Waterdaughter
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September 2005
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Waterdaughter
September 2005
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9/26/2005 - Super news everyone!! Scott starts his new job on Monday, October 3rd! This place is only a couple miles north of us and he'll be working day shift. He'll be off work at 2:30 in the afternoon, which is great because he won't have to take extra time off from work for doctor or dentist appointments. He's happy to be going back to work ... well, we both are! I didn't pick up my mail this past Thursday until late evening ... and was just thrilled to find a "Dear Neighbor, Do something about your barking dogs..." letter mixed in with the bills. Scott and I talked about options and both pretty much ruled out bark collars because my dogs come from stubborn stock and bark through the pain. We also talked about a privacy fence. I've been wanting to have a privacy fence installed for several years, but have never done it because they are expensive. I thought about installing the fence myself, but honestly have ZERO desire to dig holes and want the job done right ... so I had American Fence come to the house and write me up an estimate ... almost $1800.00, plus the cost of a building permit. While I can't afford to do it, I also can't afford not to do it. A completely fenced in back yard will add to the resale value of my property, plus make for happier neighbors (I hope). Since I can't afford to do anything right now, I've decided to alter my own schedule so I can be outside with the dogs so they can be out in the yard. So far Jessie hasn't barked at all and Sadie only barked once (totally my fault because I was tossing the training dummy and "BARK" means "THROW IT NOW!!" in Sadie speak. We'll see how things go from this point. That's it for now :-) Love & hugs y'all 9/20/2005 - The Thyrogobulin came back 0 - so that's really good news!!! The TSH was a little high, so my Synthroid dosage is being adjusted a touch ... going from 1 pill a day to 3 pills a day, but if it helps me feel more "normal" than I already do, then BRING 'EM ON! I just wish I didn't hate taking pills as much as I do because it would make this whole morning ritual easier. We have a little news from the work front. AC night shift went from 4 10 hour days to 5 8 hour days, which meant another 110 miles per week and another tank of gas. When you have to decide between eating and putting gas in your vehicle, well, it's time for a change. Friday was Scott's last day, and yesterday he already had an initial interview with Midwest Railcar, which is only 2 miles north of home. No, I didn't think it was a good idea for Scott to quit one job without having another job lined up, but waking up at noon have having to be on the road to work by 1 doesn't leave much time for filling out applications and scheduling interviews. I'm pretty confident that he will find another job within the week - which will probably leave us in a little bind for the week that he doesn't receive a paycheck, but if I could handle 3 years then I can certainly handle 1 or 2 weeks. I just saw the video for "How do you get that lonely?" by Blaine Larsen and felt compelled to put the lyrics out on my page. I'm not sure why I feel compelled, but I do...
The video makes me cry every time I see it. It drives home that sometimes suicide can be prevented by one simple act of caring, listening... Love & hugs! 9/14/2005 - Just have not had much to write about for the past couple weeks, so obviously have not updated my little journal here on the world wide web... I had a follow up visit with the endocrinologist this morning and we reviewed the radiology report from that scan I had back on August 4th. The radiologist possibly found something on that could be something on the left side lymph nodes... could be nothing, but could be something. Dr. O had extra blood drawn to send to the Mayo Clinic to have my Thyrogobulin AB (a protein produced only by thyroid tissue) checked. If it comes back 0 then there is nothing further to do, however if the test comes back higher than zero more scans and potential surgery on the left side of my neck are in my future. I guess that will be ok as long as the surgeon makes the scar on the left side meet the original scar so I have a complete necklace rather than the fish hook looking scar I have now... I'm not sure when the results will be back, so I'll be sure to get that information out on the web as soon as possible. On to a different subject ... know what I am really quite tired of? Politics and everyone who feels I need to know what their opinion of President Bush is after the Hurricane Katrina disaster, even after I give them my "I don't discuss politics with friends unless I would prefer them as enemies" speech. You are, of course, entitled to your own opinions and you are granted the right to free speech, but remember I have the right to then share my opinion with you as well. I do not discuss who I am going to (or did) vote for, nor do I discuss how I am going to (or did) vote on any referendums that are on our ballot. It is not because I don't have an opinion, but rather because I do not wish to be lumped into one group or another group simply based on who or what I voted for. I've read so much rhetoric and bull s#@t lately, I mean even my favorite computer gaming forum has turned into a political standoff. I don't really care for the articles, blogs and forum posts that call a person's intelligence into question based on who they voted for and it comes from both sides of the political fence. I'm just tired of it. So, how the hell do I convert my homepage from .htm to .asp??? I can't find my notes anywhere and can't seem to google any instructions that make sense to me right now... If you know, please shoot me an email (address can be found at the bottom of this page)... Oh well, giving up for tonight... |
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