I can't sleep

Charles is taking Jeff & Reilly down the Ocoee. This is Jeff and Reilly in the front of the raft.

I couldn't sleep (HURTING) so I got out of bed and came to the kitched where I keep my laptop. I have my laptop and a printer on the Bar/Island in the kitchen. It is not in the way and I like having it set-up all the time. I can readE-Mail or other things while I cook. I multi-Task all the time. A made some additions to "As I remember It" tonight.

Dawn and Jeff were here this this past week and weekend. They stayed at the cabin with some friends. Charles took Jeff and Reilly down the River. I will try to insert a picture of them.

I don't know why but it always put the picture at the front of the days posting rather in the middle of the comments. Anyway that is a picture of Reilly and Jeff. They had a great time. I am sure this was a highlight of Reilly's summer. Charles tried to get Dawn and Jeff to let Jake go down but Dawn said not NO but HELL NO. Her little for year old is not getting on a raft. All in all they ha a good stay. Dawn had used my van while the were here so they dropped it off on their home. I went out to the car to tell the boys but both were sleeping hard. They were worn out.

I just got news that a friend's wife died suddenly this past month. Tom and Sue had shared the Rock House at the Fold school. She and Tom had a room next to me. I am planning on calling Tom but i hae delayed it because it is so hard for me to do something like that. I am not good around deaths. I guess it is because I have lost so many family members.

I am having a procedure on my back to try and relieve me of some of my pain. The Procedure is called a "Denerveation Procedure" The Doctor uses a special needle with an electrical point on the end. He inserts the needle (HUGE) and touches the nerves along my spine until I can identify one that efffects a pain point. Remember I am awake (must be to talk to him while Identifying the correct area) when he touches the nerve. It really hurts, it is like a sudden sharp pain down your leg, back, arm. This goes on until he finds ONE OF the correct nerrves. Once he finds the correct nerrve he applies RF energy for 15 seconds while burning the nerve ending. Now it is like a sharp pain for 15 seconds. Oh, how it hurts. This is done until he has burnded several nerve endings thus cutting off the signal the brain identifying pain. It is very painful while the nerve ending heals and then I will be pain free in that area of my back for a few months we hope. He will do the right side of my spine thursday and I go back sometime in August and he will do the left side. Insurance Companies some time give the Doctor a hard time approving the procedure. They call it expermental. I have it done before but he says he will put me almost under for the 15 seconds but I still feel the pain.

So think about me Thursday morning around 9:00am. Pray, Burn a Candle do something I need the help.

I am still working on "The Tree House". Its't comming along fairly good but I look forward to Pebbie coming down on the 21st and giving me some advise. It is a real challenge with some of the colors such as the bark of the Pecan Tree. It changes colors as the light shines on part of it, part is in shadow and part is just in the shade. Getting the names on the side will be interesting also. I am going to need help from someone to identify some of the printing, it is very faint but it is there.

Holly cow it is 6:00am I hve been up for three hours. No wonder I am about to go to sleep. Well what should I do make some coffee or go back to bed? I will spell check this later.

Good Night.