From May 16th...
I found this on You Tube. If you want to see some crazy hail check out this video. Make sure you keep watching because it seems bad at the beginning of the video but it gets worse! WOW! I've never seen anything like it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFv2W7Duqiw
May 24, 2010
Woodward, OK
May 24, 2010Today was a travel day. We are on our way to CAVO and GRSA...those are the abbreviations for Capulin Volcano National Park in NM http://www.nps.gov/cavo/index.htm and Great Sand Dunes in CO http://www.nps.gov/grsa/index.htm . We flew into Tulsa, OK to pick up the collection vehicle after being fixed from our slide into the snowy ditch a few months ago. It was good to be in the truck again. We drove 3 1/2 hours to Woodward, OK. If you have never heard of the town I wouldn't be surprised. It is pretty small but does have a Wal-mart. It seems we are back in the 70s here with a very outdated grocery store and none of the restaurants are remodeled to keep up with the rest of the world. We went to dinner at Wagg's BBQ and it was pretty good. During dinner it started to rain, more like downpour! There is a severe thunderstorm warning and flood warning out for the area. We are hoping that no hail falls because our poor truck doesn't need anymore damage. On the drive back to the hotel the streets were already flooded (one lane of the two) and people here don't seem to be afraid of hydroplaning. CAVO is about 5 hours west of here and hopefully by the time we arrive tomorrow the roads will be dry so we can get some work done.
Weekend Trip to AZ
May 20 to 23, 2010Thursday evening I flew into Phoenix expecting it to be very hot. It was warm when I arrived around 7:30pm but tolerable. 
Friday we went to Anthem and Cave City, AZ. We rode a small train around a park in Anthem and the kids played on the splash pad for a while. It was pretty hot so we spent some time at the Anthem outlet stores to find some air conditioning.
Saturday we went to Tombstone. Love this old town! We could have spent much more time there but the 6 hours we did spend there was fun. We at lunch in the city park, took a tour of the "Good Enough Mine", saw the haunted Bird Cage Theater, took a carriage ride around town, toured City Hall, went in Big Nose Kate's Saloon, walked around Boothill Graveyard, and at dinner at a local restaurant.
Sunday was my birthday and for my B-day treat we made fruit pizza. It is way better than cake! It was the nicest (coolest) day of the weekend so we took a quick walk to enjoy the weather and walk off our fruit pizza calories before I got back on the airplane to Denver. May 16, 2010
What Would You Do?
May 16, 2010
What would you do if you woke up from a nap and everything was blurry?
I was told that should be the first line to my book (not that I'm writing one but if I did that should be the first line). That is what I have been dealing with this week and it has definitely been one of the worst weeks I've ever had. I was taking Topamax migraine medicine for 9 days when I got the rare side effect of "secondary angle closure glaucoma". Monday night/Tuesday morning the ER sent me away saying they didn't have the right equipment to figure out what was wrong with me so I went home not being able to see and not knowing what was wrong. Tuesday morning I went to an eye physician and put on medication to bring the pressure down behind my eyes. It was up to 33 and on Friday was at about 7. I've been recovering but the progress is slow and my eyes hurt a lot. I can now see again but my vision is not yet the way it was. Each day it has gotten better so I hope that will continue.
There have been many hours of laying on the couch with my eyes closed with nothing to do but think and sleep. I've thought about things I'd rather loose than my eye sight. My list contains just about anything, other than my heart. I think I'd rather loose my hearing, a leg or both legs, any finger etc. We rely so much on our vision and when you don't have it your independence fades.
What would you do if you woke up from a nap and everything was blurry?
I was told that should be the first line to my book (not that I'm writing one but if I did that should be the first line). That is what I have been dealing with this week and it has definitely been one of the worst weeks I've ever had. I was taking Topamax migraine medicine for 9 days when I got the rare side effect of "secondary angle closure glaucoma". Monday night/Tuesday morning the ER sent me away saying they didn't have the right equipment to figure out what was wrong with me so I went home not being able to see and not knowing what was wrong. Tuesday morning I went to an eye physician and put on medication to bring the pressure down behind my eyes. It was up to 33 and on Friday was at about 7. I've been recovering but the progress is slow and my eyes hurt a lot. I can now see again but my vision is not yet the way it was. Each day it has gotten better so I hope that will continue.
There have been many hours of laying on the couch with my eyes closed with nothing to do but think and sleep. I've thought about things I'd rather loose than my eye sight. My list contains just about anything, other than my heart. I think I'd rather loose my hearing, a leg or both legs, any finger etc. We rely so much on our vision and when you don't have it your independence fades.
May 8, 2010
The PinchHitter
May 7, 2010Not much has been going on, work has been in one word "slow". I will be traveling again May 24 for work with a quick B-day weekend trip to Phoenix May 20.
My parents were here last week. My dad only for 2 nights...one night on his way to Las Vegas to visit his sister and one night on the way back. My mom was here all week. We took a few walks and packed a few things around my house. I forgot to take my camera on most adventures and couldn't figure out how to use the camera on my phone. Friday night we all went to Heritage Square Music Hall http://hsmusichall.com to see The PinchHitter. It was a baseball type show and is about "a small-time wannabe 1930's gangster, his very ditzy girlfriend with a serious bubblegum habit and an inept accomplice who just wants to please. The bulldogs are counting on Swat (the pitcher)...but when he disappears, help comes from a very unlikely place." The ditzy girlfriend character was great and the things she did with her gum were funny, gross, and amazing.
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