Monday, May 10, 2010

Mysterious rash on both upper arms and plotting a get together!

Many of you, at this point may have come to the conclusion that I am either crazy or brilliant!
Working off of those two with no in between possibilities I will now let you in on this most recent symptom.
Sunday, after my poolie exercise routine and before my BIG day out I found a disturbing rash, for lack of a better word, on my upper left arm.

It appeared to be an allergic reaction to possibly something.
And since I was using a new sunscreen I thought maybe that could be it, but the fact that it was only in one location that idea didn’t wash, if you know what I mean?
Racking my brain for other probabilities I said to myself, self perhaps Skipper did have fleas after all and when he was in the pool with me they jumped off of him and on to me!

Nah, we couldn’t find even one on him although Hubby sprayed him with the flea spray last night. Today he went in for his grooming experience and we asked the professionals there to see if he had any, and they again said no that they couldn’t find any!
And I had proceeded to go into our pool once again today, and now this is crazy I have the same odd rash on my right upper arm too!
Well, it stung so much I have no idea what it is but I couldn’t stay in the pool any longer, and asked Hubby to test the chemicals, since last week the chlorine was too high he had lowered it and now with his new test it was registering too low.

The pool had just been vacuumed and appears to the naked eye like crystal clear water, but who knows, really what microscopic critters may be abounding within.
Anywho, I read online that what it appears I have is some type of insect bites that I should treat with hydrocortisone, which I fortunately had in the house!
They have calmed down considerably since treatment, and hopefully I will not need any medico’s intervention.

Have you ever missed people of like mindedness that you yearned to chat and network with on so many diverse topics of common interest?
Well, my writer’s workshop peeps from years ago are in that mode of possibility, and have indicated it might come to fruition!
We all have been somewhat scattered to the winds, speaking figuratively of course.
In actuality only one has returned from some distance, the leader of the pack, so to speak, the Prof, college English that is, of the group, and the rest of us are the somewhat educable peeps of learning desire.
Barbecue is the topic for the germ of an idea, which I cast into the throws of maybes and what ifs.

The group would be fairly small; about ten in all and the location would be here.
Hubby would be the chef; barbecue being his specialty and also being less worry for me too to do things.
And two lovely peeps have already offered to bring something.
Menu aside, I get all funny when people offer that.
I mean in the respect I don’t know what to say to them, since I am more of a last minute type of Gal never that far ahead prepared for things, spur of the moment is more my style and less stressful!
Too long preparations makes me wacko.
I always want everything perfect, and of course it never is.

The big evening is looking like the end of June the weekend before the holiday weekend.
I will keep you all posted.

On that note of hopeful fun and excitement plans I will bid you all a very good night and to all count those blessings and we will too!


PS Sleep tight in your heavenly place Miss Lena Horne your talent and beauty will be sorely missed by all who had the pleasure of seeing it!
She has passed at the age of ninety-two.

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