Running out of titles

First off I am beginning to run out of titles for my blog entries.  I looked over some of the entries over the past month and found that i have used a few of them more than once.  Second I started feeling crappy after lunch.  It was the same feeling I had before going off to the stores yesterday.  Now that I am home it is subsiding a little.   

Work was good got  a lot done and was able to get some more stuff done as well.  It will give me a good start to next week.

While we were eating Ethel stopped by and scared the hell out of us.  Mom didn’t hear her come in either and I jumped and Mom was ready to criticize me.   I pointed out that Ethel was there.  Have I told you this is getting old?

There isn’t anything on TV tonight so I think I am going to call it an early evening.

No THunderstorms

There were not any overnight thunderstorms but the temperatures were already in the 70’s by 8 am.  I could feel the humidity by the time I got to New Haven.  It is supposed to be in the 90’s by late day and possible rain at night.  I am also thinking about OKC today.  There is more severe weather predicted out there and many of my online friends are there for the Mark Harmon Celebrity weekend.

I sent out some early morning emails regarding the Awards banquet for the 7th.  I included Roberta in those because she had to know.  I have been procrastinating a lot this week because the price of the meal is rather steep.

I spoke to Mom early in the day she had a doctors appointment and then we went shopping at Macys for the dress shop for this weekend and next.  We had time before dinner and the meeting this evening.

The Birthday lunch was great.  We had wings and I had to scoff them down because I was getting ready for the dentist.  I managed to get a lot done before leaving and that pleased me I just have a little more to do tomorrow.

I made great time for the dentist and it was a long time.  I did tell the Dental assistant Carol about Mom and made her promise NOT to say anything to Dr. Chris.  Carol was an original member of the woman’s club with me and I have known her for years.  Our paths diverged and we went our separate ways.  She promised not to say anything to anyone.  I didn’t get home until 4.

As I arrived close to home the streets were blocked off completely and I just went ahead anyway.  The guys made it possible for me to park in the driveway (while neighbor Pam parked next to Mom in another neighbors unused driveway).  

Mom and i relaxed for a while.  I was tired and the novocaine hadn’t worn off yet.  We left for the store around 5.  OUr first stop was Macy’s.  We didn’t find anything that looked halfway good on me so we tried Talbots outlet store and we did much better.   We got a skirt and a couple of blouses and a sweater.    The sales clerk was incredibly helpful to us and we saved a lot of money.  We got out of there close to seven.  We headed home to get ready for the meeting.

We left for the meeting after seven.  By then the novocaine was completely worn off .  We chatted with people and then sat down and the meeting started.  Half way through it I was getting antsy and wanted to go home.  After a few more discussions we came home.  

One of the discussions included the aldermanic re-districting of our town.  I can’t really begin to explain it but suffice it to say our 4th district will be getting three more members.  Other districts will be getting more.  I am going to send Chairman Phil an email  and ask if I should be inviting our newest members to the next meeting.  We may have to wait until we have the annual committee members elections in January.

Now I am heading to bed I have another long day ahead of me.

I have a problem with Food

For years I have loved food.   That’s probably a given considering I am nearly 240 lbs again.  Over the years I have tried everything.  OA, Nutritionists, weight loss programs you name it.  THe most I have had success with is WW.  I have contemplated on going again but then it goes out the window.  When I get bored or lazy or self-conscious about stuff (like millions of others) that’s when I eat. Now that I am getting older some foods are not great for me (they get me sick or make my joints swollen and achy) and even though they are not I still eat them.  

Almost on a daily basis I try to re-evaluate what I can eat and most times it doesn’t work. Other times it does.  Especially when people have been known to say “Eat, Eat, we have more here”.

I have to go shopping in the next couple of days for the engagement party and awards dinner next week.  That’s what has got me in this funk.  

I did give up my second danish to Mama Joanie.  I had the baked chicken for lunch and I also walked to the bank here and I think that was a 1 mile round trip.  Later on in the day there were some kind of bread crackers that I had.  I kept with the water though.

