Daily Ooo's: Thursday, September 3

[faerywings]

Am I moving slowly or is it my sleepy brain just thinking that I am? Something woke me up at 4 am, I think Gary was in the kitchen, and I wasn't able to get back to sleep. Forty minutes in to a Deep Sleep meditation and I gave up. You would think after working really hard on the house cleaning yesterday that I would have been more tired and slept better. :mmph:
I would *love* to say that my house looks amazing. It looks "better." Not amazing. There is so much junk everywhere, seems like as soon as I clear a surface, it gets loaded up by something else. I wrote yesterday that no one was in a good mood and I hoped it would get better. I can unequivocally say that it did not. I don't think it got much worse. Definitely not better.
I am still feeling pretty blah.
Gary said to me that I should take it easy and rest today. I should. But I have laundry to catch up on and have to strip my bed. I will do that first and maybe by the afternoon, I can do something other than Doom-Scroll the news.

Gratitudes:
-coffee
-coffee
-more coffee
:tea:

xoxo

 

[faerywings]

Nancy- it was soooo dreary yesterday. Not as bad out there right now, but overcast. France must be so much nicer than NJ ha!!! That is so sweet of your DS and MG to bring dinner. They sound so happy together.
I am sorry that you and your DS got heated about COVID. There are no easy answers or solutions and when some people aren't working with science, it makes it even harder-- not saying that is your DS ignoring science, I would think having scientists as parents, he would not, it is more towards DT. But that effect ripples down. I see it all over FB and I have to ignore it all.
This is good weather for Luther- not too hot, not too cold. Give him an extra treat from me!

Kay- wait a second, you had sleet? and then temps were in the 50s? And you were in the 90s the day before and then again this weekend? Mother Nature is having fits.
I have to make an appt for a flu shot soon. It will be the first time since 2005 or so but it needs to be done this year. I am keeping my fingers crossed it doesn't cause a Lyme flareup but it shouldn't. Great news from the Endo!
Sending more good thoughts to you and your family. It must be hard to know that you can't visit them. Hang in there and I hope that the month starts going in the right direction and soon.

Trudy- Good for you to go on the hike and get some fresh air!
Oh no. I am sorry to hear MIL is in the hospital. Any news on how she is doing? Has she had strokes before? I hope that they let FIL in to see her and that he decided to stay with you.

I am so sad that all of you are struggling, I wish I could make it all better. Sending lots of big hugs and calming thoughts to everyone
Felis, Jean, hope you are well.
Cheryl- good thoughts on getting settled and unpacked!

::grouphug

 

[taxed4ever]

Morning ladies... It is a beautiful sunny day and I need to get outside to water plants at some point. We are in need of a good rain, but it doesn't look like we will be getting any for the next 10 days. Yesterday's hike was a really great one, it was long and lots of ups and downs and so pretty, it did my soul good to be out in the great outdoors! When I got home I made a potato salad for DH and his Dad to go along with the rotisserie chicken I was cooking. I have this great toaster oven that does rotisserie chicken and it always turns out so juicy and cooked to perfection I just love it! I don't like the mess I have to clean up in the oven though :mmph: So MIL is doing well although she has many blood clots and will most likely have to spend a few more days in the hospital. FIL stayed the night and I am just waiting for him to come upstairs so I can get him some breakfast and send him on his way to see MIL in the hospital. We had a good long chat as we sat outside with him last night down on the front porch. We lit the firepot and turned on the propane heater and stayed out there until it was time for bed. Today I need to get the coupons sent for the winners of the challenges and do a few other things here at the O. Not much else on my plate so far anyway.

Chris - I am sad that you are still feeling depressed and helpless!! I hope that soon Scott and Leah will both find a job that they love! Yes MIL has had a couple of mild strokes before these latest ones were worse however So not sure just what they will do for her besides put her on blood thinners, which she probably won't take :mmph: Doing more tests today and then seeing her Doctor, she could be discharged today though. We will most likely go there this weekend to give them a hand with whatever needs to be done.

Well I have a call coming in from SIL Linda so better go and catch up with you all later! :wave:

 

[Cherylndesigns]

Trudy, your meal sounds yummy and I'm glad you got to go out and relax for a little while.

I'm so sorry to hear about your MIL's blood clots. That's very scary.

Chris, sorry you're still struggling and depressed. At least you got some cleaning done. When I'm depressed, that's the last thing I'm able to do.

We finally made it OK. We even drove through Hurricane Laura to get here. That wasn't planned of course. We thought we were out ahead of her and she made landfall a day early. We were just driving across Mississippi. But we made it. Now the fun really starts - the movers brought out furniture yesterday and we're crammed into a temporary rental house until our house is finished - maybe up to 2 months. Now, I'm probably going to have some down days. I absolutely don't know where to start!!