Ya Gotta Pay

I am diabetic. I know I have to watch what I eat, exercise and check my blood sugar. Well today I did great on the last, technically did the first [as it went from plate to fork and up...] and as for exercise...well we had a very active ward activity tonight. It was lots of fun. I only took a taste of things...but there were so very many things! Next time, I vow to fill up my plate with a big green salad first--and then take only as much more as will fit on the plate. Perhaps that will help. But the real damage was done at the dessert table. If it were warm out I'd go ride my bike for five miles. But the weather [always so co-operative!] has turned far too cold for midnight bike riding! so here I sit. Repentant, but with a blood sugar level that is way too high.

Now let me explain...I do take care not to get more than 170 EVER! So my waay too high is not in the danger zone. I'm not that stupid. But still, you do the crime, you do the time. I'm dizzy from climbing the stairs up, turn around and down. turn around, repeat.

Epilepsy is so much easier for me to control--and when I have a problem, I rest. Can you see how the two run counter each other? So I'm exercising off the sugars [food]I ate but staying up so late that I will have seizures by tomorrow. At which point, I will be exhausted tomorrow afternoon, and just want to sleep--and the inactivity will cause me to have to watch my sugars more closely.

My Grandma was right. If you do something that is wrong, "ya gotta pay for it." I think she was quoting her grandmother...and she probably hers' etc.

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At least it was a really great Ward activity! As mentioned, it was a potluck, and our part of the alphabet had dessert. Dad made his famous cherry-chocolate chocolate chip cake. [If only I'd not had a piece of it...] Anyway, since our ward boundaries were recently changed, we are trying really hard to get to know everyone and meld into one ward. We were such a tight-knit ward before, that the sudden change is quite noticable. Yet, a very welcoming ward, so we're trying to become unified quickly. After eating we played a form of Bingo, requiring everyone to get around as fast as they could and get signatures on the required blanks. There were only three of us who could claim having lived in more than 5 states, only two born in other countries onlly two who can yodel, and poor Anna, with her bright red hair gave up trying to fill hers and just signed...Then we all got together in the middle of the gym and held hands forming a human knot. I found that quite interesting, having never done that before. Then we actually followed someone's called out suggestion to "Do the Hokey Pokey!" So we did! By then it was time to clean up and set up for church tomorrow. A fun time was had by one and all. [Yes, Dad came. He ate, was introduced to a couple of new people, and left before the games began. He considered it a success as well.]

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Vin called tonight. They expect to be in Indianapolis for the summer! Only 3 hours away! Yay!
He said he was playing Peek-a-Boo with Chloe and when he asked her where the ball had gone she answered,"France." What a brilliant child!

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I have Richard's Been here, Done That Book up to date. Including a copy of his driver's license he got this week. Including the report card that just came home Fri. [Excellent, I might add.]
Look out, Erica, I'm on a roll!

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Time's up--another blood sugar check, and hopefully, bed!