Today was the day

Today was the day I see the OB/GYN Doc for the consult. Mom was very snarly and grumpy the entire time. She was the same way when I got home but once the issue of a stained blouse was discussed she seems to be fine. Liz was a few minutes late but we managed to get there on time.




We were kept waiting for nearly an hour and half in total. Dr. Speranza finally came and talked with us and did a minor exam. The final out come is nothing is really necessary. Eventually do Anti-hormonal Therapy. I have to take care of the other stuff first (getting off the Coumadin) see if I have anti-phospholipids syndrome or not. It was nearly 10:30 or so when we finished and I headed to the office.



There was a lot of stress in the office. I had a ton of work to do. At one point G had to ask me to leave the scanners to their work and get back to mine. She was right too. She apologized but I told her I understood. I tried very hard to stay in my seat. I have two small piles of mail from lockbox (that was a heavy volume as I expected). I will finish that tomorrow.



EH didn’t speak to anyone today when she walked in and did work. I also didn’t go out of my way to speak to her but DK and I discussed that what happened yesterday was very unprofessional. I also reiterated that I could call the city up and report her ass for her misconduct. I told a couple of other people of the incident that occurred and they all agreed it was unprofessional and rather hypocritical.



I was able to get a ride home from JanetN today. I told her about my car experiences. She was surprised by the cashier in the parking garage saying anything in front of TC. I have yet to go and say something to her. I won’t be able to until I get the car back. That probably won’t be until tomorrow sometime. I called TC this afternoon after a late night call from him yesterday. The car finally did the same thing to him that happened to me yesterday. HE tells me it is the Timing Belt. It apparently jumped time (that’s what he said to me). There are other things that need to be done as well. He said it could cost up to $700.



Chairman Phil asked me to send out more emails and to send emails to 4 people who haven’t contributed yet to get them to contribute. I did that. TM sends me an email telling me to tell Chairman Phil to stop making me send out all these emails. I told Mom about it and she asked me if I sent the email about the donations to TM. I explained no I sent the DTC reminder that included the stuff about the donations. Anyway, she told me not to respond to TM. I am not going to.



I have to get up very early tomorrow to finish the garbage collection and get to the bus. So I am going to say good night. I hope you all have a great night…

Still No Car

Well I took the bus home tonight it was much later than I remembered but I suspect that several routes and schedules were changed recently. I stopped at TC’s and he said it he had been testing it through out the day hot VS cold and driving it around and it started up fine. He said he was going to try again tonight (before he went home) their schedule got all shifted because of the holiday. I can understand. He said he would call me. I haven’t heard from him yet. I had told him I was going out but that changed by the time I got home.




After I told Mom the update on the car she said you will need a ride (ya think?). She also felt bad she didn’t come and get me but I called earlier to tell her I was taking the bus. As of this writing still no word. Anyway Mom said Liz will be picking us up at 8:15 in the morning. So much for sleeping in!



Mom was making cooking the ham and made some side dishes (potatoes, creamed onions, and cole slaw) for dinner. We ate about 5:30. Unfortunately the huge canker sore in my mouth made it hard (the inside of the mouth and the tooth kept bumping into it.). I was really getting aggravated. Mom says I should call the doctor. I told her happens from time to time. I don’t think it has anything to do with the lupus either. I have already swished Hydro peroxide and warm water and salt and it hasn’t gone down.



Mom went to the convention and it really was a quick one. She was back by 7:30 or so. AC was asking for me. That’s sweet because she is my rock when it comes to Mom. Mom got into her pajamas after clearing the dishes from dinner.



I t looks like Mom has been invited to see Lady Di in Carousel next Monday. Mom was trying to get me a ticket but it wasn’t happening. I should be annoyed but I am not. I have too much going on this month.



Oh and Phase 2 of get chucky has started tonight. Lawn Guy brought the trap back to get Chuckalina Chuck’s mate. Let’s see how long this will take.

It looks like we are supposed to get some rain and thunder showers tonight in about an hour or so. It should cool everything down. It was very humid today. I am not sure what tomorrow is going to bring.



Well I am going to say good night.

Car Trouble

I can’t believe it.  The car stalled out on me in the parking garage this morning.  I got there by 7:34 and all of a sudden it stalled.  It wouldn’t turn over and I was causing a back up.  I yelled so loud (the security guard heard me below).  She even tried to get it to turn over and it wouldn’t.  Finally it did while I was calling the garage to come and get it.  Actually I was playing volley ball calling to the garage.  Anyway TC is coming to look at it or tow it.  I just can’t afford the expense right now.  I have to find a ride home this afternoon.  I did call Mom a couple of times excluding the yelling and screaming part from the story.

Well like I mentioned earlier the mail was light which is a good thing because I can work on the re-address mail stuff.  I am not sure what the US mail is going to be like.

TC got the car.  There was a bit of a delay because they didn’t want him to take it illegally.  I had to go and pay for the time it was in there.  My Good friend Betty the cashier mentioned I had a melt down.  Why she had to do that is beyond me.  It embarrassed me even more especially in front of TC.  I looked at him and told him he didn’t hear this conversation.  I think he is getting tired of me saying that to him as well as ignore the garbage in the car.

We had a staff meeting that got a little heated when the subject of the “diva” came up.  A couple of us referred to her as “it”.  Another co-worker objected strenuously and included the f-bomb.  Several of us have talked about it and some come to the conclusion 1) she has a lot on her plate 2) she is being a true friend and 3) a hypocrite.  She also got a little antsy when I tapped her on the shoulder.  I am here to tell you if she behaves the way she did today I will be calling up the city administrators and inform them that one of their aldermen is behaving in conduct unbecoming a city representative.

I really felt like I went through the twilight zone because when I called the garage to see what the status of the car was-“F” was short with me as well. 

going to be very hectic

I usually expect lots of mail the day after a holiday and quite often I am surprised to find it not the case. Some times the mail is heavy and some times I think the volume of mail shifts to the next day.




I am meeting with Debra at lunch time instead of our regular time and I am glad about that because we have the 118th and Registrar of Voters convention at City Hall tonight.



I must have been very tired last night because I don’t remember what time I fell asleep. I did wake up around 5 this morning. I even got up before the alarm. I watched a little bit of the TV. I have updated my health blog  http://katepshealth.blogspot.com/ to reflect the last couple of days.



Well I better go and join the masses of people returning to work from the holiday.

A fairly quiet holiday

Good Morning! Since today is the actual Memorial Day holiday it probably will be a day of preparing for the week. Getting laundry and chores done that were avoided like the plague during the rest of the three day weekend. It sounds like my neighbors are doing yard work at the ripe hour of 8:30. That should go over well with those who wanted to sleep. My intention was to sleep late. Technically I slept until 7. I missed the first hour and 15 minutes of the NCIS holiday marathon. I don’t think I will be watching all of it though.