Well the rest of the day went pretty well.  I had gotten a lot done and have a little more to do tomorrow before the rest of the stuff comes.  As I mentioned earlier we have the birthday breakfast.

I am leaving the office early tomorrow for my dentist appointment and I am expecting to be there an hour and half.  After that I will come home and relax and have dinner until its time for the DTC meeting.

I actually have to get some cards written out and mailed by tomorrow or they will never get out on time.  

The weather was very nice today it got up to the mid 70’s and the sun finally came out late in teh day.  However, the weather reports include thunderstorms in parts of the Northwest and Southwest (overnight).

For the next couple of days it is supposed to get to the 90’s.  That’s going to be a mixed blessing to be sure.

It Looks like

Mom and I looked over the two dresses that I had from a couple of years ago to see if they would be okay for the engagement party and the dinner and although they looked “okay” we decided to go looking for another dress.  I have to find out where Jessica Howard dresses are sold.  So far the one place would be Macy’s.  We may be going shopping either Thursday or most likely Friday

There is also some question as to whether or not Kristina is actually graduating or not.  There was some discussion about it a few months ago and as of right now nothing has changed.  I was really hoping she would but if she doesn’t she will have to go to Summer school..  She is supposed to be graduation on the 9th.  IF she doesn’t we obviously won’t be going down but I would hope that the family would find out before then.

If things change on that front I probably will be attending the Woman’s Club Board meeting scheduled for that night at 7.  I would like to give an answer to Dr. T but for now it has to wait.  The Board meeting will discuss the installation of new officers and summer activities.  I always like that one.

I have a full day tomorrow.  I have to run some errands in preparations for some office parties that are coming up in the next few weeks.  I have two retirement parties (those are in June and July I believe) and one birthday party this week .

Well I am going to go sleep will see you all in the morning.

Had a productive day

I had a very productive day today despite being late for work.  I left just a little after 7:30 and stopped to get gas.  I probably should have done it sometime yesterday because that was one of the things that made me late.  The other was the traffic from West Haven all the way into New Haven.  I tried a new route once I got to Long Wharf and I didn’t find it any better.

I got a lot done but didn’t stay for OT.  Things are caught up there so I came home.  For some reason I got home late so I got it at both ends.   MOm was upstairs in her office and so we chatted.  SHe had no idea I called.  I told her twice it was on the Optimum voice mail and she still tried the answering machine.  What could have been a potentially unpleasant night for me was averted.

Mom just put in the chicken and the eggplant for our dinner.  We should be eating by 6.  After that we are going to check a couple of dresses I want Mom to look over with me for the two big events that are coming up.  She suggested I wear something nice for Diane and Rogier’s engagement party and and for the big dinner a week from Friday.

I am going to read my f-list and friends and check in with them. 

Memorial Day 2013

Well  Memorial  Day 2013 has come and gone.  It was a great  couple of days.  On  Sunday after I went to bingo and church i attended the Milford Memorial Day Parade.   It started just after  2 and was done by quarter of 3.  I didn’t stay around after the parade because I noticed I was getting a headache.    It got progressively worse by the time I got home and I ended up getting sick  and for the rest of the night I slept.

Yesterday I was  feeling better but I took it easy  for the day (at least I thought I did)  on the food.  I was still having  a little aches here in there but I am not sure if you could call them headaches I think it was the way I was sleeping .  I spent most of the day doing laundry until we went over to Ethel’s for a cookout.    We were there a couple of hours and it was a small group of us.  We  were home and doing our own thing for the rest of the night.

Oh Diane did come over before the picnic and talked with MOm about “things”.    She seemed to take the  news of Mom’s health status pretty well.  I also think she is going to send her naturalistic and  holistic stuff to her as well.

I was able to invite Dave to the party next week but he will be out of town.  Late yesterday afternoon I realized that if I am going to invite Dave to parties I need to also invite Jim.  They are in  a relationship so it makes sense.

Well its time for me to get to work.  I probably  will have a lot waiting for me -or not.  I used to think  I could be able to foresee the amount of mail and sometimes it just doesn’t work out.   Anyway it is supposed to be in the mid  60’s and rainy today.    I am going to be glad I didn’t put away my “heavy clothes “ yet.

