M's

So my sister went to Las Vegas this past weekend.

And this is what she brought back for me!

Of COURSE I will keep the bag too!!

TT's T-shirt...Gotta love the M's!
Mr. Red...I think my friend Bob should have one of these.

His nickname is Red, and this has Red on the handle!

I love my M&M stuff Tess!!

After all, it's ALWAYS all about the M's!

THANK YOU!!

Happy Thursday ya'll!

Day Old Donuts

I know, I know, I’m sick. My sense of humor is just a TAD bit demented. My mom was born and raised in Iowa, so can you blame me? I think not…blame the grandparents maybe.

Since my little visit to the doctor’s office, Tiffany and I have been ever so busy with cracking butt jokes. She had me in tears of laughter this morning. So much and so loud was I laughing that I woke Tom up out of his sleep.

And don’t say GM anymore for Good Morning…it now stands for Gluteous Maximus in our world. (I’m only letting you in for a sneak peek of our world by the way, not the whole exhibit…that’s closed to the public…and for good reason…ya’ll wouldn’t get it!)

I also have a new name…Sweet Cheeks. Talking about my Sugared Donut got Tiffany thinking for sure. And ya’ll know I got up at the butt crack of dawn just to hear all this from her…I’m telling you…tears before 5 a.m. is always a good thing…Martha said!

Got Donuts? We just can’t seem to get enough of them for some reason. If you have a MySpace that I’m aware of, be on the lookout for some Day Old Donuts! We aren’t talking Dunkin’ Donuts either! Everyone should have a batch of donuts by the time I’m done.

Yep, everyone should have as much fun as we do. You can bet my sweet cheeks I am having a blast! Thanks Tiff for my early morning giggles. I look forward to many more Shugah!!

Diagnosis

Oh man, in all my humor and excitement yesterday, I forgot to tell you what was the major malfunction in all that!

You see in the photo below, most normal people have a curved towards the front tailbone...A.K.A. Coccygeal Vertibrae.

Well, mine curves toward the front, but then it takes a sharp turn backwards almost in an "L" shape...but not that sharp of a corner...almost a 45 degree angle.

And when I sit down, it feels like I am sitting right on the tip of that tailbone. It's hard to explain the pain unless you have had the injury before. And if ya'll know me, I can't tolerate a lot of pain. I have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to pain...just can't stand it. It's a wonder I birthed 4 kids!

The treatment for this sort of thing is limited. I mean, it's not like you can put your butt in a cast or anything. You can take pain medication to help with the pain, or you can have surgery to have it removed as it's not a vital piece of your spine.

And surgery for me isn't an option until after June because of vacation days and the upcoming wedding in April. So predicting the future like I always do, I see the Neurosurgeon in my future, probably in December or January. If I know my body like I think I do, the pain won't go away and this won't heal on it's own. And Dr. Wagner didn't look too hopeful. Although he cracked up when I asked him about a Donut...and not one from the bakery either...LOL!

Yes folks, I am Ass Backwards. But lucky for me I have a Sugared Donut butt you can bet my sweet ass I'm going to enjoy all these puns and jokes! You have to have humor with an injury like this...or it's totally worthless!

Happy Tuesday Ya'll!

Love you,

TT

P.S. I'll post a picture of my sweet ass tomorrow after Tiffany takes it for me...I'm stuck on you!

***Edited to add Tiffany's picture! Just call me Sweet Cheeks!

Seems Like...

Seems like just yesterday

You were a part of me

I used to stand so tall

I used to be so strong

Your arms around me tight

Everything, it felt so right

Unbreakable, like nothin' could go wrong

Now I can't breathe

No, I can't sleep

I'm barely hanging on

-Kelly Clarkson

(The lyric was stuck in my head when I typed this up at work, FYI. No real rhyme or reason for it...but it sounded good?)

Seems like yesterday when I cracked my tailbone at the ripe old age of 9. ONLY AFTER my cousin Jason pushed me a little bit too hard and I went flying off the clothesline pole only to land on the gravel driveway. Talk about ouch! I was sitting on a pillow for weeks! I still to this day can’t do a sit up on the bare floor. I much prefer the exercise ball for crunches.

Seems like today, there is still tailbone pain.
YES I went to the doctor (You know the pain is bad if I have to go to the doctor’s office). YES he ordered up x-rays (You know that was uncomfortable).
YES I got a prescription for 600mg Ibuprofen (I prefer 800’s but take what I get I guess).
YES I got a donut to sit on (NOT one from the bakery either).
NO I would not wish this upon my worst enemy (Well, maybe I would too).
NO I can’t stay home from work and lie around all day (Or play poker for that matter).
NO I can’t wait for the pain to go away either (Please save me now B&B…you know what you must do!)

Is this annoying for me?
You KNOW it!
Will I deviate from my routine?
Um, NO!
Is there another option?
Yes there is.

If it doesn’t heal or the pain doesn’t go away, then Surgery here I come! I’ll have a recheck on this with Dr. Wagner and if it’s still not painless, then he’ll send me to the Neurosurgeon to have it cut out…it’s just the tail so no paralyzation should occur.
This all sure gives a new meaning to “My Achin’ Ass!”

And the BEST PART of my day...was NOT seeing my Vman at lunch (with MY BTTT), BUT...at the doctor's office...I found out....are you ready???

I LOST 9 POUNDS!!!!!!!

Have a Happy Monday ya'll!!

Love you!

TT