June 29, 2011

  • Not a great day

    I am not going to cry. . . I am not going to cry. . . I am not going to cry.  Sigh. 

    I am going to be grateful for all of the blessings that I have.  I have a wonderful husband (ok, so he is in South Africa this week),  3 wonderful daughters (ok, so one lives in Colorado and one in northern VA), I am healthy (and I have soooo many friends right now who are not), the best two sons-in-law in the whole world (one of them lives in Colorado with that daughter, but the other one has been here every day, working on my kitchen!), the three cutest grandchildren in the entire world, a house to live in that will eventually have a beautiful kitchen, and the opportunity to buy whatever food I want.

    So, here is why I feel like crying. . . although I am not going to. . .  really, I'm not. . . .  I am still so exhausted from my week of traveling, I have had 4 days of a headache, I am living is such a mess with the kitchen work being done and everywhere I turn, everything is in disarray, because the large family room downstairs is sort of torn up too, since that water damage came through the ceiling. . . . I spent a day and a half battling with a rental car company that insisted we didn't turn a car in to the Denver airport until two weeks after the wedding and I finally WON that battle because I had airline ticket info and boarding passes that PROVED we really flew out but I had to hunt down everything and fax it all, and spend LOTS of time on the telephone . . . . .therefore, all of the paperwork that I had so neatly ready to sort through and organize and pay bills etc, is now in a mess all over my kitchen table which is in the living room. . . .because there is no kitchen. . . .

    I had such a terrible headache this afternoon that I did take my headache medicine and take a nap, and woke up feeling much better. . . sat here trying to figure out if I wanted ANOTHER Lean Cuisine for dinner, or what. . . when my sister-in-law, Joan, called to see if I wanted to come over for a hamburger with them!  I was very happy to do that and SO thankful that they invited me!

    Walked in to a very HOT house - I guess the AC isn't working after all the bang, bang, banging work that was done today. . . don't know what is wrong, but Sam will figure it out tomorrow, and I am SO thankful that we have a tad cooler temps outside (80 degrees, but trust me, that is cooler than we have had) so I opened some windows, but the fish in the huge fish tank told me they are not happy.  Oh, well, I fed them and added water to the very sophisticated tank system that is piped in through the walls, and their fan doesn't work - reminder to self to ask Sam about that too), but nothing else I can do for them.

    My sewing room is still in a state of disorder after Sam (trust me, I thank the Lord everyday for Sam) put cabinets in there for me and I haven't had a chance to re-organize since I have been either traveling or escaping the loud noise and dust, or sleeping off a headache. 

    And doing dishes in a bathroom sink is getting very old, so for these 2 weeks that Jim has been gone, I have used VERY few dishes, but now there is a pile of them to be washed.

    THERE!  I vented and I feel better!!!  I need to KNIT!!!   On my "crisis of life" afghan, because it sure does feel like a crisis over here!!!

Comments (7)

  • Vent all you want.  Been there done that with the torn up house.  Just be so thankful yours won't last a year like mine did.  Did you ever hear of paper plates and plastic "silverware"?  Why are you washing dishes?  Go out to eat.  Take a book and enjoy the a/c peace and quiet away from the reconstruction.  TAKE YOUR MEDS as needed.  Say, "Yes, Mother"..... :)  And obey!  lol

  • @TheSunnyC - You don't really think I am that dumb, do you?  Of course I am using paper plates, plastic cups, and plastic ware!  But there are coffee cups - I hate drinking out of styrofoam, so I use my own mugs.  And the coffee pot, so I wash that.  And then yesterday, I had the kiddos, so I had their sippy cups.  And nope, I will not go to a restaurant by myself; I prefer to pick up fast food and bring it home.  But I am doing that too much!  And there is always Lean Cuisine, and I am about ready to buy stock in the company, because I am sure I am keeping them in business.  But Jim will be home Sunday, and he prefers grilling (he will do the grilling), so there will be more dishes, or pans that we can use on our burner on the grill.  sigh.  But it should only be another month, so I can't complain.  Well, I CAN complain.  And I AM complaining.  But I SHOULDN'T complain! 

  • lol  I thought surely you were using paper and plastic.  Dumb you ain't, Girl!  At least your man will be there to go through the stress with you...although they never seem to get as stressed about the mess as we do.  It is our world and it isn't in order!  I just wish someone could find something to stop your headaches.  They aren't to be messed with for sure.  I don't mind eating out alone if I have a book for company.  

  • @TheSunnyC - You are absolutely right, Carol - he isn't going to be nearly as stressed because he won't be home all that much !  I just never did enjoy eatiing out alone, in fact I will do all i can to avoid it.  But i will pick something up and bring it home.  

  • I'm so sorry about all your mess and stress!  So often, as you indicated, getting it all written out seems to at the least vent some pressure, and at the most, give a better perspective!

    I don't like eating out alone, either, although I will do it if I have a book or some paperwork that needs doing.

    I'm a bit jealous that you are getting new cabinets - our 1/2 finished cabin only has a couple of lower cabinets, so finding things just piled in there is just horrendous! I never thought about how nice it is to have those upper cabinets for dishes and glassware, and easy to reach places for spices, etc! Now I DREAM about how to best put up cabinets so everything works! ONE DAY...

  • OH Donna! I am so sorry that you are struggling. I will pray for you even more often than I have. Love you.

  • @MomaSonia - Hey, girl!  When are we going to get together?  I had a much better day, by the way, so don't feel too sorry for me.  The kitchen disaster will pass and will be beautiful at the end!

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