We are supposed to get more thunderstorms sometime today. I was just telling Mom that I like it at night because then no one’s picnics get washed out. It really poured last night. I just found out that Cousin Carol and her family is in the middle of Tropical Storm Beryl. They have lost power so far. For here it is supposed to get cloudy and get into the 80’s. Tonight it’s going below 70 and cloudy.



Around noon time Mom went to Talbot’s outlet store to look for some pants she has wanted to get. She didn’t anything. She was back by 12:30. She was on the phone calling family her in-laws mostly shortly after that. I think she is talking with GA. Everyone seems to be doing fine.



Around 2 I called Roberta and Mike to see if they were home and how their trip home was and I was invited to their home for a cook out. The other couples there included D&D, C&H, P&A. It was basically hot dogs and hamburgers and salads and all very delicious. I was there until 6.

We finally got Chucky

After four long weeks of waiting and capturing every other creature known to man including two raccoons we finally got chucky the woodchuck. It happened sometime this afternoon while Mom and I were at our neighbor’s pot luck. I was never so excited. I urged Mom to call the lawn guy so hopefully he will be here soon. I hope he doesn’t take all afternoon. I am sure there is a mate some where around here. I emailed Neighbor Don and told him (I suspect he saw it when he got back from the potluck as well). Chucky seems to be calm.




Before leaving for Liz’s I saw Neighbor Don and he hadn’t seen the email but he couldn’t actually see Chucky from his vantage point. When I called home while at Dave’s Chucky was taken away.



Today has been really beautiful. It is a sunny and warm 77 degrees out in Milford (at least this part of Milford). I got up early enough to get to church for 8:30. I spent some time on line and found I have some ‘chores’ to do for Chairman Phil.



He did feel bad to be always asking me to do stuff but I am the secretary and it needs to be done. I will have to do them after I come home from Dave’s house. He needs the email list of all the members and he wants me to remind everyone about the meeting on Thursday.



I made it to the 8:30 mass at St Mary’s. It has been a long time since I did that. After that I went to Dunkin and got breakfast and headed to the nursing home. PJ was there with her Australian Shepherd dog. Awbeau (spelling) is the most loving sweetest animal. I stayed until after 11:30 as we got started late. We had a good group.



I got back to the house a little after 12. Mom was waiting on me and we chatted about stuff. Then we walked over. Neighbors Don and Pam were there first and then after us were Neighbor Chris and his little girl. Then the two Chris’s arrived and then finally neighbor Sylvia. We stayed until 2 then came home



I got on the computer for a bit and then called Liz and found out they were back home. It was nearly 3:30. I went over for a really short time. Mom followed. I got a chance to see the little ones and the older ones and then after Mom arrived I left for Dave’s.



I was the second person to arrive. Jim Dave’s new partner and his little 7 month Wheaton Terrier Macy who is loveable bounced all over me and greeted me. After a while Rose and her Mom arrived. For the next several hours we talked about Facebook and privacy and some answers I couldn’t give. The food was good and the only thing that bothered me was I yelled at Dave while I was trying to tell my story about the journalist who sent me flowers. I know I made everyone uncomfortable but Jim chastised Dave for Criticizing Jim for feeding Macy at a particular time or even feeding him human food. Of course I apologized to everyone but I can’t tell if they are just dismissing it or don’t care. The others have privacy issues with Facebook. Well okay but don’t force your issues with it on others.



After we all said good night I talked with Dave more alone about the different things going on with me. I finally left there by 9:30 I think.



About 25 minutes ago it started pouring rain, thundering and lightening…so I need to get off now…



Yesterday saw the oral surgeon extraction in june two implants in August some time. The rest of the day slouched…did some laundry and then got a headache or two.

i am so happy its the weekend

It has been a long week with meetings, work, Dr. Appointments, conventions, taking care of Junior and the reception at the beginning of the week.




Don’t get me wrong I love taking care of Junior. She is very easy to take care of. I come in and pet her and scratch her head and coo at her for about 3 minutes then I feed her and water her. Sometimes I have to clean out the litter box. Then I sit with her for another few minutes and have the TV on for a short time then I come home.



G asked me how things were going with the mail. I told her the daily stuff gets done. I explained that I still have a lot of readdress mail and she reminded me that things for the doctors need to go first. That’s all good but when I grab the stuff I do it is mixed in for other staff members. She doesn’t really want me to work on the return mail. Unfortunately I am almost caught up with that. However, I don’t want to disregard her instructions so every day I will do the readdress mail.



I wasn’t really all that talkative (at least I don’t think I was) today. Well maybe a little too much about the tooth thing. Especially when G was eating-I spent most of the day drinking coffee and eating yogurt. I was afraid the temporary bonding would break away. It didn’t but it did feel like it was dissolving little by little.



I did make a consultation appointment with the oral Surgeon for tomorrow. It is at 9:45 tomorrow in town. When I told my primary provide all this- this afternoon he asked if they could put it off since I just started the Coumadin. He also thinks the OB/GYN will also not do the surgery right away either. Um…you were concerned with the area being so hard and the fact my Uterus was so enlarged. He confused me very much.



The Holiday weekend got a little busier for me. As you may remember I wrote that Dave invited me to a small party on Sunday. Well Mom says that Liz invited us for hot dogs after the parade on Sunday. The parade starts at 2 and will in all likelihood ends by the time Dave’s Party starts. During Dinner our neighbor Darcy invites us to a party at her house (porch she said) from 12-2. Mom is trying to figure out what to bring. Mom was certainly tickled pink. Darcy is going for all the neighbors.



I had all these big plans to do laundry, clean my room, and update files but that all changed when I started sneezing and getting a runny nose. Now all I want to do is go to bed. I will take a moment and update the health blog to reflect today’s Coumadin level.



Good Night.

not feeling so great.

I am not feeling too great. I mentioned in the health blog earlier got sick last night.  I am not sure why.  I was able to go back to sleep afterwards.  This morning I procrastinated so much.  I stayed in bed; I got online for a long time.  Yet I managed to get my clothes ironed and I got my shower all by 7:10. 

Mom was up when I left.  I told her about getting sick and I wondered if she did too.  She usually does with rich food and I think that was my problem but she was fine. 

Since being here I started with readdress mail-JBall came to me to let me know lockbox would be late.  Truck had broken down.  It came to me before ten.  Happily there wasn’t much.  I was hoping the Post office mail would be the same way as well as the campus mail.  Happily that was light as well.

The rest of the afternoon I will split it between the readdress, the lobby mail, and the postage tallies.  Yay me!

