TAZ Last Brain MRI

Lots of requests for that link to those MRI images of my brain. I’ll keep a link here on top for awhile. No, they aren’t gory just look like fancy x-rays. http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2014/04/01/040114-results-of-mri-032113/ AND… http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2013/10/17/mri-scan-results-101713/

Here’s my last appointment: [ http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2014/04/01/040114-results-of-mri-032113/ ] AND previous
[ http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2013/12/16/neuro-appt-121613/ ]

Please, PLEASE, help me with my endeavor to stay in touch by sending me your email to add and/or signing up!

While I have you, please read two of my nurse tributes:
http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2013/04/25/an-amazing-insight-into-icu-nurses/ and http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2013/04/25/i-think-i-earned-a-brownie-point/

What happened: http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2014/04/08/a-year-ago/ and
http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2014/04/08/a-year-ago-and-surgery-2/

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Thanksgiving at Grandby Ranch 11/25/13

[pics incl]ย  We went up to Silver Creek, now known as Grandby Ranch, for Thanksgiving and Jeff’s dad, Scotty & Jacque joined us.ย  So did Courtney’s “non-imaginary friend” Claudia.ย  (It’s a long story but her nickname is Cloud Panda and we flat out didn’t believe Courtney when she said she had a friend named Cloud Panda… made her PROVE IT! ๐Ÿ˜‰ )ย  Here are some random Thanksgiving and hiking photos (and some will be Christmas cards).

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Nightwing and Nerf

[pics incl] We only have one rule about Nerf: You cannot attack unarmed civilians; and if you are holding/hoarding Nerf bullets, YOU ARE ARMED.

[ http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2012/04/07/nerf-wars/ ]

It’s midnight, I’m sleeping… I’m basically home alone. I may have to kill a cat for dumping Nerf bullets on my head (my head that was previously ASLEEP)!!!! [or maybe I hunt down teenage boy for teaching cat about Nerf wars!] In either case, I call Nightwing during the Zombie Apocolypse!

More about Nightwing: [ http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2013/11/20/posing-for-camera/ ]

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One Year Ago:ย  http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2012/11/24/williams-thanksgiving-turkey/

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Change of Perspective

Today, I was feeling kinda happy that I’m FINALLY getting letters going … in the real live snail-mail world… and yet, it feels weird to be happy about something so simple.

I posted this:

“Theresa Bacon Scott
Thursday at 8:42pm ยท
It may not seem like much but I’m keeping my promise to get/stay in touch with people. (I have a HUGE extended family). I had to give up on the handwriting, apparently my hand & brain still aren’t saying the same thing HOWEVER, that was really plan B. This week “Plan A” is in effect and YAY! Letters (typed) are being mailed! (if you want a snail-mail from me, pm me your info). I still “live” on my website, so if you want REAL-TIME updates, go there, not FB. (see comments for link).

Today, doing a little happy dance… really slow so it doesn’t shake my brain

Right about the same time a friend posted this;

“I believe I am doing the best I can right now – even if it is not the best I have ever done.”

That about sums up my life right now!

More: [ http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2013/10/17/mri-scan-results-101713/ ]

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Cards, Thank You’s and more

OK, I keep saying that I want to do a better job of keeping in touch [ http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2013/01/01/happy-new-year/ ] and I seriously need to do thank you’s for all the help/thoughts/prayers and Christmas is coming up…. SOOOO, for the sake of NOT STRESSING OUT…ย  I’m just gonna start sending letters/cards to people.ย  I considered doing “canned” letters, etc but I opted for PERSONAL notes on each one.ย  I may send you an email to confirm your address and any kids/grandkids, long lost friends, etc.ย  You may not get yours before Christmas but I’ve started ๐Ÿ˜‰ I was trying to think of how to start… and I basically started “at the top” by age… haha!ย  (if I know it, otherwise… I’m guessing, wish me luck)! ๐Ÿ™‚