An Awesome Day

Mom and I left here just around 10 and headed over to LIz’s.  Even though we took different routes we arrived at the same time.  However, the baby of the hour hadn’t arrived yet and wouldn’t for another hour and half.  So Mom went back home to do some shopping and cooking and I stayed and kept Liz Company for a couple of hours.  We chatted and she cleaned and I helped with chores.  

While I was there Nelson had called from Norwalk and said there was traffic delay and they were moving slowly.  It would be another hour and half before getting home.  So I went and got my glasses adjusted at Costco. While I was there I ran into some friends of mine I knew in different worlds.  After a while I left and noticed I had gotten calls from Liz.  

They had arrived and were at the house.  This had to be about one.  WHen I arrived Adam was in the kitchen, Olga else where Poppie cleaning the house and Grandma holding this absolutely beautiful baby boy.  I watched Liz feed him and talk with him for a short time and then she had me sit in a comfortable chair and then I fed him some more.   She took a couple of pictures and when she either posts them or sends them to me I will post them.  I think I got to hold him a good long time and he was so cunning.  Soon more came including Rich my nephew and Mom.  THey both held him a great long time.  It was funny he was being passed around like a football.  :) Actually Sweet Baby James fell asleep in Mom’s arms and then they handed him to Rich and he slept longer while Rich watched the latest soccer match on TV.  Mom left a few minutes later and I left around 3.

They were all going over to CHeryl’s house for “cousins get together” this afternoon and needed to relax and or get ready for it.  Both Adam and Olga looked great.   Olga was saying how tired she was.  

When I left it was the rain was starting up again.  I was home a short time later and found Mom doing some cooking.  In order for her to get ready for church I helped with the vegetable part of our dinner.  She was going to cook a daisy ham and vegetables.  While she was gone I had to keep an eye on the daisy ham.  It took a rather long time to boil and when I had to turn it down I turned it way down.  

I spent the time channel surfing and web surfing.  When Mom came home she baked an apple dessert and I set the table and relaxed until it was time to eat.  

While I was waiting for dinner I was sitting in the TV room and suddenly I got dizzy.  I think it was the second time this week.  I laid back on the bed until it passed.  It was weird and a bit disconcerting.  I haven’t had any repeat performances from it.  I think I may have to call the MD about it.

After dinner I dropped the margarita mix off at Chairman Phil’s house to add to the Auction for Awards banquet on the 7th.  I hope he got it.  They were not home when I dropped it off but I called and left a message just the same. I can expect a message tomorrow or see him at the parade tomorrow.

Oh yeah I am going to the Parade tomorrow afternoon.  Liz is going to the theater and won’t be going to the parade this year and Nel will be marching with the Knights in the rain. There are  other Memorial Day activities in the morning but I won’t be able to go because I am going to be at bingo.

Well its getting late now and I want to get to bed.  Have a great night and be safe...

I get to meet Baby James today

I haven’t been up very long and it felt great to sleep in but in a short while I will get to meet baby James today.  He is Adam and Olga’s two month old baby boy.  THey are visiting Poppy and Grandma and we have been invited to see them.

It looks a little cold and wet out there so I am glad I will be wearing a sweater today.  From what I gather it is staying in the high 40’s temperature wise and may rain all day.

After that I am not sure what I will do.   I may follow my to do list but that could change any time soon.

Glad its a long holiday weekend.

I am really glad it is a long weekend.  It will give me a little more time to do some things I normally do on Saturday or Sunday.  OF course my Friday’s is usually a relaxing evening and after the commute home I need it.  I will talk about it in a moment.

Work went well.  I got to work just before 8 and started working.  I got a lot done and I was able to enjoy the day overall.  At lunch time I had a meeting with Debra and I finally got lunch from Chipotles.  on Temple and Chapel.  Usually when I walk by there the lines are long.  Today it was great.  I got their tacos and it was delicious.

