tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55777942012-01-28T11:26:38.014-05:00Occasional musings about my fairly uneventful life....Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.comBlogger3561100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-32436317355841377752012-01-28T07:41:00.000-05:002012-01-28T07:42:11.020-05:00

I am an early riser by nature; even without an alarm clock set I normally wake up around 5:15 each morning. This, of course, serves me well on workdays. I can ease into my morning without the blaring racket of an alarm shocking me awake. On Saturdays, however, this leaves me with a small issue (not a BAD issue, mind you, but an issue).  I'm an apartment dweller, and I try to be a considerate

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-6708750600399969292012-01-09T18:16:00.000-05:002012-01-09T18:16:00.424-05:00

We've lost a member of the family.  My first cousin Tim had fought a valiant battle against esophageal cancer, but lost his battle last Thursday afternoon.  Everyone who knew him remarked that he was one of the kindest people they'd ever known. Tim was two years younger than me and was the first family member in my generation to pass away.  I'm very sad that he wasn't able to beat the cancer,

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I had a good Christmas this year, and I sincerely hope each of you did, too.  As is usual, ours was quiet, but really nice.  The only family I have nearby are Mom and Dad, and I'm grateful to have them close.  Our usual holiday routine is for me to have them over to my apartment on Christmas Eve, then I go to their house on Christmas Day. On Christmas Eve, I had a little spread prepared: cheese

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-2595462513761496762011-12-21T18:45:00.001-05:002011-12-21T18:45:37.068-05:00

Every year around this time you begin to hear people making remarks about fruitcake.  You've heard 'em.  Everyone hates fruitcake.  Fruitcake is the worst gift you can ever receive.  My favorite story is that there's really only one fruitcake in the world and that it keeps getting regifted from one person to another year after year. I'll state it loud and clear:  It's not true.  Not everyone

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-21362604195532886262011-12-20T12:45:00.001-05:002011-12-20T12:46:05.939-05:00

Mom and Dad went to visit friends of ours on Sunday (I was laid low by a migraine that day...*ICK*), and when they returned Mom called to check to see if I was doing okay.  While we were talking, she told me that our friends, Jewel and R.C., had given them a Christmas gift to give to me: an amaryllis bulb! They've given me a bulb each year for the past several years, and I always enjoy watching

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-85858105742327327742011-12-16T20:00:00.002-05:002011-12-20T12:47:12.642-05:00

I took the last of my "take or lose" days on Monday and Tuesday this week.  Even though I had those two days off, it was a busy, busy time!  I sang the last three concerts of this season with the Madrigals on Saturday afternoon, Sunday afternoon, and Tuesday evening.  So much fun!  These are talented ladies, and it has truly been a joy to perform with them this season. On Monday I went to lunch

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Busy, busy, BUSY!!  Yes, folks, it IS that time of year.  Things at the office are still crazy-busy, but I have some time that I must take before the end of the year or lose, so I'm taking it a little at a time.  The college closed at noon on Wednesday for the Thanksgiving holiday, so I took the morning off, too.  This gave me a 5-day weekend, which was much needed and is being very much enjoyed!

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Google Maps says it's 16,100 miles from my house to the home of my Australian daughters (one daughter by birth, a second daughter by a stroke of very good luck).  Tonight, that distance seems unspeakably far. My daughter Kris is in the hospital.  She had to have her thyroid removed a couple of days ago, and her hospital stay turned out to be longer than anticipated because of issues with her

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-62754895057452957322011-10-17T18:08:00.000-04:002011-10-17T18:08:00.433-04:00

Well, my week off didn't work out quite like I'd planned.  I mentioned in my last post that I was going to visit Mom and Dad on Sunday.  I did, and Mom was not feeling well at all, bless her heart.  She had some kind of upper respiratory illness going on that eventually turned into bronchitis that required some steroids and antibiotics to get her cleared up.  She was feeling so bad that she

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-5972816560804544742011-10-09T08:24:00.000-04:002011-10-09T08:26:01.299-04:00

A week.....I have a WHOLE WEEK away from the office!!  If it didn't involve breaking a sweat, I'd do a happy dance!  Those of you who read this blog on a fairly regular basis know that this has been an unusually difficult year at work for me because of a disasterous computer system conversion.  Because of the extreme workload this year, I wasn't able to take any time off until September.  During

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-36313756423141158202011-09-25T11:04:00.001-04:002011-09-25T11:05:53.295-04:00

A month since I've posted?  Sheesh.  I've been busy, I know, but somehow the past month just got away from me! So, what's been happening?  High on the list of things that have happened is that my long-time friend and supervisor at work retired.  We'd worked together for 24 years, so that was hard.  I'm very happy for her, of course, and that helps keep me from feeling too sorry for myself.  :-)

