
Well it's been a while, I have been away since last week thursday.....wow.
See life is crazy and life is busy and then there's stuff bugging me and hurting me so I tend to not get a chance to be on the computer.
About 3 weeks ago, I woke up in the middle of the night and pulled a muscle on my neck....now you know I've always had issues with the right side, my shoulder and arm hurt a lot when I try to sleep on it and then once a year I'll be doing good ol' normal stuff, like cleaning or mopping or something and I will pull a certain muscle and not be able to move for a week or so.
Well this time, I pulled the muscle on my right side of the neck and it hurt for a week, then the move came up and it was just Curt and I doing everything so I think I just made it worse and THEN we took the kids to the carnival on base and I went on 3 rides with them. One of the rides was this ship kinda thing that pulls you to the right side and spins you......the whole time this ride is going your neck is strained trying to stay straight.
So now it's been about 3 weeks and I wake up every morning really stiff and sore on the right side of my neck and upper back, it goes away during the day but it does if I try to look over my shoulders.
I think it also doesn't help that our mattress is 10 years old and my pillow is old too, it's pretty much non existant, it's so flat and so uncomfortable that I throw on a smaller pillow and sleep on that. ALL of this together has made it impossible for my poor neck and back to recover....needless to say I haven't been in the greatest of moods and haven't felt like doing much or being on the computer.
I went out and bought one of those therapeutic pillows for the neck and spine and I've slathered on Tiger Balm about an hour ago and it really does seem to be helping.
Please say a little prayer that this neck strain goes away once and for all, I'm literally SICK of it.

My lemon tree is thriving and almost every single day we have another lemon on the ground, I'm quickly filling up my refrigerator with them......so I realized, it's time to put them to good use.
I just finished making some Lemon Bars and I'll have the recipe up on the food blog later.

Jasmine had a sleepover this past friday, the girls have a lot of fun together but boy is there bickering at times. One minute they're all playing well and the next someone is yelling or fighting or crying LOL
But they did have fun putting on a fashion show and playing Scene It.

WHAT I'M DOING:
Put away laundry
WHAT'S FOR DINNER:
Mexican Chicken Soup courtesy of MJPuzzlemom. It smells SO good, I can't wait to try it.
WHAT I'M WATCHING:
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars Results Show
Primetime: What would you do?
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I feel for your neck and it's amazing how much you notice that you move your neck when it hurts.
Hope it goes away soon.
Hugs,
Kelli
P.s. I'm watching American Idol too. :0)
Thanks for posting that Mexican Chicken Soup. It looks yummy!
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We have a really old mattress and I have been thinking of getting one of those pillows too -- I get neck, back, and head pain (different from headache) a lot.
Sherry
I hope you feel better soon.
I learned the hard way with my girls to always make sure there's an even number so no one gets left out! Three girls just never worked for us b/c one got left out.
I hope yours feels better soon.
I love the rundown of your day: "What I'm Doing, What's For Dinner, What I'm Watching." That's such a cute way to re-cap the day! And i cannot WAIT to go see the recipe for those lemon bars. Mmmmm....lemon....
Your blog is one of my very top, top favorites. I just love it.
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Then I get a pain in my ankle every few months and it is hard to walk.
Sometimes it is my left underarm that gets strained.
Anyway I hope you are feeling better. I have a pillow like yours and I love it. I am so hooked on it I will never be able to sleep on anything else. Can you pack this to bring to South Africa?
The lemons and the lemon bars look so yummy. Boy does that tree produce one heck of a crop.
Sounds like Jasmine had a nice sleep over. You are such a nice mommy.
I hope you feel better soon, doll! Kelly takes gel ibuprofin tabs, because as we all know military people swear by ibuprofin. :P Anyways -- they help his muscle pain out. Maybe it would help you, too.
We miss you guys, hopefully soon we'll be able to play games with you guys again!! :)
Hugs!
Samanta
MMMmmmmm those lemmon bars sound great!! It's fun having an orchard right in the backyard, isn't it! LOL
Hope your neck feels better!
MJ
I had him go to doc, who figured what he'd done and told him what we all know... it will go away, eventually. But not yet. -sigh-
I certainly hope your new pillow was of help to your poor neck and etc.
Jill in California