The ride home was fine just until I got closer to the house.  the route I take on the secondary roads were backed up and  I couldn’t get to the street I had to go all the way around by the time I got to the other end the route I normally take was open.

I had called Mom to tell her I was going to be delayed because the Traffic Officer made take another route.  I told her the area was slow.  I basically didn’t get home until 5.  She was upset and angry by other matters.  Apparently Optimum tech didn’t come all day until just as I got home.  He was wonderful and got things fixed.

We had a late dinner.  Mom had an omelet (she got sick bright and early this morning so she was choosy about what she ate) and I had beefaroni.  We watched the news for a while and now I am heading to bed.

It has been raining for most of the night and will be raining until tomorrow I am guessing.  I like rainy nights.

Woke UP

Yesterday I woke up to my bed sheets and mattress cover pulled off from the bed at some unmentionable time.  I used to love just throwing the sheets and mattress cover over the bed when I was too lazy to make the bed.  Now I hate it  I end up getting a headache from it.  I certainly wasn’t going to make the bed at that hour.  I may still be lazy because I haven’t fixed it yet.

While other parts of the state had a huge thunderstorm and damage from it the shoreline got a brief thunderstorm that passed through here in 30 minutes.  The sun didn’t come out hardly at all yesterday.   Today we are supposed to have thunderstorms throughout the day and into tonight.

Work was fine got a lot done but still have more to do.  I stayed indoors all day until I left for home.  Unfortunately I was late today because of traffic jam.  I am always at odds to figure out what would be better?  Getting off and use secondary roads (and many traffic lights) or stay on the highway?  I chose the highway and didn’t get to the office until after 8:30.  I did call in though.

I called Mom too but the phones in the other part of the house are not ringing so she couldn’t hear them.  The one in her office is fine.  Her computer is not working right either.  She called me to see what I wanted and that was to warn her about the traffic going North on 95.  I would learn later on that she indeed had some trouble getting to her lunch date with the Knitwits.  

I was supposed to attend Mayor Blakes re-election campaign kickoff but  I was so tired and wasn’t sure it would start raining while we were there.  I decided to stay home.  Mom went and came back a short time later.  Of course no rain.

This weekend will be a long weekend.  I haven’t made any hard and fast plans yet but that may change all around.  I have a few things I need to do but some of it depends on the weather conditions.

Make Better Use of my time

As you all know every morning the construction crew is outside working on the sewer project on our street.  Every morning I have left the house while they are starting to dig, move their machines and everything else.  For once I would like to leave BEFORE they get there so that I don’t bother them.  They have been absolutely wonderful about it though.  They work hard every day.  I even thought about parking down at the parking lots in West Haven or even at the Adams grocery plaza.

Today has been very busy at work.  I had a lot to do and got most of it done.  I have a few more things to work on but will do that tomorrow.  I did stay until 6 to help with the scanning.  I was pleased with the results.  My scanner was kinda giving me a hard time but once AC stood over it and intimidated it-it was working fine.

I didn’t get home until a little after 6:30.  Mom needed to move dinner along as a friend of ours was coming over to take a picture of Mom.  It was Pat K  she is a fellow DTC member and needed Mom’s picture for the Ad book/program for the dinner.  Once the pictures were taken she took some time and visited with us.  We talked about everything including her life in Sioux City SD.  It was very interesting.  When she left Mom got into her pajamas and finished cleaning the kitchen.

The weather around here was absolutely beautiful.  It started off with fog but by mid morning it had burned off.  It was in the 80’s in Milford by quarter of three and in New Haven.  Now its just high 60’s and it supposed to be nice overnight.  It isn’t supposed to be that way up North.  There are Thunderstorm watches and warning for tonight.  This is all mild compared to what happened on OKC.  Total Devastation, lives lost, almost every organization is making collections and donations to help the state.  I was able to finally get blogs that were from OKC and almost all of them talked about the devastation and their feelings about it.

I talked with Liz today.  She had baby Olivia with her and for reasons unknown to Grandma Ms Olivia was cranky.  I hope it didn’t last long.  LIz has been pretty busy with everything that was going on this past weekend.  WE talked about a lot of different things including the family reunion that is now two months away.  What her hopes and expectations for this event were.

