I have ridiculous cravings for sweets. So much so that my mother freaks out every time I eat anything with any sugar in it. So now I have discovered that if I make cookies myself I don't get the lecture. The fact that I am actually cooking apparently gives a fake sense of health. So right now I am munching on some sugar cookies I just made. I also had a pack of sourpatch with me but when ever I ate from it I would get yelled at, so I am sticking with my cookies. It's a win win situation.
I am still dealing with the mystery illness. I am averaging 2-3 doctors appointments a week. Tomorrow morning I get to have an EEG. It's the test that I hate the most. I get a hair net type thing with about a hundred little suction cups that need to be glued to my head. I have to sleep during a part of the test so I need to be sleep deprived going in. No more than 4 hours of sleep. Unfortunately this past weekend I have been in San Antonio for a meet and I am exhausted! All I want to do is sleep!!!
So this month there are 2 bits of good news. First, I found out that I have a low thyroid. My doctor told me that the best indicator is weight gain. He looked at me and laughed. I looked up all the other symptoms and I was shocked at how many I had. I have been having horrible memory trouble, I felt like I was 80 years old for a while there. So I am now on medication and I feel soooo much better!! Unfortunately it has nothing to do with the blood pressure and the blackouts.
Second, I found out that the Cedar Park High School coach is being fired or quitting which means I might have an opportunity to coach my own team. I have been approached about it a few times now and as much as I want to venture away from swimming, I know I have the ability to coach well. Its something I know I can do and I am passionate about it. I figure that it couldn't hurt and its a great opportunity. So I will be applying for it. I have no idea who I will be up against, but I'll give it a shot and see if they want me.
I received a call from poor little Kiri on Skype last week. She was home alone and bored. I felt so guilty for not ever playing monopoly with her while I was in NZ. So I am going to force Tirol and Hayley to play with poor Kiri. I don't know by what means I will bribe them, but I am sure I can think of something. Kiri if I was there I would play with you!! Yes I have officially reached that point. I miss the Palmer family terribly and can't remember why I would never play with Kiri all the time. I am sure there was something about her personality/high energy levels that stopped me, but I can't recall what it was. She is a perfectly lovely child...right?