Going to bed soon

I had a good day today. I got to work at a decent time despite the parking garage elevators. They seemed to be not working well in the morning but fine at quitting time. I haven’t walked down the six levels in a long time and it was a bit much.




I started working on the postage tally pile I was working on yesterday. The volume of the mail was light and I was able to get it all done and spent the last hour working on mail that needed to be sent to the doctors and offices. The breakfast was very good. I had more of the bacon and sausage then I should have. At lunch time I walked with DK over to Subway and we got lunch.



The weather turned cold and cloudy. I don’t think it rained but it did get cold. It is supposed to be like this until Friday.



After work I saw Junior fed and played with her for about ten minutes and then went home. I found Mom trying to get the hose hooked up to the sprocket and so I helped her there. It didn’t work that well but I went in and got left over dinner. Neighbor Don helped her with the hosing down the windows and the rain gutters.



Watched TV for a while and put the garbage out for tomorrow. Now I am going to bed.

It's Wednesday

The sun is shining it is 60 degree’s and I am in a better mood than yesterday. The day is still young it can change.




I have still had people email and ask what their contribution to the full page ad will be. I sent an email to Chairman Phil this morning bemoaning that apparently no one read the email I sent out a few weeks ago with the break down of what the ad costs and what we need to shell out as individuals. He totally understood. I also wanted to lambast him for sending out so many freaking emails about the ads but now I understood why.



We got one more convention call and that was for the 118th and Registrar. That’s going to be next Tuesday at 6:30. It’s going to be at City Hall and I would imagine a trip to the local restaurant again afterwards.



We are having a team breakfast for Z today for her birthday and graduation. I am trying to get the money together and for the most part I have it but it’s in change. Well two dollars of it is.



Tonight is a quiet night. Once I am home I am not going out. I don’t think I am going to even watch TV. I actually need to get some laundry done again. Pick up some stuff.



I heard from Dave yesterday he is having a party on Sunday at 4. A small group of his friends he asked me to bring cole slaw.



Okay its time for me to see junior. I will see you later.

I must be getting over tired

Every thing was starting to annoy me. I kept dropping stuff at work. People were fighting amongst themselves (well something happened and Niamba was upset about it). People keep mentioning the mail to me. Like I don’t freaking see it.




I sent out emails to the 4th District yet again (over the same freaking subject of Ads for the Ad book). Some of the responses lead me to believe my fellow committee members either haven’t been reading their freaking emails or just skipped over the important part. I even asked another member if he had been getting my emails. His response was “Oh yes thank you”. Okay How about the next time I send out emails you respond to them and let me know you are going to come to the meetings or not?



Mom is making me crazy. I had to repeat myself several freaking times in the last couple of days and I was very clear and concise. I get the feeling she is not even bothering to try. Tonight we were driving to the convention over at Morrissey Manor senior complex. She fucking drove right by the fucking driveway. We had to turn around and go back. She even drove in the opposite lane with a truck coming towards us. I yelled at her (no goddamn lectures please) she claims she saw him and he saw her. BULLSHIT. Do not fucking tell me not to yell at you! You were not paying attention. I will not allow you to endanger my life again. Once we got over that little incident we managed to find a parking space and got to the convention.



There seemed to be about 30 delegates people from WH, Orange, and of course Milford. The whole thing took about 30 minutes once it got started. They were having pizza but I wasn’t hungry and so Mom and I came back to the house.



Now I am going to bed.

LOng day

Oh God it’s not even nine o’clock yet and I am having a long day and its going to get longer.  Around 5 this morning I noticed the trap was sprung.  I was hoping that the woodchuck was in it.  No such luck.  It was an opossum.  I wouldn’t spring it at first and Neighbor Don helped.  Actually he did most of it.  The stupid animal stayed there until after 6:30.  I told Mom about it when she got up.

Before leaving for work I stopped to Junior.  I got her fed, watered, burped, and cleaned out her crap box.  I also took the applications for the Langner Scholarship to bring to T tonight.  I made a stop at the store to get some cookies too.

I was late getting to the office but started working after that. I started working on the readdress mail and the bad address/postage tallies until the lockbox came.

At lunch time I see Debra.  Then after work I get the INR number and get the dosage checked and then pick up the next prescription of medicine.  After that I will head to the city hall for the reception.

You will not believe this

We have moved passed cat food. According to Mom they are not carnivores but grass and fruits. So now we have two cantaloupes waiting in the wings as soon as the fruit that lawn guy brought is decimated by either every other critter or the birds.




Around quarter of four we finally got one and he didn’t trip the damn trap!!! He ate the fruit and came back out! I don’t fucking believe this. We put the cantaloupe in and I wiped the rind all over the trap itself. He hadn’t come back but a catbird got in and triggered the door. I am about ready to through the damn towel in. Now I understand how Bill Murray’s character felt in Caddy Shack



I finally started some laundry around 2 and managed to get another load in. I am getting tired so I don’t think anymore will be happening tonight.



I checked on the cat around 5 and then came home and we had dinner.



Now I am going to bed…

I do like early Mornings

It is funny most of the time I like early mornings. The house is quiet and I can spend time on the computer or just hanging out. Since I have been up I keep checking the trap and still no woodchuck. I did see a large rabbit this morning.




I do have a confession. Yesterday I was putting out the cat food and trying to coax the woodchuck out. I may have been pretty loud. When I saw neighbor D and his wife they seemed a little uncomfortable. I just want the stupid thing gone.



After my morning ritual I will be coming home and getting laundry done and probably getting ready for the week. Lots of things to do:



• Monday: Session with Debra. I have the INR number checked (I am hoping they are better this week). Creative Writing Contest Reception tomorrow night. I need to get some cookies for that today.

• Tuesday: Is a convention for State Senator Paul Davis. Happily that’s literally around the corner from the house.

• Wednesday: Relaxing

• Thursday: 4th District meeting

• Friday: nothing

• Saturday: Working during the morning.

• Sunday: Repeat of today.



I have to say the right foot is still swollen. I thought it went down a little yesterday but at the end of the day it was back up there again. I may have to see the doctor about it.

Had a great time last night

Last night was the 2nd Annual Knights of Columbus Ladies Night out where the members of the KOC provide dinner and entertainment to the women of Milford. I suspect it was the wives, daughters, sisters (in my case SILS), mothers, MILS, DILS, friends of the Members (and of course Parishioners of the church were it was held). There was a moment of silence for the late Father J Cronin the former pastor of St Mary’s who past away the previous week. The food was catered by Lassies a local Restaurant. There was Salmon and chicken, roasted potatoes, steamed vegetables, and of course water and wine (Which I thought was appropriate considering where we were). Dessert was a delicious cake. We got home by 8:30.




