Day 48

Day 48

Thursday, May 15, 2014

This day (Thursday) was not as bad as it might have been.  It was a dreary gray day, and by early afternoon it was very wet.  A good part of the afternoon and evening, off and on, I had no TV or internet reception.  But, TGF came over early (after taking the boys to school).  As usual, her oldest is with her .. but seems mostly what he does is sleep.  TGF needed to do laundry; and because I’ve “been there”, I told her go ahead. (I’m very pleased with having been able to drop my electric bill more than half … so even though the multiple loads she has will run it up, I’m hoping a couple of out of town trips  for a few days will counteract that.

Anyway, around mid morning we went to town to pick up my eye drop refils.  The doctor had ordered a new Rx (to start the anti-inflamatory over) .. but they didn’t have it; but they did show there were 2 refills available.  I wonder if his order would automatically show up as refills on an existing Rx?  In any case, I got the drops.  I also got (per pharmacist’s recommendation) some melatonin to see if it will help me sleep through the night instead of this waking up in the middle of the night.  Then we went to the grocery store.  I didn’t get much, didn’t dare; but really needed just a few things.

It was just starting to sprinkle as we were leaving.We managed to get back and the car unloaded before the “real” rain started .. but we sure did get a lot!  As near as I can tell from the various reports, we got about 3” over the afternoon and evening.

She mostly worked on folding laundry as it got done; but also spent a little time continuing to work on going through a box of paper *stuff*  … the majority of which seems to be trash.

TGF left a little after 3:00 to pick up the boys from school; and came back to gather up the clean laundry and her groceries.  (she still has 3 or 4 – I think – loads of laundry to finish).  The rest of the evening was very quiet.  It was extremely frustrating that there was no TV reception for much of the evening … I didn’t get to watch all of AI, though at least I did get to see that my favorite is one of the final two.  And .. during the afternoon I got a very happy surprise phone call; and the shows I’ll miss next week will be recorded for me!  Thank you!! J

Most of the evening was spent finishing a book

I don’t know if the melatonin really helped or not.  I did wake up in the middle of the night, but went right back to sleep.  I woke near 5:00, and again went back to sleep.  I got up after 6:00, and stayed a little sleepy until after getting in the shower.  I’m not sure I much like that either; but then, it’s hard to tell how much is sleepiness, and how much is just eye irritation from having to take so many drops (starting at 6:30 in the morning, last ones at around 10:30 at night).

It’s still a little cloudy this morning, but I think it’s supposed to clear.  TGF will be back to finish her laundry (any time now).  I got a surprise email from my DIL (actually sent last night; but the computer was off early since there was only inermitent reception).   She said my son mentioned coming to get me after work … tonight!!!  Uh .. maybe some notice would be good?  And originally it was only for 2 or 3 days, for the kid’s end of school concerts.  But she wants me to stay for the band banquet on Thursday .. so it looks like it’s stretching to a full week.  Well, that will help keep the light bill down! LOL!  And the grocery bill.  But it sure makes me scramble tight.  And I have an eye appointment (follow up to check the pressure) on that Friday, so I’d have to come back home first thing Friday morning.

And even before posting this I got another email .. DS is not coming for me until Sunday.

TGF will be here soon, and I need to go on and get this day going.