Archive of Marcia's Musings July 7-13, 2003Sunday, July 13, 2003
As IF!!!
Poor Miss Sally Ann . . . upon seeing the suitcase come out this morning, "Minor Mope Mode" went into effect. Moped all day . . . moped under the sewing table . . . moped under the kitchen table . . . moped anywhere and everywhere she could to try to make me not go but, alas, I have to go to California tomorrow. Her friend Ebony has come to join her in her week-without-Mommy but that seems to be little comfort so far-- she's being very needy as I type this entry.
Today was mostly errands, avoiding Sally's moping, and napping. She napped for about six hours while I only napped for an hour or so. Brian and I watched a weird movie-- "Frailty"-- strange but good with a nice plot twist at the end. Then, after Ebony's arrival, I went upstairs to pack and type this entry-- MAJOR MOPEY MODE has been completely turned on, fully asserted and is heading for a derailment, any time-- I'm sure.
She'll survive and I'll keep Brian posted on my activities-- be sure to check with him as I'll let him know if anything major has happened and he can update you until I return on Friday night (when I'll probably wait to post until Saturday morning sometime).
Take care, have a good week and thanks for stopping by has always! Have a good night!
Saturday, July 12, 2003Early Start
Sally had me out of bed by 6:30 but, not to worry, I was back in bed by 8:30. A little longer lie in and then we were at our various and sundry time-wasting ventures, i.e., Brian's yard work and my sewing. I also worked on the laundry so that I've got clean clothes and, when that was almost finished, I laid down for a short nap. It wasn't as long as normal simply because I got too hot with the sun hitting the living room window.
Tomorrow's Agenda
Tomorrow is going to be full of running to the stores for food for Brian and packing for me. I've gotta figure out what to wear in questionable temperatures for five days-- my favorite part of packing (NOT!!). Then tonight, after going out for Mexican food, I watched "The Hours" which was a good film if only from the standpoint of "hiding" Nicole Kidman-- talk about a great appliance!!
Anyway, so while this is short, you're relieved, I'm sure as my day was quite uneventful.
Thanks for stopping by and have a good evening.
Friday, July 11, 2003
Update at 10:15pmOdd Remembrances
Do you suppose I'll ever have a July 11 (or April 25) when I don't think: "Mom (Dad) would've been 'X' years old today"? It was my mother's birthday on July 11; were she alive, she would be 84 years old. As it is, she's been gone for 17 years this November. My father, on his birthday in April, would've been 82; he's been gone 20 years this December. It seems very odd to think of them as gone. I still have many dreams in which they are very much alive and we're having more good times or reliving those in the past. Reminiscence is sweet, isn't it?
Last Two Days
I must admit that the last two days have been hectic and tiring. On Wednesday, Amy brought me down to the health club that is beneath the physical therapy office (apropos, don't you think?). She showed me some exercises basically to see if I could do them and then voila: For this diagnosis, post-op arthroscopic surgery for torn meniscus, I am 95% normal. I expect that after the upcoming surgery, my muscles will have atrophied again but I have a follow-up with the knee surgeon in August to, among other things, make sure that I don't need more physical therapy at that time. Oy, a never ending saga, eh?
Anyway, following the Wednesday afternoon work-out, I was exhausted. Then, to add insult-to-injury, I had to take Sally for a follow-up doctor appointment from her stroke and, go to an event that I had scheduled for myself later in the evening. By the end of the day, I was completely exhausted-- I could barely climb the stairs but that's a story we will get to in a moment!
Thursday dawned far too bright and far too early by anyone's clock and, of course, I was off to the races again! The office work day went well and the store went well except for the 9:04 ending of a demonstrations for the D1 (The Big One, like I just got) and the Rose. The couple is sorta interested in purchasing a new machine and will talk it over before the end of the month to make their decision. Then, I still had to close the register and store!
Brian called at 9:06 and told me that the Baltimore-Washington Parkway was a parking lot so I had to go home via 95 to the Beltway to 50. It actually took about the same amount of time although it is farther. The nice thing is that I can go "at speed" (which is not the speed posted) on those highways (except for 50) and that's why I made such good time.
When I got home, I munched some popcorn with Brian (no sharing with Sally whose tummy is still upset!) and talked for a bit before completely collapsing into bed! Man, I was tired!!
The reason that I can post this today (July 11) is because I'm working from home. I've already made one check of email and will respond to a couple of them later this morning when it gets to be a "decent hour"-- I don't want them to think I "got to the office" at 7:08 am even if I did read the email then!!