Today I worked until 2 the readdress mail and the postage tallies. I stopped at Dunkin Donuts and tried their new breakfast burrito and I have to say it’s much better than McDonald’s. I had my Normal 24 oz hazelnut coffee light and sweet. SueR was the manager on duty for OT but I popped in to see her to let her know I was there all day. The sign in was basically for Follow up and cash posting. The Scanners (and mail) usually have their own with “G”. I did manage to get online but not long if you follow the forums I usually am on



While I was at work I discovered that this weekend is Commencement Weekend at Yale. I warned everyone at work that traffic would be really unbearable with streets being closed off at some point. Yale invited staff and faculty to follow on Facebook, twitter and whatever else the weekend. Journalist and TV Host Barbara Walters (gag me) will be speaking at Class Day Sunday. I was certain that the parking garages would be full of visiting families. I was wrong.



Ride home was okay lots of people doing weekend and Seasonal stuff. Mom was cleaning out her car and talking with SeanD. I delivered newspapers to neighbors (once Mom finishes them we give them away) and had lunch and watched NCIS marathon.



Around 4 I ran some errands. First was to feed Junior then to Dave’s place to drop of the money I owed him for the Aids Walk he is in. I called him earlier to let him know I didn’t forget but that I have been procrastinating. I even had a chance to talk with Mary.



I also had to stop at the store to pick up rolls and that was hairy. Traffic was horrendous and I was behind a person who clearly didn’t know how to drive. On top of that there were an accident five exits further up and causing traffic to slow down. I was anxious to get off route the roads and get home.



I saw Chris 1 and Chris 2 this afternoon and told them my story. They are making adjustments to their fence for both the dogs and people who walk by. It really looks nice.



As Mom was leaving for Mass she asked if I could get a can of cat food for the trap. It was moved from the garage again to out by the edge of the yard. Mom says two chucks were around but didn’t go in. So now there is cat food out there and hopefully no felines will go into it.



Mom talked with Jim this evening. I think she may have called him earlier today. I asked if she heard from him at dinner time and she said no. Then about an hour or two later he called. I would be interested in knowing what was said.



I will let you know tomorrow. In the mean time I am going to bed…have a great one.

Rita's Anniversary

One year ago our family, extended family, friends and neighbors said good-bye to Aunt Rita. She was the youngest of the six children my grandmother had and in the last several years not in the best health. Despite this she continued to take care of her youngest daughter and her children up until the end. I haven’t seen any Memorials to her on Facebook. I think it would be too painful for Carol (or her husband and older siblings advised her not to). I am not sure if Mom remembered she has her own way of dealing with things.




Work went fine. Still have a ton of readdress mail to do. I have been alternating between the return mail/postage tallies and sending the readdress mail out. The daily mail gets done. Latoya offered to help but I can’t make that decision.



The convention call for the State Senate District 14 arrived yesterday. The date of the convention changed to this Monday. I can’t make it because of the Creative writing contest reception being held at the same time. I have been in contact with Phil I am just waiting on his responses. Probably won’t get them until the morning.



I think I am going to bed. I have cramps again and they really hurt this time. The coughing not helping either.

RIP little Sister

I usually don’t mention or write about the schools I attended over the years and usually don’t mention that endless amount of Google alerts I get for Linden Hall School for Girls (that usually or most of the time end up not being fort he school itself). Before I graduated from High school back in the late 80’s Mom was looking into schools that would help me with some areas of my education. I think that spring Mom and I took a trip with My SIL and a friend to Lititz PA to take a look at Linden Hall. We took a tour of the school and met with administrators and the representatives there. By the fall I was heading to Linden Hall.




At first it wasn’t easy. It was my first time away from home and taking classes that I already had but also some business classes. I had a room mate who would later be trouble. She never made it passed Thanksgiving. She had friends who were not so nice. There were some nights that I would work in one of the classrooms and that is where I met Amanda. She was a junior and from the local area. She was a five day border. She would go home most weekends. I don’t remember if we had classes together but became good friends for he first part of the year. We hung most of the time until it was homework time. We had the same interests. She liked Lindsay Wagner and I loved Lee Majors. Like I said we hung out some times and others we didn’t. She was my Little Sister and I was her big Sister. We had some rough patches but got through them. We even extended our group by a few. We said goodbye in May of 1982 when I graduated and came back home but I never forgot her. We may have written now and then but after afew years we lost touch. From time to time I would hear about here through the various alumni publications from Linden Hall.



I missed her at the last Alumni Weekend five years ago. I head some stories as to what she was up to. I hadn’t heard much since then until today. I found out that my little sister died last July at the age of 46 of natural causes. The things I remember fondly is her love of horseback riding, her laugh, and the fact she looked a lot like me!



Sadly I can’t even read the obituary from the Reading Newspaper because it is no longer available. Good Night Little sister! May you ride for ever with the Angels.

Went to Sleep Late

Well I am not sure what time fell asleep but I did wake up at 5:30 and stayed in bed until 6:30.  I finished the previous entry up.  Did some surfing and then got ready for work.  I prayed Mom didn’t get up while I was getting dressed because I didn’t iron the clothes I was wearing.  I will be home before she gets home and I will be changed by then.

I called home a couple of times the first time no answer-I figured she left for the meeting.  She didn’t she got sick and stayed in bed.  When I called at ten we talked about getting more stuff out for the bulk pick up and nothing planned for dinner yet. 

I talked with Sis today she had only been up a short time.  We talked about this week’s INR levels and she reminded me that the same thing happened to nelson as well they just changed the dosage and that’s what they did for me.

I had chilly for lunch.  It was okay.  I didn’t finish it but it was still okay.  Some of the Shaved Rib eye from yesterday’s special was in it.

Okay I have to go see you at home.

Born Free

All day yesterday the lyrics from the song Born Free inspired by the wonderful Movie by the same name has been knocking around in my head. Why you ask? Simply put that stupid woodchuck/ground hog still evades capture while the latest victim was trapped at 5 am yesterday morning. Neighbor Don found a raccoon in the trap this morning. He let it go. He called around 7:30 to tell us about it. Mom was shocked when I told her this time it was the raccoon. Lawn Guy came during the day and reset it. When I got home the trap was triggered. But nothing was in it. D seems to think the heavy rains may have tripped it. At this point I am for either shooting the damn thing or just letting it go on status Quo.




I left for work at a decent time and got to the office on time. I think I was the second one in while JanetN was first. We chatted about the latest trapping saga. I worked on the rest of Monday’s lockbox and then started on yesterdays when LeeP brought it to me. I also managed to get some coffee before I got started.



