Doggie Pics!

I gave the dogs baths today because... well, let's just say Lizzie is getting very old (15) and doesn't "hold it" as long as she used to. So we came home today to a little mess and once I got her bathed I figured the other two could use a bath too. They all looked so clean and fresh I thought I should try to get some pictures. I LOVE this one of mother and son. Looks like Kayoobi got a scolding from his mama Lady. Too cute. And then the old gal Lizzie... Jeff says she looks like a little mouse. After their ordeal they were all treated to some string cheese. A favorite of our poochies!

My Night in the ER

Well, I had an interesting night last night. I went to Urgent Care because I had been having pain in my leg for a few days and when I got home from work I layed down on the couch and could feel my heart racing. Soon, I was having a little pressure in my chest. I had googled leg pain the night before and was a little freaked out when it talked about blood clots but I dismissed this... until the chest pain. I decided I would go to Urgent Care and for a $20 copay I would be on my way with peace of mind. Not so... They did an EKG with showed slight issues. With the leg pain and the seriousness of blood clots I soon found myself being sent to the ER where they had me do a crazy amount of testing. I had another EKG, blood taken, a CT scan of the heart, a CT scan of the lung, a chest xray and an ultrasound of the leg. Whew. I was hooked up to a heart monitor and had an IV for the one test where I had to have dye injected. The doctor remarked that one of the tests done was to check for the condition that John Ritter died from. What a sad loss of life that was. And preventable if he had received care in time. :( Thank GOD all the testing came out normal and I was sent on my way getting home at 4 AM. Needless to say I slept a lot of today while my poor hubby went off to work with 3 hours of sleep. The cause of the leg pain was discovered to be something called a Baker's Cyst which is not a big deal but can emulate the symptoms of a blood clot and thus the need for all the serious testing. Without getting too political in this forum, I wonder if I would have gotten such thorough care with government run health care?? Probably not. :( Scary!

My Day at the Herberger Theater

Okay, I am SO dating myself, but this is a funny story. My mom and I went to a play at the Arizona Theater Company today. The play starred Marlo Thomas who is best known as an actress for her role in the TV show THAT GIRL. She is currently the spokesperson for St. Jude's Children's Hospital so some of you may have heard of her that way. She is also married to Phil Donahue who (if you don't know) was the talk show person who basically started that format waaaay before Oprah. Anyway after the show the actors come on stage in a Q and A session about the play. So we really enjoyed that. Another actor in the play was Don Murray who was in my favorite show in the 80's, Knots Landing. He starred with Marilyn Monroe in the movie Bus Stop years ago. It was cool to see them. During the Q and A someone spoke to Marlo asking if she was really crying at the end. She answered in a way where you could tell she was taken aback and she said yes and that she was saddened that she hadn't been able to portray that. I think she misunderstood what he was saying and I felt bad that she took it that way. I think the guy was asking if she (as the character) was really crying or pretending to in front of the other characters. So it ended soon after and I went over to the stage manager and expressed this and asked her to share my interpretation with Marlo. She understood what I was saying and said that was probably the case and she would let her know. So I left hoping that she would tell her. I REALLY just felt so bad for Marlo as a person. It was weird to see that she really seemed sad about that comment. So we walk outside and as I look to my right, there stands Phil Donahue. I nudge mom and as we walk right by him he looks up and I smiled and waved (He waved back) but kept walking. Then I surprised myself with what I did next. I thought...the stage manager MIGHT remember to tell Marlo but I KNEW Phil would for sure. So I turned around with mom on my heels and headed back to him. I said, "Pardon me but could I just comment on something?" He must have said or nodded yes because I went on to ask if he had been in to hear the after talk. He said no he hadn't been able to and so I went on to explain the whole thing. He listened VERY intently (the seasoned talk show host he is) and he said that someone had mentioned something about that to him. He asked us if Marlo seemed upset and we said yes and went on to explain. I had been talking just fine when I realized that he was listening to me so carefully and all of the sudden my mouth got so dry and I got this huge lump in my throat, I thought I would choke. I then told him that I was nervous to talk to him but I kept right on going. Mom added a few things and we said we just hoped he would tell his wife that she was wonderful in the part and we had such a great time at the play. He said he would tell her. And that was that! He was soooo nice. We finally walked away and I kept saying, "I can't believe I did that!" We got in the stairwell for the parking garage and mom and I were just cracking up and I could hardly catch my breath! Mom commented, "He looked really handsome!" LOL! I think we were both caught up in the moment! What a fun memory to have with my mom!

Phil and Marlo (Internet Photo)

Don Murray seems like a sweet man.

Fun Day!

Today was such a fun day with Jeff. We first went to church which is a big part of our Sunday. Then we went to the Phoenix Symphony to hear Simply Sinatra. This performer sounded EXACTLY like Sinatra and put on a great show. We went to eat at Majerle's which we have walked by many times when we have been downtown but have never eaten at. Next was the Suns game. Thank you Tim and Tammy for the great lower level seats. Whenever we go we are always in the nose bleed section so this was a BIG treat! I loved spending the day with my dear husband. He's my very bestest friend! :)