The mouse and the glucose meter.

Strange title? Okay well you just have to go with me on this one. Trust in me…oh. T-R-U-S-T in me. ( Do you feel a little like Mowgli in the Jungle Book?) Anyway, so some of you know that my mum has not been well. See, she had been through quite an ordeal several years back with a heart attack and they put stints in and the works until they had to replace a valve in her heart.

She has been on so much medication that her kidneys are pretty shot so they want to put her back on dialysis so therefore, she had to have a new fistula put in. Hence the current surgery. Well, me mum (no, I’m not British, just like to say it that way.) is also a diabetic and hasn’t been taking very good care of her self.

She has been letting her blood sugars get out of control. So my nephew who is a super genius with computers and I came up with an idea. My mom is a humongous Facebook junkie and plays Farmville like there is no tomorrow. She’s 72. I know right?!

So anyway I called her. Told her that since she is not watching her blood sugars and taking care of herself that I was going to take her computer mouse and turn it into a glucose meter and when it tested her blood, if it didn’t come out in the clear, then she couldn’t log on. Heeheehee I’m tricky like that. I am.

Mom told me I was a meanie. I said “I know, but at least you would start keeping yourself in check and taking care of yourself. If I took Facebook away you would go crazy.” She told me I was right. She would behave better. So she said that she would make sure she started taking better care of herself. Right on!!

I love me mum, but sometimes it’s just tough love. You have to take away the things they cherish to get them in line. *tisk, tisk*

So I will let you know if I get a patent on this idea in case any of you have the same issue, which I pray you don’t have any misbehaving little parents like I do.

Anyway on another highlight. I finally got MATCHED by ALLY CONDIE!! Ahhh. Can’t wait to read it. It took two months to get here. Well worth the wait I’m sure. Have a wonderful and safe weekend. Hope everyone is staying warm.

Creepy Little Muse & Recognition!

The Creepy Little Muse keeps dancing by me in my dreams every night making it impossible to sleep sometimes. I swear she haunts me sometimes. I call her chaos, because that is what she makes my mind.

Last night as I was trying to sleep, she crept by my bed brushing the covers just enough to wake me up so that I could see her dash me and head out toward the other room. Damn, sometimes she freaks me out and sometimes she just pisses me off. I don’t sleep much the way it is, but she doesn’t make things any easier.

Yes, I sound absolutely crazy and sometimes feel that way…but if it weren’t for Chaos whispering things in my ears at night then I wouldn’t have so many insane stories that I am trying to write. That is both a positive and a negative because she thinks that I’m a super genius that can type 1000 words per minute and get things on paper fast.

She doesn’t understand that family comes first and I always have to jot things down and come back to them and work when I can. My family has been keeping my very busy again so writing is something that I try to do if I get some spare time. I have been freehand writing a lot and translating it into the computer for the past few days.

I honestly can say that I do feel like I am getting things done. But with a few family setbacks, it is hard to keep up. I am working on getting internet back at the house. Yay! Won’t that be fun? I will be able to keep up with blogs better and keep doing my research for my books that I am working on.

For now the family is all doing fine. My mother is in surgery this morning getting her fistula replaced. She had one last year but it has to be replaced. She is going to have to start going back to dialysis. For those of you who aren’t familiar with my family…well, they like to keep me on my toes. If it isn’t one thing it is another. So thank you to all of my friends who have sent me well wishes and a speedy recovery for mamma.

I want to tell everyone that I am very proud of their accomplishments that I have been reading about on the blogs. Some have works out for partials and full requests. Some have completed their manuscripts and some are editing like the wind. I am PROUD of all of you. You all work really hard and do a really great job.

On a sad note, I won a contest before Christmas…a copy of MATCHED! Well needless to say, I have never received it. *tears streaming* I was really looking forward to reading the book. So mister post office man—Please give me back my book or get it to me for criminy sakes. The only contest I have ever won and the postal service can’t even get me my book. (DEVESTATED)

I look forward to reading up more on your adventures and progress as we all grow as writers – novice, published…doesn’t matter. You are the reason I read books. I commend you. Best Wishes!