I got the daily work done by the time I left including the lobby mail for the last three days (the weekend mail and Monday’s, and yesterdays) I was afraid this would be really heavy and since I started it at 3 I was sure I would be behind. I was pleasantly surprised to find I had gotten it all done.



We had our staff meeting Yester. “G” will be out for the next three days cleaning out and packing her apartment to move next week in with her daughter.



She acknowledged Long term service award people including yours truly (twenty years last October or November I can’t remember anymore). There is a Breakfast on June 8th at Harkness Hall.



After work I got my INR done and it went back to 1.3. The dosage has been changed again. I get checked Monday.



Its bulk pick up this month so I got some stuff Mom wanted out so that took about a couple of hours.



We had omelet (aka scrambled egg) and toast for dinner. It hit the spot.



I actually sat through the entire season finale of NCIS. When ever JLC’s character came on screen in the last episodes I turned it off. It wasn’t bad this time. I may have to watch the other episodes if CBS keeps them on during the summer.



Okay got to go…see you later.

We got some stupid squirrels

I swear we got some stupid squirrels. Just before 6:30 both Mom and I checked the trap from the bathroom window-it hadn’t been triggered. So she went back to bed and I started getting ready for work. No sooner did we do that then the stupid squirrel was trapped. It was still in it when I left and Mom said she would call Lawn Guy and tell him that another squirrel is trapped. When I called at Noon time Mom said that the squirrel was out and gone and that now they were going to try green beans. When I got home Mom was putting the green beans in the trap that was now moved to the back of the yard by the bushes and another hole the woodchuck tends to use. The way it looks any critter can now walk into it.

The rest of my day was fairly busy. I spent the first couple of hours working on a batch of return mail then readdress mail and then finally lockbox. It came to me late but I had to go and ask them for it. I also had breakfast just about that time too. The Post office mail came around 10:30. I worked on that until four. I still have to finish lockbox and will do that first thing in the morning.

I did have my session with Debra and it was a good one. She was pleased to hear that Liz and I reached out to each other and repaired the relationship. She knows how important this was to us. She also knows this was hard at first for me. We also talked about work, things at home with Mom, and our adventures with the capturing the critters. Debra did tell me that some time in July she will be taking time off (her annual three week vacation) and suggested that perhaps we can do a couple of phone sessions. I also told her I would write her. She will finalize it all as the time approaches.

I talked with Liz this afternoon I asked her what anti-phospholipids was and she said it can cause strokes and heart attacks. Swell. That’s all I freaking need to hear. We also talked about church (the new pastors). She also pointed me in the direction of these two wonderful pictures:

Mom went to the Convention for Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro tonight. It was held at the West Haven High School Auditorium. Mom didn’t get home until close to 9, she said it was quite crowded. Now she is watching TV and relaxing.



Right now I am going to bed.  I have another long day ahead of me.

My Worst Fears

Do you remember yesterday when I told you the “Have a heart” Trap was set and I was really worried that some other critter would get caught instead of ‘chucky”? Well last night an opossum almost went into it until I scared it away. This morning around 7:30 I saw this squirrel climbing all over the outside. Ten minutes later it was in the trap. I told Mom about it and suggested we call the lawn guy. She said no. I tried to get it out unsuccessfully. Neighbor Don came to the door and offered to release the squirrel. I was very relieved. It took a few minutes but he got it opened and the squirrel shot out of there like Rocket J Squirrel (Rocky and Bullwinkle) and into the swamp. We didn’t reset the trap. It happened a second time after liz came over and reset the trap. Don set this one free but it wasn’t grateful as the other one.




Later on when Mom woke up she got sick but I told her about the release. She was pleased. She read her paper and I got ready for bingo. I took my time too.



When I arrived at the nursing home it was almost 9:30. Natalie was there blowing up balloons for National Nursing Week and the continental breakfast for Mother’s day. We didn’t have a large group but I was happily surprised to see JillianV and RyanC arrive and help. I figured they would be celebrating Mother’s Day w/their Mom’s. Have I said I love these kids?



I went to church at St Mary’s. Of course I was late (missed the first ten minutes) and finally saw the new pastor Father Aiden Donovan. I didn’t get a chance to speak with him but he seems like he is in his late 50’s (has very what hair). I am sure I will meet him at the Knights Ladies night fundraiser on Friday.



While I was there I noticed another name missing from the bulleting. That was Father Nathan. He is the one who married Liz and Nelson when they came back into the Catholic Church. I am thinking he went back to Naugatuck. After Church I called Liz to see if she was home she was but was literally running out to the theater. We talked and she was absolutely wonderful. We are moving on from the bad time we had earlier this month. As I mentioned above she stopped to see Mom and reset the trap for us.



Her kids were making dinner for her when she got back from the play. We will get to talk more later on in the week. I am hoping she will go with us on the 30th.



The rest of the afternoon mom did some cleaning and chatted with neighbors and then we went grocery shopping. It was not very crowded at Costco and we didn’t get much. We headed over to Trader Joes and picked some stuff up and then went home.



We had dinner around 5:30. Lawn Guy came over to see the results of the trap and we told him what happened. He told us we can call him anytime. If he can’t come right away he knows he has to come soon. Yeah in the mean time the animal will not have water or much food.



We had steak and potatoes and it was delicious. Mom and I had some of the lemon cake pound cake that’s still hanging on.



For the rest of the night watched TV. Now I will be heading to bed. I have a long day tomorrow. I have still a lot of work to do and I see Debra at lunch time.



I hope and pray all of you had a wonderful Mother’s Day. Good Night.

Man I am tired

I have been home an hour from my day at work. AS you might recall I left here about 9:30 and went to the bank. After the bank I headed out to the salon but I did it in a round about way. I got on the highway to go to work. Luckily I didn’t go far enough into New Haven that I got off at Saw Mill Road in West Haven and came from that direction. I was early so they offered me coffee and I chatted with some of the other clients and nail person. Then Jamie was ready for me.




We caught each other up on the past month. She was shocked and surprised to learn that I had the blood clot. She noticed a little bump on my head. I knew it was there it’s been there for years. I am not worried about it. The haircut is awesome. Mom loves it too.



After I got my haircut I stopped at subway and got a veggie delite wrap and then headed to the office. The ride was quick. I got to the garage just before 11:30 and to the office just at 11:30. When I got upstairs both Niamba and Terry were there.



We spent a few moments chatting and then they went back to work and I got started on mine. I started with one of the bad address batches and that took maybe a half hour and then I started on the medical Journal magazines. I worked on those until 5:30. I did also go online a few times but didn’t stay long.



I left a little before 6 after cleaning up as much as I could (putting the two bins worth of campus mail to be sent out Monday). I headed to the garage. It was beautiful. I was hoping it would be the same price as during the week it wasn’t. It was $14. I should have taken that into account before getting money.



