Archive of Marcia's Musings May 27-June 2, 2002Sunday, June 2, 2002
As Promised . . .
In addition to updating Sally's page with a few pictures, I'm going to start keeping a "Saying Goodbye to California" page-- yes, I'm the one who is going to miss California the most, I admit it!! So in order to alleviate much of the mind-wandering that'll happen as I realize that I'm not going to see this or that for a long time, I'm going to make sure that we take lots of pictures of the last of our travels.
A couple of pictures that didn't fit into a category are the ones here, to the left and right of Brian and Sally. It took her awhile to get over being mad at him for giving her two baths in one week but, she's always willing to get over everything for a belly-scratch!!
One last picture of Sally that I'm sending to people and posting on her page is too cute not to share with you here. This picture was taken after her bath (the second of the week) and a very bad time riding in the back of the truck. Poor thing!!
Have a nice evening!
Saturday, June 1, 2002Two Months from Today . . .
That sure seems a long way off, doesn't it? It won't be though-- it'll go by really fast! In case you forgot, we will be leaving California (temporarily-- 10 or so years) to drive across country to live and work in Maryland and the general area.
Today, we went to the ocean at Half Moon Bay. Yes, there's an ocean on that side of the country, too but it isn't the Pacific Ocean. My first view of an ocean wasn't the Pacific but the Pacific gave me peace in a time when I couldn't find any elsewhere. It gave me solace and comfort with each crashing wave. Now, with Brian, I have so many memories built up: the sandollar that he found the weekend before we met, picking up a rock, stone or shell everytime we go to remember the beach by, tracking the contents of tide pools, and so many other things to remember.
I have to admit: I had a tear in my eye today at the ocean. I will miss the Pacific but look forward to seeing the Atlantic more than I have for some time. We will build new memories and have new adventures on the other side of the country, the new place we'll call home. I've got a feeling that I'm going to miss California more than the native Californian to whom I'm married. Odd, eh?
Poor Baby
Sally doesn't (still) like riding in cars. She does well for the first hour or so and then, even enjoyed walking on the beach (pictures tomorrow) but, on the way home, she lurped her dinner from last night (she digests slowly!!) and her heartworm pill that we gave herthis morning. She was six shades of green and, for a blonde dog, that's saying alot-- she didn't look happy. We are resolved to finding a way to get her through driving-- we have at least five to six days in a car going across country this summer and we are not willing to leave her behind! When we got home, while Brian bathed her (she had sand everywhere!), I called the vet to see what we could do to keep her from lurping and hopefully, enjoy the ride in the car more. They have prescribed some kind of tranquilizer that we'll pick up tomorrow and see how she does in a practice run some time soon. If it keeps her happy while we're riding, we'll get more before the drive to Maryland begins.
Man-- she lurped and had a bath, all in one day!! Poor Baby!!
Stats
Outside of the holidays last year (December was almost 12,500 page reads), this month was the highest read month ever. December is going to be tough to top, except for next December, of course. Thanks for coming by-- I really appreciate it. Its been fun, too-- this month, because of the surgery, our move and our anniversary, there's been more correspondence from the visitors to my site and that's always appreciated. Thanks for that, too-- gotta love this "Community", eh?
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My knee is a little sore so I'm gonna ice it a lot tonight. Better get to it, too. Take care, thanks for stopping by and have a nice night!
Friday, May 31, 2002Good News, Bad News
The Good News is that my concentration level seems to be back. The Bad News is that I had a horrendously busy day at work-- all wrapped around one customer!! From the moment that I arrived at work, I was either on the phone with the sales rep, the customer and the sales rep or working on reviewing, drafting and re-drafting the language on a Schedule-- it wasn't even a full-blown agreement!!
Yeesh!! Six hours later, I was finished and then, I had to make corrections to the balance of the documents on my desk. One of them had been so drastically changed by the customer that the sales rep was contemplating walking away from the deal. In this case, it is the matter of the customer not understanding how the software is licensed-- she's basing her review and changes on main frame and/or application software. This is toolkit software which is licensed very differently. That should be a fun negotiation when and if we decide to pursue it-- oh, yeah, I can hardly wait!!