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-30920083408070207292011-08-25T18:08:00.005-04:002011-08-25T18:39:06.172-04:00

It's race week in Bristol. I'm not a NASCAR fan, so race week is always something to "get through" for me. How does a non-NASCAR fan survive race week? Get out of town for the week. This is my favorite way to deal with the race crowds, just by leaving and not coming back until they've left. Unfortunately, this isn't often an option. Gotta work for a living, y'know.Make sure you have groceries in

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-60524843132675812802011-08-17T19:47:00.001-04:002011-08-17T19:52:01.322-04:00

I've found that one advantage of getting older is that I don't worry about birthdays. I'll be honest, I never did worry about them much. Only two birthdays ever bothered me: The day I turned 24 I cried all day long. Don't ask me why, because I have no idea! I think it had something to do with the fact that my life hadn't turned out quite like I'd planned (whose does??) and I was feeling a

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-43452875484891627562011-08-14T19:00:00.005-04:002011-08-14T19:48:56.148-04:00

To quote Al Pacino's Tony Montana in "Scarface": "Say hello to my little friend!" Yup, I bought myself a Roomba. I've been thinking about it for awhile and finally decided to buy one. This is something I should have done for myself way back when my back was giving me so much trouble! If you'd like to see an admittedly terrible video of Roomba in action, take a peek on YouTube by clicking here.

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Who would ever think that I'd be grateful for a Saturday spent chasing dust bunnies? I have to admit it was nice to have a more normal day than I've had for awhile.I won't say I finished my housework (is it EVER really finished??), but I did put a pretty good dent in it before my energy ran out. :-) I went about my work at a steady pace, taking a brief break from time to time, listening to The

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-56146918954656456552011-08-01T19:14:00.000-04:002011-08-01T19:16:30.662-04:00

I need a weekend to get over my weekend! Friday night about 6:00 my aunt (Mom's older sister) took a particularly nasty fall in her living room, apparently hitting the bridge of her nose against the edge of a table. She's on a blood thinner, so the injury resulted in an immediate and horrific nosebleed of EPIC proportions!The local rescue squad was summoned and they determined that she

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-64239352091560117062011-07-29T12:20:00.001-04:002011-07-29T12:30:30.811-04:00

I had a rotten week. The work level at the office has been just NUTS (financial statement end-of-the-fiscal-year garbage). Then I had a scam artist at my door Tuesday evening trying to sell me magazine subscriptions that actually resulted in my filing a police report. Rotten, rotten week.When I woke up Wednesday morning I looked in the mirror and said, "Okay, enough already. Time for a

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-68510850511421432412011-07-15T17:27:00.001-04:002011-07-15T17:27:00.254-04:00

What's worse than a migraine, you ask? A migraine on a Friday afternoon. *ICK* I began the day with a dull headache that worsened gradually as the day wore on. By the time I got home, I felt decidedly unwell and hit the recliner with my netbook for a brief check of e-mail and a super-quick blog entry. As soon as I've entered this I'm going to take a couple of Excedrin PM and go to bed. No

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Two weeks since my last blog entry....where is this summer GOING??? It's hot and humid in my little corner of the world. A bit miserable, to tell the truth. I've worked in air conditioned offices for so much of my life that I've lost any ability I ever had to withstand temperatures in the 90's. With heat indexes over 100. "I'm melting, I'm melting!"So, since the last time I checked in with you,

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-36637048305222821202011-06-28T12:25:00.000-04:002011-06-28T12:48:58.676-04:00

First of all, last weekend's Netflix disk wasn't "Black Swan", it was "Winter's Bone". Good movie, great performances, but nearly painful to watch. Such strength in a young woman, such a terrible thing that such strength was needed!This week has thus far proven to be another very trying one at the office. And this is only Tuesday. *ick* So much to do, so little time! I'm writing this during

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-59759275252076217912011-06-24T19:16:00.002-04:002011-06-24T19:25:05.895-04:00

Friday....oh, how I adore Friday evening! The work week is finished, and it's TWO WHOLE DAYS before I have to think about work again! *happy dance*Tired? Oh yeah. But I'm kicked back in the recliner, netbook in my lap, knitting nearby, and an unopened Netflix envelope on top of the entertainment center. "Black Swan", I think. I've kind of forgotten what was next in my queue! *LOL*Have I

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Finally. The overtime at the office is finally over. At least for now. The new system is still a piece of junk, but I think the worst of the backlog is behind us. I still have some catch-up to do, and it's time to do the end-of-the-fiscal-year extra work, but the 60-70 hour workweeks are finished, I think. I hope. (Hope I'm not jinxing myself by saying that!!)A couple of weeks ago I was in

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-23930500341941298692011-05-15T18:22:00.001-04:002011-05-15T18:23:48.940-04:00

Folks who read my blog pretty regularly know a couple of things about me: 1) I've been working a lot of hours at the office lately, and 2) I love rainy Sunday afternoons. So here's what makes those two facts relevant to this blog entry....I'm actually NOT WORKING today, and it's been a lovely, rainy, quiet, restful afternoon.So what have I done with this blissful day off? Happily, not much.

