I turned on the evening news
Saw a old man being interviewed
Turning a hundred and two today
Asked him what's the secret to life
He looked up from his old pipe
Laughed and said "All I can say is."

Don't blink
Just like that you're six years old and you take a nap and you
Wake up and you're twenty-five and your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
Don't blink
You just might miss your babies growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads next thing you know your "better half"
Of fifty years is there in bed
And you're praying God takes you instead
Trust me friend a hundred years goes faster than you think
So don't blink

I was glued to my tv when it looked like he looked at me and said
"Best start putting first things first."
Cause when your hourglass runs out of sand
You can't flip it over and start again
Take every breathe God gives you for what it's worth

Don't Blink
Just like that you're six years old and you take a nap and you
Wake up and you're twenty-five and your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
Don't blink
You just might miss your babies growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads next thing you know your "better half"
Of fifty years is there in bed
And you're praying God takes you instead
Trust me friend a hundred years goes faster than you think
So don't blink

So I've been tryin' ta slow it down
I've been tryin' ta take it in
In this here today, gone tomorrow world we're livin' in

Don't blink
Just like that you're six years old and you take a nap and you
Wake up and you're twenty-five and your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
Don't blink
You just might miss your babies growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads next thing you know your "better half"
Of fifty years is there in bed
And you're praying God takes you instead
Trust me friend a hundred years goes faster then you think
So Don't blink

Naw, don't blink
Life Goes Faster Than You Think
Don't Blink...

FYI: Kenny Chesney

When you are having a really bad day...

someone will still screw you...

my life in case you missed the last few blogs...

Part 1

Part 2

Part two about my life in h*ll right now...

Well as my mom has not been feeling well, I decided to do something nice for her and bought her tickets to see Wicked the Musical in LA (she is a huge Wicked Witch if the West fan). Well, she was having a really bad weekend but wasn't going to give up the tickets. So on Saturday we left and the drive wasn't bad, got to Burbank got dinner, so far so good. Then On Sunday morning we decided to do some shopping first in Glendale (for my mom) and then in Pasadena (for me). Well Glendale was almost ok, my mom can't read a map to save her life, but we did get to the mall and found the store for her. Then it was off to Pasadena. Wanted to go to Crate and Barrel for the new house and to Pinkberry (heard so much about it, had to try). Well we were looking for parking and found a lot up on the right side. I went to go from the left lane to the right lane, I looked, my mom looked, no car, go to move, bang. Then the girl who was driving jumped out and started screaming at me "I am going to kill you, you f*ing b*tch." So we locked the doors and called the cops. When the lady in the passenger side (the driver's mom) realized we called the cops she told her daughter to take a walk and calm down. Then when the cop showed up she gave him her license and registration and said she was driving. Then the cop took our statement and we told him who was driving. Well it was our word against theirs (there was a witness, but the cop had yet to talk to her). Later the girl driving came and told me she was driving without a license, grrr. So I didn't get a ticked but was put on the report for being at fault. First accident ever that was my fault and it was my new baby (less than 4000) miles on the new Jeep. *tear* Good thing, being my first accident my insurance didn't go up so that makes me happy. So I had to make all these arrangements to have my jeep towed to a dealership because it knocked a stability sensor out of line so my Jeep was no drivable and call my insurance to make a claim, get a rental car to take my mom to San Diego (to Scripps), get a plane ticket home for me and all of that fun stuff while I was out of town, on a Sunday and had three hours till the curtain opened at Wicked. Well we got it all done and got a cab to Wicked. Great musical, different than the book, but great none the less. So the next morning I found out they messed up we had no rental car. I yelled and yelled until one got delivered and speed from LA to SD to get my mom to her appt on time. Turns out the man was such an *ss - she just cried and cried over it. This guy was supposed to be at the top of his game and was so rude and ran no tests and basically insulted my mother and I. She had to stay until Tuesday to see another doc (also an *ss) then she got a flight home and we are moving on trying to find out why she is so sick. Also still waiting for the Jeep parts so I can fly to LA and pick up my baby.

