Hot, hot , hot

Yesterday we had record breaking temps all over the state. Downstate had a few cities reach 89! My little area hit a high of 84. The old record was set in the 1940's at 82 or 84 can't remember which, lol. I myself did mostly nothing. It was just way to hot. I did mange to get hubby's vest fixed. Again. I managed to mess it up again while doing the decreases. Decreasing, binding off and keeping the design straight was really a challenge for my concentration, lol! But, I finally got it and have a few more rows and that's all finished. Thankfully, lol!!! Hopefully the front will be much easier.

Today is absolutely beautiful. Not supposed to be as warm as yesterday. There's quite a nice breeze blowing, so today I will do the running I didn't do yesterday. By the afternoon, all I wanted to do was sleep, lol. Today we will weed, go into town for some produce and get Pansy. They might get planted today. Tomorrow is supposed to be very warm again, so not doing to much. The boys have to work the garden and today will be the best day for it. Yesterday the youngest was in and out all day and the oldest was playing yo'ville on the computer all day.

The oldest rode his bike to work yesterday. When he comes home around 1 pm I see him walk in the door wearing his winter coat!! Now I know 8 am is cool, but not cool enough for a winter coat. Besides, he's riding his bike. That makes you warm anyway. This kid, I just don't understand him. Every year we go through the same thing when the weather changes. If I didn't take his winter clothes he would wear them all summer long. The same when the weather changes back to cooler weather. The kid stands out for the bus with a sweatshirt on and it's so cold you can see his breath! And you know he's cold because he's shivering so bad he can't stand still. I just don't understand why the kid doesn't comprehend the differences in temps and dress accordingly.

Well, today's the last day I get to talk to hubby. Yesterday he had his sister packing for him. He was packing yesterday and today. He has only a few people to visit and that's it for today. Tomorrow will be a very long day for him. His flight leaves at 9 am on Tuesday. His family lives about 7 hours from the airport so they are leaving around midnight on Monday. That's a ride I wouldn't want to make round trip. So we will go 36 to 48 hours with no contact. That's longer than when he leaves. When he left this time occasionally I would look at the clock and think that hubby is still in the air, get out of bed in the morning and realize he is still in the air somewhere.

Well, I have things to do today and they won't get done playing on here, lol.

Lazy weekend

All week I've been looking forward to the weekend, for many reasons. Three days off, nice weather, and the last weekend before hubby finally comes home. So, during the week I make all these plans for the weekend. Things I want to do. Well, the weekend it here, and all I really want to do today is nothing. Absolutely nothing. It's feeling more like a lazy Saturday to me. Now, sure I could put everything off for tomorrow. But that would make it a really busy day. Today it's supposed to hit 85 and tomorrow 75. Tomorrow really is weeding the flower beds weather. It is also running into town weather. The youngest started hanging the clothes outside and he's complaining about it being really hot already. Well, that's what it feels like when you're standing in the sun, lol.

I had thought of doing all the running yesterday after work, but I was so tired and work was such a bad day, I just needed to de stress. So, I cleaned all the patio furniture, swept the deck, put up the gazebo, did a little weeding in the shady spots, and dug out all the pillows and cushions. And I wondered why last night my back and legs hurt, lol. I do need to wash the pillows for outside later today. First, I have to get laundry caught up. I haven't done any for about 3 days. Just to many other things to do, and we still have clean clothes, lol. But, now the baskets are over flowing and that is bothering me. I've been working real hard on keeping the house really clean. Not that my house is dirty, but it usually has that lived in look. Lately I've been making sure nothing is out of place. Not an easy task with two sloppy teenage boys, lol.

Well, I'm off to make my list for today and see what I might actually do today.

I can get excited now

Hubby's mothers surgery went well yesterday and she's coming home today. I think we all have been holding our breath for a while now. But, I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders.

Sometimes when I call hubby the connection is good and we can talk without getting interrupted for the full time on the calling card. Other nights, like last night, we keep getting disconnected. I gets annoying because if you get disconnected, you lose more minutes than what you actually used. Anyway, after I finally got through, we were talking a little and I asked about his mother, and we disconnected. Call back again and in a few minutes same thing. So.......... the next time as soon as he picked up I asked him about his mother. Talk about prolonging things, lol. He was telling me that he had been up since around 2 am because there were some nasty storms that went through and they lost power because of it. Him and his uncle had to go outside and start the generator so they could have water and enough electric to charge the cell phones. His uncle gets up around 4 am to start his work on the farm, and his aunt gets up at that time to make roti (bread) and tea for him before he goes, so they needed water to. His main plans were to take his mom home and spend some time with her. Later he was going to take a nap. I sure hope he got one.

