home time :)

Well i made it home for home time. I'm definitely liking 6 days off versus 4, because it feels so much longer even though its only 2 days longer. But when you're gone for 2 months, taking 6 days off feels so much better than 4 days. I cant explain it. So, i've got one more day off, and then tuesday morning i'm back on the road. And this time, i will have my cooler so i shouldnt need to idle my engine as much as long as I have the ability to get a bag of ice to fill up the cooler. That should be interesting since I have never used it yet. It's been sitting here at the house for almost 7 weeks because it showed up on our doorstep the day after I left. I was like "oh that just figures!"

So while home, there was at least one thing i needed to take care of. I had experienced some medical issues that had people concerned. I have been having neck and shoulder spasms and one time it went to a migraine that made me black out. I've also had other issues like, my hand suddenly going all spastic and twitching up a storm with my fingers moving half an inch back and forth... freaked me out when that happened...

But I told erin I wanted to get in to see a doctor when home for hometime, and I promised Ashley I would, so I really wanted to for the both of them. Erin because I know she worries, and Ashley because I promised her and wanted to keep my promise. When i did get into a place, it was an urgent care clinic that will see you for anything non life threatening. So I get in there, and they told me what one thing did i want to get seen for, so i said "shoulder and neck spasms that lead to migraines."

So, the doctor said "i'm going to prescribe you muscle relaxers. You can also take motrin for pain. This kind of thing should get better and go away within 2-3 weeks. However, if it does not, it will actually get worse and you will be back here to see me again. So, i got my script of muscle relaxers, which i take 1-3 every 6 hours. Plus he told me stretches to do at least a few times per day. Then something else happened that made me concerned. Last night, erin handed me my fathers day card,and i read most of it but then got to the word "Tons" and i couldnt figure out what the word was. I thought i just couldnt see it, so i went into the kitchen with more light, and after a few more tries, i finally figured it out. I thought the word was "lots" and then the next morning i read the card again and i could tell it was obviously tons. I was like "i dont know why i couldnt figure that out yesterday." THen today, Teagen gets out of the back yard, and so thinking that he was one block over, i walked down the street, past the bar, past my truck, and i turned up the block i thought he was on, and one of the residents on that block was like "is that your husky?" I'm lke "yeah, which way did he go?" and they were like "he went up that way, hop in i'll give you a lift up to where he is." So i was like "sure!" So we drove about a block to where he was, and I got out and got teagen on the leash.

So, i get him on the leash, and I walk half a block to what i was certain was county line road, and i take a left, and i go a block and suddenly i'm looking around and i'm lost. I am like "where the hell am i?" I didnt recognize a thing. So i backtrack, and realize "how am I on spring ave?" So I walk back, and took another left on the actual county line road, and ended up having to go a few blocks and then turn down aubrey. I the whole way thought "i dont remember going that far away from the house, i went one block over, and about a block and a half north, yet I went 2 blocks down *not even to where i started* And i walked all the way back home thinking about how I'm really not that old and shouldnt be having these issues. Makes me a bit concerned, but while i'm on the road i will just remain alert and aware to how i'm feeling and if i'm easily forgetting stuff, etc, and if so, then maybe when i come back again i will have to get in the doc again to have them see me about the other stuff.

Anyway, its late and i'm tired and keep zoning out so i better go!

talk to you again soon!

C