Tuesday Morning, Right?

Good Morning.  It is Tuesday?  I hope.

Be right back.

Hey Trish,

Tuesday it is.  Yesterday, I worked from home and had no coffee and didn't want to run to the store, so today, I am at work and catching up on my caffeine.  I hope your day goes well....here's to good coffee and a good day.

Hello Jeannie....I am glad you are getting in your coffee today!! I don't know how you managed yesterday.  You love your coffee!! Don't drink so much that you float away!

Have a great day and don't work too hard. I know all you can do in one day!!! You are amazing!!

Love to you and hugs too....connie d

After being sick all day yesterday, and living on bananas, crackers and Cup A Soup, my body is wiped out, and brain really foggy.  Between the sinuses, and the bathroom issue, I feel like a wet noodle.

Anyway, Jeannie, I finally read about your trip with the grandkids.  It sounds like they had a good time, and made some great memories with you and hubby.  That is awesome.  Lobster is my all time favorite food.  My parents regretted letting us kids taste it when we were little.  

I have one errand to run, then I have to get back here and do some small stuff around here.  At least my sinuses don't hurt, and I think I can go somewhere without desperately needing a bathroom.

Must scoot.

Be back later.

Love,

Trish

Hello Trish...I am so glad to know you are feeling better today! I am sure you are very weak after all you went through. Your sinus headache is gone and that is wonderful!! I hope the other problem is better too!!

Don't overdo today...you need to rest up and get your energy back. Take good care of yourself!!

Much love and many hugs....connie d

Hi Trish and Jeannie and my OFF family to come:

I'm up and at 'em, but so tired. I've already nodded off once. I'm going to get ready to go to the Y, then I have my psychologist appointment later. It's supposed to be really hot. I don't think I'll do much else other than come back home and putter around the apartment, pitching and purging. I have a taste for my apple muffins and zucchini bread (low-carb and high protein) so I may pick up some zucchini at the farmers stand I see on my way to the shrink's office. Already have apples, just need the sour cream. Just depends on how ambitious I am. Right now I don't feel very ambitious. Just want to go back to bed. I'm hoping the exercise will perk me up. 

Trish, glad you're feeling better. Don't overdo it.

Jeannie, I haven't read your vacation trip post, but will later. I'm sure you had a great time.

I need to start thinking about getting ready to go to the Y. The mind is willing, but the body wants to go back to sleep. Got to finish this second cup of coffee ... maybe it will work. 

Have a good day.

Hi Eileen,

I hope you got to the Y.  I need a pool, somewhere.  Love water.

Hope you have fun baking.  

Love ya.

Hello Eileen....I am sorry you are still so tired. I was like that for quiet awhile too. I think it is all part of your PTSD. That has wiped you out more then you realize. I keep praying for you. It is horrible to have to make yourself go and do things when you absolutely can't hardly do it. 

I hope you have the energy to make your apple muffins and or the zucchini bread. Those are good for you and a great comfort food too. Plus I know how much you love them!!

I am glad you have the day off. You can pitch and purge a little at a time and still rest when you want. 

I hope you have a good session with your psychologist today. Let her know how tired you are feeling. 

Love and many hugs to you.....connie d

Morning sistas,

I woke up early after a very restless night.  Just not sleeping well at all these days.

Anyway, it was cool-ish and foggy this morning, so I got out there and watered my lawn.  Now at 10 a.m. it's in the mid-90s again.  So it goes in August in Texas.

I'm tackling my closet today.  I know I should be working on the dining room, but my closet has just become a dumping ground and I can't stand it one more minute.  I'm not ready to give away Butch's clothes, but I am going to box up some things and move them out of the closet.  I'm also going to empty out his chest of drawers (which I've always liked better than my dresser) and switch my stuff over to there.  The girls and I want to eventually pick out some of his shirts to make into "memory" pillows.  And there are some that we will all want to keep to wear.  I still have a couple of shirts of Daddy's that I wear when I do yard work.  I love having them.  But the underwear and socks and countless pairs of jeans?  Those I will box up today.  

I told my best friend in Dallas about the baby today.  Once Carrie tells Mom, we will stop keeping it "hush hush".  But Mom deserves to hear it from Carrie first, so just a few more days of keeping it quiet.

Carrie is coming down this weekend, and we will do her belated birthday (from May) dinner and cake.  She wants a white cake with lemon curd filling and white icing.  I can do that.  Her favorite dinner is seafood, so we'll have crab legs and shrimp.  

On Sunday, I am going to fulfill a promise I made to Butch and take the boys to church.  Well, Sunday school anyway.  Chris and Mike are pretty much unenthusiastic about having to get up and go anywhere on Sunday mornings.  I can understand that.  I worked full time with babies, too.  It's hard to make yourself get up and go on your one morning to sleep in.  But Mom needs to make friends and so do I.  So we're trying to select a few churches in the area we would like to visit.  I want one with a "modern" church schedule.  Ideally we could take the boys to Sunday school (or children's church) at the same time we attend the worship service.  Over and done in less than 2 hours.  

I have been off of my hormones since May, and I'm starting to have multiple little hot flashes all day long.  They're not bad.  I just sort of flush up and a light "dew" blossoms all over my upper extremities and face.  I go back to see my GYN in September, so I'll hang in there until then.  I may opt not to go back on the hormones at all.  I don't like the risk of developing breast cancer.  My family has had enough cancer.  

Well, day's a-wastin'! Love you all!

Hi Vickie,

I understand the thing about packing up Butch's stuff.  Love the idea of making the pillows.  That is sweet.

I think the boys will love Sunday School and church.  Plus, I think you and your Mom will also benefit from making some friends.  Hope you find a good church for all of you.

Love you.