To clean or not to clean?

So I'm sitting here trying to resist the urge to clean before my mom comes. It's SOOO hard!! My very sweet mother is coming over to help me run errands and clean up a bit. Before she came last week I found myself running around, straightening up before she came to clean and was dead by the time she actually got here. I'm like the lady who cleans her house to have it cleaned by a professional. Thanks mom I think I got this from you!  I've actually only done one load of laundry and a few dishes. Definite improvement from last week.

It's just embarrassing, and I know she's comparing my house to my sisters! Yes, I know get over it. But have you noticed that you revert to your childhood days when your around your family?It doesn't matter how old you get or what you've accomplished. The moment you get around or talk to the fam...it's like your 9 years old again, the baby of the family. Or the grouchy older brother, even though day to day your a sweet, mild-tempered guy now. I've had conversations with some good friends and family about this, it's scary how we've all had "aha" moments when discussing this concept. The feelings aren't always constant, but always underlining, ready to surface. 

Okay so without kids, or pictures to upload (new computer + lost camera cord = full memory card and empty iPhoto) your getting Dr. Sara here. Once this 2nd round of steroids clears the system we'll try and remedy that! :D

Alright I give...

Okay so I'm joining the masses and starting a blog. Everyone I know, family, friends, even people at work are always talking about blogging. I've always resisted for one reason or another. But now that I'm bored and sick I'm gonna try it. I'll probably end up liking it too much though. :)

So here is my first post...why now? Well like the author of the only blog I regularly read (my sister) I've found myself sick (well in her case I believe it was a sprained ankle). It's rather a hilarious illness. Well funny in that when my husband and I get sick...we GET SICK! And always with random illnesses I have to Google to find out about. 

When we first got married I got mono, horrible tonsil-touching mono. Then a few months later Adam got Shingles! And now, with a relatively healthy year between our little epidemics, I have Bell's Palsy. If your like me your asking what the heck is that? Well doctors aren't exactly sure. Other than symptoms, they don't seem to have much other info to give. All I know is it started with cotton mouth, loss of taste, headaches and funny faces. 1 MRI and freak out later (heck you'd refuse a spinal tap too!!) they gave it a name...Bell's Palsy. A virus that attacks the facial nerve. I should be back to normal in a month or so.

If you look at me I'm totally normal thank goodness (no weird face drooping for me...I lucked out and skipped that symptom).  I guess if you stare you'll notice my left side is paralyzed, so my eye never blinks and when I smile only half my face moves. Only sucky thing really is the constant headache, ear pains, face pains, fatigue , and sensitivity to sound...I'm a dolphin I tell ya!! And yes, I realize that's more than one sucky thing. But hey I've gotten out of dishes and vacuuming for the past week. And I've always wanted to raise just one eyebrow!

Alright so now that I've given you way more info on my ailments than you ever wanted to know I'll close. But hey isn't that what blogging is kind of about? The random tangents and excessive information of our personal lives? Just wait until I start talking about my puppy. She's so cute she even knows how to throw up in the toilet! Got you wanting more now don't I? :D