Jul 31, 2008
Jul 29, 2008
A Virus or Pneumonia?
Okay, this has become almost comical if it weren't so miserable.
This last weekend while I was moving furniture like crazy, my husband suddenly doesn't feel well. I never know what to do with that mainly because he mostly just wants to be left alone. If you don't leave him alone, he gets cranky. He usually let's it last for weeks until I raise my voice and make him go to the doctor's.
So he is in bed with his laptop working on his dissertation (that could easily be destroyed by this virus). While I was gone in St. Louis, his computer got a nasty virus. He took it to the place he bought it, left it for about 10 days, for $230, got the stinker removed. Not so! While he is in bed with his computer this weekend, the virus comes back.
He is shaking and shivering (fever!) taking his infected computer to the shop.
We found out his flash drive had a virus. Tossed that baby. Virus came back this afternoon, shivering husband goes back!! I know! There were two viruses that kind of fed each other and kept each other going. Gads! Let's hope!
Anyway, this whole time of going back to the shop, my husband keeps having recurring shivering spells and spiking fevers. To his credit, he normally would "suck it up" and keep going about his business. This time he at least got into bed and rested, unless he was going back to the computer shop. To his credit, he went to the doctor way sooner than he normally would, like by weeks.
He just popped in from the doctor's this morning. He has pneumonia and he is contagious.
Which is worse? A husband with contagious pneumonia or a computer virus that just won't die.
That's a tough one.
This last weekend while I was moving furniture like crazy, my husband suddenly doesn't feel well. I never know what to do with that mainly because he mostly just wants to be left alone. If you don't leave him alone, he gets cranky. He usually let's it last for weeks until I raise my voice and make him go to the doctor's.
So he is in bed with his laptop working on his dissertation (that could easily be destroyed by this virus). While I was gone in St. Louis, his computer got a nasty virus. He took it to the place he bought it, left it for about 10 days, for $230, got the stinker removed. Not so! While he is in bed with his computer this weekend, the virus comes back.
He is shaking and shivering (fever!) taking his infected computer to the shop.
We found out his flash drive had a virus. Tossed that baby. Virus came back this afternoon, shivering husband goes back!! I know! There were two viruses that kind of fed each other and kept each other going. Gads! Let's hope!
Anyway, this whole time of going back to the shop, my husband keeps having recurring shivering spells and spiking fevers. To his credit, he normally would "suck it up" and keep going about his business. This time he at least got into bed and rested, unless he was going back to the computer shop. To his credit, he went to the doctor way sooner than he normally would, like by weeks.
He just popped in from the doctor's this morning. He has pneumonia and he is contagious.
Which is worse? A husband with contagious pneumonia or a computer virus that just won't die.
That's a tough one.
Jul 26, 2008
Fish or Cut Bait
Okay, this is what the basement looked like a year ago when T came over and we did a major Goodwill run and she gave me the vision of my office in my basement.
This is my basement two days ago after finally get more piled up junk out of the way. I had been painting on cement seal to keep moisture to a minimum. Honestly, sealer is like painting with toothpaste. It is thick and hard work to roll on. The last bit I did this morning I did with a brush and felt much better.
And this is the beginnings of my office. We had to have an argument this morning for this to be accomplished. I had been planning for well over a year to bring my gargantuan desk to the basement. Why? I didn't want to spend the bucks on a new one. Hubbie convinced me getting that huge desk into this small space would be impossible. Okie dokie, then I need to spend some money. For those of you in my city, I went to City Liquidators, which is a totally junky used office supply place, where you can find serious bargains. I love what I found. I found a desk with no drawers. But it was displayed with these two rolling drawer sets that slide really nicely under the desk, and have more room than if the desk had a bank of drawers. One of them had a pretty chewed up top, so it was only $20.00. The final bill was $160.00. After looking at Office Depot's website, where a cheap new desk starts at $235.00, we scored.
I am actually blogging from that exact pictured area. In other words, my new wireless set up works too. I don't have to have the phone company come out and hardwire my basement.
One more perk, for now. It is about 15 degrees cooler in the basement. One more downside, it is fifteen degrees cooler in the basement, and that will not be so nice in November.
However, the big picture. My former office upstairs is on it's way to being our homeschool room. I am beyond excited for that. To have an area with no distractions (like our kitchen table can be) where JM, and eventually BH, can do their school work is a blessing.
Jul 25, 2008
Bullets Points of My Life This Week
1) We hired a young whipper snapper to strip paint off the south side of our house. Look back to some of my posts from last summer. What a project this has been! I was hoping Young Whipper Snapper could do it all, I think he did too. It's hard work, and he had other projects lined up. He didn't finish, but he got a great start on it for us.
2) Young Whipper Snapper gave us a Play Station 2. Fun! Used games are cheap, but be discerning. They are not all for young kids. We got Finding Nemo, Veggie Tales, and several sports ones. We love Tony Hawk skateboarding games, but not for Play Station 2. They are a little bloody. Took that one back and got NCAA football.