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-78142822267317843722011-05-04T12:37:00.001-04:002011-05-04T12:37:50.372-04:00

I'm sick of hearing myself whine about how badly things are going at the office, so I'm not going to mention that today. Well....technically, I guess I just mentioned it. Okay, but that's the last time I'm mentioning it. Today. ;-)On my way to the office this morning I was listening to the Bob and Tom Show on the radio as usual. During a commercial break, I was reminded by a very chipper

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-75467130335154838562011-04-23T19:10:00.003-04:002011-04-23T19:21:54.015-04:00

I am very thankful that through much hard work during the past work week, we managed to get ourselves in position to actually take a TWO DAY WEEKEND this week! *happy dance* It's been awhile since we were able to take both Saturday and Sunday off, and this feels a little like a vacation!I didn't sleep very well last night, and woke up much too early....4:00 am! I stubbornly refused to get out

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-7730175212214570362011-04-17T09:19:00.002-04:002011-04-17T09:23:19.268-04:00

I don't think I'd mentioned it before, but when writing a blog entry, I actually do the writing in a little freeware program called WriteMonkey. A neat little word processing program, it eliminates all other distractions on your screen and provides you with a clean, uncluttered environment on which to type out the thoughts rattling around in your head. You can choose from several different

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I'm lying in bed, netbook at my side, and have been Facebooking and Tweeting for the past little while. Because I went to bed pretty early last night, I woke up pretty early this morning and decided to spend some "quality" time on the internet. :-)At 5:30 my alarm clock chirped at me. I tapped the "snooze" button and continued happily netsurfing. Ten minutes later it chirped again. I tapped

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-25184467992042557762011-04-03T08:33:00.003-04:002011-04-03T08:41:26.964-04:00

I've not posted in a couple of weeks.....why, you may ask? Because I'm tired of hearing myself whine about how tired I am.March was a train wreck of a month, and I was not at all sorry to see it go. We're going through a disastrous computer conversion at work; I won't bore you with the hideous details, but trust me. It's a disaster of Hindenburg proportions.Because of the avalanche of extra

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-49834177857670411912011-03-19T09:18:00.002-04:002011-03-19T09:27:36.987-04:00

Things at work have been unbelievably stressful lately. Not much you can do about it but try to stay focused, keep working toward your goal, and wait for things to improve. *sigh*It's taking a toll, no doubt about it. My energy level is down to nearly nothing, my stress-induced psoriasis is running rampant, and as an added bonus I woke up with a fever blister this morning. *double sigh*So, what

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-6649037109695478412011-03-06T17:14:00.000-05:002011-03-06T17:16:09.792-05:00

Today we had a completely unexpected snowfall. When I watched the local newscast this morning, they were predicting a rainy day with highs in the mid-50s.Today is Mom's birthday, and I'd planned to go visit her and Dad this afternoon. Imagine my surprise when I opened my apartment door to leave and found that it was flurrying! I called Mom to see if they needed me to bring anything from town

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-58532602094956904422011-03-02T12:39:00.001-05:002011-03-02T12:40:54.495-05:00

The sun in shining in my little corner of the world today. It's still cool, but beautiful. Or so they tell me....the view in my office, unfortunately, never changes. No windows, you see. My view always consists of painted cinderblock walls and fluorescent lighting. *sigh*Of course, on a beautiful day like today, maybe that's a good thing. I have LOTS to do and can't afford to be distracted!

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-43679241045303108032011-03-01T12:12:00.000-05:002011-03-01T12:12:33.186-05:00

I have a friend in Pittsburgh who's been a friend for many years now. We've never met face to face, but spent a LOT of time in a long-defunct chat room back in the early days of the internet, WBS (Web Broadcasting System). For a good long while, a group of us met in a chat room on Wednesday evenings to play trivia games.I'd wandered into the Wednesday Night Trivia room on a whim. I was brand

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-37263181371589899642011-02-24T12:32:00.000-05:002011-02-24T13:33:06.426-05:00

It's been one year today since my MeggieDog crossed the Rainbow Bridge. It's a gray, rainy day in my corner of the world, which I always find oddly comforting. And so, I am glad it's raining on this bittersweet day.I've not had another pet since I lost Meg, and actually don't believe I want another one. As much as I miss the companionship and that happy greeting at the door every day, I just