It was nearly 6:30 when I got home. The lawn guy was working on the flower beds and putting mulch and fertilizer down. He also had that trap for woody (the one that is supposed be good for animals) he set it up at dusk. He has it two feet to the left of the hole. All I could envision is the rabbits getting trapped in there.



Mom and I had cheeseburgers for dinner. It was delicious. After Dinner I fell asleep for a short time and then next thing I knew it was 8:30. I got up and watched TV for a bit. I told Mom my vision and she cringed. I told her I would keep the window open to see if I hear anything get in.

I got an email from Liz tonight. She was wondering if I was coming to the Knight’s of Columbus “Girls night out”. I sent her a long email telling all that has been going on and admitting to eating a large amount of crow. Near the end if the explanations and reaffirmations I apologized for hurting her feelings and that I missed her and we will get through this. I also asked if she would come with us to the ob/Gyn consult on the 30th. I told Mom all this and she was glad I sent it and she reminded me not to take the entire blame. We both know Liz won’t admit her part in it (I find lots of people don’t) I haven’t heard from her yet but it is her bed time so I probably will hear from her sometime tomorrow after the mother’s day celebrations.

A Busy Saturday

Good morning everyone it is after 8 and in a short while I will be getting ready for the day. My first item on my agenda is to go to the bank and get some money to pay for my haircut I am getting at 10:30 and to have money to pay for parking this week. I may take out a little for something to eat instead of using the CC. I did that yesterday and I really shouldn’t have.




As soon as I get my hair cut I am heading to the office for the afternoon at least. I am probably not getting back here until 6 or so. That pretty much takes the whole day up.



Tonight will be quiet I am thinking. Probably watch the regular PBS stuff and then the 9 pm NCIS. It’s from earlier this season.



Well its time for me to head out

It's Funny

Just one day after telling JanetN that I wasn’t going to let the job stress me out- I got stressed out. It seems the lovely (heavy on sarcasm) was kind enough to send mail they had been holding until the mailbox box rental was paid. They do this at least once or twice a month. Today there were three large batches of various things (checks, LTIA’s, Insurance forms etc). It took me until three to get it all done. I also was having trouble getting the date stamp machine to stamp the papers. I think it was because I was rushing so much that it didn’t hit the trigger right. The same goes for getting the papers into the slots I had on my desk.




I also think it took me so long because I spent more time on the net then I should have. I also spent time talking with Gayle about her entertainment management business she has on the side. Gayle asked if I could start getting the junk mail and magazines out now as well. So after my hair appointment I am going to work for a few hours and see what I can do to get more organization in that office. I am going to work on both if I can.



I got my INR level check and it went up only .1 point. It is still low and now the dosage is being alternated between 7 ½ mg and 5 and I go back on Tuesday to get it checked. My Right foot was really swollen today and although it is a little better I can still feel the skin stretches. Mom checked to see if the Plaquenil does it and I told her I haven’t been taking it. She got a little anxious.



She reheated a dish of Tuna Casserole for me for dinner while she waited for the others from the literary club to come pick her up. Three of them I haven’t seen since before my stint in the hospital and of course one was ClaireD. It really was great to see them.



After I said goodbye to them I came back and finished dinner and had some cake (really should not have done that). I also did the tinted clothes. I sent them through and some of the green is gone but I am soaking them over night this time. I guess Oxi-Clean can work.



I did some channel surfing and just didn’t feel like watching Avatar, CSI Miami or anything. I did some web browsing. Same stuff different day. All of that will be in my NCIS blog when I get around to it.



Chairman Phil called to night to see if there was a list for a convention tomorrow. I didn’t see it listed on the convention list that I have and so Phil asked me for some phone numbers and I hope TessM doesn’t mind I gave them to him. Well I will find out sooner or later if I should have done it or not.



I am going to read a few of my Friend-list blogs and then hit the sack. I will see you all tomorrow.

Another Week is almost done

Yep it is Friday and by the time I get home I would have finished another week at work. Yesterday was fairly long. A couple of people brought complaints to me of stuff that was done while I was out sick. LF bitched about the fact she had gotten stuff that wasn’t in her purview. She apparently told the girls who did my job a few times. Later on in the day LindaP (from Finance) brought to my attention checks that apparently were sent somewhere else totaling $100,000. She was not blaming me but was asking if there was a procedure book. Yeah but who the hell is going to read it while trying to do the job? These people were told what to do with them. As someone else pointed out they saw the doctor’s names and sent it to who they thought it should go. I love the person who said this but it really doesn’t fly.




I saw Dr. Lu on Wednesday. He says he will test for anti-phospholipids syndrome later in the months to come. He doesn’t want me to be scared. I am just annoyed as this is what Liz has and now I have been eating crow for the last couple of days. She has been saying its possible I have it or what ever. I will post more on my health blog later. The appointment lasted until 6 and I had gone straight to the meeting at Telka’s.



We had a good meeting. We had the election of officers and the installation. I am secretary for the 2012-2013 periods. The elections also went off without a hitch in the girls club.



This afternoon I get my INR numbers checked I hope they are better. I will post those in said health blog.



Mom has literary club tonight so the night will be mine. I have to send some clothes through that have a green tint to them. They are supposed to be white or off white. So I am going to try and soak them in Oxi-Clean for the night.



I am getting my hair cut tomorrow. I might go to work after that. It all depends on how I feel when I get up in the morning.



Okay it is time for me to get going. I will check in later.

Wild Wednesday Morning

What a day!  I finally went to bed after midnight but woke up around 5:30.  I stayed in bed until my alarm went off and then started getting ready for the day.  I really should have put on the TV or radio.

There was a very bad truck accident in New Haven this morning.  It happened around quarter of four at the juncture of 1-95-1-91 on the northbound side.  It tied traffic up for hours (and still is as I am writing this).   I left the house before 7:30 and the minute I saw the sign on the highway I got off in West Haven and took the back roads.  Apparently Route 34 is also heavy.

I got here by 8 and chatted with JanetN and Mama Joanie.  Then I started working.  I found the lockbox waiting for me and lot of interoffice mail that normally comes in mid-morning.

G and I got breakfast and while we were deciding what to have she told me one of the managers was laid off!  I am shocked!  He was a nice man but I noticed he wasn’t here a lot.  G was really surprised and was reminded that anyone in management is easy prey.

My right foot is swollen for the second day in a row.  I tried to put the shoes that have Velcro on them and I couldn’t get my foot into it.  I told Mom about it this morning.   She felt bad.  It has to something I ate this week or the meds.

