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Another dreary day is underway. While we got a bit of sunshine yesterday, it didn’t last long. The only thing relatively good to come out of this for me personally is that my head seems to be clearing up from the virus or allergies I’ve been suffering for the past two and a half weeks. Guess its washing all the pollen out of the air. I don’t feel quite as down today as I was Tuesday (that was the darkest day of all) thank goodness — I couldn’t even stand myself!

Eddie told me that they were getting tubes put in Randy’s ears this week. I sure hope the little guy is doing OK.

Well, I’m the queen of solutions again this week. Have tweaked a Crystal Reports report (that I had to download software for) for the purchasing department, fixed an accounting report so that it worked better and created that report Kurt wanted. I’m taking the laptop with me this weekend and I may mess around with some other stuff while I’m not doing anything. Wes is giving me the aircard to take with me so I’ll be able to VPN into the network.

Ma told me she was going to spend our inheritance on a plasma television — Ken and I both say “GO FOR IT and let us know if you need more dough.” I know Ken loves ours which is a 42″ and seems pretty large for our living room. I think he would be happy with one that was large enough to cover the entire wall, though. But that’s where we differ — I’m a much more casual watcher than he is.

We leave tomorrow morning for Charlotte. I’m taking clothing suitable for Group competition as I’m figuring I’m due to win breed I’ll keep you posted..

Well, you’re now officially caught up with our news.

Love to all,

Margaret

I never did go back to bed yesterday – stayed up until 10 before giving in. The sun did finally come out yesterday afternoon although by then, I was too entrenched in the blue funk for that to pull me out. I’m a little better today. I have absolutely no reason for being down. If it’s not weather related, then it must be post vacation blues. I don’t know — I’m crazy I guess.

Judy sent pretty pictures of her spring tulips yesterday. It seems that all my tulips have been eaten as none have come up. The irises and hostas and day lilies are, although only the irises are blooming yet. I don’t expect to see hostas and day lilies until late May or early June.

I’ve neglected my garden terribly. It’s in desperate need of weeding, and SOMETHING. Starting all over again. I’ve thought about putting azaleas under the windows and some kind of low holly in front of those since I cannot seem to keep the Bermuda grass runners out of the garden area and it overruns most anything else I plant there. I need to go buy a new hummingbird feeder as mine bit the dust when I brought it in for a final cleaning after the last bird left for the winter. The early birds will be showing up anytime now and I don’t have anything out to feed them with. 

Got pix messages from Gina where the kids got their Las Vegas t-shirts. She can’t take a picture for anything in the world, but at least we got something that the kids received the shirts (and they at least are not too small, so maybe they’ll have them to enjoy for a few months). Eddie said Randy got his t-shirt, but we haven’t heard from Chrystalyn or the Charleston group.

Got an email from Ma saying she went to the Doctor’s yesterday for her quarterly exam. She said he spent more time with her yesterday than he ever has before. Wants her to take pain pills for her back which, of course, she’s objecting to. Just take ’em when you need ’em, Ma. Said the nurse called her to report her blood work looked good and that a written report would follow in a few day.

Well, I think I need to close this out and get back to work.

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Love to all,

Margaret

I’m officially depressed. After 4 solid days of rain, grungy gray clouds hovering 2′ above my head, I’m grouchy and out of sorts. It probably doesn’t help that I’ve been staying up until 11PM and getting up by 4AM for all of those 4 days. I don’t think 5 hours of sleep is enough.

Why have I been staying up so late? Well, as you may or may not know, I have another blog that I use to earn a bit of money on the side by writing about stuff. I had an assignment the other day to write about something I just can’t connect with. I could not for the life of me think of what to write about that I could include the specific words required in the assignment in the specific order required. I stewed over this assignment for days (5 total), getting more and more concerned that for once in my life, my ability to write about anything anytime left me dry and cold and all withered up.

So, I wrote about other things, did all the rest of the assignments I’d been given, started putting together ideas for a video assignment I have that I don’t have all the particulars for just yet. Read a couple of chapters in the current mindless sloppy romance novel I’ve had open for the past two weeks. I did finally get the assignment done and you would think I would be happy, but I’m not.

You don’t have to write ABOUT the words, just include them in your post. I managed it, but it’s clumsy and obvious. Usually, I can fit those things in so they don’t stick out like a nudist in church. This one does that or worse. But it’s done and approved, so I’ll just have to put that one behind me and get on with it. Hopefully there will be more assignments forthcoming this week and maybe I can write a truly exceptional one to make up for the less-than-stellar performance of last night. Meanwhile, it’s dark, dank, dreary and raining…..

I think I’ll go back to bed.

Love to all,

Margaret