Random thought #1…If you don’t live under a rock, like I do, you’ve heard that Syracuse University is talking about getting rid of the well-known kiss-cam at their sporting events. In a world with so much negativity surrounding us, shouldn’t we let a little positivity like the kiss-cam shine through? I, myself, can’t imagine a world where we didn’t get to see cancer-stricken Jimmy Carter lay one on Rosalynn. If you don’t want to be kissed, smile and wave. Simple as that. Or maybe they could rename it to the “only kiss if you really want to-cam”.

Random thought #2…People with toddlers, please, (PLEASE!) stop comparing them to teenagers. I love you, I know what you are going through, I have been there many times myself, but toddlers are nothing like teenagers. And if you think their attitudes resemble those of a teenager…just wait a few more years, I think the term “threenager” might just disappear from your vocabulary.

Random thought #3…is actually, the point of this post. I let someone’s words get to me and derail me from writing on my blog. For a year! Ugh. I’m ashamed. Those hurtful words got me off track, and then I used every conceivable excuse to stay off track…like, man, was I busy with the kids over the summer. Man, was I busy with doctor’s appointments–somewhat true, but still an excuse. All of that to say…I’m back. I can’t promise a post every day but I will promise to not take an entire year off again.

And finally, I have a little update on the medical side of things. Some of you know, and now you will all know, I’ve been having seizures or what they’ve been calling focal seizures. In all honesty, I didn’t even know there were different types of seizures, and I always thought a grand mal is what a seizure is. That’s not what I have. What I have been experiencing is a very random (for lack of a better word) uncontrollable jerking of my arm at various times of the day, for a little over a month now. I have been in several emergency rooms, seen a few neurologists and my neurosurgeon, and I don’t have a lot of answers yet. In fact, they are not sure it’s even a “true” seizure – it could be a very severe tremor. So next week I get to have a bunch of electrodes hooked up to my noggin’ and all the activity in my brain recorded for 72 hours. I will be sure to take pictures, because seriously, how can I not? And hopefully, there will be some results (I’m not sure how much real activity is taking place up there) and whatever they are will give us some answers.

Until then, I get driven around like Miss Daisy….

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