As I said Mom was up early today and has another full day of meetings.  I tried to call her about the traffic tie up but I suspect she was already out in it and aware of it.  I see Hematologist this afternoon after work and then I have a woman’s club meeting tonight.  It will be a long night.

Okay lockbox is done for now and the US mail should be here so and I Have some stuff to do before it gets here so I will check in with you tonight.

Be safe out there.

We got a shower

There was a slight delay getting out of the garage. I am not sure why but someone who apparently was in a hurry kept blowing their horn. Guess who gets a flipped bird? Yep Me! If I ever see that car or guy again I will have them arrested. I am sick and tired of stupid people. I was talking to myself in my car trying to tell the idiot two cars behind me to knock it off. That was the only delay to home.




By the time I got to the highway it was starting to sprinkle. As I got home it was showering but not so hard where it made driving impossible. Once I was home I sat and watched TV and then got my dinner. Left over spaghetti was good. I ate it all.



I made a little discovery this afternoon. The extra Panasonic phones we have haven’t been ringing and it turns out it is linked to my phone instead of the land line. We have extra handsets that are supposed to ring every where. Well I tried to call my number on the phone in the back room and it was busy. I went to the land line on the wall in the kitchen and dialed my number again and the phones started ringing. It would explain why I got my ob/Gyn reminder call downstairs.



I got the laundry done and just took it out a little while ago. It looks like I will have to do a few of my whites over they have this mint green tinge to it. The green socks I got from the hospital must have run.



I didn’t completely watch NCIS tonight for the reasons I have posted. Apparently I had nothing to worry about in the drunken scene. It was apple juice. I still say it sends out a bad message. You don’t have to get drunk to have a great time. Since I am still up I might watch it.



Mom came home around 9. She was tired and satisfied with the night. There were 15 people who came from the outside and she was rather hoping it full room. Now she is reading in bed. She spent the time watching the Voice tonight as a friend’s grand daughter was a contestant. Mom hated the show.



Well its getting late and I need to get to bed.

Not feeilng so hot

It is just about 10 in the morning and I have been here since before 8.  I started working as soon as 8 came around.  Unfortunately I am not feeling great.  The stomach seems to be blah.  I am not sure what it is but I am going to take it easy food wise.

I called Mom this morning she is fine.  She has a bunch of meetings and the Mental Health seminar sometime today but she won’t be home for dinner.  She gave me the options of spaghetti, eggplant, and finally the lamb and potatoes.

I am thinking I will get the laundry done before she gets home.  I really don’t know what time she is coming home but I would like to get it done before too long.

The lock box mail was back to what I expected for Tuesday.  The volume of US mail was normal as well.  I was able to finish it by the time I left for home.  However I was getting frustrated with the junk mail that seemed to be growing at my feet.  On more than one occasion I was entertaining the thought of taking a lit match and dropping it on this stuff.

Well I have some stuff to do so I will check in later.  How is your day going?

It was absolutely Beautiful

Today was absolutely beautiful. Well the morning was gray and overcast but by the time I went to Debra’s it was sunny and getting warmer. It will be changing very soon as rain is moving into the area for the next three days starting tonight.




I woke up around 5:30 this and could hear Mom getting sick in the bathroom. She hasn’t done that in quite some time. She later told me it was the stuffed pepper we had last night. She went back to bed before I got up. When I called later she was feeling a little better.



I managed to get ready for work by a decent hour and able to get online and also watch TV. I was out the door by 7:20 and on the road a short time later.



It was after 7:30 by the time I got to the parking garage and quarter of by the time I got to the office. Mama Joanie was just arriving too. We walked up together after chatting with her daughter.



Once we got settled in I told her and JanetN the news from the OB/GYN. They asked a bunch of questions and they agreed I need to get it done. I told a number of others through out the day as well.



The volume of the regular mail was its light self for Monday. I was able to have it all finished by 3. In between the mail and before it came to me I was working on the return mail.



At lunch time I met with Debra since we couldn’t meet later on in the afternoon (I had to have my INR level’s checked). I told her about week’s activities and the fact that Liz and I are still not talking. We talked about my plans for the rest of the week. I am going to print out my calendar and send it to her and show what’s going to be happening.



After work I went to get the INR level checked. It was low. So the dosage was slightly changed and I have to have it checked again on Friday. I told the girl who has been the triage nurse every time I go for a regular appointment has become my new best friend it seems.



I got home by 5 and relaxed while Mom was cooking. We had New Zealand Lamb, with eggplant and mashed potatoes. It was delicious.



Neighbor Don emailed me last night and tells me IE 9 isn’t compatible with my current OS. IE 8 are the only and apparently Microsoft isn’t going to be supporting XP after 2014. (This is going to put me in a quandary by then). I will have to do it all from the website itself or go to Firefox.



RobertaR came over today to drop off stuff for the Creative writing contest reception (they are the entries/winners) and she wasn’t overly impressed by the stuff she read. We updated each other on our health issues. They are going on a trip in a couple of weeks and I will be watching their baby kitty (Junior). She left a little while ago.



Well I am going to bed. You all have a great night.

It is supposed to be warmer

It is a chilly 60 degrees out this afternoon. It has been chilly all day. I decided to check my blog entries from last year this time and even though it was rainy it was definitely much warmer (or even hotter) than this year.




It was also this time last year that Mom made her trip to Corpus Christy to have one last visit with Rita before she died. It was also Mother’s Day weekend and I spent it with Liz and Nelson.



Today was a good one. I was up fairly early surfing the net and watching TV and having breakfast until 8. I even managed to empty the dishwasher. Mom got up just around 8 herself. She said she slept better than she did Friday.



I got ready for Bingo while she had her coffee and read the papers. I left her sometime after 9. Angela was the staff on duty today and she was hoping I wouldn’t come in so she could do bingo. She ended up having to do stuff upstairs.



I had my twelve players but no extra help today. It’s okay as I know its getting closer to the end of the school year and they have lots to do. I had to clean up the room a little and take some of the residents to the dining room so that made me a little late for church. Okay a lot late for church.



The rest of the afternoon I split between chatting with neighbors and seeing my godchildren. I found out lots of stuff. One of the girls went to prom last night.



I also asked Don about the updating the browser he wanted me to make sure it was compatible with XP. I tried looking at the sites he recommended but it got over whelming.



Mom has been cooking and working on reports she needs to be read into before some meetings tomorrow. She says we will be eating by 5:30. That’s good to me.



I may have an early night since there isn’t much on TV tonight either.

Fairly Lazy Day

I was able to get the two major errands done that I needed to be done. I went to the bank and got a couple of loads of laundry done. I still have one more to do but I think I can do that tomorrow after bingo and church.




