Back pain and AMC cliff hanger

OMG my back is killing me. I have absolutely no idea what I did, I was just sitting here on the couch and it started. I have sat here how many million times and for what ever reason now it hurts me. And it's not the lower back like has been bothering me for the last how many days. It's the middle back about on my bra line, a little lower. Right where I can't get it to stretch.

AMC is just starting, someone dies tonight, besides Ian I'm guessing. Now that I think of it Ian could be the only one who dies they didn't say it wasn't going to be someone so little, they just made it sound like it was going to be an adult.

I wish I was feeling better, I could appreciate this cliff hanger better.

I could really go for some sort of med that will knock me out. Guess I will have to try a mixed drink after AMC.

Dead People Get Stimulus
Checks

Published : Thursday, 14 May 2009, 5:28 PM EDT

MYFOXNY.COM - This week, thousands of people are getting stimulus checks in the mail. The problem is that a lot of them are dead. A Long Island woman was shocked when she checked the mail and received a letter from the U.S. Treasury -- but it wasn't for her.

Antoniette Santopadre of Valley Stream was expecting a $250 stimulus check. But when her son finally opened it, they saw that the check was made out to her father, Romolo Romonini, who died in Italy 34 years ago. He'd been a U.S. citizen when he left for Italy in 1933, but only returned to the United States for a seven-month visit in 1969.

The Santopadres are not alone. The Social Security Administration, which sent out 52 million checks, says that some of those checks mistakenly went to dead people because the agency had no record of their death. That amounts to between 8,000 and 10,000 checks for millions of dollars.

The feds blame a rushed schedule, because all the checks have to be cut by June. The strange thing is, some of the checks were made out to people -- like Romonini -- who were never even part of the Social Security system.

Wave Ripple Crochet Pattern

Why is it so hard to find a free wave or ripple crochet pattern? I've googled and yahooed it for days and found a couple, but they've not been easy to find and it was like pulling teeth to find them.

Grr, I think that I'm going to use the shell pattern and make it look like a wave by changing out colors. The shell pattern is very quick and easy, so it should go pretty quick.

I'm pretty stoked about a new afghan in a rainbow colors. In fact I'm making myself finish the shell afghan that I'm working on b/c I've started to many now (the queen size basket weave, only half done; the hearts in pieces afghan, only about 1/4 done; the pink camo granny square afghan, one two skeins into it; and now my current shell afghan that Jeremy's calling the Cookies & Cream Afghan b/c the color does look like the ice cream.)

Okay, Glenn's coming on in 3 minutes. Time to go.

Anniversary

Five years. We spent today like most days. Slept in, til afternoon.

Doctor appointment for med changes. Stopped at Inn Town for meds.

Shopped at Vinnies. Got the normal stuff, scrub tops, books, decorator tins and small jars. I did however get donate something today, those pink shoes that I bought on ebay a couple weeks ago. They came yesterday and didn't fit right, even though they were supposed to be 10 wides, they were too narrow and about a size too small. So we brought home two paper bags full of stuff and got rid of one pair of shoes. Much better than other days, at least today we brought something too. And we both visited with John. Jeremy & him talked politics.

For a big hurrah we stopped at Subway for subs and bought a Pepperidge Farm frozen cake, coconut this time b/c we always get chocolate.

We were home in time for Glenn and to watch Nerm watch Neighbor Ben's house. The only things left to do today is fill the dumpter (after Glenn's done) and watch AMC (at 8). I work in the morning (wahoo, not really looking forward to that, but both of them don't work, one each day, I have their groups, so far unless someone calls in and I get stuck being the shower aid, yuk, even worse.)

Okay, Glenn's done, got to go fill the dumpster before it starts to rain. It's been threatening all day.

Oh, here's a thought. It's 68 degrees and the lilac bush is just starting to sprout leaves. Five years ago, in Concord, the lilacs were blooming. So different here from there.

Okay so today the White House is saying they don't know what was so funny that made Obama (I can't even call him 'the President') laugh when Wanda Sykes made a crude joke about kidney failure. Today I heard a report that Obama said kidney failure is not funny. At the time he thought it was and he laughed out loud, not smirk, not chuckle, LAUGHED. This dude (and I mean the term litterally this time, if you don't know what it means it involves an elephant and his butt hairs, you figure it out) really needs to figure out what he's going to stand for and what he's not. He can't do something (the Special Olympics joke episode comes to mind or the Sykes incident) tasteless and then later appologize and make everything better. Yes, we are supposed to forgive and forget, but we are also supposed to protect those who need protecting and not make fun of them or treat them badly. I can't imagine what those who have had kidney failure thru no fault of their own thought when Obama laughed at the joke. For fear of being called a heritic all I will say is, "That DUDE needs to shape up." That is my official statement, my press release, my feelings on the matter.

I forgot I have a Dementia Care meeting today. It's at 1:30 which really bumms me out b/c well, you know what's on at that time. GRRR, at least it will be overtime b/c I'm also working this afternoon. I turned in a request to work more afternoons and midnights than days. Will see if that's something they go along with. I hope so, it's so frustrating working days. I don't want to quit, can't afford to, but also my mental health needs to count for something.

Jeremy's still in bed. He's been having lots of trouble w/o the oxy. He's also not had ambien for a while so he's not sleeping good either. Will talk to the doctor tomorrow about upping the dose.

Tomorrow is our 5 year anniversary. Jeremy told me last night that he thought I would have gotten tired of dealing with him by now and we'd be over. I guess he doesn't really get the whole marriage is forever thing yet. Doesn't get that love isn't only for the good times and what doesn't kill us makes us stronger as a couple. I love the man, he's my best friend and I can't imagine life with out him. I remember life w/o him before and it was terrible. I was alone and unloved. It was just me and Gherra, and now it's a huge house full of personalities that I just love. He gave me that and I'm so grateful.

Summer's here, OMU's tarp is up on the back deck

Summer's here. How do I know?

The blue porch tarp is up on O.M.U. (email me if you can't figure out what that stands for) back deck.

Jeremy had a rough night last night which means I had a rough night. I didn't get up until 1 p.m. Thankfully I'm not tired, I was only in bed for 10 hours, most of them not asleep. It's weird how well I sleep during the 6-11 a.m. hours. That will come in handy if I get the midnight shift.

House marathon on today then the new Law & Order CI, the actress who played Baby on AMC is on tonight, will see if I like her any better on there. I really liked the original Babe, this actress not so much.

I'm on level 13 of Fitz! again. Last time I was on this level they made me restart the game, it's taken me 6 days of intense playing and 6 tries at level 12 before I got to 13. I've got big plans for the rest of the day, Fitz! and the New Baby's afghan.

New Baby afghan update

After 3 failed attempts at starting the baby blanket for the New Baby I think I may have gotten one I like. And it's a fast stitch. Here's the link if you want to look at it.

http://crochet.about.com/library/nsolidshell.htm