I locked myself out of the house this evening. My foot was killing me and I couldn't bear to walk all the way back to the bookstore with the stroller, up hill both ways. Fortunately I had a banana and an orange on me to feed to the toddler, and a local friend has a spare key ( Read more... )

The news is so slow in coming and keeps changing.

Not a stroke. A TIA. In other words, a mini-stroke. Possibly a warning of future strokes.

They are figuring out what to do to treat her.

I don't seem to be going up there yet.

I really hate this "here we go again" feeling.

And I hate that she lives so far away.

Well, it isn't a stroke. Mum's blood sugar was very low and she was very short on sleep because of her back pain, both of which can certainly cause mental confusion. They want to send her to rehab to get her back on her feet, because of her back I guess. I don't know whether to go up or not. Her sister says not. But I really want to do something to ( Read more... )

I am not official in way over my head online. LJ, 3 email accounts, and my google reader full of comics, news and blogs kept me busy, but not too overwhelmed, even if I couldn't always get to everything ( Read more... )

We have our phone back, as of Saturday afternoon!
Finally!!!

Yesterday my mother called us and I said, "What the hell is that noise?" and didn't get to the phone in time.

Our neighbors' yards are bare, hot, and ugly. Our house is hotter than before. We see lights from the big building behind us at night, and the morning sun glares more than ever. I hope our tomatoes appreciate this change, because I sure don't ( Read more... )

Friday night we were up in my love's office on the third floor in the back when we heard a big crack. I'd heard a little crack earlier, when out on the back balcony, and saw a bird flying off immediately after in a way that seemed to be related. I thought that this was out in the bamboo, and I couldn't figure out what would make that noise. When we ( Read more... )