Daisy’s Petals

My poor husband! He works indoors with no a/c in this heat “dome” we’ve been suffering thru the past two weeks. Last night I got home and he’d had a shower but wasn’t really recovering and then he got nauseous and sick. Of course he does drink a lot of liquids during the day and has worked this way for 27+ years so it really isn’t a change for him, but the humidity has been in the upper 80’s and with the temps (outside) hitting 100 (you can imagine then what it is inside where he works with machinery running, etc) it just hit him. I put an ice pack on his neck and he rested and said he felt better a bit later. He was sweating and not clammy so that was a good sign. He did eat a bit later in the evening but this morning said he is just worn out. Poor guy. Two more days til the weekend and rest…I hope he makes it!

I’m a bit worried as it is still June and end of July/early August is usually when it gets really bad here…what will it be like then?

I read an article that stated to improve your brain “power” you should do things with your non-dominant hand….i.e., using the computer mouse. So I started that yesterday and continuing today. I hope it is worth it!

to do the perm@nent eye!iner. A couple of my friends think I’m crazy and a couple don’t. I’ve known a couple of people that have had it done and decided I wanted it as well…then just as I decided I learned they do the procedure on the campus I work at so it seemed destined.

Have YOU had it done or known someone? Don’t scare me tho!

The new laptop for my husband finally came in and he is one happy camper. I set up a wireless router in the house and I’m not sure he really left his chair all weekend. He used to complain that I took up all the computer time, but I’ve barely been on the home computer in several weeks. Now if I could only get his iP0d to sync ALL his music with the new computer it would be perfect.

We spent Saturday running errands…had to find a different TV (non flat screen) for my husband’s grandmother (the one she had decided to just go kaput). She is in a nursing home so a flat screen would most likely “walk away”, however it is hard to find a non flat screen these days. We finally called the kids and they had an extra one that wasn’t being used so we borrowed it for now. It works fine, but the grandmother is a bit upset because she didn’t get a “new” one and we must be just stealing her money if we can’t afford a new one for her because we’ve told her she has money yet won’t buy a new tv for her… (it’s so hard when you go between lucid and non-lucid moments in your life). We are looking for her a new TV but a non flat screen seems almost impossible.

Then we had to go to a nephew and niece’s birthday party at the BIL’s home. I didn’t really want to go but I did for my husband. It wasn’t too bad but I was still a bit uncomfortable. The BIL has yet to apologize to me (which I’m not holding my breath for) and had told my husband that “he needs to show me who wears the pants in a family” so I’m just a bit “over” his antics.

Sunday the kids came over for Father’s Day. It started out pleasant enough, but the kids had been talking with someone about a private ad0pti0n and it fell thru and they got the message while at our house. The poor daughter was devastated. However, I think she realizes it will be a long process and this will probably happen more than once. So sad. I took her out for mani/pedi’s to feel a bit better and some girl talk.

Now it’s back to work…I really could have used another couple of days to hibernate!

Yay!

However, I think I have a problem. I can’t seem to stop eating and it’s not like I’m hungry when I eat. Last night as an example…had a lovely dinner and I was full. Not an hour later I ate a LOT of chips and was FULL but then not long after that I decided I wanted a sweet so I got out the cookies…I only intended to have 2 but there were only 4 left in the bag and who puts back just 2? So then I was F.U.L.L. and felt ill. I definitely have a willpower problem and I need to find a way to address it. There is definitely a reason I had to go up a size in my clothes!

UPDATE: The dentist visit went well…no SHOTS. That’s a big woo hoo.

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I’m not a lucky person. I have to go back to the dentist tomorrow because one of the new fillings just fell out. I’m sure I’ll be charged for it too even tho it was just a few weeks ago that it was filled.

It seems whatever you dread the most you get to do most often.

Our next cruise is planned, bought and paid for so we are very excited….just have to wait 67 days. Going back to Alask@ and it’s our 3rd time. My husband just loves that trip. We got a VERY good deal on a balcony room so we decided to go even tho we’d already done a vacation this year. However the plane fare is ridiculous! But I suppose it would have been anyway. We also are going up a day early and doing a train ride to the port city (about 4 hours from where you have to fly in) and while the train isn’t as reasonable as you’d think it is doable, but the hotel rooms are up there in price…and by the website I’m not sure it is that great of a room. Oh well…it’s just one night and then 7 days on the ship.

Did I mention the husband is excited?

My poor husband had to work on Saturday (but I like the overtime pay!) but other than that we hardly left the house. It was lovely. I’m becoming a hermit just like my husband…I guess 27+ years of living with someone will do that to you.

We are going on a cruise at the end of August and I’m excited about that. But today…back to work!

I’m back. Great conference even with all the breakout sessions (I hate to manage breakout sessions…great for participants/pain for coordinator). My new(ish) boss attended and I was a bit apprehensive because 1) so far away (over 5 hours of driving) 2) working with 2 different state associations and 3) dreaded breakout sessions but it all did work well and I can’t complain.

We’ve had a lot of construction at work over the past 3 weeks and last Monday I came down with a sore throat and laryngitis (not great for working an upcoming conference but what can you do?) and by Wednesday (off to the conference) barely a voice. I didn’t feel bad really but no voice. So, as you can imagine, after the end of the conference on Sunday and a 5 hour drive home I was exhausted from just trying to be heard without much of a voice during a 4 day conference. I was smart and had scheduled yesterday off from work and I slept pretty much the entire day. So I’m back today, but still no voice…I don’t know what is up with that!

I’m leaving in the morning for a conference. I have to drive over 5 hours to get to this conference! Yuck. But the meetings are mostly in the morning/early afternoon so that gives me the late afternoon/evening to enjoy myself. I do have one evening function to attend but that’s it. Home Sunday night and I’m taking Monday off work! I never do that after a conference but I think I’m getting a cold so I may need that day to recuperate if it really is a cold. I hate summer colds and I’m not even sure where I got it from. Oh well.

The daughter and her husband are going with me. I managed to get her husband to be a speaker at the conference so he is even getting paid to go. They are very excited.

Take care, don’t catch my cold and I’ll see you in a few days.