Went to go knit this morning and glad I did. I would have never figured out the directions for this part of hubby's vest. Hubby called while I was there and asked me where I was that I wasn't home. It was just really weird knowing he's so far away and hearing him ask me that. I told him I needed help with his vest. His response, It's not done yet?? Ok, smarty, lol. I'm going to try really hard to have at least the back done by the time he comes home. Now that I've worked through the confusing part, that's what's next. Another 14 inches or so.

My little lady had her pace maker surgery today. I hope everything went well for her to. I do hope though, that if she has to stay over night in the hospital or something that her daughter would have enough sense to call the agency and let us know, beforehand. Usually with her, it's the second before. It gets irritating when I get a call from work not to go as I'm pulling into the driveway. She did that last week to me. gggrrrr. Yesterday she had a doc appt for her and no body knew about it until I walked in the door, hours before. It didn't effect me, but the woman who works after me was irritated that she only had to stay about 45 minutes. I don't blame her, I would be to.

Bible study is tonight, but not sure if I'm going. This day has just flown by and all I really want to do is get some serious knitting done. All I got done this morning was pulled 2 rows out and re knitted one. Not a lot, lol.

Lost page

I have been searching for this web site that I haven't been to in a while. It's not one I use to much. Anyway, I'm searching and trying to think of even the name of this site and finally realized I get some mail from it at the other addy. So, open that one and click on any old email from that site. Looking everywhere on that site for this one thing in particular. Gone. Nothing. Nothing even close to what I'm looking for. And believe me, I went to places on that site that I never went to before, lol. So.............. I'll have to figure out something else.

Hubby's moms surgery was today. I don't know how it went. I had asked hubby last night to call me and let me know how it went, but................ well, he did call. Unfortunately, my cell had no service when he called and he left a message. Said a lot of things but nothing about his mother. He sounded like he either had been drinking or was so tired he was just giddy. He called the house phone to and but didn't leave a message. That in itself tells me he wasn't his normal self. But, I'm assuming everythings ok. I'll know if I talk to him tonight for sure. He called me last night and had told me he had been up since like 5 am because his mother had to be at the hospital early. He called me before he went to bed the night before (his time) and it was around 11:30 or so when he was getting to bed . That's late for him. He goes to bed between 8 & 9 pm and wakes around 6:30 am. But, at least she had the surgery. The man had me so confused about when it was going to be. It seemed like every time he talked to me it was a different day, lol. But, as of last night all the test results were ok and surgery was a go.

Got a call from work after I got home. She wanted to know what I was doing tomorrow since I'm off. I told her I was going to go knit. I'm stuck on hubby's vest and need help before I go to far and have to rip out inches and inches since what I thought might work, really didn't. I think maybe she just wanted to see if I wanted to work. I should have asked her if she had something for me, but I didn't. I'll never get any farther unless I do this. Regular knitting doesn't start again until October. I really don't want to wait that long. The women I knit with on Thursday night are good knitters, but not experienced enough to help me through this. The one woman who is doesn't come anymore since she has a landscaping business and it's starting to pick up now with the weather getting nicer.

Speaking of weather. The weekend is supposed to be gorgeous. Friday in the low 70's and Saturday and Sunday in the low 80's. Now, it's to early for 80's for me, but I'm going to be lovin Friday. We are going to re mulch the flower beds around the house, after we pull weeds, lol. The boys don't know it, but they are going to be helping. I also want to get fertilizer for the garden. This weekend might be a good time to have the small herb garden dug as well. We'll see just how motivated the boys will be on that one, lol.

No motivation today

Today is one of those days where I just want to stay in bed. I'm up, but not really wanting to be. I think maybe I finally slept really good last night. It's taking me quite a while to wake up and start moving. If I had to work today it would be a I don't want to work today kind of day, lol.

But, there are a few things I need to get accomplished. Like the never ending laundry, and a few errands. I think I will probably end up crawling back in bed early tonight. I rented movies last night. Doubt and Slumdog millionaire. Both were really good movies.

Talked to hubby and he is still in pain from his tooth. I asked him if he was going to get it taken care of today. He said he was, but his mothers surgery is supposed to be today, and knowing my husband, he won't get it taken care of today if she has the surgery.

It's supposed to rain for the next 3 days or so. It's much cooler and very windy still, but by the end of the week they are predicting close to 70, so I can wait. This weekend I plan to fertilize the garden so I can plant seeds next month. I'm waiting because it still is getting so cold at nights. I made the mistake of leaving the lily plant I bought myself outside over night, and well................. I hope the poor things comes back. It just never occurred to me it was still getting that cold out. I don't' know where my head was, I just wasn't thinking.

