So I love Gordon Ramsay. (I need to add him as an 'interest' to my LJ bio ( Read more... )

I've taken this week to rest, retreat and regroup.  Had a couple of appointments that I kept, but otherwise, pretty low profile.  I'm on day 4 of antibiotics, thanks to my grandson's visit last week.  That part is almost funny, I think I should get a preventative prescription when I know they are coming for a visit.

I'm trying to make a half a lemon ( Read more... )

 So my report is about finished.  Just need to add a few closing comments then it's ready for final draft copy.  Will look it over for flow and content and have Tom give it a once over with his infamous red pen, too.  Tuesday is the presentation.  I think it's good - it's everything I said it would be in my proposal.  I'm just trying to prep myself ( Read more... )

Thankfully, the MRI was negative.  I was a little antsy about that one after Dr Asshat's diatribe on the escalating dx with HCV.   So, stick that in your pipe jack ass.
However, I got a call from one of the docs at UC over the weekend and they are suspecting an autoimmune disorder.  My enzymnes have doubled and are now in the 200s.  Not so good.  It ( Read more... )

holy baloney, its 32 degrees!  yesterday we had a *high* of 43.  not that cold really but when you consider its a 50 degree drop in temp it felt like ice station zebra ( Read more... )

I fell prey to a scam artisit posting on dreamhorse.com.    I didn't catch it initially, but the second email got my attention.  The whole "I will send your asking price +300.00 to assure the sale".  Then the, "oh by the way, my Dad is having spinal surgery so I'm going to send you the money to forward....blah blah ( Read more... )

Got a few things done this weekend, either before 10 or after 7,  sheesh, this heat.  it's got be cooling soon ( Read more... )

so another friend of Tom's from the MSP died last week.  65, right after retirement.  and left a 16 year old at home.  sheesh

it's so hard to feel optimistic about returement plans when you hear all of this craptastic news.  We have decided to put a 5-year plan in place and STICK TO IT.  I'm going to start down-sizing some of our 'things'.  for ( Read more... )

we are home.  no auto problems or travel issues, same for the family members who converged from across the midwest and western states.  i am very thankful for that all by itself.

it was a long drive back to TN.  we got there and the weather was unseasonably comfortable.  made efforts to meet with family members and friends but didn't get so much as ( Read more... )

let's get this out of the way,  IT'S HOT.

i've been trying to suck it up and get outside some, i tell myself, oh - it's not that bad, i can take it for a little while.
lies, all lies.
yesterday i actually felt physically ill after trying to hack my way around the golf course with Tom.  but, we had a weekend together and i choose to put my focus there.

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