Medical Updates
Yeah-- I have my leg back!! More specifically, I have no bandages of any kind on my knee anymore!! After the doctor took the stitches out last Monday, he put on steri-strips (which are whole lot more unattractive than the bandaids because you see them really well). Today, the last of the steri-strips came off!! I've got one that didn't come off "cleanly" but I'm using Neosporin on the wounds so it is just a matter of time before they completely disappear! YEAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
Quilting Bee
This weekend, I start quilting again-- I really miss it! It is my time to think and spend time reflecting on stuff. I've finally finished the tying of the quilt so I'll put the binding on it and then one of the final three will be finished. Next, I'm going to look for patterns for free-motion quilting on the Just Clowning Around quilt-- that should be fun and, require some practice before actually working on the quilt with it. I'm looking forward to getting back into it!!
Saying Good-Bye
We're going to start the process of "Saying Good-Bye to California" tomorrow. We're going to make a trip to the ocean (which may not be our only trip there in the next two months) for the day with Sally, then come home to drop her off and go out for dinner. This will be our make-up time for our anniversary celebration. I'll miss the ocean the most-- its different watching the sunrise over the ocean as opposed to the sunset.
There's so much to see and do between now and then-- I hope we have time to fit it all in!!
Thanks!!
I did neglect to say "Thanks" yesterday to everyone who dropped a note or an electronic greeting card to us for our anniversary-- that was really sweet! Its nice to know we've got so very many friends "out there" on the Net!!
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I'm outta here-- bills to pay, quilting to cut out, patterns to find! Have a nice night!
Thursday, May 30, 2002Unexpected Post
Brian is suffering from a migraine headache-- he actually looks kinda green. So, celebration of our anniversary (as in dinner out) is put off until Friday or Saturday nights. Not a problem-- on to Plan B.
Plan B
The Harry Potter movie that I ordered a few weeks back arrived-- today!! Perfect timing!! We've watched that and enjoyed it since we were so into the books, it isn't surprising! I'm really quite surprised little kids watched it though-- it was pretty scary in a couple of places.
Surprised Again!
Last night, Brian gave me my anniversary gift-- a beautiful Seiko watch!! It is gorgeous and was completely unexpected!! He found a perfect hiding place: my nightstand cuz I never go in there. Guess where I'm going to start looking for presents when Christmas nears?
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More quality time to spend so I'm going to go back to my husband . . . a good cuddle is in order and, since it is a little cooler today, shouldn't be too tough to handle.Have a nice evening!
Wednesday, May 29, 2002Hot!!
It is the first official HOT day here in sunny, Northern California! It isn't as hot as it would be in the oven we used to call "The Apartment" but it is still not comfortable in a tank top and shorts in the house.
Whiner!!
I'm a terrible whiner today-- between the heat and my concentration level, I'm a mess. Ever since my surgery, I've noticed a lethargy about me. Is that related to the surgery? Will it pass?? (--before next month??) I'm not thinking as clearly as I usually think and I don't like that-- I'm feeling quite out of sorts about it all right now.
No Post
Tomorrow night, there will be no post here-- my wonderful husband and I will be celebrating the fourth anniversary of our marital bliss. I've been a watchful eye to some of the marriages friends and acquaintances and, I feel pretty darn lucky. Instead of just saying that we've got great communication skills, Brian and I really talk and I'm extremely grateful for that since it tends to save us both from some embarrassing situations.
I'm very lucky and thank my lucky stars every day that I've got him in my life, to share my life with, and to grow old-- gracefully-- with over the years. Thanks, sweetie!
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It is a little cooler in the living room as opposed to my office (why do I always get the direct sun?), so I'm going to sign off from here for tonight-- have a nice one!
