A real pain in the neck...

...and the shoulder, and the arm, and the hand.

Here's a summary of my last five days:

One tentative diagnosis of a pinched nerve;
Two doctor visits;
Three injections in my big, white hip;
Four new prescriptions;
Five days of bedrest; and
Six cervical x-rays.

It still hurts to sit in this chair, and it hurts to stretch my hands out to the keyboard, so this post will be just long enough to say a public thanks to my kids. Their support has preserved my sanity when I couldn't stand, sit or lie down in any position that wasn't painful. Thank God for my girls.

And to my fellow readers/writers, I hope to be back to see you again soon. The past five days have produced some blogworthy moments. I look forward to sharing them with you when I can comfortably sit up straight again.