Our New Kind of Normal

What a day yesterday turned out to be!

In the morning, M said he wasn’t feeling great, so I gave him some Coke and saltines before I left for work. I called him during the day and suggested toast and soup for lunch or some applesauce . . . something that would be easy on his stomach. Continue reading “Coke and Saltines – the Magic Cure-All”

Yesterday was a long day . . . being back to work after having five days off was a bit much to ask, in my opinion. But here I was. And M was at home, with a list of chores to do. Then I had to go get a haircut after work, so I was late getting home. Continue reading “The Thing Is . . .”

After all the eating we did this weekend, I’m sitting here wondering how much longer I have to wait until lunch. It really is pitiful. Continue reading “The Season of Eating Continues”

I wish I had something in my house that looked as nice as this picture, but no . . .

However, I DID have a cornucopia in my dining room that, evidently, went the way of the dodo bird this morning. Continue reading “It’s a Cornucopia”

The countdown is ON!

Do you have your turkey purchased? Most important question – is it out of the freezer and in the refrigerator to start thawing for Thursday? Continue reading “Turkeys, turkeys everywhere!”

We did it!

The Commissioners meeting went so well last night – and they approved the motion the hospital put before them . . . but we’re still A LONG WAY from the finish line. In fact, I think it’s safe to say we’ve just jumped the first hurdle. But we did it! Continue reading “Whew!”

This is it! The health system I work for is going to our County Commissioners tonight to ask them to apply for a loan from our state that will allow us to transition to a new model of health care over the next three years and, essentially, save health care in this county. Continue reading “Today’s the Day!”

I promise – this is NOT going to turn into a running blog!

But, I did actually get up AGAIN this morning and run. Shocking, right? Three sessions in a row. I was feeling so completely HORRIBLE yesterday that I wasn’t sure I was going to do it. Continue reading “Day Three – in the Books!”

Running shoes – purchased. And you’ll never believe it . . . they’re actually the brand and style I liked and used so many years ago. Saucony Hurricanes. I guess that tweaking they do every year came back around and they fixed the heel they messed up when I got annoyed with them. Continue reading “Mama’s Got a New Pair of Shoes”

I’ll admit it – as of yesterday afternoon, I had not applied to Social Security for M’s disability benefits. Continue reading “Complete Line 7A on Form 592-Z”