Intresting day

My Friday is finally here, lol!! I've forgotten what only working a few hours actually feels like. At knitting last night we were talking about the nice weather and Miss V was saying how she had taken the day off knowing it was going to be so nice. Miss MG, who doesn't work any more, I didn't realize this, was saying she was going to go back outside today and tackle the rose bush that had roughed her up that day, lol. Only today she was determined to win, lol. And Miss M, well, she has to work all day today. So I told her not to feel bad, that I had to work today to, but only for a few hours. It's been a very productive day. I didn't sleep in like I had fantasies of, and got a lot done before I had to go to work. The boys are going to youth group so it will be a very quiet night for me. Going to work on hubby's vest some more. By the time knitting comes back around next week, I hope to be at the point where the arm holes are and just might be needing help there. I have to decrease and still keep the hounds tooth pattern. Not sure about this one.

Talked to hubby last night and he was so depressed sounding. He's tired of being there and wants to come home. For once he didn't know exactly how many days he has left. Still complaining about being so tired and doing nothing but tossing and turning all night long. I sssooooo know that feeling. I took some advil before bed last night because I have been having to prop myself up at night to sleep, even a little. Between the sore throat, which gets dry at night and hurts even worse, and the ear/jaw pain, sleeping elevated helps. Some. The advil takes the edge off the pain enough that I can actually relax and sleep for a few hours. Still not enough though. This morning I woke and the sore throat is feeling better. Slightly sore. No more ear pain, but some jaw pain. It's significantly better than it has been all week. But, sometimes I have a voice and then sometimes it's barely above a whisper. Hubby picked up on that. I told him I'm sick again. He was telling me that him and his uncle had gotten into an accident yesterday. They were stopped at a light and when the light turned green, the guy behind them ran into them. Driving over there is very different from here. You get hit if you don't get out of the way. That's what happened to them. Anyway, hubby's uncle was upset at the guy for hitting them and the guy was upset at hubby and his uncle for being in the way. They ended up in a fist fight. Hubby's uncle was very angry, but they settled it and each went on their own way. Very different country. But, at least they are both ok, just some damage done to the back of the van. It was a hatchback and the rear door is dented.

For some reason today, all I want to do is eat. Never feel full. This isn't good for someone who should be losing weight, not gaining, lol. I had breakfast and I had lunch and I'm still hungry, lol. So for dinner I'm making spaghetti with garlic bread. Normally, when the boys have youth group we have frozen dinners but since I'm hungry I'm going to actually cook. Hopefully, that will hold me through the night!

Making time for fun

I seem to be at the point today where I just want things to progress. And they aren't. It seems just one problem after another. I can't say I really know what to do for myself to make me feel better about any of these situations. I know, I know, patience and prayer. I am praying about everything that's bothering me, but the answer just seems to be either no or just wait. The waiting is what I'm having a hard time with.

I don't know if it's me but it just seems like everything is so hard these days and people are so nasty about it. It's like the mindset is everything revolves around ones self. Maybe I'm just running into to many people like that lately, mainly this week. I'm not a normally mean person, and I always try to be helpful, but lately I find myself wanting to be just as nasty right back. I know that's not right to be that way, but enough is enough.

So, tonight I'm going to go knit. I haven't been in a while and I think I could use some fun time. I've kind of been avoiding this because every one knew hubby was away and when he was supposed to return, and now that he hasn't, well, everyone gives me that look like , are you sure he's coming back? Even my own mother asked me that! I could start to question myself, but I know hubby will be back. I know this is as hard for him as it is for me. I told him weeks ago to just do the right thing and that's what he's doing. It doesn't matter if we like it or not.

Tomorrow is a very short day. It's also supposed to be close to 70 tomorrow. Had I known that I would have taken the whole day off, lol. Boys go back to school tomorrow and then youth group at night so it should be a very peaceful day for me. And as far as these situations, I'll deal with the one on Monday. As in attempting a phone call. If that gets me nowhere, then I will just do up a letter and send copies of what I have. I don't know what else to do.

Work was ok, came back to a nasty note about my previous comment, but whatever. This could keep going and I'm not going to do that. Think what you want, I really don't care. Thankfully, the brat was gone for the day. It was such a peaceful day. No yelling, cursing, stomping, throwing things, fighting over the cordless phones, all 3 of them, etc. It was so nice after a week of crap. Even the dog was much calmer, lol.