I have some emails to answer including the Journal writing Mid-Week Reflection post before going to bed so I am going to do that.  I will see you all in the morning.

Happy Monday

Ah Monday what a lovely day?  It is overcast and a little windy this morning.  Commuters have to deal with the repair process in Bridgeport from Friday night’s train crash and this will take a few days according to sources.

Work went well today we were happy to welcome back a coworker who had been out on leave and she looked great.  We had celebratory breakfast of treats and delights. Elsewhere on campus there was a shooting over the weekend.  It was very close to the office.    It is a way I walk from Debra’s sometimes.

Graduation continued on campus.  Traffic was a bit heavy throughout the city I am told.  I have to admit I didn’t really have any problems coming home today.   Most of the activities were over by then anyway.  Memorial Day weekend is Alumni Weekend and that will be as crazy if not more.  As of right now this will be the entire schedule for the week.

I may not have had a difficult drive home but getting to the street proved a little difficult.  The guys were working on New Haven Avenue.  The office directing traffic had to ask me where I had to go.  I am wondering if later on in the week I may have to park at the Baybrook center and walk back to the house.  

Mom was surprised to find me home early.  I had told her I planned on staying for OT but as the time approached there really wasn’t enough to warrant and I was tired.  Mom was glad I came home anyway.  We had dinner around 5:30 we had homemade beefaroni.

Mom had a Bridges meeting and left around 6:30.  Seh should be back by 9.  I am probably going to bed early.

Finally my thoughts and prayers to eveyrone in Oklahoma going through the awful storms and tornadoes.  I have many friends both online and off that live there and I am sending prayers to you all.

A Lovely Afternoon

Spent a lovely afternoon at the Mercy Center to hear a friends poetry reading as well as music and art.  Each of them experienced life threatening events and learned how to deal with it through different aspects of art.  It really was a lovely way to spend a rainy afternoon.

The only downside was I had been sneezing and sniffling through the entire day and I just was beginning to feel miserable.  It all started before I left for bingo.  I am thinking that the pollen and the rain started it all for me.  

I left the house just after 8:30 my plans to attend an early mass went out the window and so I headed to Dunkin donuts for breakfast.  I went to the nursing home and had breakfast and then went in and hung around.  I was there before everyone came in.  AFter awhile people came in and so I spent time chatting.  Time sort of just got away from us and then we got ready for bingo.  We did start on time and finished on time.

I came directly home and Mom was multi-tasking.  She was starting to get our dinner ready for when we came home, and she was getting directions for the ride to Madison.  We also had lunch and then we took off.

As we got half way there Mom remembered she had turned the oven on (low) and left the food on the top of the stove.  We just continued to the Center.  When we got back after the program she put it in the oven and I went to the store.  We needed vegetables for the secondary dishes.

While the dinner was still cooking I took some cold medicine and slept for a while.  Unfortunately just before dinner was being served I got sick and so I had to clean everything in the bathroom. So Mom delayed dinner until I was done.

We had pot roast and it was quite delicious.  We had potatoes, and roasted vegetables and peas for dinner.  it was a great meal for a rainy afternoon.

The rest of the evening was spent watching TV including the season finale of Call the Midwife.  It had the feel of a season finale even though at the time I didn’t realize it was until I looked on the PBS site.  

I just have a few more emails to send out and drink some Chamomile tea and then I will be going to bed so that I can be up early to start the week again.

The Weekend is going by fast

I can’t believe it is Saturday night.  Today went by awfully quick.  It all started around 6 when I got out of bed and did some surfing on the net.  I spent the morning doing laundry and then around noon time I got ready for the fashion show.

We met a little after 1 at Carriage Green Assisted Living complex.  Dr. T was already in her first costume and she looked great.  Eventually the rest of the girls arrived and we set up.  The administrator helped set up the chairs while we got instructions and made some changes to the script.  My sole job was to make sure the girls were ready and to cue the MC.  We started at 2 pm and we were finished by 2:30.  Afterwards we had refreshments including ice cream...woohoo.  Overall we had a huge success and we probably will be doing more things for this place.  This might mean we will no longer be doing activities for WRHH.  