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This little doll is my brand-new grand-niece, Emily Grace. Isn't she lovely? She arrived on February 10, and mother and daughter are doing fine, thank goodness. I look at this photograph of her sleeping peacefully and wish I could rest like that again. *sigh*So far, except for the good news about Emily's arrival, February has sucked like a Hoover. I kid you not. I've been coming home from

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I'm a Southern gal, born and raised. As a matter of fact, I've lived all my life (except a brief stint of less than 2 months I lived in Michigan) within a 50-mile radius of the location I'm sitting in while typing this. I've always been happy to be a Southern gal and have never felt a particular need to drift any farther north, or south for that matter. I guess since I'm a resident of

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-4659229967405356172011-01-29T09:24:00.002-05:002011-01-29T09:36:08.711-05:00

January has been a strange month in my neck of the woods. Since we returned to work after the holidays on January 3, the college has closed for snow two full days, closed early two days, and opened on a snow schedule (2 hours late) FIVE days. And we had a holiday in there, too. That means we've had an altered schedule on ten days....out of twenty days. HALF OF THEM. Sheeeeeeeeeeeesh.Don't

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Ten things I'm tired of:Temperatures below 30 degreesWind chillSnowIceSleetMy car being encrusted with saltBundling up every time I go outsideWatching the Weather ChannelCrowds at the grocery store buying milk and breadStiff joints from cold weatherTen things I'm grateful for:An employer that closes when the roads are dangerousA car that will start in cold weatherKnowledge of how to knit warm

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If you've had any doubt whatsoever, here's my official statement: I'm sick of winter. I'm sick of bitter cold mornings (5 degrees here right now). I'm sick of snow. Yes, me. The one who's always been so excited about snow days. Sick. Of. Snow. I told Daddy the other day that I'd give a $20 bill to see a crocus pushing up out of the ground.*SIGH*Oh well. Nothing we can do about the

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It's been a strange week....I was expecting it to be a very busy week, but I certainly wasn't expecting the kind of weather we had! The college was closed for snow on Monday and Tuesday, then we went in on a snow schedule Wednesday. On Wednesday night we got snow followed by freezing rain, so the college was closed again on Thursday.Because I'm scheduled to be out of the office Monday and

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-73133681754828123632010-12-13T09:56:00.004-05:002010-12-13T10:04:23.260-05:00

As I expected might happen, they closed the college today for snow. At the left, you'll see a screen capture I grabbed from a VDOT camera over on I-81, just a couple of miles from my home. It looks unusually nasty, and I'm very grateful that I don't have to be out there today!As I'm writing this, it's pouring snow outside. Large fluffy flakes, and LOTS of them! The local forecast is a total storm

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-66558275015140525362010-12-12T10:27:00.001-05:002010-12-12T10:27:42.759-05:00

A rain/snow mix that's been falling all morning just switched to snow. The weather forecast had said it would switch to snow this afternoon, so it looks like things are progressing more swiftly than they'd anticipated. It's shaping up to be a good day to be in the recliner with some knitting.First, though, I need to finish up wrapping Christmas gifts. It will be a good day for that, wrapping

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-22398295761923732042010-12-11T08:54:00.000-05:002010-12-11T08:55:06.445-05:00

A quick entry while taking a break from Saturday morning household chores. There's plenty to do, believe me. It was a fairly rough week at work, so I didn't get much of anything accomplished in the evenings.Monday was a snow day, and we were on a snow schedule Tuesday, so I spent the rest of the week feverishly trying to catch up. Things aren't looking too great weather-wise this weekend, so

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-67766373395617271562010-12-09T21:26:00.000-05:002010-12-09T21:27:23.909-05:00

It's not even Christmas and I'm already tired of winter! This morning when I left home for the office it was ten degrees outside. TEN. That's the kind of weather that makes you want to get into cozy sweats and crawl into the recliner with an afghan and a mug of steaming coffee and knit the day away!But, alas, off to the office I went to face a hectic day. There've been more than one of those

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-74258302544258918642010-12-04T09:52:00.000-05:002010-12-04T09:53:15.455-05:00

It's snowing in my little corner of the world this morning. I'm in the recliner with my netbook in my lap, sipping a cup of delicious coffee with a heaping spoonful of cocoa mix added, having just taken two Alka-Seltzer Cold tablets. *stupid headcold*It's comforting to be inside, watching the snow falling outside. I have tons of household stuff I SHOULD be doing, but so far have only managed

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To those of you who might wonder why I've not given you an update on Mom, it's because we still don't know anything about when she'll have surgery or whether it will be an endovascular repair or open repair. (We're hoping, of course, for endovascular). As it usually goes with anything medical, the waiting is the most frustrating part. Hopefully she'll hear something soon.So, winter seems to