3) Because of the new Play Station 2, the level of arguing has risen in our home amongst the youngsters. This also happened when we got Gameboys. I think it will subside soon. If it doesn't, the Play Station 2 will get kicked to the curb.
4) My husband and I have summer colds. I can't seem to get my energy up. I am also wondering if I am fighting a bit of an infection from my tooth. By the way, my tooth feels really good. It's the rest of me that is misfiring.
5) We are going to move my gargantuan desk to the basement this week if it kills me. The homeschool curriculum is on it's way. No more waiting around!
6) I set up wireless on my computer. When it gets relegated to the basement, I won't have to find another phone line. It's ready to go.
7) Vacation Bible School went really well, until the last day. I saw one of the teen volunteers totally bark at JM and get really angry at him. How shall I say this? Only I am allowed to do that. I talked to the director and told her I wasn't okay with that. Luckily she and I know each other really well, and she agreed that isn't okay at all and would take care of it. I also made it clear, my son is not an angel, he may have needed to be scolded, but yelling out of pure anger is not okay.
8) I have a hot date with Tracy, her husband and a good friend on Monday night on the sternwheeler dinner cruise we did for our anniversary last month. I am excited. I am sure the weather will be nicer, and the sunset will be breathtaking. Plus we have our new camera that doesn't make the sky pink.
9) I painted the cement walls in the basement today with cement sealing paint. I think a better description would be toothpaste. That stuff is incredibly thick, because it's a sealant. I am almost done with that. Then this computer gets torn down, and down in the pit it goes.
10) I get to sleep in on Saturday. Somebody let the youngsters know that.
2) Young Whipper Snapper gave us a Play Station 2. Fun! Used games are cheap, but be discerning. They are not all for young kids. We got Finding Nemo, Veggie Tales, and several sports ones. We love Tony Hawk skateboarding games, but not for Play Station 2. They are a little bloody. Took that one back and got NCAA football.
3) Because of the new Play Station 2, the level of arguing has risen in our home amongst the youngsters. This also happened when we got Gameboys. I think it will subside soon. If it doesn't, the Play Station 2 will get kicked to the curb.
4) My husband and I have summer colds. I can't seem to get my energy up. I am also wondering if I am fighting a bit of an infection from my tooth. By the way, my tooth feels really good. It's the rest of me that is misfiring.
5) We are going to move my gargantuan desk to the basement this week if it kills me. The homeschool curriculum is on it's way. No more waiting around!
6) I set up wireless on my computer. When it gets relegated to the basement, I won't have to find another phone line. It's ready to go.
7) Vacation Bible School went really well, until the last day. I saw one of the teen volunteers totally bark at JM and get really angry at him. How shall I say this? Only I am allowed to do that. I talked to the director and told her I wasn't okay with that. Luckily she and I know each other really well, and she agreed that isn't okay at all and would take care of it. I also made it clear, my son is not an angel, he may have needed to be scolded, but yelling out of pure anger is not okay.
8) I have a hot date with Tracy, her husband and a good friend on Monday night on the sternwheeler dinner cruise we did for our anniversary last month. I am excited. I am sure the weather will be nicer, and the sunset will be breathtaking. Plus we have our new camera that doesn't make the sky pink.
9) I painted the cement walls in the basement today with cement sealing paint. I think a better description would be toothpaste. That stuff is incredibly thick, because it's a sealant. I am almost done with that. Then this computer gets torn down, and down in the pit it goes.
10) I get to sleep in on Saturday. Somebody let the youngsters know that.
Jul 23, 2008
Doctor's Orders
Okay, so as I left my dentist's office, he gave me one piece of advice. He said, "Basically, as you eat, if you feel any sharp pain up your tooth, call us. There are about six different ways that could go, bottom line, call us." Got it. Of course that won't happen to me right?
Wrong. As good as I have been to be very careful in not eating crunchy things or meaty things, it happened anyway.
I was dead asleep last night. I think I clenched my teeth, because suddenly I heard a pop in my head, and an instant sharp pain right up my face. It lasted quite awhile, and I laid there throbbing for quite awhile.
Did I wear my mouth guard last night? No, my teeth are too sore. The mouth guard would have prevented that, I think.
Anyway, call into the dentist this morning. He hasn't called me back yet, but I am no hurry to go back in and have my face opened up again. The saga continues....
Wrong. As good as I have been to be very careful in not eating crunchy things or meaty things, it happened anyway.
I was dead asleep last night. I think I clenched my teeth, because suddenly I heard a pop in my head, and an instant sharp pain right up my face. It lasted quite awhile, and I laid there throbbing for quite awhile.
Did I wear my mouth guard last night? No, my teeth are too sore. The mouth guard would have prevented that, I think.
Anyway, call into the dentist this morning. He hasn't called me back yet, but I am no hurry to go back in and have my face opened up again. The saga continues....
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