Ahhhh....relief. Not spelled R-O-L-A-I-D-S

I called my family Doc today to try to get an appointment this week. They, OF COURSE, had "nothing available til next week." I could NOT stand the itchy, miserable, non-sleeping grief any longer! I just sucked it up and went to the ER. I really hated to do it, but I was to the point of wussiness. I just needed the itch (and the spreading) to stop. This is how bad it was. I wore a long sock over my arm to bed last night, to try to keep the irritation down. I looked silly, but, did sleep most of the night.
So, now I'm on steroids and benedryl. I'll pump you up and take a nap when finished! HAHA...

Ugh.

Poison Ivy!

UGH!!! I was doing yard work a few days ago, and knew there was poison ivy in the tree vines. I tried my very best to stay away from it. I didn't think I touched it, but sure enough, yesterday I blistered all up and down one arm. I woke up at 4:30 yesterday morning because of the itching! I slept on and off today, and again, am still up at 3 AM. It's spreading some, and the blisters are pretty big. It's not going to the hospital worthy, but so very uncomfortable! I have clear caladryl and aveeno hydracortizone cream.
I've NEVER had poison ivy in my 31 years of living, but this year, this is the 2nd time I've gotten it. The first time it was just a little, and I didn't know I got it, or what I had.
So so itchy!

My cute new kitty!

Since I've first posted, a new little one has been added to our fur baby family! She was rescued from a business parking lot on a rainy day by my husband. She's long haired calico, and cute as a button! We've had her for 2 weeks and we cannot come up with a name for her! We've been calling her Little Bit, but of course, she will get bigger, and the name won't fit.
Here's her Purr-sonality: Very playful and frisky, sassy, not afraid of the other cats who are 4 times her size, affectionate, loving, and has a little rollie pollie tummy. Hopefully, I can figure out posting a picture so she can be seen. My other female kitty is a calico too, and her name is Nutmeg (nutters, meggies, nutty, etc. for short). My other 2 cats are toms, one yellow striped, the other orange striped. They are Morris and Buster.

So what's a good name for the new one? Halloween & Callie have already been thrown out by my husband. :)

My story

I saw someone else's site through an internet search, and thought I'd give this a try myself. I live in IL, close to St. Louis, MO. I am a preschool teacher, and a Stampin' Up demonstrator. I have been teaching for 10 years in various capacities. I am now working towards my 2nd year in a district to get tenure. I have been a Stampin' Up hobby demo for a year and a half, and starting to gain a customer base to hold more workshops. I have been married for 2 years this May. I have 3 fuzzy "kids" (my cats) and we are trying to have a child. I love to travel, love theme parks and roller coasters, & LOVE to shop. I make cards, and just starting to work on scrapbooking. I will add some pictures of my projects once I'm more familiar with the site here! Thanks for reading.