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Another very long day....sometimes you gotta wonder if a holiday weekend is WORTH it! It is, of course, but sometimes you wonder.I've really been impressed with my little netbook so far. I have a new chip to install in it that will double the RAM, and if I'm not too tired after dinner tonight, I'm going to go ahead and install it. I have to say that it's not bad as it is, but faster's always

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I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Mine was good, comparatively quiet, but good.I was off work Wednesday through Sunday, which was really great. I didn't do a lot on Wednesday, mostly just household drudgery. I can never believe how much dust can accumulate in my apartment. I'm considering just making friends with the dust bunnies and letting them have their way! *LOL*On Thursday I

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We switched from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time last weekend, and I'm having an unusually difficult time adjusting to it. Normally, the switch from DST to standard is easier because "spring ahead, fall back" actually gives us an extra hour's sleep that first Sunday morning. But I'm having trouble staying awake until bed time, which means I'm waking up about 4:00 am, which is causing me

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Okay, I'll start this by saying that I started watching Dancing With The Stars last season because Mom enjoys it so much and it's fun critiquing the performances with her. I kept watching it this season because I think Derek Hough is as cute as a speckled pup under a red wagon and I love watching him dance.But.....it's.......OVER!! Things progressed about as I expected until Week 5. I was no

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Where do the weekends go? It seems I wait all week for Friday afternoon, then suddenly it's Monday morning again! I find that as time marches on, I value my personal time more and more. I find myself getting downright GREEDY about it!After work Friday evening, I did a couple of loads of laundry and a bit of my weekend household chores. Why this sudden burst of energy? Because I intended to

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Where did October go?? Sheesh, seems like just yesterday was September! It's been a busy, busy month in my little corner of the world. Seems like things at the office just get busier all the time.Last week, though, I was on my final full week of annual leave for 2010. Since it's a little chilly (especially at night), I didn't go camping. I figured that if it's so cool that I have to sit in the

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I forgot to tell you something important in my earlier post! On Friday September 10 I participated in the National Day of Service by spending some time with a great organization in my hometown called Chainfree Bristol. This terrific grassroots organization supplies the necessary materials and organizes volunteers to build fenced areas for doggies to live in.The highly dedicated Liza Conway was

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I can't believe it's been a MONTH since I posted! It's been a pretty busy month, but that's no excuse. So, what have I been up to for the past month?Well, I took my last camping trip of the season September 13 - 17 at ... you guessed it! ... Grindstone. *LOL* I love Grindstone, what can I say? Mom and Dad also camped that week, and it was a lovely, cool, restful week. I went up early on Monday

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Last night I did something I've hadn't done in over a year....I took a bath! No, no, don't misunderstand. I take showers daily (in fact, often twice a day during the summer), but because of the issue with my back last year I wasn't able to indulge in one of my favorite vices, a long, hot, relaxing bath.For years I would fill the tub with steamy water and luxurious bath oils, soaking away the

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If you've been reading my blog very long, you probably know that I'm a knitter, and that I often knit in public. So, I'm long accustomed to people saying the following:"My grandmother used to crochet." In my head I reply, "This is knitting, not crochet." Out loud I say, "Mine, too. Isn't it great how elaborate some of their patterns were?""I'd never have the patience for that." In my head I

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Yesterday was my birthday; I would've posted yesterday, but I got home much later than usual and didn't get a chance. I wondered if turning another year older would bother me, but I had a really terrific day!It didn't start out terrific....my little Saturn had started making a dreadful noise that Daddy suspected was a brake problem. So, I'd made arrangements to drop it off at a repair shop,

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Why Camping Is Good:It gets me out in the fresh air, away from air conditioned air and fluorescent lighting.It gets me away from the television set.It gets me away from the computer.I can't get a cell phone signal in the campground. This is a good thing.It gives me a LOT of uninterrupted knitting time.I meet lots of interesting, nice folks from many different areas.I get to get snuggles from

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I have a classic example of a communications gap. I'll start by reminding you that I took Saturday as a "stay in" day, mixing housework with knitting and watching Doctor Who. I didn't leave the apartment until Sunday morning (I was invited to Mom & Dad's for lunch). When I left, I saw that a note from the management office of my apartment complex had been taped to my door. In defense of my

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It's 29 degrees cooler on my balcony than it was the last time I posted! Drizzy rain has set in this morning and the temperatures are much more bearable. Hope it lasts!A drizzly gray Saturday is perfect for one of my favorite "lazy day" routines: Make a pot of good, strong coffee (my current favorite has chicory in it) and chill out in the recliner with my knitting and the remote control. Am

