I had a marathon nosebleed last night that lasted over an hour, from 1:00 to 2:15 am. By the time it was over, there was blood everywhere – on the sheets, pillow, nightshirt, bathroom counter and floor. Usually, I can stop my nosebleeds with some pressure but every time I let go of the pressure, blood came pouring out like a faucet. I realize that I blow my nose a lot due to allergies and I guess I went too far. This was coming from the posterior and (stop reading here if you’re queazy already) going down my throat and coming out of both nostrils. That part was scary. When I started spitting up blood, Denis wanted to take me to the hospital but I refused to go and tried one more time to sit still (and forward) and squeeze my nose, this time for 20 minutes nonstop. The bleeding slowed down and finally stopped but I got very little sleep. In the morning, the bedroom looked like a crime scene, and so did my face. I’ll be more careful next time.

We get a lot of deer on the back hill but not many bucks.

This one was (what else) eating his way across the back.

We think he’s last year’s baby.

We had a 3.1 earthquake today but I didn’t know about it until I watched the news tonight.  I was in my car around mid afternoon so I never felt it. I can’t count the number of earthquakes I’ve experienced – quite a few in the middle of the night, some at my desk, one when I was going to the bathroom – that was around a magnitude five. I jumped up to get under a doorway but I wasn’t done making the wee wee’s.  (I know, TMI.)  I often wonder what I’ll be doing when the big one hits. Not cutting my own bangs, I hope.

Another woman might have been excited about buying new shoes but not me.  I got a new mixer! Denis drove me all over town to find it.  We went to Williams Sonoma, Sur La Table, Bloomingdales, Macys, and Bed, Bath & Be Serious (that’s what Denis calls it), but no one had the pistachio green color I wanted. Then I suggested going to Beverly Center because it’s more of a fashion mall and may have more stuff in housewares at Macys.  They did and I got the green mixer that goes with my kitchen. And a $30 rebate!  But here’s the sad part.  I’m still using my old one because I don’t want to get the new one dirty.

If this one ever fails, my next one is going to be purple…

I just wanted to say “welcome” to my blog buddies who have sent in their photos (and even those who haven’t). It was Rhonda’s idea to put a page together so we could put a face with certain names that keep popping up and I love the idea. Just so you know, BBs, this blog gets hundreds of visitors but they don’t always leave a comment. I receive emails through the site every week from fans saying how much they enjoy reading this blog. So thanks for participating!

Here’s a picture of Rhonda, her 2 sisters & her grandmother taken in March of 2001 at a taping of the Jenny Jones Show in Chicago.

I found some gray hairs!

Right in the front!

I’m calling 9-1-1.

Rhonda with her Grandmother