December 7, 2005

• Red letter day – stop the presses!  I’m actually writing in my Xanga journal again!  Woo hoo!

  OK, now that the excitement is over, I don’t really have much to
  say.  I’ve been battling a nasty head cold since Sunday evening,
  so I’ve been pretty grumpy overall.  Part of it is because there
  is too much going on a work to just take a couple of days off to
  sleep.  Sigh.  I’m already tired of my boss being out on
  maternity leave, and she’s not coming back for another three
  months.  On the up side, because she’s out and I’m filling in for
  her, I got a copy of our department’s budget for next year and saw that
  she has some very nice plans for me next year, both position and
  money-wise.  So, I guess I can forgive her for leaving me stranded
  for three months!

  Mom is in town visiting this week (that means dinner ready when I get
  home every night!).  She has an opthamologist’s appointment
  tomorrow, so Dad and she drove in Monday night and he went on to
  Houston Tuesday to go hunting with my brother.  Mom will fly home
  Saturday, and Dad will drive home next Monday/Tuesday.  It’s hard
  to keep track of them, they travel so much.  It’s nice to have her
  visit.  She’s getting up there in age (73), so I’m trying to
  treasure the times we have together.  I guess I’m incredibly lucky
  that we enjoy spending time together – so many people I know don’t get
  along with their families.

  OK, gonna go find a tissue and blow my nose now.  Then, take a
  Benadryl and try not to fall asleep too early.  If I crawl into
  bed with the heating pad, though, the cats will both come up to
  cuddle.  That’s a nice way to fall asleep, with two fur bundles
  purring away at my sides.  With the sleet coming down tonight,
  that’ll be nicely comforting.

  • 8:31 pm
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