Can someone stop the merry-go-round?
I'd like to get off.
The past few weeks (dare I say "month") have been non-stop.
Go, go, go go.
I miss writing and blogging, but I've been so freaking tired, that I just haven't felt like doing it. I'm actually writing this as I cook dinner, so let's hope I'm on my multi-tasking game and don't blow this place sky high.
Speaking of which, apparently my multi-tasking game wasn't on par on Sunday night. Sunday night is laundry night around here. Imagine my dismay when I went down to the basement tonight and happened to notice clothes in the washing machine. Smelly damp clothes. ::sigh:: Yes, they've been there since Sunday night. Space shot. Interplanet Janet.
The craziness all started a few days before we visited my parents in Florida, which you can read about HERE. Two nights prior to our scheduled departure, John was awake in the middle of the night saying he had some pain in his lower abdomen. Immediately I flashed back to the kidney stone he had a few years ago. (He was in so much pain then I thought maybe he was giving birth to an alien baby.) So, I say, "Well, let me know if you need me to take you anywhere." (i.e., the hospital.)
Shortly thereafter, I hear, "I hate to say this, but..."
Oke doke, throw the clothes on and we're off to the E.R.
He had another kidney stone. Luckily the pain wasn't quite as bad this time, or actually the pain was different. He more than likely passed it either at the hospital or shortly thereafter. (Is that TMI?)
So, that happens. We go to Florida. We had to get up at the crack of dawn on a Sunday (like 4:30 a.m.) to get to the airpor to come home. Now, granted, we were in our house by 11:00am at the latest, but our sleep was totally thrown off and all we wanted to do was sleep all day.
That week was OK/fairly normal, although I was scrambling to make arrangements to go to Birmingham, AL for work the following week.
I did that on a Monday and that day was prettty much wasted in flight. (No direct flights from Boston to Bham.) Did have a lovely dinner that night with some colleagues. Was go go go the next two days (with a little diversion trip to Hobby Lobby, my new fave store.)
Got back from Bham very early Thursday a.m. and headed to work. Had a half day Friday so I could help the lovely Miss Grace prepare for her big honor. She was named Citizen of the Year by the program that she attends! Here are some highlights (unfortunately, some are blurry):
I think I did a little too much handshaking and hugging on Friday night because I got a nasty cold. I got my haircut Saturday night (hopefully I didn't get my hairdresser sick!) and pretty much was out of commission for the rest of the weekend. (Translation: This place looks like a dump.) I did do some laundry on Sunday night (although only apparently half-way.)
I called in sick on Monday. Bleh.
Went back to work on Tuesday to a bazillion emails and just general busyness.
Silver lining? Last night after driving Grace to a social program, I decided to have some "me" time. A Burlington Coat Factory just opened up nearby, so I decided to peruse the merchandise.
I left with this sweater:
It might not look like much, but with a black knit mockneck underneath, it's pretty snazzy. Out of my clothing comfort zone, too.
The best part? A bunch of people at work complimented me on it. Let's face it...we all want to hear that a clothing choice we made that was "out on a limb" was a good one.
So yes, I'm tooting my own horn. And I need to...so maybe the merry-go-round will stop.
