Wednesday, November 16, 2005Working HardBeginning to see light at the end of the tunnel that is my house. I finished folding all of the clothes that were piled up to be folded in my room, and got them put away last night. All that's left to do to get my room completely clean is to dust and sweep. The kids rooms, likewise, are in fairly... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, November 15, 2005Tired Todayand a bit worried.... There's some severe weather headed our way, and it's supposed to get right nasty this afternoon. Possible tornadoes or straight-line winds. (Anyone remember "Hurricane Elvis" from 2003?) Thunderstorms, maybe hailstorms. It could get nasty. I was up late last night, naughty me.... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, November 14, 2005Broadway Concluded ... For Another YearWell, it's over. It was wonderful fun, while it lasted, but it's over now. The ex was there yesterday. He bought tickets for the kids at the door. I guess they pestered him into it. They saw the show Friday night and loved it. And they enjoyed it again yesterday. It was my best performance yet. I'd... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, November 12, 2005Broadway Going Well ... Except ....Opening night went fine. The kids and my parents enjoyed the show immensely. I sang well, if a bit weakly. Thank heaven for microphones. However, I found out that my ex has bought a ticket for the final performance. One ticket. Which means that he will be sending the kids to the nursery while he... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, November 11, 2005Weird Side-Effects of PrednisoneI've never taken this stuff before, so I didn't really know what to expect when the doctor put me on Prednisone on Wednesday. Wow, has this been a learning experience. First off, since I first got sick, I've been dragging around like I was on my last leg, and that only half-attached. No energy. No... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, November 10, 2005Don't Desert Me, Folks!I'm still sick! I'm posting to Oddments every day, and I typed in a huge post to this blog yesterday, but the cyberspace post-monster ate it. Grrrr. The infection is all gone now, but I still have not eaten anything more substantial than yogurt since last Friday. Nothing sits well on my... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, November 5, 2005AUGH! I'm sick!Allergy / sinus thing. No voice. Head full of goop. Coughing like a TB patient. Weak as a kitten. Can't stand or sit for more than five minutes at a time. I can't afford to be sick right now. Opening night is Friday! I NEED my voice! I need my head not to feel like it's got atom bombs going off in... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, November 3, 2005Struggling With the Time ChangeYou'd think that the "fall back" part of the Daylight Saving Time equation would be easy. Get your hour of sleep back and slip gently into Standard Time. Sadly, it never seems to work that way. I generally go to bed at 9:30 p.m., and get up at 5:30 a.m. When we "spring forward," it takes me a good... Sign in to see full entry.Sunday, October 30, 2005Next-Door Changes Are ComingThe house to the south of ours is a rental property. The people in it seemed nice enough when they first moved in, but they rapidly became rather objectionable. They tossed cigarette butts, empty soda cans, broken brooms, and other garbage into my yard. They drove into their driveway at all hours of... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, October 28, 2005Taking a RiskI'm a punctual person, as a general rule. I hate to be late, and will skip an event if I'm going to be dragging in after it starts. I just don't like showing up when things are already underway. I've been known to look at the clock, see that I would be getting to church ten minutes late, and decide... Sign in to see full entry. |