Can your headaches be due to simple dust?

Yes, from experience I tell this story! You probably know by now we have moved to the Hills. During my time of unpacking I have been having terrible sinus headaches that have turned into a migraine during the night. It got to the point that I was so tired from night after night of no sleep that I was continually in tears. Of course Honey was praying for me and I started crying out to God to show me what was going on so I could, if at all possible, change it. Several times I just set and relived the last couple of days and asked myself is there anything that I have done that could have provoked this? I tried everything, I signed up at pollen.com and started keeping a diary of my daily allergy symptoms. You can find a link to this about halfway down my page on the right hand side. The thought came to me dust and boxes. Sooo I started leaving my boxes in the garage, instead of honey bringing them in a few at a time, and instantly my headaches got better. I still have a stuffy head and light headache from time to time, probably from working in the garage, but I have not had a migraine in a week now! There are times when just praying and thinking helps me more than an allergy doctor.

While I finish unpacking I have been taking a Allegra D every morning and then a Tylenol sinus/allergy at night. Hey it may be a little much but it seems to work for me.

Punkin is starting to want to share EVERYTHING, I'm thankful for that because being the only child at this time she could NOT want to share everything.

This is what she does when she is sleepy or just waking up. It was so funny I was cuddling her and she decided that she needed to share her blankie. Every time I took it down she would put it right back up to my nose. When I started holding it there she would look at me and fall out laughing! I have to admit I look kind of funny here!

Punkin and A came and spent a few days with me while the men were harvesting. We had so much fun shopping, eating and relaxing. If there is nothing else to do here you can ALWAYS eat!

Photos from our visit:

I was taking care of Punkin and putting on my make-up while her mom was taking a  shower. When all else fells a big tub comes in handy!

Do I dare? Bless her heart the water would have drowned her, but she didn't!

She loves holding Syd on a leash, now I don't think Syd likes it at all but she doesn't complain only looks at you a little sad.

I thought she was going to kiss her!

Gammy made her eggs, I think this was her first.

And I don't think she really liked them.

Aunt Gail sent us a gift and Punkin loved the box!

Sitting in Gammy's chair, she doesn't think chairs are made to sit in. You either stand in them or push them.

She usually tumbles out forward but this time she slipped out and stood up. I think I was holding her right arm.

I was praising her on how good she did, this is her smile!

Always into something.

First Ranch dressing at Crystal Grill! Sometimes I wonder if our children really want to see us or just go eat at Crystal Grill. We all love it!


Next weekend my other grand babies will be in town and I am soooo excited. Get ready for Gammy to brag, there'll be lots of photos I'm sure! I need to start cooking now so I can just take photos then! LOL

We're Home,

While many of you celebrated Independence Day on Monday we moved. I am so glad that everything is in place, well everything we had to move the rest will be delivered soon. I've been cleaning and unpacked a few things but I have a lot of unpacking left to do. I'm estimating that I will be unpacked in about a week.

The men have gone roaming and I decided to rest and writing a blog, don't know if I'll get finished but this is the beginning. As soon as my hands return I have found a few things that were placed in the wrong room, ha ha they just think they are through! I bet we all sleep well tonight, I could go to bed right now!

So here are a few photos to share!

We celebrated our Independence on Sunday afternoon after Papaw arrived to help us move.

The move is on notice the little red rocker, it was mine as a child! I love my rocking chair.

I have just a couple of before and after photos to share. Now keep in mind we are just now in the house and I have a few more pieces of furniture to buy. My bedroom suite is being delivered tomorrow and an Interior Designer is coming out with it to see what else they may can help me with. I think I'm going to ask her to help me with a table for the foyer, end tables and coffee table for the family room for now. The rest will have to wait a little while. I love this furniture store!

Foyer lights and paint before and after

Family room before and after sorry I don't have my wooden blinds hung yet so I didn't take a shot of the windows. 

We didn't do anything to the dining room/kitchen for now because a MAJOR makeover is coming soon but here is my furniture and my china cabinet is on the left side unseen.

 

There will be more photos coming as we unpack and get everything moved around so please keep in touch!!!!

Spring and Clean

I was in Greenwood Friday and over the weekend cleaning some more. I think everything is as clean as possible until we paint and lay the new flooring. Steve is busy in the field but the next rain we plan to begin the major jobs or at least hire someone.

This time I remembered to clean the oven. I also took a load of kitchen items and place them in the kitchen. I love unpacking a little at a time rather than tons of boxes all at one time. This way when I decide to change the location of something there's not so much to move and believe me I do that regularly.

To share some more photos, remember the main photos of the new house will come as we get the room ready to move into.

My cup collection is all packed up but I have not taken it over yet, it was in the china cabinet and I haven't decided whether I'm going to put it back there or not. By the way the china cabinet is still in Macon.

Lots of packing going on!!

Added to the kitchen counter this week.

I took at break and walked through the yard a few times.

I have three roses blooming here in Macon a far cry from the ten bushes that I had until the plane sprayed them. This is one thing I will not miss about living on a farm my roses will only die by an act of nature. Honey picked this one and brought it in to me last night.

So how do you eat gluten-free while traveling between two houses all the time. Right now it's really hard but I'm trying to get my kitchen over there workable. When I return to the farm I am still able to cook. I'm dividing all the dishes, cookware etc so that I can cook at both places eventually.

That'll have to do ya for this time!