If you are eagerly awaiting and just can’t stand it one second longer, I would love to know that… shoot me an email with your address and I’ll bump you up the list.ย  Seriously… I’m organized enough, I think… feel free to test that theory ๐Ÿ˜‰

If you think I am missing someone’s new info, please help me out and send it to me!ย  If you haven’t received anything in the mail from me in a while, help me out and send me the info! ๐Ÿ™‚ otherwise, I’ll have to call your mom/cousin/next door neighbor to hunt you down! ๐Ÿ™‚

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Posing for Camera

[pics incl] Nightwing has a fascination with jumping on Ashley’s back whenever she bends down to pick up something. At first, she thought it was annoying and freaky, but now they have mastered “posing.”

More about Nightwing: [ http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2013/11/14/kitten-love/ ]

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The other night (around 2am), I caught all 3 cats sitting around the treadmill. Why?! I asked them and they said there was a mouse…. yup! Jeff to to rescue… NO, NOT AT 2am, the next morning. ๐Ÿ™‚

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posing again 11/21/13…

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and again 11/23/13:

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Glows in the Dark

A couple weeks ago, we were walking around Home Depot and I found assorted spray paints: chalkboard, dry erase, magnetic and glow-in-the-dark! Jeff only let me get one! ๐Ÿ˜‰ I had intentions of painting Courtney’s light switches while she was gone. Have you seen her room?!? You can’t see the switches through the “thangs” hanging on her walls. Now, I’m walking around hugging a paint can with an evil giggle……. what can I make glow?!?!

I settled on the two upstairs hall switch plates and found a screwdriver (to remove the plates… I do know what I’m doing!). Jim arrived [ http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2013/11/02/jim-visits-110213/ ] while I was in the garage painting them. To be fair, we actually went to Home Depot for gold spray paint because Jeff wanted to freshen up the house numbers after all the painting. He… was also in the garage painting but his weren’t glow in the dark (but NOW that I typed that, my evil grin is back)!

A few hours later I realized I needed to pick-up Courtney and remembered the plates needed replacing. Quick trip to re-install and left the hall light ON!

That evening one of the kids turned the light off and Jim showed them! ARGH! He sucks at secrets, I knew that! ๐Ÿ™‚ However, Heather was not home.

Tonight, Heather was upstairs and turned off the hall light. We heard her have a conversation with herself, open our door and question the reality of her eyesight. The rest of us were like “dude, that’s soooo two weeks ago!”

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Basketball Season

[pics incl] Jeff, Heather and Ashley are coaching 6th Grade girls basketball this season. As part of their training/service they receive opportunities to get Nuggets tickets. At the last training, Jeff won some tickets and took Ashley tonight. They were awesome seats! FYI, the Pepsi Center installed a new display (top center).

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[ http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2013/02/27/good-sports/ ]

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Arm Wrestling

I took Courtney and William to grab a quick meal out and run by the grocery store. While we were walking around these two were messing around and teasing each other. Please keep in mind that William will be 13in Dec. and Courtney was 18 in June. [AND FOR THE RECORD, they both had no problem order off the kid menu earlier, and all the servers knew Courtney?!?]

It was easily proven that William is taller on his toes…. a bit of punching… a lot of me growling “stop it!”… something over and over again about who is stronger. I tried to leave them. I heard bickering about settling with an arm wrestle. I claimed Courtney… after they stopped whining/cheering… I pointed out Courtney would win ONCE, but William would spend the rest of his life NEVER losing to her again.

As I walked as quickly as I could to the checkout, these strange children kept following me! I kept quietly yelling “QUIT!” while groups of shoppers near me snickered. I finally pointed “over there” and said “GO… be gone! get away from the shoppers!… and me!” While my sweet young high school checker was scanning my items, my two well behaved children left “over there” and went “over here” and propped up on the empty checkout counter behind her. A full blown arm wrestle match ensued (with an audience of lanes of shoppers)! Under my breath, I finally snarled “STOP IT RIGHT NOW!” [laughing & snickering all around me] My poor checker panicked and froze in place.

