read the book that she wrote with her daughter and the ideas and theories they put forth are right on the money as far as I’m concerned.
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This really opens up all kinds of possibilities for my kitchen remodeling!

I’ve wanted a Kitchen Aid mixer for the better part of two decades, I just can’t seem to part with $250 dollars for a mixer, you know? And when I first fell in love with this thing, it was more than that!

I had no idea it came in all these colors, did you? There is one color that’s glaringly absent. Can you figure out which one?????

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I don’t know why. I’m just really cranky. We had plenty of sun today, so that’s not it. I’m just a walking anxiety attack.

Going to bed, maybe tomorrow will be better.
Sleep well folks.

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