Jun 06 2008
What in the world? All week, we’ve skated by all that severe weather and enjoyed nice sunny days as we hung out at the pool and had the time of our lives. Then came yesterday. Thunderstorms. Tornadoes. Flood warnings. And as you can see by this photo: HAIL.
This is an example of what we found outside on our deck, freaking us all out to no end as it pounded the Catholic Homestead.
Ah, the trade-offs of summer.
Jun 01 2008
After what seemed like a century in waiting for my latest lab test results to find their way to my mailbox, here goes:
The first thing that jumped right out and hit me in the forehead was that Total Cholesterol: 244 number. What?! That’s HIGH, isn’t it? So I Googled my way around all kinds of medical sites, the big ones like Mayo Clinic and American Heart Association to find out why Dr. M wasn’t freaking out about my results like I am right now. But after reading up on cholesterol facts online, I’m only left feeling even more confused and wondering… did Dr. M even see my results? When was his last eye exam anyway? Ok, that wasn’t nice - just kidding Dr. M.
All I can figure is that living a healthy lifestyle and having off-the-chart ‘good’ cholesterol levels (HDL) is buying me more time before my arteries get all clogged up with gunk. Regular exercise must be good for something, even if it’s a ‘Get Out of Atherosclerosis Free’ card. But you know, maybe all those salty peanutty snacks aren’t helping the situation in the meantime? Probably not. *sigh*
Looks like I’ve got myself another goal for next year: Lower Cholesterol