I had lunch around 12 while Mom got ready for the wedding. She left here around 1:15 and got back here after 3. She was puzzled as to why 1) the wedding started late 2) why no one was questioning the fact it had started late. I gave some lame excuse that it seems acceptable. To be honest these people had no right to do this. What if Mom had another commitment or other weddings or events to attend? Unless the bride or groom or someone in the Wedding party fell ill that damn wedding should have started on time. They were all right there at the Harbor so there shouldn’t have been any problems. The weather held out quite nicely too.



I tried to watch TV but nothing really of interest until about 3. The NCIS “Real McGee” Marathon started. I also channel surfed for a while too. I may not be able to watch the entire marathon because I plan on going to bed by 9 at least.



Oh and I tried to upgrade my browser to IE 9 but it wouldn’t let me do it. No connection to the website. I am connected to the internet but it won’t let me. I am wondering if I have to go to Windows website. I may have to ask my guru next door.



I don’t think we will be able to see the Super Sized Moon tonight with all the clouds. Mom is hoping we do and on some level l am too but I wouldn’t be heartbroken if we missed it.



Oh Mom suggested that I ask Liz to come with me for the consult in three weeks. She thinks it would be a great way to repair what is currently broken so she wants me to think about it. I am not sure what I think of it actually. I still have time though.



Okay think its time say good night

Early Morning waxing

It is early morning now and I have been up a while. Mom is downstairs reading her paper and having coffee. She didn’t sleep very well and I am not sure why. One guess might be because she has the wedding this afternoon down at Lisman’s Landing (it’s the harbor downtown in Milford). At this point the weather doesn’t seem to be great. It’s going to be overcast and then rain and it’s supposed to be sunny later on in the day.




I told Mom I would make sure all laundry and stuff would be done before too long. I would prefer not to drag it out all day either. This desk needs straightening again anyway. I have a few things to mail out as well.



I am hoping the rest of the day will be fairly quiet with a few errands and relaxing.

I think i am falling back into my old habits

What I mean by that is I stayed in bed longer than I probably should have yesterday and I also got online and didn’t get dressed until almost 7:30. I left for work after 7:30 and when I got to work it was after 8. I then decided to chat with Mama Joanie and JanetN. After working on the Thank you card (another one) then I started working.




I find myself eating foods that I shouldn’t be. I have made a concerted effort to make good choices. It will be a struggle. I would like to continue to lose more weight. Now I didn’t have breakfast this morning but I did have popcorn chicken from KFC with fries and a soda. There was a retirement party late in the day and I chose not have the cake.



I also leave a trail of things behind me and have to remember to pick up clothes and hang them (at least in the room). I have put off doing laundry for the last two days because I have been tired. I definitely will get them done tomorrow.



Work was fine. I got the daily mail done and worked on the readdress mail and worked on the stuff that MS Latoya did for me as well. I had to re-check some of her numbers but that’s okay. Over all she did very well. I still have a ton of the readdress mail to go through as well. I have decided not to go in tomorrow at the suggestion of several co-workers.



I saw my OB APRN and she agreed with Dr. S and has recommended I see one of docs there. So in three weeks (and after they get my latest medical records and reports from Dr. S) I will be having a consult and she will decide whether or not I am going have a hysterectomy or Fibroid removal only. Beth feels that I don’t need the uterus (and I agree with her) and this might be the way to go. She told me how far up it was and where it was supposed to be. (Yes I realize this is far TMI) I didn’t get out of the office until 4:30 so I headed home. I didn’t get home until 5.



Mom was getting dinner ready. She actually made a pound cake first and so that delayed dinner a little. We had Salmon and Rice. It was delicious. We had to eat some what early as she had to be at the Wedding rehearsal she is presiding over tomorrow. She got home a little after 8.



I have been watching TV and cleaned up the rest of the kitchen while Mom was out. She couldn’t finish it because she would have been late.



I got a letter from a pen pal who apparently didn’t know I had stopped pen paling so I quickly wrote her a note informing her that I have stopped pen paling and wished her well. She was from California. It also prompted me to send an FYI to both the groups I moderate. It hasn’t shown up in my inbox.



I know its very early right now but I think I am going to bed.

Too Fast

This week is moving way to fast for me. It is already Wednesday and I still have lots to do at work. Happily I still have Ms Latoya helping out and she has been really good even though I panicked over a few things. The volume of the mail was light so “G” asked that we work on the bad addresses.




We worked on the remaining of March (there were a few missing from March) and the piles with no real dates on them will have to be put with piles that have dates. Anyway we each took a date and worked on. We will probably work on these for the rest of the week in between the mail.



I also plan on going in on Saturday for a few hours. As far as the readdress mail anything before March will be tossed. Whether it be old magazines, surveys, seminars etc conferences (and I don’t mean personally invited but those flyers that some companies send out).



Today was rather chilly and gloomy and will be for the rest of the week. The temperatures are supposed to get a little warmer but it won’t be until the weekend. Actually I am wrong. Part of the weekend is supposed to be rainy the other part (Sunday) sunny. I actually like the rainy Saturday.



I told Mom I would be working in the morning and the rest of the day would be quiet. I hope to have laundry done before the weekend starts and make sure that the room doesn’t get out of hand (Mom did work hard on it).



Oh and I am so tried of Twitter. Every time I try and post a tweet it is like super slow and very annoying. I also see in their infinite wisdom changed it up again. Leave it alone.



I may end up going to bed early again. I am really tired.

love being back at work

Today was my second day back and work.




My co-workers continued to welcome me back and were glad to see me and were glad that i called the doctor when i did. I have to admit when I saw my office it was overwhelming and I had no idea where to start first. I have had help by one of Registration's staff members and my friend. She had to be thrown in to the waters while I was out and work it out herself. She did a pretty good job. 'G' has asked that she stay with us until the end of the week. If we get the daily stuff done at a reasonable time then we start working on the junk stuff.



Yesterday i went for my annual Mamogram. It was scheduled for 7 am. I got there in plenty of time and it only took twenty minutes and for all those who get these necessary tests done it hurt (pinched etc). i was at the office a short time later. it just made for a long day.



I had my weekly session with Debra and we discussed the week i was home and how it was being back at work and the other health issues (the fibroids). We both agreed the last several months were long and hoped it would all be over soon but I don't think it will be.



I got my INR checked and it was a little low so i am on the same doses of Warfarin as last week. i will be getting my numbers checked next monday. I was able to ask the doctor a few questions like "did he actually say I lost three pints of blood" and he said yes the numbers indicated and its quite possible the fibroids contributed to the blood clot.



The end of the week i have a dentist and the obgyn. i can't think of what is coming on the weekend but i do have a few busy weeks in may...



I am heading to bed now though.