Short One

All I am doing here is documenting a little of the last week. I'm kind of overwhelmed by all that I should be doing for work, and all I have failed to write about for home, so in an effort to get started, I will do a short blog post.

1. I made Hummus this weekend! Super yum and super easy. I made this one. I can't believe I haven't made hummus before. Next time, I'll try this!



2. twoK lost a tooth on Saturday. It was her third one. She pulled it out when it wasn't very wiggly, and it bled quite a bit. Again, this is documentation of oNe and twoK being OPPOSITES. oNe's teeth are practically rotting in her head before they come out. There was lots of root left on twoK's tooth. There is NO root ever left on oNe's. twoK and oNe set the points on the spectrum.




3. I have a slight cold. I think Three-a gave it to me. She got sick on Friday and is now seemingly all better. I got a touch of something on Saturday, sore throat on Sunday and a little sinus-sniffles today. It's not that bad as far as colds go, but I am sleepy.




4. I found out that we're going to work on a project idea again. It wasn't funded, so we'll revise it and submit somewhere else. It ranked in the top 18%, but we think they only funded top 10%. It's the story of my life. Revise and resubmit.




5. And then there's another one that is undergoing the same treatment. The one we love. We are making progress on revising it and I think it will be better this time. However, this is the last time we will do this idea. If we don't get funding this time, it's over. (We were working within the constraints of another project and that project will end, and thus our opportunity for this new research will end. More on this is documented in my work life.)




6. I got good news/bad news from the doctor on my blood tests. (Did them last Sunday.) My cholesterol rocks, but the test for antibodies that indicate autoimmune activity are significant. Bleh. I've written about a previous experience I had in 1997 if you follow this link. I don't know if the indicators are indicative of that experience, a new one, or related to my Dad maybe having Lupus. I don't know if I have a history of lupus or not.

I just searched my blog and I can't find where I ever about my Dad and his potential lupus diagnosis. The short story. When my dad was so sick, they found that he had pulmonary fibrosis (or scarring on his lungs). They didn't get to fully understand the cause for the scarring, but the first look at it indicated that he his scarring was probably from either scleroderma or lupus. I guess, from what little I've read, there's an overlap between lupus and many other disorders including scleroderma.

My Dad's pulmonary fibrosis was pretty significant, but we don't know when it started or why. When I mentioned to my doctor that my Dad might have had lupus, she wanted to run a blood test on me to see if I had any thing going on. I'd forgotten about that. When I went to get my blood taken last week, mostly to see how my cholesterol was, they ran the test. On Friday night, my doctor called to tell me that the results from the "first lupus screening" came back as positive and I needed to follow up with a specialist (a rheumatologist if you're interested in details). Ugh.

I probably should go call and make an appointment with the rheumatologist. New theme for the blog.... All I learn from the rheumatologist.




7. I made this soup last night. The ingredients sound a little odd, and that they might not combine well, but they do! Oh my! This is good. I've been fantasizing about eating this soup all day. We have leftovers. Yum!

And now for a bloggy ad for the blog of a new blogosphere friend who posted that recipe. She has a wonderful blog on health and happiness. Go read her!