9-11-11

John and I were married on the 10th of September and we left on a cruise for Cozumel, Cayman Islands, Belize, Roatan, Honduras on  The Carnival ® Legend.  We did not even get off the ship in Belize, as we have been there before and John was not feeling well.

The food on the Legend is delicious, the service is excellent and the layout and design of the ship is perfection in my humble opinion.

My wedding attendants

 

I chose the colors coral and peach for my wedding, but it ended up being more turquoise and peach. My older grandchildren stood up there with me.

My dad performed the ceremony, since he is a minister. I am very blessed to still have my parents.

Audrielle posing for school picture

Schools make so much money by suckering parents into buying pictures

throughout the year.

Parents who cannot afford it feel like they are made to feel like bad parents if they

don't purchase the photo

package. Well one of my girls succumbed to the preasure a few weeks ago. But

then wouldn't you if your daughter

looked like this? And to top it off Audrielle who is now 4½ years old had cut her

bangs very short. Did not matter

with the cute hat. She looks so much like her mom did, that it is quite scary.

Sleepless in LOL

After ten years of being menopausal one would think I would quit having these awful symptoms.

The worst symptoms are not being able to sleep at night and the intense hot flashes I get.

I become so exhausted during the day and by afternoon I end up falling asleep for an hour or

more.

Although I go to bed by midnight, I usually lie there for hours tossing and turning. Then the

vicious cycle repeats itself. I go from one bed in the house to another trying to get

comfortable or cool enough to sleep. My feet can be as cold as ice, but my inner temperature

will be boiling hot. Sometimes I take a sleeping pill. It took me years to get a doctor to give me

some Ambien. The sleep doctors said I have a bad case of apnea, but the sleep machine made

me feel so claustrophobic and I knew I would not use the machine. For many months I had

restless leg syndrome. I took Mirapex for several months and that helped. Side effects could be

excessive libido or uncontrollable urges to shop or gamble. I thought the increased libido would

be interesting, but I got no side effects.

So tonight I will watch television until I feel like I cannot keep my eyes open and then I will toss

and turn for an hour or so. After I fall asleep I will suddenly awaken and feel very hungry.

I will make my way to the pantry and get a teaspoon of peanut butter. Who am I trying to fool?

I will get up and have a TABLESPOON of peanut butter and drink a bottle of water or a glass of

tomato juice and take a sleeping pill. BY four o'clock I will pass out. At six o'clock John will kiss

me goodbye and I will probably call him later and ask if I was dreaming, or did he really tell me

goodbye.

Sleepover at Yaya's

Saturday night the 22nd of January Leah and Sierra came over for a sleepover.

They loved playing with the dollhouse that I got at a garage sale for $8.00.

I did spend $17.00 for dollhouse furniture, but it was so worth it to see them

enjoying themselves. They watched a Barbie movie and had popcorn and then ended up

sleeping with me. Sierra sleeps very lightly and was still awake at midnight.

Leah slept in the twin bed most of the night, but eventually she awakened and got

in bed with Sisi and me. Of course John had to get a camera and take a picture.

Leah is five and Audrielle is four

On Sunday January 16th we celebrated the

birthdays of Audrielle who was four on January 9th

and Leah who was five on the 19th of January.

Everyone came except Scotty, Dawn, and Tracy.

We had pizza and other snacks and then cake.

My family brings me lots of happiness.