Back to ...."normal"?

Prolly tonight is not the best moment for me to update.  I just spent 2 hours at an absolutely futile, time wasting, frustrating UPFA shop stroll.  My mood is far from positive, or pleasant.  Work was nuts, the weather's blehk & not likely to improve in time to go camping this weekend.  That's a whole lot of negative...Sorry.  Definitely not the best time for an update.  But the cherry on top of my mood was the guilt for not updating.  I can't win!  I've nearly deleted this twice now, but I just can't take that extra pile of uck.  So I'll post this much, apologize for my mood, and then go snuggle a kitty.

Please forgive me.  This day won, where's my white flag?
~m

Last Post for a Bit

My cousin Kim died this weekend.  Her funeral and viewings are in Cache valley & Idaho this week, so I'll be hopping about taking care of floral details and attending the funeral.  It's not gonna be low stress, but this is what we do.  Hopefully it's the last funeral for a while.

I'm exhausted & tomorrow's a long day.
Light & Love
~m

Beautiful Weather

Today feels like spring.  Scott & I sat in the sunshine to eat lunch.  Spazz campaigned to have the front door open, and Sider talked me into opening the bedroom blinds & window so that he can watch his birds (a pair small birds has built a nest in the ivy right next to the window).

Things are winding up to be a busy week.  I've got a wedding consultation for Scott's brother, reception flowers for the Emmers, and a Hillyard funeral.  I know it doesn't sound like much, and if it wasn't all for folks I love it wouldn't be half as stressful.  I keep crisscrossing details in my head.  Should get a bit better tomorrow after I've got the wedding written down.

I'm not crying about the funeral yet.  Kim's been so sick for so long, I know that an important part of my life is empty...but I'm not to the crying stage yet.  I'm so happy & relieved for her.  She's been so strong & brave for so long.  I'm sure she's happy to be done.  We're gonna miss her smile, and quiet humor.  Ah, there's a tear.  Perhaps I am to the crying stage after all.

I think I'll go open the screens and let some of this fabulous weather blow through the house.
Light & Love,
~m

Not at all Boring

When Scott got in his car to go to work this morning he discovered that the transmission was shot.  Matt was the last one to drive it (he brought it back last night) and says there were no symptoms.  So Scott parked his car back in the driveway & took the truck to work. 

My personal theory is that the pontiacs missed each other while Scott's was visiting Matt's house & decided to remind us how much we depend on them. Because....

Today when I got to work I had the option of going or staying (it was a slow day for orders).   So I ran a few errands and then decided to wander north & visit with Judy & Thom before they head north.  Things were uneventful until I got off the freeway in Kaysville.  My car was acting strangely & though I was able to get it off the road and parked in a safe place it was VERY clear that something was wrong.  So I called Scott, we did some remote diagnostics, and I took a walk to the conveniently nearby auto parts store.  I topped off the transmission fluid, and either that or the time sitting had the car acting decent so I went ahead & headed for the RV place to visit.  On the way there the battery light (the warning light on the dash that is bright RED and looks like a battery) came on, so I called Scott again & we guessed that it could be any one of several things involving the alternator.  I planned a back street way home & was just fine until traffic forced me onto the freeway...which was also fine....but at 3500 S. I decided to get off the freeway & take familiar side roads home.  That was a really good call, since the car began behaving strangely as i exited, and stalled completely a few blocks later.  Scott was on the phone with me when it stalled, & based on the symptoms brought the trailer battery, a cargo strap & his very capable self to the rescue.  I really wish I'd gotten a photo of his solution before he took it back apart.  He jumper cabled the trailer battery to my car battery, tied the trailer battery down with the cargo strap, tied the hood closed around the trailer battery, and then drove the car home (as quickly as possible before the trailer battery drained). 

So now I'm home & safe.  The pontiacs are parked next to each other equally useless.  His with an unknown solution pending, mine with the battery charger running (in hopes of salvaging the battery, though it's lifespan has certainly been shortened) and a plan to swap out the alternator.

So yay, not at all boring.  I've had my share of stress for a while thanks.  Hopefully both cars can be repaired without too much expense & soon.  I'm just VERY glad that both places I had to pull over were safe, & that at the end of the day I'm home & we think we know what's wrong.

So today I have several shiny things:
The daffodils that are blooming under my bedroom window.

Cargo Straps

 

My amazing husband who knows how to fix stuff & is willing to put a bit of effort into making things work in order to save us money.  Today could have been a VERY expensive one if he hadn't been willing to figure things out.

