What a week ...

For those who follow me on Facebook, you'll know I've been whining all week about my blood pressure being high, feeling winded, and having headaches. I found out about my BP at a dentist appointment on Monday. It was something like 157/103 and the assistant was a little concerned. I blew it off thinking it might be because I hadn't eaten all day and had only drank some coffee. However, I continued to monitor it at home for another day and I was still getting those high numbers, even getting out of bed.

I went to my doctor yesterday to have it checked and it was still high. She put me on some meds to try to get it down. One concern is that I have a very small brain aneurysm that was discovered in 2004. It was found through an MRA at USC back when I was trying to figure out what was causing my headaches. Turns out the aneurysm wasn't related to the headaches. It was also very small, so it wasn't a huge concern. However, I was supposed to get it checked every 3 years or so. I was due for that in 2007, but never had it done because we had moved. But now with the HBP and my family history of stroke/heart attack, I need to have it checked again. I go in for an MRA tomorrow morning. Let's just hope the stupid thing hasn't gotten any bigger.

So, what does the above nativity have to do with this? I saw it at the drug store when I went to pick up my meds yesterday. I don't go into this store all that often, but every year at Christmas since moving here, I've found a cool nativity. None of them are all that fancy, and usually under $10, like this one was. It's about 6-inches tall and lights up. This picture was taken without a flash, so you can see how there is a little light at the top. I collect nativities and have over 60 of them, not including ornaments and such. With so many to set up each year, I'm really starting to appreciate the one-piece sets like this. So anyway, I figured if I was going to get medication for high blood pressure, then I was going to get this too. Hopefully, Rick won't read my blog today and say, "Huh?" I don't think he's seen it yet ...