Scattered Thoughts . . .

L ast weekend, Lukey and Kenzie were staying with us so we had a small fire in the backyard to make some hot dogs, corn on the cob and S'mores.  The weather was beautiful, for a change, we had music playing, and we had all sorts of activities and games to keep everyone busy.   It was a nice afternoon and evening but, once it started getting dark, Lukey and I were able to have our first nighttime garden railroad operating session...  which was a lot of fun!   I plan to eventually add more lighting to this little garden railroad along with more people figures, another bridge and a few other interesting features.  The current lack of lighting became very obvious when the sky was completely darkened so I'm thinking I could use a few more features that are illuminated.      This first nighttime session was fun though!  Here is a short video of some of the action...

Whenever I 'overdo' it, my health crashes into poor or miserable levels quite often delving into dangerous waters that causes a further deterioration of health which includes anaphylaxis. I've had some transient health issues on and off throughout the Christmas season but not anything classifying as 'dangerous'... until now.  Shortly after going to bed last night, my health crashed causing sudden anaphylaxis. My body responded to the drop in blood pressure as it should causing flushing and sudden palpitations. I was already in bed, however... already completely spent... now struggling with bigger issues... and, unfortunately, I never made it to my emergency medications.   I remember the sudden drop in energy levels... I remember instantly having difficulty keeping my eyes open... I had thought I was simply tired. In hindsight, I think these were signs of impending anaphylaxis. About an hour or two later, while still struggling with keeping my eyes open, I rememb...