Sadly some of the girls chose not to participate because they were not prepared and had backed out because of sports activities that suddenly popped up.   WHen it was discovered said sports activity was cancelled the girls never came back and said oh we are going to do it.  They chose not to help out and quite frankly I have lost a little respect for them.  This isn’t the first time the girls have shirked their responsibilities.  I realize they have an active teenage life but they made commitments to the club and they need to honor it.  It is one of my pet peeves.

The weather was meh.  It was not a very sunny day and even though the temperatures were in the 70’s at one point it got really chilly.  I couldn’t get warm for most of the afternoon after the fashion show.  There is a possibility of some rain overnight  Tomorrow is supposed to be a rainy afternoon.

Connecticut made national news again.  This time there was a train crash in Bridgeport CT.  Six People were taken to the surround hospitals.  It happened Last night around 10.  Prayers go out to injured and to those first responders.  

Mom tells me Ethel stopped by and was trying to get to NY.  Unfortunately becuase of the train crash investigation she couldn’t go.  She was trying to get to Diane.  Apparently Diane sprained her ankle in the last day or two and was at the hospital.  Diane has had a couple of performances today and tomorrow and I don’t know if she will be able to attend.

Mom had a low key day.  She got sick very early in the morning and stayed in bed until 9 am.  She did go church and to the store but other than that nothing.  Tomorrow we are going to a poetry reading in Madison at the Mercy Center.  I haven’t been there in years.  It is quite lovely.

Couldn't Write last night

Somehow the internet connection died and so I couldn’t surf the net last night or this morning.   I found out when I got home it was something simple like turning on a button on the router.  Mom had called the Cable/internet provider and they walked her through it.   The other reason I couldn’t write last night was I was tired and went to bed early too.  

Work has been very busy for two days.  I have gotten a lot done but there is always something to be done.  Today we said goodbye to one of our Trainers in the IT department.  She is moving on to Mount Sinai in New York where she was originally from.  She is a lovely girl.  They had a luncheon and we were given leftovers.  There was also a cake and gift but I just couldn’t go I had stuff to finish before going home today.

I had my mammogram yesterday and haven’t gotten a call so will probably get a letter within the next week indicating everything is fine.  I have to say I didn’t find it as painful as in the past.  It went quickly.  I was back at the office by 3.

Tonight was the Ladies Night at St Mary’s sponsored by the Santa Maria Knights of Columbus St Mary’s.  This was their third annual event.  THe KNights wait on the women folk who sponsor, support them.  The food was provided by a local restaurant and there were raffles.  I won two of them.  Liz’s SIL Marion, Marion’s neighbor, My nieces Lisa and Cheryl were there.  We had a great time.  I was chatting with other members who were helping me take my loot to the car and we were talking about high school and stuff.  I had made a comment about my BIL after a story about him making a comment and it just was classless.  My only worry is it will get back to him.

Liz was telling me this evening that Mom told her that she (Liz) is getting things wrong about Mom’s situation/condition..  So Liz says everything she has told me to ignore.  Now I feel that I am in the middle of things.   We talked about the stages of grief and stuff and we will get through it.  She also said she wished she was like TM because Mom loves TM (more than Liz)  I looked at her and tried to reassure her that Mom loves her.  She pointed out not the same way.  I looked at her  and told her she loves everyone differently.  She also brought up things about Jim.  That he is angry with her and won’t say why and doesn’t expect him to tell her.  She seems to think Mom is not seeing the true Jim and that things are not so wonderful as she thinks.  I would like to tell her that Mom knows and sees more than we think.  However the way Liz was talking I think she knows it already.

While I was at the Ladies NIght Mom was attending some cafe night for Bridges.  She got home about half hour after I did.  She had a good time but really couldn’t hear a lot.  She couldn’t believe the news I gave her about the raffles I won.    Now she is watching TV downstairs.  Mom had lunch with either the Knitwits or her bible study or someone.  I can’t remember.

