Did you ask for Thunder? 'Cause I can hear it!

Yesterday morning I was taking a shower and reaching for my shampoo when it struck me that something was different. It took a while, but then I realized that the purple-bottled shampoo that I got for my birthday was gone. I looked high and low for it, but I couldn't find it.

Then I was making my lunch and thought to myself, "That garlic bread we had for supper last night was good, I'll make sure I make some more tonight." And then I realized that the 2 loaves of French bread that were on the counter were gone. I looked high and low for them, but I couldn't find them.

Now, while many of you may think I was losing my mind (as I did for a while) this is not the case. It's just that my youngest brother is a theif (more that he's just cheap and lazy) and he took everything. He called me at work yesterday to tell me his hair felt and looked great. I told him that it was bad enough he took my new shampoo, but since it was a birthday present, that was even worse.

I don't expect any replacement shampoo. I have the shampoo blues.

So, my other brother (who is going to school and climbs 60 foot poles daily) has been diagnosed with Bell's Palsy. Can I just say: scary! For those of you who don't know, it's a virus that causes temporary paralysis. His eye is droopy and his mouth doesn't function on one side. I would be more scared about it, but a few months ago a friend of mine was diagnosed with it as well. It was scary then, but she's fully recovered, so I have a good feeling for my brother. The thing that scares me is that he needs to be in top form to climb those poles and it would truly suck if he were to fall.

That's all I'm going to say about it. I don't like to think of what he does. It scares me and makes me worry.

So, I've been in a bit of depression since Grandma passed away. I never thought it would be this hard to lose her, but then again how would I know since I haven't lost anyone really close to me in 15 years? Sometimes it just hits me that things will be different. Like Easter. And then it makes me sad that I missed last Easter because I went up North. But, who would have know I'd been missing the last Easter?

I've gotten fatter during the last few weeks, too. It's funny how people feel that eating helps coping with loss. Not that I mind, we got some excellent brownies the other day. People keep bringing food to my grandpa, but he's diabetic so he can't eat any of it so it goes to my family since we're the closest. One of these days I'm going to have to start exercising or something before my fat pants are too tight to wear. I have to say, though, that I've started incorporating more fruits and veggies in my daily eating. Hopefully that helps, too.

I never did post about the wonderful birthday gifts I got. Marlene sent me the most gorgeous roses at work. They were bright red with streaks of yellow. I've never seen them before and I couldn't for the life of me find a picture of them to post. Take my word for it that they were unique and brilliant. Lora sent me a suffed cow (super soft, too) that was named A, for the town I live in. And tons of Easter candy which has since been devoured.

Kristen sent me a box of goodies....my favorite being the coasters that are the same style as the air freshner she got me that said, "I ran into my ex.....and then I put it in reverse and did it again" and also the same style as the notecards that say, "She liked imaginary men best." Oh, Kristen. Such a good gift giver!

Speaking of good gift givers, April sent me a box of stuff as well. A book (which I read in 2 days, it was cute and made me laugh.....and was in large print. Score!), some cocoa mix, a yummy smelling homemade candle and some cute stationary. Now I can write to people if I stop being lazy.

And we all know I got some shampoo.......that I'll never get to use. *sigh*