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As I'm writing this, it's 100 degrees on my deck. Not that I'd know that from being OUT there, mind you. That's the reading on my indoor/outdoor thermometer that I can monitor from the comfort of the desk in my bedroom. I've not been outdoors all day today. During the morning I was too busy with household drudgery (and, yes, little knitting. *LOL*), and by the time I'd done my chores, it

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If you've read my blog in the past, you know how much I love to go camping. When the weather is hot and muggy like it's been here in my corner of the world lately, there's nothing quite like pulling a lounge chair out under a big ol' tree and stretching out with a cold glass of tea, knitting in your lap, and a new audiobook on the Zune (Microsoft's version of the iPod).And that, friends, is how

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This month is just zipping right on by; seems just yesterday was the 4th of July. Or maybe it just seems that way because some people in my neighborhood celebrated with fireworks for DAYS after the holiday. *LOL*We had some rain yesterday that cooled things off a bit, but today I drove to work in light fog and they're predicting mid-90's for this afternoon. *ICK* I hate to wish my summer away

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I'm working a flex schedule this summer and am off on Fridays. So, this past weekend (because of Independence Day) was a 4-day weekend for me. Pretty neat, right?And it WAS neat. I always enjoy having time away from the office. On Friday morning Daddy went to meet some old friends of his (in town for the holiday) at Hardee's over in Duffield. They met on the Friday before the 4th last year,

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Hoo boy, is it just me or is it awfully HOT for June? When I was growing up (back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth), we enjoyed four seasons. Winter would gradually give way to several weeks of cool nights and warm days when flowers poked their little heads up out of the ground and trees burst into bloom. We would enjoy several weeks of very temperate weather before the real heat of summer set

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There are two Wal-Mart stores in my town. From my home it's actually a little closer to the Wal-Mart #2. But the Wal-Mart #1 is on the way home from work, so it's been getting most of my business for years.However, I think that's coming to an end. Why? Several reasons. One is that Wal-Mart #1 has one of the most dangerous parking lots I've ever encountered. There are several restaurants and

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Yesterday I exchanged a few e-mails with a nice lady from work who's been dealing with an injury she suffered over a year ago. During the exchange I commented that I'm just unbelievably lucky. It's true...I'm lucky, and I know it.Last June when my leg pain became completely unbearable, an Urgent Care doctor referred me to a specialist that I'd never heard of before. That specialist happened to

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I've been a little lackadaisical about my blog posting in the last little bit. I actually HAVE been a little busy with the normal summer work-load increase at the office and getting ready for my most recent camping trip (more about that later) and getting some knitting done on some summer socks.But the truth of the matter is, my life's just not fascinating enough to feel the need to post daily.

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Back in August 2005, our local Krispy Kreme doughnut shop closed. I have to be honest about this, it wasn't as devastating to me as it was to a lot of people in our town. I'd had to give up Krispy Kremes some time ago because I'm a Type II diabetic.But even though I hadn't eaten a Krispy Kreme in a long time, I missed the shop. I had to drive by it each day on my way home from work, and the

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As much as I love having time away from the office, I always have to pay for it when I get back to work. Busy, busy, BUSY week! But that's okay, because Friday's finally here! *happy Friday dance*Adding to my busy work week, I had three medical appointments this week. One was to have follow-up x-rays done for the doctor who did my back surgery last November. Another was to have blood drawn

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Wouldn't it be great if the work week zipped by at the same speed vacation weeks disappear? I'll try not to gripe, though, because it's been a really good week. In this post I'll tell you what I've done since my last blog update.On Wednesday afternoon I went to visit my great-aunt Orpha. That's not a typo...her name is Orpha. Pretty neat, huh? She's my paternal grandfather's sister, and

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This has been a great vacation so far...doing nothing really big, but lots of little things. My kind of "rest and recharge the batteries" vacation!Yesterday was my busiest day of the week so far. I needed to get my car serviced, so off I went to my local Wal-Mart. While they were changing the oil and rotating my tires, I did some shopping. Nothing exciting, just lots of "must have" household

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When my alarm went off as usual at 5:30 this morning, I did the same thing I do every morning: I smacked the snooze bar and spent the next few moments trying to determine what day of the week this is. Happily, I quickly remembered that it's Saturday....the first day of my WEEK OFF! *happy dance*I had actually meant to shut off the alarm last night (or at least change the wake-up time to a bit

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Yup, it's spring all right. Birds are singing, trees are blooming, the narcissus that were so beautiful just a week or so ago have faded away. I'm sneezing, coughing, and constantly dabbing at my watery eyes with a Kleenex. Yup. Spring.But we had a good steady rain yesterday which finally settled some of the pollen, and I believe it helped everyone's allergy symptoms. Today, however, is supposed

