not the evening we had planned and had been looking forward to,
but it ended up being a great alternative.

our original plans were to take in the smell of racing fuel, the smoke of burn outs, and the noises of powerful engines as they took off from the starting line.

our planned evening of spending a night at the drag races came to an end as we discovered they had been called off for the evening due to an earlier down pour. my guys were especially disappointed by the news. last night was our only shot at being a spectator at this annual event since bill gets to work a 12 hour shift both days of the weekend.

we stopped at a gas station on the parking lot here
to purchase illinois lottery tickets
i told bill this time to ask for the jackpot winning tickets

we then headed back to saint louis.
we decided to take a drive by the riverfront, only to find parts of it closed off
due to flooding.
we drove with out any particular agenda throughout the city,
taking in the architecture. what a lost art.
laclede's landing is a favorite place to visit.
the brick roads not so good on a full bladder though!

a chilly evening, but who could not resist the temptation to step out of the warmth of our suburban and get up close and personal to these beauties.

the last bits of the city captured while homeward bound after an evening of bright city lights.

's' is for sophie

a gift for sam's friend sophie for her birthday.
vintage ephemera, german scrap and a large flatback glass marble were used to create this
initial charm. after being artfully soldered it was dangled from a leather cord.

happy birthday sophie!

getting healthier day by day

last friday was a follow up visit to see how things are going
on the thyroid meds.
the only change i have noticed is i now
fall asleep at a near normal time
and i sleep. all night. i mean i sleep. i am usually
out within mere single digit minutes.
i have not slept like this
since before babies.

since i am now able to sleep, i feel a bit more energetic, and i am waking up on my own earlier and earlier. other than that i have not experienced profound changes that are worth writing about.

my first question for the doctor: if i have been symptomatic for 12 years, soon after the birth of my youngest who just turned 13, and my blood work has been coming back 'normal' all these years, how are we going to know i am really back to a normal. i have been sub-clinical all these years i was told.

thankfully she said she would go by how i felt first, my bloodwork second.

just got my new presciption in the mail today along with my results. i am going up from 60mg to 90. my bloodwork shows i am just in the normal limits on my free t4, well in the norm of my t3 free and my tsh is just within norms. not sure what all of these numbers mean at this moment, will research those later.

i look forward to what the next 6 -8 weeks brings with this new level of meds. i am feeling better everyday, the changes are eensy on a weekly basis, but looking back from where i was 3 months ago i am so grateful. finally.

happy earth day, happy birthday

happy earth day to all

happy 44th birthday to me

my newest creation

will be making a near twin to be sold on etsy
tomorrow.
this is a combination
of art jasper, rutilated quartz, the most beautiful grey pearls, and sterling silver wire, and sterling silver chain.

this is the first piece that i have done that is completely wire wrapped. i started on it yesterday in the morning and had it completed in just a couple of hours. just in time to wear on a test drive to my daughters doctor appointment.