Monday, July 20, 2009, Nashville, TN., 7:04 a.m., D.S.T.~

Dear Journal~

Sorry for not writing in here in several weeks; been busy, busier than snot!  Hope you understand.

Now that I can finally have some time to myself, I can write, even if only briefly.  For it seems I am sick.  Nothing serious; just another danged flare.  Woke up in the middle of the night feeling like I had to puke, plus my joints were screaming obscenities at me; I knew I was sick.  Ugh.  I hate this; it's like my arthritis is using me as a punching bag!  I am in so much pain it's not funny!!

Guess today I stay in bed.  My hands, fingers, knees, hips are okay; it's everything else that is falling apart.  My back especially.  Ow!!  It feels like someone's hitting me with a sledgehammer!  PAIN!!  WOW!!

If I even try to attempt to get out of bed, I know it will take me at least a good fifteen minutes to an hour to move.  So I'm staying put.  If I have to go pee or the other, I'll have someone put me on my porta potty; I'm hurtin' too bad to use the regular toilet in the bathroom that's connected to my room.  Not good!

Other than my body hating me this morning, and feeling like crapola, I'm doing great.  LOL 

We had a wonderful time July Fourth.  The fireworks were awesome--or were until a thunderstorm blew in before the finale; then you should have seen everyone scrambling for cover!  It was wild!  LOL  (I got soaked to the skin; there was not one dry spot on me; it was at least several hours before I dried out completely; by then I got chilled, so I ended up having to put on a sweatshirt when I got back home!  In July!!  LOL)

Now it's in the eighties; we were in the nineties to near 100, but it's cooled off; it's actually quite nice here in N-ville.

I got to meet Toby Keith and Kellie Pickler at the Fourth of July event before the patriotic program; both were extremely nice!  I had my piccy made with them, even got their autographs; they signed the shirt I was wearing.

Now it's the end of July, which means we gotta start thinking LeCajun; that's in a few weeks, in Lafayette, Louisiana.  We're going again this year; we've gone to LeCajun for the past few years.  I always have the best time there; I love hearing and dancing to all that wonderful Cajun music!  AAIIEE!!

Ain't nobody who can pass a good time like us Cajuns, ya know??  :)  We know how to par-tay!!

The family is doing good; however, the other day I was ready to murder Sergei.  Idiot brother thought it would be cute to dump his ice tea on me as I was sunbathing.  You talk about cold!!  Wow!!  I screeched like a banshee; you never saw someone move so fast in your life!!  It was interesting!  I wanted to kill him, he made me so mad! 

Then I had to owe the stupid cuss jar ten.  Freekin.  Dollars!  I let fly with some cuss words (in French); I got caught.  I was not amused!  So now until I get my next allowance, I'm ten dollars poorer!  Bummer!!

Well, my tummy's starting to feel like it's going to go into reverse.  I'd better call maman for a bucket, so I don't barfola all over the floor and make one heck of a mess.  YUCK! I HATE this!!  I am going to go; feelin' too bad.  I will write in here again, maybe in a few days to a week, when I start feeling better; right now is not the time!  Until then, this is your (sick) friend, Ronee', signin' outta here!  Bye and God bless!  See you soon!

~Luv, Ronee' Le-Anne.  :(