landileigh’s little world

i had to have blood work done today. my daughter took this picture for me.and let me tell you i didn’t like getting this done ONE DANG BIT!

5 frigging tubes! it was going to be 6, cuz my endo and my cardiologist both tried to have the same test done. good thing i put a stop to that! my arm was sore all day, and all i wanted to do was take a nap somewhere, anywhere.

i worry with all that i’ve had go wrong health wise, but so far i haven’t had any retinopothy happen. btw isn’t it a little creepy having all these eyes looking at ya??? and yes, my eyes ARE that blue.

i got the shakes and had to have some quick sugar while at the doctors office. my daughter has learned to take the picture wherever i am! my saying is, “i have to document this for D-365!”  

btw, my blood glucose reading was 68. it put me in a funky mood all day, all i wanted to do was nap.

this is katie. i see her every few weeks for blood work. she’s my favorite lab tech. she absolutely loved getting her “sussy” for the day.

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
the “Landi” is my great-grandfather’s last name, the “Leigh” is from Janet Leigh to feminize the Landi and “Nelson” my husband’s last name.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? 11/20/07 - i miss my mom on my birthdays. this has been 10 without her.

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? love, love, love it. i took years and years of calligraphy. my only talent.

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? ham

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? one daughter, 17, Holly Amanda

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Hell yeah! i’m a heck of a lot of fun!

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? as i say about myself… “I’m Queen of the Smart Asses”

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? nope, nor my adenoids, had them out when i was three

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? ABSOLUTELY!

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? cocoa pebbles

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? i wear birkenstocks, no laces.

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Physically? i’m a wuss. Mentally? very strong. Emotionally? i cry at the drop of a hat.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Loard’s Champagne Sherbet

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? smiles. i love to see happy people.

15. RED OR PINK? Pink, pink and more pink.

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? i talk too much and i have a tendency to interrupt (comes from a big Italian family where we all talk at the same time)

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? my mom. she died 10 years ago at 54.

18. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? blue denim pants and brown birkenstocks

19. HA! MADE YA LOOK! i never could find a #19 on anyone else’s blogs

20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? subway club.

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? the sound of the machines from the warehouse outside my office.

22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? wedgewood blue

23. FAVORITE SMELLS? my kitties after they have cleaned themselves. i love the smell of shampoo and conditioners. clean hair.

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? my husband.

25. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? baseball - Oakland A’s

26. HAIR COLOR? light brown

7. EYE COLOR? blue.

28 .DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? i did, but i could never get the dang thing off my finger and into my eye. so i wear glasses now.

29.FAVORITE FOOD? French Dip Sandwiches with AuJus.

30. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? happy endings! i love chick flicks.

31. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? White Christmas (Thanksgiving Day!)

32 WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Teal Green

33. SUMMER OR WINTER? summer. i miss the big pool i grew up with.

34. HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs.

35. FAVORITE DESSERT? creme brulee.

36. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? my husband and daughter back when she was 10 and we were at Disneyland and she is wearing tigger ears.

37. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT? Chuck

38. FAVORITE SOUND? my daughter laughing.

39. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles

40. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? i have to say mazatlan, as when i was in Hawaii, it was my home.

41. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? i can spell really well!

this week’s focus is “my body”. 

this is the start of my diabetes. October 13, 2006. my type 1 diabetes is different from most. it was having an ERCP, my gallbladder and bile duct removed, and having a drain off of my liver that destroyed my islet cells. 14 stitches later i have diabetes. you can read more about it on the “How I Got Diabetes” page

one month ago:

i was alone with my books and google information regarding diabetes. then one day… one amazing day…  October 25, 2007, i googled and it brought me to Diabetes365.

wow! what is this? i had to read each and every picture. THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE LIKE ME!

i HAD to be a part of it. my story was different. i was new at this. i was 44 years old. i was type 1. i was one of the few with kidney disease - BEFORE diabetes. i HAD to be a part of it. and who would ever know what ball got rolling with that, because soon…

then… oh my gosh! there are forums… there is TuDiabetes.com (MY SPACE ON INSULIN!) , there are lists of articles, and dLife… and BLOGS!

Oh so many blogs, with interesting people. People with Type 1, and Type 2. With children and parents and the teenagers. And I was one of them! I wasn’t different. I was no longer alone. Soon I was off making friends and sharing my BG with others.

Books and Google can only give you so much. It’s the people that give you so much more!

okay, i’m off, so many more blogs to read than my own!

this is me and my daughter Holly. We are both wearing our buttons and spreading Diabetes Awareness. We went to Barnes and Noble today and got asked 3 times what our buttons meant.

well i got a “sussy” in the mail today! i learned that new word yesterday from amylia. it means a surprise you weren’t expecting.

the buttons are amazing and artistic and just TOO COOL!

LOVE THEM BETH! THANK YOU!

the turkey i HAD to cook attacked me. now i’m wounded. a diabetic has to be careful of wounds and to watch them as they heal. if it takes too long to heal, i will have to see a doctor for antibiotics and more care.

 so there’s a story as to why i HAD to cook the gorgeous turkey up above. here’s how it goes.

my 80 year old FIL has been in/out of the hospital since beginning of August. my husband and his two sisters have been splitting shifts taking care of him. on Tuesday we got the call that he had pneumonia.  my daughter had a bout of throwing up (probably something she ate) on wednesday. just another complication to a myriad of complications.

 middle sister calls off thanksgiving after me and her husband worked out details. my husband is pissed at this point. MAJORALLY PISSED! so since i had already made 2 pies (one regular and one sugar free), and the dressing, i say i can handle this (do i have a death wish?) and we need to take care of OUR family (my husband, daughter, and myself) and i’ll do our own thanksgiving.

little did i know that the only dang turkey i could find on thanksgiving morning that wasn’t frozen would be almost 20lbs. anyone see that commercial where the lady was wrestling with the turkey and it flew out the kitchen window and smacked the husband in the head? well me and the bird went a couple of rounds. at one point i had to rip his little wings off after they attacked me (see bloody spot on hand in above pic). 5 hours later bird was done, i’d burned the mashed potatoes (wasn’t gonna eat them anyways), my gravy was too thin, dressing was perfect and we never did eat any pie. guess i’ll just have it for breakfast.

oh and my husband finally called his sister a bad name. one i’ve been calling her in my head for years. that made it one of the best thanksgivings ever!