Mom is taking steps to prepare for the next year and her final wishes.  I noticed some legal documents on her desk.  I didn’t go into them I figure they will be given to me eventually.  She is just waiting on me to make my final decision of where I want to be.

I saw Debra today.  We talked about the session on Tuesday.  We went over some numbers and she does have some concerns but she feels that the house will go to me only and that I just need to be able to have the finances to live comfortably.

If anyone is in the New Haven area please be aware that Yale is having commencement exercises this weekend and the city is very busy and congested.  I noticed that the hotels nearby were busy with visitors and you could tell they were here for the Ceremonies.  Also part of the highway is being worked on by the Pearl Harbor Memorial bridge this weekend.

Well I have to go to bed now I have a quiet morning but in the afternoon I am helping out at Fashion show at one of the senior citizen homes.

Have a great night.

I love Google Documents

For several weeks now I have been using Google documents for a lot of my blogging and journal entries and some of the replies to the lists I belong to.  I find it much better than the actual WP programs I use on the hard drive.  Even though I do use it more often than the other documents I have been finding myself trying to make sure I use the WP program that came with the machine and the 2007 update.  It actually helps because for some reason I can’t link to any sites in my WP program they don’t clear out or something.

Today was still pretty chilly weather wise and it was rather cloudy until mid afternoon but the rest of the day was lovely.  It was in the low 60’s by late afternoon but now its in the high fifties and will remain cloudy for the night.  It is supposed to get into the 70’s tomorrow.

Work was good.  It was busy and I was able to get a lot done but still have a little more to work on before the next wave tomorrow.  I will have to take a late lunch because I have a mammogram tomorrow afternoon and then I will come back to  work and finish up and clean up for the day.

I stopped and fed junior before coming home.  I wasn’t there long but relaxed for a bit and then got on my way.  I was first one home.  i parked in the driveway and wasn’t sure I would make it around the equipment at the edge of my driveway.  When MOm came home she parked in a neighbor’s driveway.  A driveway the neighbor hardly ever uses.

We had meatloaf for dinner.  Mom wasn’t happy with it but it served me well.  We had potatoes and peas and I thought it was good.

Now I am going to crash.  

Interesting Day

It is nearly Midnight and I am just sitting here thinking about the last 12 or 13 hours.  I had decided to stay in bed longer than planned after going to bed late.  I had taken some Celestial Tea last night and it helped a great deal with the sleep.  As in the days past I was able to get out of the house at a fairly decent time and get to the cat.  That’s about the time it came to screeching halt.  

Traffic came to an abrupt halt at the Garage where I usually park.  People were blocking the entrance and others didn’t think we were moving fast enough (the traffic light was red) as a result of this tie up it was getting late.  I didn’t realize just how late until I came to the intersection near the office.

Just a few minutes after 8am I noticed my office building being evacuated.  There was a fire alarm going off (I couldn’t actually hear the alarm) so I started making calls to co-workers.  I ran into a few of them and just as I was calling JudyF she walked by me.  I stayed with JanetN and we talked for a while.   AT one point I was feeling a little weird and I asked Janet to take me to her car so we could sit down.  We were outside for a good hour before we got back into the office.

When we finally got back into the office I was greeted by two boxes of mail.  The volume was pretty steady.  i had gotten most of it done by the end of the day.  I can finish what’s left in the morning.  

Mom met me at Debra’s office and we went up together.  The session was basically to decide whether or not it what would be better? Preparing to get a condo or stay in the house and what it would take for either of these situations.  So Debra and I have to crunch numbers of our own and then come to a decision and then tell Mom so she can take the steps to help with it.  She says that both siblings realize the house would be mine and that they are pretty much set for themselves.  

It was really chilly today.  There was a frost advisory and freeze warnings for Monday and overnight.  The temperatures are currently 47 degrees.  It is supposed to rain tomorrow and get some thunder and lightening.

Mothers Day

Evening everyone.  I hope your Monday was a good one.  I have some time before a couple of programs I want to see are on.  I know I am going to be sorry but its a price I am willing to pay.

