It's been a fun and good couple of weeks. I realized I hadn't really updated my blog in a month. Yikes!! Things have been pretty boring, in a good way. This weekend Erik did a lot around the house, mostly the garage actually. It looks great. He also spent a lot of time getting ready for his hiking trip next week.
Lisey has been a great helper all weekend. She helped Erik in the garage, helped do the grocery shopping and helped peel potatoes and make the sauce for a pot roast. She is great in the kitchen. I even let her quarter the potatoes with the "big girl" knife. I was hovering on that one, believe me. She did fine.
Marc cracks me up. He has gotten such a great sense of humor and I love spending time with him.
I am very convinced that our new kitten is actually a pooka. I could spend hours just watching his antics. His new favorite thing is to hide on the black towels (he blends in) and then pounce me when I go to the bathroom in the middle of the night.
Erik went to the ENT and got some not so great news. He needs to have his sinus surgery again to scrape the polyps and restraighten the septum. AND apparently his uvula is too big and nasal passages too small. So he has to have his tonsils and part of the uvula removed to help him breathe easier and hopefully get rid of the sleep apnea. I feel so bad for him. It's like a two week recovery.
Still no word on a start date for me. I try not to be too anxious about it, but I am seriously bored at work and have run out of things to do. I've moved on to cleaning out my filing cabinet and such. Hopefully the call will come soon...
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Tired
I was so tired this past weekend. I would take a nap, get up, then want to just go right back to sleep. And still go to bed early.
We have all been fighting a cold. We are all sniffly sneezy, so maybe that's it. Maybe it's readjusting to the new blend of meds. Maybe it's the stress of the past few weeks catching up. Who knows.
I woke up this morning with a horrible earache. I felt like I was on a plane - everything sounded muffled and my ear hurt so so much.
I got an early appt with Dr. Tinney and she said there was no infection but a lot of pressure and congestion. She said the pain was actually because of an ulcer inside the ear canal - like a canker sore.
Nothing really to do but wait for it to heal - she suggested putting a few drops of peroxide inside the ear every few hours. She also gave me a nasal spray to help with the congestion.
I am miserable, but it's miserable in the worst way because I'm totally not sick enough to stay home and be miserable in private. I have to go to work and be miserable there. I am quite cranky about this whole thing!!
We have all been fighting a cold. We are all sniffly sneezy, so maybe that's it. Maybe it's readjusting to the new blend of meds. Maybe it's the stress of the past few weeks catching up. Who knows.
I woke up this morning with a horrible earache. I felt like I was on a plane - everything sounded muffled and my ear hurt so so much.
I got an early appt with Dr. Tinney and she said there was no infection but a lot of pressure and congestion. She said the pain was actually because of an ulcer inside the ear canal - like a canker sore.
Nothing really to do but wait for it to heal - she suggested putting a few drops of peroxide inside the ear every few hours. She also gave me a nasal spray to help with the congestion.
I am miserable, but it's miserable in the worst way because I'm totally not sick enough to stay home and be miserable in private. I have to go to work and be miserable there. I am quite cranky about this whole thing!!
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Bad Weekend
I started getting a migraine on Friday and by Saturday morning I was in bad shape. We were supposed to go to Atlantic City on Saturday, but I kept throwing up everytime I tried to move. It was awful. I finally crawled back into bed and Erik went without me. I felt awful - that I missed the trip, that Erik had to go alone, that I didn't get to spend time with his family, that my head was imploding.
The whole morning I was in so much pain I couldn't even sleep. Once my meds kicked in the pain and nausea went away enough so I could nap. Or rather, slip into a coma for most of the day. I woke up in the afternoon, just before my mom brought Lisey home. I spent the rest of the day letting her watch TV since I just felt too bad to do anything. I ended up finally taking a Tylenol 3 and that took the edge of the pain.
Today was a little bit better - still a little nauseated but somewhat functional. I let Erik sleep in this morning but by about 11 I couldn't take it anymore, and went back to bed. I slept until 4. Erik's been super good with the kids and even did the grocery shopping and picked up dinner.
I had phased out one of my daily meds but I am going to have to go back on it. This migraine was so bad that my meds barely touched it. Ugh ugh ugh.
The whole morning I was in so much pain I couldn't even sleep. Once my meds kicked in the pain and nausea went away enough so I could nap. Or rather, slip into a coma for most of the day. I woke up in the afternoon, just before my mom brought Lisey home. I spent the rest of the day letting her watch TV since I just felt too bad to do anything. I ended up finally taking a Tylenol 3 and that took the edge of the pain.
Today was a little bit better - still a little nauseated but somewhat functional. I let Erik sleep in this morning but by about 11 I couldn't take it anymore, and went back to bed. I slept until 4. Erik's been super good with the kids and even did the grocery shopping and picked up dinner.
I had phased out one of my daily meds but I am going to have to go back on it. This migraine was so bad that my meds barely touched it. Ugh ugh ugh.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Like Father, Like Daughter..
So today I got The Letter. From Lisey's teacher. Informing me that she isn't getting her work done because she keeps spacing out daydreaming and just doesn't seem to understand time constraints. That she's very smart and can do the work, she just doesn't, and then says she'll just finish at home and doesn't understand why that isn't acceptable.
Of course, I was upset. I was worried. I was trying to figure out a plan and think of what to say to her and what I could do to get her back on track.
Erik read the letter and started laughing so hard tears were running down his face.
Because apparently this is the SAME LETTER his parents received at least once a year, sometimes twice, from grades K-7. It is the mother's curse - he has a child JUST LIKE HIM.