Poor Baby
Our Little Girl is not well these days. She vomited again last night and this morning, refused cheese for taking her pills. She did agree to take them with ham but I doubt that it was being picky as much as her upset tummy. Since I'm home today anyway, I'll keep an eye on her and, should anything develop, well, at least I'll be here to handle it. She and I have already had a really nice cuddle-- she's such a sweet doggie! Her friend Ebony is coming over on Sunday to spend the week with her; that'll make her feel better, I'm sure!!
Anyway, I'm going to sign off for now and get to the shower and get set up for work. I'll log back into here later on so I guess I'll just wish you a Good Morning and Good Day!!
I worked throughout the morning but there wasn't much happening. The sales folks are headed out of the Southeast and into the Northeast for a meeting next week so it is pretty calm. That, along with my travel to the west coast next week, makes for a very light day for me which was good considering that I wasn't feeling that great. A short nap later and I'm still not feeling great but I'm here.
So far, Sally seems to be doing better tonight. No extras were given (no leftover nibblies from our dinner plates) because we're going to get her past this upset tummy thing. She did sleep alllllll day which I think helped her a great deal.
That said, I'm going to sign off and get some more rest-- take care of yourselves and have a good evening!
Thursday, July 10, 2003Tomorrow . . .
. . . during the day-- I promise.
Have a good evening!
Wednesday, July 9, 2003So Long, Farewell
Today was my last physical therapy session until after my surgery on the 25th. It'll be six to eight weeks before I can get back to see them and, by that time, they'll have to treat me for atrophy, I fear! Really, that shouldn't happen but I will need to finish up some more work on my knee as soon as I'm able to do that part of the exercise again.
As a send off today, Amy took me to the health club that's downstairs from their office. Nice joint but, alas, there is no time for joining that now-- probably not for awhile, either. It would be nice since it is so close but, it isn't a necessity since I have my bicycle here.
Because of the work-out that I got there, I am exhausted tonight. That and running around with Sally (final post-stroke check) and she's doing fine but I need to go to sleep. Ooops, I've said that before, haven't I?
Sorry-- gotta do this-- maybe tomorrow night I'll have more energy! Take care of yourselves and have a nice evening!
Tuesday, July 8, 2003That Could be Intersting . . .
Brian has discovered that my flight arrangements for next week have me flying from Baltimore to Dallas. Nope, I know-- I would've thought I'd be going all the way to California but apparently, I'm supposed to get there by some other means. I say that because they have me flying out of San Jose to Chicago and then to Baltimore. Obviously, I have to either get to San Jose or Chicago in order to go home so . . . it could be really interesting.
Yes, I know-- I'll be checking this in the morning. At this late stage, if they have to re-ticket me, I may end up in First Class-- that would be such a hardship but I would suffer through it . . . just so I could go to the meetings in California!!
Long Day
Today has been another long day. I'm exceptionally tired so much so that I don't think I'll take any time to read. I finished The Runaway Quilt last night-- really good book; I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Anyway, I know this is short but forgive me-- its been a long day!
Thanks for stopping by and have a great evening!
Monday, July 7, 2003In Case You Were Wondering
No huge surprise to most of my readers: I was tired yesterday and thus, there was no post. Sorry about that-- no particular reason that I was tired but I was, alas, quite done in by the time that I got home from the store. I think there's a lot on my mind-- I don't know why-- and so I'm not sleeping as well as I could be. I have been having strange dreams, although they haven't been particularly disturbing.
My headache came back on Saturday night but did not show up last night. I'm now prepared with a snack and bottle of water upstairs since Brian doesn't like me taking pills (ibuprophens and other pain-killer types) on an empty stomach. Frankly, the fact that I did take them on an empty stomach for YEARS is probably why I do have stomach problems now!! At least I am prepared in the event that they strike again.
Uncomfortably So!!
Yes, it has been uncomfortably hot in the upper part of the house these last few days. I spend most of my time downstairs (no shock there I suppose) sewing so I don't notice it as much as Brian until I come up to go to bed or read. I feel badly for him and for the computers-- I've suggested getting a window air conditioner but he doesn't think that's necessary or will help the situation that much. I would think it would be worthwhile but, it also forces him to take breaks and come down to see me once in awhile which I like!
Almost There
I've almost finished my book "The Runaway Quilt"-- I'm actually finding myself hooked so I suppose it made sense to order the other books in the series to make sure that I understand the entire theory behind "Elm Creek Quilt Camp". Its fictional and fun as a result but, alas, it isn't a real place-- too bad, too!!
Anyway, I'm off to read and probably finish the current book-- take care of yourselves and thanks for stopping by. Have a great evening!
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