jeez, it's been a week?

I don't know where the time goes, really. Of course, the Olympics hasn't helped any. I love watching it, but of course this year it's more of a "look at the water drops coming off his arm" as Michael Phelps swims, and " look how pretty her skin is," as they show the runners getting ready for an important race. The whole time we watched the marathon I would be pointing out stuff like the fans turning on top of a building or the leaves on the tree they were passing. Yes, Hi Def has changed my viewing experience.

I think I've already said that my stress test turned out fine. The doctor showed me the actual report and it said that everything looked great except for one spot that they couldn't really see well. She looked at me and said, "that means your boobs were in the way. I really like her. Since then I have had a CT scan for some "stomach pains" (general area) that were sharp and hurt a lot, and once even woke me up at night. We got the other pain covered, I guess, with the gall bladder, although... I can't ever tell my doctor this, but the other night I was uncomfortable and having some similar kind of pains that started the whole stress test thing, and just couldn't get comfortable, so I undid my bra. Ta da!!!! I felt so much better. I so can't tell my doctor that story.

Now with the CT scan, they did actually find something, which surprised me, to tell you the truth. I expected something on the stress test. Anyway, they found several hemangiomas, which are collections of blood vessels attached to my liver. I told mom about it and she went straight to the internet, which I thought was a good idea, so I did the same thing. They are called hepatic hemangiomas. When Josh was born, he had a "strawberry" on his side, and that is the same thing. They know for sure the "big" (16mm) on on my liver is a hemangioma because they can see the blood flow through it - that means it's benign. There's a smaller one, 12mm (about an inch and a quarter) that they can't quite see through so they want to do a more specific CT test. Oh boy. That means I get to drink the contrast juice again. They have jazzed it up again since Josh had his done - it's got more of a citrusy chalk flavor now. The sip that gets ya is the alka seltzer one right before the test.

They made the appointment for this Tuesday, but were telling me that the doctor was booked up until after Labor Day. I asked, nicely, I thought, if I was going to have to wait until after Labor Day to get my test results. He went back into the office and came back with an appointment time the day after the test. Good thing, cause mom is likely leaving the day after that, unless there is anything else going on. I don't want to leave her hanging when everything is fine.

Yes, it looks like mom is going home next Thursday, catching a ride home with Bob and Gloria. That will be good that she's going with the both of them cause they will take good care of her, and with Gloria along, she won't have to worry about carrying a conversation and can just play her games in the back seat or sleep all the way if she wants.

We went and saw the newest Mummy movie with Jet Li. It wasn't as good for two reasons. Although I really enjoyed going with mom to the Warren in an almost private showing, I've gone with Michele to every other Mummy movie and this made me really miss her and miss seeing it with her. And, Rachel Weisz didn't play his wife, Maria Bello did. As much as I like Maria Bello, she didn't hold a candle to Rachel's Evie. The chemistry just wasn't the same.

I'm hoping that maybe tomorrow we can go see The Dark Knight up in the balcony at the Warren. It's one of the things we both really wanted to do while she was here. We did have a touristy day last week, which I have pictures of, and will put up... eventually. Right now I'm trying to go to bed, and am learning how to use my Facebook page. I'm pretty much a dunce with it, but I'm trying. I'm amazed that Josh actually put a picture of himself up there. I will now, I have decided, have to change to using a real picture of me, but I've got it planned in my head. I'll have to have mom help me, I think. You'll know if it works out cause it'll go here, too.

So, pictures are coming, things will settle down, and get back to boring normal where my life if Guitar Hero and my dog and blog. OH, and I got a guy to cut my yard every two weeks. Looks better already. Have pictures of that, too. More later.