Gaaaaaah....
Of course, I was upset. I was worried. I was trying to figure out a plan and think of what to say to her and what I could do to get her back on track.
Erik read the letter and started laughing so hard tears were running down his face.
Because apparently this is the SAME LETTER his parents received at least once a year, sometimes twice, from grades K-7. It is the mother's curse - he has a child JUST LIKE HIM.
Gaaaaaah....
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Another Charlie-ism
Oh this cat. I noticed Sunday he seemed to have a lump under his front leg. By Monday it was huge so I made an appointment with the vet. Monday night I found him laying in the tub, licking the heck out of his side, which was just oozing nastiness and infection. Blaaaaaah....
By Tuesday morning, most of the crud had drained, but the vet shaved the area, drained it all out and then cleaned him up. He had to get a shot of antibiotics. With all the hair gone, you could clearly see the bite marks. Most likely another cat. He seemed to perk up pretty quickly after we got home. I just have to give him anti-inflammatories at home for the next 4 days. And try to keep his furry butt inside until he is all healed.
I swear, I take this damn cat to the doctor more than I take my kids!!!
By Tuesday morning, most of the crud had drained, but the vet shaved the area, drained it all out and then cleaned him up. He had to get a shot of antibiotics. With all the hair gone, you could clearly see the bite marks. Most likely another cat. He seemed to perk up pretty quickly after we got home. I just have to give him anti-inflammatories at home for the next 4 days. And try to keep his furry butt inside until he is all healed.
I swear, I take this damn cat to the doctor more than I take my kids!!!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
When it rains...
This past weekend was the first time in a long time that I actually just had to cry. You know, one of those days when crappy stuff happens and keeps happening and then finally, there is just that one thing that makes the tears start to form in the corner of your eye.
I am extremely frustrated that I haven't received a start date for my new job. I had hoped to start at the beginning of January but my paperwork still is not processed and I am starting to have internal freak outs about it (like, they lost it... they cut the funding for my job... my security clearance got denied for some reason I have no idea about..., etc.)
I got the electric bill for last month and it was $700. I about had a heart attack and it confirmed my suspicions that the heater was not working correctly. So the heating guy came out and informed us the compressor had to be replaced - that is $1000 for the labor... and we were lucky that the part was under warranty or it'd be even more.
Then we discovered the outside spigot is leaking into the wall of the house. And there really is no shut off that doesn't involve tearing a hole in the basement ceiling. Plumber is coming. I have no idea what that will cost.
Then we discovered my van is leaking antifreeze, which I pretty much already knew but we found out how much it costs to fix the leak, oh and by the way, I need new brakes and the automatic transmission needs work... There goes another $1700.
Erik and I are celebrating our anniversary on Friday - it is our 10th which happens to be the tin or aluminum anniversary. I told him I was getting him a heating system compressor. He told me I was getting new brakes. Yay - romance...
I am extremely frustrated that I haven't received a start date for my new job. I had hoped to start at the beginning of January but my paperwork still is not processed and I am starting to have internal freak outs about it (like, they lost it... they cut the funding for my job... my security clearance got denied for some reason I have no idea about..., etc.)
I got the electric bill for last month and it was $700. I about had a heart attack and it confirmed my suspicions that the heater was not working correctly. So the heating guy came out and informed us the compressor had to be replaced - that is $1000 for the labor... and we were lucky that the part was under warranty or it'd be even more.
Then we discovered the outside spigot is leaking into the wall of the house. And there really is no shut off that doesn't involve tearing a hole in the basement ceiling. Plumber is coming. I have no idea what that will cost.
Then we discovered my van is leaking antifreeze, which I pretty much already knew but we found out how much it costs to fix the leak, oh and by the way, I need new brakes and the automatic transmission needs work... There goes another $1700.
Erik and I are celebrating our anniversary on Friday - it is our 10th which happens to be the tin or aluminum anniversary. I told him I was getting him a heating system compressor. He told me I was getting new brakes. Yay - romance...
Monday, December 22, 2008
A Break in the Action
I am kinda embarrassed to admit I haven't updated my blog lately because I totally forgot my password and have been too lazy to reset it. I finally did, and emailed it to myself so I won't lose it again.
I am quite happy - Erik has built a big fire and our new kitten YinYang is curled up purring away on my lap. I love it when he falls all the way asleep and goes into dreaming kitteh twitchy mode. We are watching A Christmas Story and yes, I am one of those people who still laughs every single time. Fra-gi-le - must be Italian!!
It is almost Christmas and my floor is a mess of tissue paper and gift bags and tape and wrapping paper. I still haven't wrapped Erik's presents or the kids' presents. It is hard to find a time to do it when nobody is around!
It's past dinner and I had a giant tostado from Baja Fresh for lunch so I'm just not that hungry. For some reason, I am wanting some Oatmeal... must be the cold weather!
I am quite happy - Erik has built a big fire and our new kitten YinYang is curled up purring away on my lap. I love it when he falls all the way asleep and goes into dreaming kitteh twitchy mode. We are watching A Christmas Story and yes, I am one of those people who still laughs every single time. Fra-gi-le - must be Italian!!
It is almost Christmas and my floor is a mess of tissue paper and gift bags and tape and wrapping paper. I still haven't wrapped Erik's presents or the kids' presents. It is hard to find a time to do it when nobody is around!
It's past dinner and I had a giant tostado from Baja Fresh for lunch so I'm just not that hungry. For some reason, I am wanting some Oatmeal... must be the cold weather!
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