Mother’s Day was very nice.  It started of cloudy and rainy and by the time I left the nursing home the sun was shining.  Bingo went well but was shortened for the Eucharistic Service from St Peters Church.  I did leave there with a bit of news Matt my volunteer assistant has decided that he is attending Marquette University after all.  I am so thrilled with the news. Its what he has wanted for the Health Care program he wants.

Mike & T came for a visit and were joined by Ethel, Diane, Rogier.  We had a great visit.  Diane and Rogier had to leave for the train around 2:30 so they left by then and Mike and Tessa stayed for another hour.  Mom had told me earlier she wanted to be able to talk to Mike and Tessa alone about something so I had planned being absent for the rest of the visit.  

When they were leaving Mom, T, and I were talking about condo searching.  T was suggesting I look at condos in New Haven.  It would be closer to the office, museums, theaters, restaurants etc.  She even suggested  one place.  I told her I wanted to stay in the house or at least stay in Milford.  I was finding myself getting annoyed because once again they were dismissive of my desires and wants and almost deciding for me what I was going to do.  This will certainly be a discussion point when we meet with Debra.

AFter they left I started getting ready for church.  Unfortunately I was late because I could not find the card I was going to give LIz.   I looked all over the place.  It wasn’t until I got to church that I found it.  It was in my pocketbook.  I called MOm and told her.  I could have waited because I had missed quite a lot of the mass.  I was going to go in the side door but I saw LIz already doing the readings and so I went in the back door and from there started to play musical chairs.  AFter Communion I managed to get to where they were sitting.  After teh services we headed to the diner and waited for Mom.

Mom came just after 5:30 we didn’t see her arrive.   We were seated in a booth and we talked about family, vacations, and pictures galore.  Mom made a comment about Cousin DLH that I know LIz will criticize her for to me sometime.  Mom wouldn’t talk about her current health status and I am sure that will be brought up as well.  Now,  while we were looking over the menu BIL kept telling me what to get.  I finally decided on prime rib. He kept asking if I wanted to try his dish.  I said no thanks to him like four flipping times.   As I was finishing up my dinner (or at least getting it ready for the doggie bag) he wanted a couple of pieces of it.  LIz asked me if I minded.  I should have told her yes.  However, if she asks if I was getting pissed I will ask her what if I was?  I don’t know about any of you reading this but I don’t like sharing my freaking meal with people.  I also don’t know if people do that. HE also snapped his bloody fingers at the waiter to get his attention.  I couldn’t wait to get to the cat.

I don’t remember what time I finally got home but Mom was watching Connecticut PBS station and so after I did some stuff I got into my pajamas and we sat down to watch “Call the Midwife”.  After it was over I went to bed.

I tried to get up early this morning but it didn’t work but I did manage to get out the door at a decent hour despite trying to find M&R house keys (they were outside my car-shhhhhhhh don’t tell anyone).  I got to the cat and fed her and then got off to work.  

The drive in was fine until I got near the garage I park in.  It was getting stressful and you can tell people are getting aggravated with it all.  people were blowing their horns and cutting in front of each other and there is a new traffic light outside the exit/entrance to the parking garage.

Work was busy.  I had been busy right through to the time I left for home.  I have decided not to stay for OT this week because I I don’t want to be feeding the cat late and me getting home late.  

The drive home was a little aggravating someone blew their horn at me and was being a real jerk.  I didn’t help it either I slammed on my breaks so they wouldn’t get in front of me.  They flipped me the bird.  So the darling gentlemen in the Silver Nissan you can kiss my ass.

Oh discovered Debra had called me in teh last couple of days.  She wanted to see if Mom could make the session tomorrow.  I have been playing telephone tag with her.  She hasn’t called me back tonight.  

Mom let me have her left overs from the diner last night but I could only eat half of it.  It was far too much and I was getting too full.  I did have a dessert that T had brought yesterday.  It was huge and delicious.

I have been splitting my time between the net and TV.  In about ten minutes David Letterman is on and I have to sit through most of his shtick until Mark Harmon is on.  So I am going to do that now.