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Yesterday evening was really great. I'd worked yesterday and was a little tired, but not exhausted. I wasn't particularly hungry, so a cheese sandwich and Diet Coke was fine for supper. No dishes to wash. No household chores that couldn't wait another day.So after checking in with Mom by phone and then making another call to deal with some items on a website for which I do a little volunteer

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Mom and Dad took me to a local surgery center early this morning for my colonoscopy, and all went well. *YAY* I'm certainly glad to have that over and done.Because I had to be up at 4:00 am, I dozed a bit this afternoon, but haven't felt any aftereffects from the sedation at all. In fact, I felt well enough to go have a big ol' Chinese lunch with Mom and Dad on the way home from the center. The

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I have a new experience coming up in a couple of days....my first colonoscopy. I should've had it before now, but I've procrastinated. I should have been better about this, I know, but what can I say? It's just been too easy to put it off for another day. So the day is nearly here. *L*Kris has been through this procedure many, many times due to a health issue. Mom and Dad have both been through

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A friend of mine lost his nephew on Easter Sunday. He was a bright and very accomplished young man, only 21, set to graduate from college in mere weeks. His death was completely unexpected, and I can't even begin to imagine the pain his family is feeling at this moment.I hadn't seen him since he was a small boy, but I remember him as a very intelligent bubbly youngster.It's just a shame.....

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Easter morning is bright and beautiful in my little corner of the world....I hope you have a lovely day, too!Kris is now home from the hospital, thank goodness. She's still having a lot of pain, but is otherwise doing well. I'm so grateful that her surgery went so well, and I'm VERY happy that the procedure is finished and behind her now. Once she's healed from the surgery, she should feel so

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First item on the agenda: Kris had back surgery Monday a.m. Sydney time and is doing well, thank goodness. She's still in the hospital (with apparently noisy wardmates), but things are going as expected. Hopefully she'll be out of the hospital at the end of the week and will finally be able to get some rest!Second item: just a minor gripe. Is anyone else as tired of hearing from the Census

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Okay, maybe it's not COLD, but definitely much cooler than it was Saturday! It's down around the freezing mark right now, and so help me, last Saturday it was shirt-sleeve weather here! Sheesh. Must be March.Today would be a perfect "pile up in the recliner and knit" kind of day. *big pitiful sigh* But here I am, typing into my blog during my lunch break at work.I have so many things I want

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It's race weekend in my little corner of the world....two weekends each year, our town is host to a NASCAR race. We're home of the "world's fastest half-mile", which draws many visitors to town.Grocery stores, department stores, malls, restaurants, and most other public gathering places are difficult to get into as the parking lots fill with vehicles from near and far. Campgrounds and motels

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At last I'm nearly over a cold that laid me low over the weekend and into the first of the week! Not the flu, thank goodness, just a nasty yucky cold. Stuffy head, fever, achy body....the works. I was home from work Monday and Tuesday but went back yesterday, even though I still didn't feel completely well. Today's much better than yesterday, though. I think (knock wood) I'm pretty well over

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The weather this past weekend was just glorious....warm (comparatively) and sunny. You could just smell SPRING approaching!And with Spring comes the thought that CAMPING SEASON is coming....oh, how I missed camping last season! Since I'm a tent camper I have to wait for reasonably warm weather. After all, what's the fun in going to the woods if you have to huddle around a heater inside the

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Though the quiet in my apartment is still hard to listen to, each day gets a tiny bit easier. I took some of Meg's things to Mom and Dad's house Saturday so they can use them for their Jasper. That seemed to help a little. There's still a lot of healing to do, but the process has at least begun. As with most of the difficult times in my life, I find that staying busy helps a lot. So, when I

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My little MeggieDog is gone....and I am heartbroken. She became very ill last Friday night, and just never got better. She'd had these "spells" several times in the last couple of years, becoming violently ill for a day or two. But she'd always improved after the first 48 hours. Unfortunately, this time that didn't happen.When she became much worse yesterday, I took her to the veterinarian

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We're not receiving as much snow as northern Virginia, thank goodness, but we got enough to get a snow day! It's still pouring snow right now, and we have a brisk, really cold wind. Yuck. Well, at least I don't have to go out. I have a pot of steaming coffee in the Coffee Butler, any critical household drudgery has been done, and I'm soon going to be headed for the recliner with MeggieDog, a lap

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Yes, yes I know. I'm usually an animal lover. But, so help me I'm sick and tired of that stupid groundhog seeing his stupid shadow and subjecting us to SIX MORE WEEKS OF STUPID WINTER.Actually I am completely aware that it's just a tradition and that Punxatawny Phil has nothing to do with how much more winter we're going to have. But it's good to finally have a target at which to direct my