May things be delightfully boring for us all.

~m

Too Long

Life's been perty crazy.  Scott's had the same bug I had, works been nuts....there's lots of excuses.  Anyhow, I haven't been anywhere or done anything exciting.  Scott's started putting the mo-cy trailer back together, Mathew's getting married, I'm supposed to be working less hours...not much else of mention.

Here's my shiny.

sick & tired of being sick and tired

I feel like this week has been about 40 days long.  Just today was at least 400 hours.  This bug just doesn't end.  Mom says it's going around Cache Valley too.  Blehk!

Anyhow, tonight my shiny thing is one of my favorite cure all solutions.  It's not only delicious, it's helpful.

 

Not much else worth reporting, haven't left the house in 2 days, hoping I can work tomorrow without pissing Adda off with my cough....

Oh, another shiny thing, Scott found out that in July our insurance policy will be changing so that a co pay is no longer required on a preventative visit.  In response to this delightfully sense making development I am considering a major alteration in my anti doctor going policy.  The mandatory $20+ bucks out of my pocket every time I cross their doorstep has been my primary complaint.  Also, if I can get a rx for my over the counter allergy pills the insurance will cover them now also.  That's $20 a month in savings right there...

Alright,  I've finished my soda, and taken ANOTHER cold pill.  Hopefully this time when I lay down my head doesn't immediately pressurize.  Wish me luck!

~m

This is the Cough that Never Ends...Yes it goes on & on.....

I've caught hell at work the last two days for coughing & sneezing (as though I could help it).  By the time I get home I'm too tired (and more than a little frustrated) to do more than take another cold pill and climb into bed.  So today I am staying home with Oscar & doing my best to get the rest of this crud outa my lungs.  Oscar thinks it's a fine idea & keeps trying to mimic the coughing sound.  I'm trying to find the humor in that, I really am.

So I'm three days behind on sharing my happy things.  Let's see...
1- my tropicana rose bush is budding out thicker than ever so YAY I didn't kill it with the mega pruning. I should get a bunch of delish raspberry scented blooms before too long.
2- I've got no less than 3 camping trips in the works for this summer, mostly close to home, but all fun.  I think we're gonna try camping Zions for my birthday, might be crowded, but we've had some great recommendations for out of the way boondocking places & neither of us minds an adventure knowing that anywhere we can park we have our own bed etc in the back of the truck...cant' decide rather to take the bikes and trailer with us or not.
3- .......well that's today's isn't it....I suppose the shiny thing about today would be kitties.  They're awfully adorable when they set their minds to it.

Gotta go find some sort of lunch so that I can take another pill.
Live Long & Prosper.
~m

Sharing is good, sharing germs is BAD.

I've come down with Byron's cold bug.  It's not at all fun.  So today the best thing in the whole world is menthol Kleenexes.

Had to skip my visit with Thom & Judy today :(  Hopefully we get to visit later in the week when I'm not toxic.

Time for another cold pill.
~m

I'm still awake, so it still counts!

As a concerned an responsible pet parent I have talked to my cats about catnip.  They consume responsibly, and never drive after....LOL.

This is Royla  2 summers ago, that's FRESH catnip on the floor, and yes her pupils are VERY dilated.

Tonight I brought the cat shelter into the house & dosed it liberally with catnip.  My hope is that when, hopefully IF Royla get's here it smells familiar, and also like nip.  Her other mom is dragging her feet, and that's ok with me.  My worst fear is that Royla can't handle being outside here, and takes off to find her other people who have moved and are a hundred miles away besides.  Spazz loves nip & is waiting until I'm not watching to check out the shelter, Sider thinks it's pretty cool, and I think Yahz is waiting  to see if he fits.

Happy Weekend!
~m

Glad this weeks over.

Not an awful week, not the best.  But T&J are in town for the weekend, so I have high hopes of a good visit.

I had a frazzling day, and so am wimping out on a real blog post.  Hopefully I feel much more enthusiastic & energetic tomorrow.

Here's my shiny things for yesterday & today.

Love 'em or hate 'em, almost everybody feels strongly about them.  I'm one of the lovers.

Speaker Pillows!  I LOVE MINE.  Either a subliminal sleep track or an audio book is just right to send me off to sleep.

and now I will go snuggle with Yahzi while I blink at the TV.

Live Long & Prosper.
~m