It hit at 11:42 am today. We were all in a meeting room, just finishing up our weekly staff meeting and starting to eat at a lunch party for one of our staff members who was leaving. When it hit everyone just stopped talking, stopped eating, stopped everything. It started with a bit of a […]

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Finally! For the first time since late Sunday my temperature is back to normal. I’m starting to feel somewhat better but still have a cough and am tired. Am taking Mucinex which really helps in clearing up the cough, so am hopeful I’ll be rid of this bug by this weekend. I’m staying home from […]

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Last week we made arrangements to lease a Toyota Camry Hybrid for the rector (top priest) at work. I went to the dealership after the deal was done to sign the papers. I was there for 1-1/2 hours. Before I went I asked what information I needed to bring with me and took the few […]

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Had a bit of a sore throat when I went to bed last night and it got worse as the night went on. Now my entire body aches all over, my throat is killing me and I feel totally exhausted. Where the hell did this come from?! Not planning to go to work unless I […]

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Although there’s more to be rid of, the curb area in front of my house is just about filled with everything from the old kitchen cabinets that have been in the garage since we bought the house to the old Christmas street decoration from 3 years ago. Patrick single-handedly ripped out the old cabinets this […]

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And so Honey died calmly and peacefully this morning. I made the decision finally this morning when I found her in the same position on the kitchen floor that she was in when I went to bed last night. In fact, I really made the decision when I got home last night and found her […]

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I have lots to do around here but haven’t been able to get myself motivated all week. Last week and last weekend I did lots. This week I’ve done nothing. Oh I know I’ll do lots out in the garage this weekend, but the nights this week have been a real bust. I’ve been exhausted […]

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Just watched the Nintendo E3 press conference. Animal Crossing City Folk for the Wii will be released by the end of the year! I am so excited I can hardly stand it! I don’t yet have a Wii, but will certainly be getting one over the next few months. I don’t want to wait until […]

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…and I’m exhausted tonight! Started off the day taking Veronica and Patrick out to breakfast for Veronica’s b-day which was Friday. Had a nice relaxing breakfast where we ate more than we should have–or at least I did! Good thing I guess since I needed lots of energy for the remainder of the day. While […]

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Strange weather. It’s raining and I’ve heard thunder and seen lightning up above the mountains. Of course I should have known it would rain tonight since I sat a bunch of stuff from the garage outside the kitchen door, but not underneath the breezeway area. It’s now covered over with plastic with the hope that […]

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Today I made my final visit to my current doctor. As mentioned in an earlier post, he has switched to a new medical group and is no longer accepting “new” HMO patients through that group. I had this appointment scheduled prior to knowing about this change that is effective 9/1. I was glad I already […]

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Seems that every time I decide to take a day (or a week) off, it turns unbearably hot. Many times I take the time off to do some type of work around the house. This time I had planned to work on cleaning out the garage. Ha! It is so damn hot out there that […]

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Hope you had a wonderful day! Patrick and Veronica came over and we had a great cookout–steak, barbecued chicken, baked beans, potato salad, and macaroni salad. Way too much food, but it was all great. And I just now remembered the peach pie that I forgot to serve! Oh well, they’ll be over again this […]

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That’s right, I’ll be volunteering for the Obama campaign this year! Some guy from the DNC was canvassing our neighborhood tonight and stopped at my house. He started his speech and I stopped him and asked if he noticed the Obama magnet on my car. He said he had and that he also noticed the […]

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