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Another snowstorm....a drier snow than the one on December 18, but a pretty impressive storm all the same. I've not been outside to measure it, but there's probably 5 or 6 inches here, and we're expecting another 2 to 3 inches today. I captured this photo a few minutes ago from a VDOT camera over on the Interstate near where I live. As you can see it's a good day to STAY HOME. Seems a terrible

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On the eve of "going back to work after the holidays", I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday season. Mine was just great. It was so wonderful to feel WELL and be able to enjoy the season! ...and to have an excuse not to decorate this year. *LOL* (After all, I still have to be careful about lifting heavy things and all my decorations are on the top shelf of a closet....not safe for me

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....and we got SNOW! LOTS of it! The official measurement for our area was 7 to 8", but when I brushed off my car yesterday afternoon, there was a total of 10" on top of the car roof.Needless to say, it really wreaked havoc on the area. Several unfortunate folks were without power (and some actually still ARE), but I've been lucky.It started Friday afternoon. I've been working 6-hour days, 7:00

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-37397295721969049982009-12-10T13:37:00.000-05:002009-12-10T13:37:00.243-05:00

Sorry it's been so long since I posted. My surgery was on the 17th, and the staples in my incision made it uncomfortable for me to sit without reclining. They removed the last of thestaples on December 2nd, and I went back to work (half-days) the next day! I'm feeling just great, but have been so tired when I got back home that I haven't taken the time to deal with my e-mail or do my blogging.

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I'll have surgery a week from today....and I will be soooooo glad. The cyst in my back must be growing, because the past couple of weeks have been very, very bad. I'll be so happy to get rid of that thing and get off my medication. I don't like taking medicine, and especially don't like the way it makes me feel. Ick.Oh well, that'll be behind me soon. I told a friend a little while ago how much

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Sorry I'm not blogging much currently. I'm still working, and by the time I get home from the office in the afternoon my pain level is so high that I can't sit at my home computer. Stupid back trouble. *grrrrrrrrrr*So, I'm posting this pathetic little note on my lunch break just to let everyone know I'm still here. :-) Just looking forward to getting my surgery done. And being on a morphine

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I got a call from my surgeon's office late yesterday afternoon; my new surgery date is November 17. While this means I have to be dealing with this leg pain for another six days, it actually works out better with my work schedule, so all's well.It's a load off my mind to finally know when it's all going to be done and over with. My pain level got really bad again last week, and it took until

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I got word late Friday afternoon that my surgery will need to be rescheduled, because my surgeon has to go out of town on November 11. *beating head on monitor* I talked to them this morning, and they still didn't have my new date scheduled. *beating head on monitor HARDER*My weekend was spent in the recliner with a heating pad, pain pills, knitting, and MeggieDog. I told Mom that staying the

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It's all relative.....this morning on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being comfortable, 10 being the worst pain you can imagine) my pain is a 7, moving up to a 9 when I have to move to certain positions. But that's relatively better. Yesterday, it stayed at 8.5 to 9 with spikes to a 10 at times. When I went to bed last night, my jaw was actually tired from clenching my teeth all day.But there IS light

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Well, last week I had another week off from work, but it wasn't restful at all. On 4 of the 5 weekdays, I either had doctor appointments or tests scheduled! On Wednesday (my only day at home), my leg was hurting so badly that I barely moved from the recliner all day long.The good news is that there's light at the end of the tunnel....my spinal surgery has finally been scheduled! *doing

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-81881323759188514092009-09-29T12:15:00.000-04:002009-09-29T12:15:00.750-04:00

I love Fall....the late summer haze has disappeared, leaving everything looking sharp and crisp. You can see slight color changes on the edges of the trees. A couple of good frosts, and we'll have our colorful fall foliage to enjoy. We've had a lot of rain this season, and I'm not sure how that will affect the colors. We'll know soon. :-)I'm completely utterly bored with my leg pain, so I'll just

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I just can't believe it's already FRIDAY. Holy cow. This week has just zipped by, and of course I've not done half the things I'd hoped to do this week. Oh well.My last blog entry was early Tuesday morning, so I'll catch you up on the "exciting" things I've done since then. *LOL*Tuesday:had blood drawn for diagnostics for my PCP, who I see next Fridaydropped by K-Mart to see if I could find

Davahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10509861441873695781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577794.post-6182125254906357282009-09-15T06:20:00.003-04:002009-09-15T06:41:40.291-04:00

First, one of my favorite webpages, "Clicked" on MSNBC suddenly stopped updating on June 29. I just learned that now they're shutting down "Test Pattern", which was my all-time favorite entertainment webpage. Sheesh.Luckily, Gael Fashingbauer Cooper (who was the original author of "Test Pattern") still writes a wonderful witty blog called "Pop Culture Junk Mail", which I've loved since the day

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