With all of that there is some good news. I bought a new house (anyone from Vegas, it's in Mountain's Edge). 5 bedroom, 4 bath, 1 den, 2 car garage, just under 2,500 square feet and a big enough lot for a pool, spa and a yard. It was love at first sight. Will post picks when it gets more finished. Scary thing, first house, mortgage payment, home owners insurance, etc, etc. And it's a big house for just me and my cat, I am going to have to put a tracking device on her. So far I have decided that the master bedroom is mine (duh). One bedroom is going to be an office, one bedroom a darkroom as I love photography and miss having a place to process. The den is going to get floor to ceiling bookshelves and be a library. One of the rooms is set up "guest suite" sl,yle with a small walk in closet so that will stay the guest room. That leaves one room that I have no idea what I am going to do with right now. It is also set up great room st,yle (one big room instead of a formal dining room and formal front room and stuff which is what I wanted). Lots up upgrades (too many to list here so I'll add more when I have photos). It should be finished in about a month - I am so excited except I can't lift anything over 10 pounds due to the back so I have no idea about the actual move. Oh well, something will work out. The houses closes on Oct 30th and I do my walk-through Nov 1st and then move Nov 10th. Getting excited. Lots of furniture to buy. Lots of walls to paint. It'll be fun.

So where have I been for the last few months...that's a good question with a long answer so please bear with me. Things at work have been great all except for the office manager - who still makes me cry about once a week. I have always been a sensitive person and she knows just how to push my buttons. Some of you know that my mom has been sick (can't go into the details without crying so we'll skip that part). Needless to say things have been getting worse and I spend a lot of the time that I am not working helping get her to doctors appointments and other places. All of specialists still have no idea what's wrong, but she is way too young (only 56) to be as sick as she is. On to me for a moment. About a month ago I was twisted weird and sneezed and felt something pop in my back. The most excruciating pain ever, well almost ever but certainly a 9 on the 1 to 10 scale. Well I was in the bath when this happened and managed to get to a phone to call my dad - first person that popped in my head. He speed over from work and called 911 to get me to a the ER. Needless to say 2 paramedics and 2 fire rescue workers showed up and 3 of them were good looking buff men and I was covered by a small towel. Oh well. I was in so much pain I didn't care at the time (I do now). The one female was super nice and as soon as they started an IV and gave me some morphine she helped me put on some pajamas so I didn't go to the ER naked. Good old morphine, you are still in excruciating pain, but no longer care that you hurt. Well by the time the ambulance ride and the ER visits was done I had four doses of the magic medicine. I was sent home on lots of lortab and valium and told strict bed rest for 4 to 5 days. I had called my boss totally drugged from the ER so she had already cancelled my patients for the week. So I crashed at my parents for a few days as I was not allowed to be left alone, and crash I did - I slept or was passed out from the meds about 20 of the 24 hours for the first 4 days. Unfortunately Monday took me back to work and a few days later I had a follow up with my doc who wanted a MRI. Good thing she did as I just found out a few days ago that I jacked up L4, L5 and S1. The discs are bulging, one completely protruded, annular tears on them all and am rubbing bone to bone and nerve to bone (explains the pain). My doc instantly thought surgery, but called a pain management specialist first and I see him Oct 2nd to see what his thoughts are. I am way too young to have these issues (hello, only 27) and this could be a career threatening injury so needless to say I am freaked and have been crying a lot between that and my mom. So I doubt there are people still reading so I will save the story of last weekend (car accident and death threat and seeing Wicked in LA and buying a house for my next blog). Promise it won't be months, just a few days. To be continued...

PS - Happy about CSI, Bones, Gray's Anatomy and Private Practice!! My CSI prediction - Sara will live, but the PTSD will get to her and she will leave mid-season.