Tuesday, May 28, 2002When Tuesdays are Really Mondays
Don'tcha just hate that???? It wasn't a bad day today but I kept thinking that it's Monday which of course is throwing the whole week off!! I hate that!!! Maybe we picked the wrong time to get married-- our anniversary is this Thursday and I just know that I'm gonna get messed up and think Thursday is Wednesday and we'll not end up doing anything for our anniversary!! We should've picked a different date to get married than after Memorial Day-- oh, well, hindsight . . .
PT Continues . . . Afoot
Bad pun-- sue me!!
Okay, so PT went well again today-- I got the okay to let the steri-strips come off on their own now. That should be interesting, don't you think? My stride is near perfect but I have to work on the full flexion of my leg when walking (in other words, walk with my knee trying to pound through the back of my leg!). The funny part is when she told me to stand only on my right foot and I couldn't do it (no, I've never had a field sobriety test and would probably flunk it if I did!) but when I stood on my left foot in the same fashion, I was rock solid!! Go figure!! I've never had any coordination to speak of but this is ridiculous!!
Almost All Tied Up
I got {this close} to getting finished tying the quilt yesterday and ran out of yarn. Of course, they weren't open so I ended up crocheting for most of the day. That's good because I'm now working on Faye's (seen in the center of the picture in front of the window) afghan-- a creamy white color for the living room of her new house. On my way home from Physical Therapy, I bought the yarn to finish the quilt so that will be done by this weekend.
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Speaking of which, I'm gonna get to it-- you'd better, too. Have a nice evening!
Monday, May 27, 2002Lots to Remember
This Memorial Day, there are lots of things to remember, aren't there? We have the heroes from World Wars I and II and the conflicts in between. We need to remember those who have died fighting for this country and with this country. This year, we have a new set of heroes that were fighting a different kind of war-- one in which, for the most part, no one knew they would become a soldier. There are the heroes of the airplanes who weren't aware what would be happening and those who valiantly fought to change the intentions of the evil minds by fighting back.
We are grateful for their sacrifice and appreciative of the loss-- it is a loss we will all feel for many years to come even more poignantly than we've been feeling it for all these other many years. Today, take a moment to think of something that made you sad as an American and something that made you proud as an American. That thought could be the same thing or two different things but, the important part is that you think of it and don't just take it for granted. Never take it for granted . . . again.
Continued Vigil
Last night, it was my turn to call my friend that I told you about last week. Things are not easy yet for her but the calls help and give her insight that is sometimes clouded by the closeness of the situation in which she is living. Please continue to keep her in your thoughts-- we all appreciate it.
Almost All Tied Up
I'm 1-1/2 squares and 1/4 of the board away from being finished with tying the quilt! It is taking quite awhile-- much more time than I had expected. The funny part is that it looks soooo good!! Its all puffy in between the ties-- like individual pillows so I know that this is going to be a pretty quilt when it is finished! Next will be the binding and then, on to the next one. Then, there's the piecing of the last squares for the third and I'll have those three finished by the time we leave California-- or at least that's the goal. You see, these are the Christmas gifts for the California nieces and nephew. I'd like to leave them with my mother-in-law rather than having to ship them back to California at Christmas so it is really important that I finish those three quilts up-- soon!!!
Not a Lick of Protein!!
My mother would be so upset with me!! This morning I made beignets for our breakfast! I've had the mix since Barbara Thompson and I met in Atlanta but, for one reason or another, I've never made it up. Brian's been less than enthusiastic but, part of the reason for that is the unknown-- he's not good with the unknown when it comes to food. Anyway, I made it up this morning and at the end of the breakfast-- which he liked-- I pointed out that there wasn't a lick of protein in the batch anywhere. He smiled. He likes having junk food for breakfast-- its an act of defiance for him, I think. ;>)
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Back to finish the knot-tying today. I think I'll be able to sew at my machine by the end of the week-- needless to say, I'm looking forward to that! Have a great day!
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