I leaned forward and “not really” quietly said, “I’m sorry… not you… [nodding my head behind her]… THEM!” [laughing & snickering all around me] She almost squealed “OH, they look so sweet!” [envision me laughing, smoke out my ears, gritting teeth] With teeth still gritted I proudly announced “until you know that SHE is almost 19!!!”

ROARING LAUGHTER… not from me.

NO… I… DO… NOT… KNOW… WHO… WON!!! STOP LAUGHING ๐Ÿ™‚

One Year Ago:ย  http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2012/11/15/miles-the-denver-bronco-mascot/

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Kitten Love

[pics incl] Nightwing likes to come running out of nowhere and jump on you. Today, he pounced Jeff, grabbed his hand and insisted on being pet and biting the hand that pets!

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Later, he came running out of nowhere to jump on me… in the bathtub… and as front feet touched water, he performed a miraculously impossible reverse dive with a twist, knocking all items off of all cabinets. There are no photos of this event! ๐Ÿ˜‰

BUT… here’s one of him hiding to pounce; I think he assumes we can’t see him. ๐Ÿ™‚

More about Nightwing: [ http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2013/10/31/see-my-fuzzy-sock/ ]

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Mario Visits 11/14/13

[pics incl] Debbie and Mario came to visit. As usual, Mario INSISTED on brushing Courtney’s hair (upward). To liven things up, William pointed the laser pen at Courtney’s head and Mario tried to brush it out… until he wised up and turned Courtney around to face the opposite direction ๐Ÿ˜‰ Managed to get some awesome pictures with all 5 kids!

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Mario’s last visit: [ http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2013/09/26/mario-visits-092413/ ]

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Castle Cafe

I had the opportunity to catch up with an old friend today and I’m gonna add that (“catching up with people”) to my list of things…. like writing those “thank you’s” I keep talking about! [http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2013/07/25/thanks-for-sharing/ ] That’s what today was partially about, helping me ACTUALLY work on those letters and keeping in touch with family and friends. It was an awesome lunch and now I’m inspired to do this more often with people whom I may have lost touch.

Kinda on this topic, I have been saying we need to get better about “supporting our local businesses!” If you happen to have a website/product/service/widget, let me know and I’ll add a link to it! Doesn’t matter if it’s “local to me” because this blog reaches people all over the country (it’s fascinating and a bit overwhelming to feel the love)! This kinda goes hand-n-hand with my “Give ’em a Raise” theory! [ http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2012/08/23/give-em-a-raise/ ]

Today we ate down in Castle Rock at Castle Cafe… fabulous! Go there, ask for Chea (“Shay”, tell her I sent you), eat well… enjoy!

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Awesome Compliment

Jeff dropped William off at drums while he parked (it’s a little hectic on that corner). As Jeff was waiting on William to finish, the waiting area cleared out a bit and he was a able to find a seat. A woman sitting next to him made a point of saying that “his son” was such a little gentleman, stating that William had stood up and offered her his chair when the room was full. “No one ever does that anymore, and I thought you should know.” Jeff thought I would like to hear about that… he was right. PROUD MAMA HERE!

One Year Ago:ย  http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2012/11/11/tv-takeover/

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Antiseptic Wash

Ah, remember the laser pointer? William was playing with the cats and pointed it near his leg where one of the cats pounced his ankle. Since it drew blood, I told him to go sit on the edge of the tub and use the antiseptic wash in the blue bottle. In my mind I had pictured the “Band-Aid” brand bottle (blue bottle, clear liquid). A few minutes later, he came downstairs… all better. When I went up to my bathroom later, I noticed it had a very strong minty fresh smell…. And my tub is splattered with blue Listerine (clear bottle, blue liquid). “But mom, it says ANTISEPTIC right here!”

It could’ve been worse ๐Ÿ˜‰

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Laser Lights

Laser pen lights are God’s gift to parents with bored children… pets optional! ๐Ÿ˜‰

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