Hard to believe we are in the middle of March already. I suppose it isn't a bad thing, just surprising that it is here already. I spoke to Kathy on the phone today for over an hour and boy was it great. I so miss seeing her all the time. You would think after 14 years of her living in the western part of the state that I would be used to it, but no, I am not. I try to talk with her at least once a week or once every other week. With the way her kids are growing, anything less and I miss something.
I am not as tired as I thought I would be at this time of day. I had to get up earlier than usual for the blood test today. Only one poke today! Thank goodness for that. I figured I would need a nap before Charlie's lesson tonight. Maybe I won't. that would be nice, a napless day, highly unlikely though. He will be here this evening. He is such a good kid. He is definitely one of those student teachers love to have. Tomorrow is a studentless day. Maybe I will go and get my hair cut. I want to get some bangs and some length cut off. We shall see. I don't know. I do want to get some vacuuming done tomorrow on the main level since when my cousins were here the floor needs it pretty bad. i also need to scrub that area too. That would about do me in for the rest of the day so that will be my only plans tomorrow. I plan on putting the sheets and blankets on Mom's bed tonight before bed. The quilt will look so pretty with the new blankets and pillows. I am pleased with my purchase. Then it will just need a guest to come and stay the night in there.
Monday I have the Muglia girls for their lessons. I am bringing the portable sewing machine for them and the hoodies that I have to separate. I have several hoodies that I think will look so cute on them that were Mom's. Most of the ones I am giving them Mom never wore or rarely wore but some are ones she wore. The 3 older girls love hoodies a lot and since I have quite a few, I am giving them some. There are about 4 in my room that need to go. Those ones, Mom never wore because they were too thin for her but she would have looked so adorable with them on. I just wish she could have worn them. We had fun picking them out for her. Mom had a nice smile when she realized that they were for her. She was always surprised when I bought stuff for her like that. She rarely asked for anything too. Once in a while we would pass a particularly cute stuffed animal or a sweatshirt or something like that and she would ask if we could get it. Generally, this was so rare that I almost always was able to get it for her. We usually only were at the store when we had money to spend anyway. I am not a window shopper and I hate going shopping in general so to shop and only look doesn't work well for me. I go when I have a particular thing I need and I have the money to purchase it. I work on the cash only basis. It is amazing though, how many credit card offers I have received since I filled for bankruptcy. Yeah, you know I shred those things super duper fast. First of all, I don't have extra money to be paying a credit card bill every month and second of all, I don't need a credit card to temp me. I have no reason to really have one especially one that has $150 a year fee. If I had $150 a year it would go on a bill, not the credit card. Yes, eventually I will need to start working on rebuilding my credit, but the offers I have been getting are not the way to do it. Nothing like temping the person who just declared bankruptcy to go and get in the same financial mess again. Of course, I wouldn't because I don't have a store to lose again. I don't own a business anymore. I am an independent contractor for teaching and I only teach a few lessons a week. I know I won't get in the same mess because the circumstances won't repeat themselves. I also, believe it or not, have discovered I like this new cash only business. If I have the cash and I need it I will buy it. If I don't, I won't. Rare have I needed something and not got it. I did have a week where I didn't have the money to get my synthroid medicine. That was the first time that had happened. I also know that next time that happens, I have a friend to ask to borrow the money to get it and then pay it back when my money comes in. I don't foresee this happening again, but I have the fall back if needed. My friend was horrified that I didn't have my medicine. At least it wasn't my blood medicine. That would have been a big problem as I could get another clot before I got the medicine and who knows what could have happened.
I am going to read for a bit before I make myself some dinner. I don't really know what I want but I will figure it out shortly. So far, despite the blood test, it is a good day. Pain level isn't too bad. My knee is almost back to normal so all in all, it is a good day. I do hope you are having a good day too!
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Monday after the time change
Oh my, the time change! Wrecks havoc on me every year twice a year. I don't know why, but I just don't respond well with it. I had to take a 3 hour nap this afternoon/early evening with it. I don't get it. I hope by the end of the week I will be fine. We shall see.
I just checked my planner. I have a blood test tomorrow morning. Yuck o! I will go though because my blood was kind of messed up last week and I hope it is back to normal. I hate extra blood tests. I hope after this I won't need a new one for 3 weeks which is the next doctor appointment. I hope to get a better pain pill and that will be it at the next doctor visit. The new medicines didn't work and I am tired of trying new ones.
I had Bob's lesson this afternoon. He is doing very well right now on his songs. He is working on the tempo of the pop piece and the first page is pretty much there so that is a great start. He can play the invention faster than when he plays it for me, but when I am there he gets a bit nervous, so he has to slow down. A normal reaction for a student. You always can play better at home than when someone is staring at your hands like I am.
I am annoyed tonight by something someone said to me. I am trying not to let it bother me, but it does. I didn't appreciate it and I wish I had never answered the call. Next time, I will not answer.
It is getting so nice outside right now though I am sure we are not done with snow. I didn't get the news tonight because I was just getting up from my nap, so I missed the weather report. I will check online before bed so I know if we will have white stuff on the ground like we did one day last week. I don't remember the day. I am really hoping we are finished with the winter. I am so tired of being cold.
I started making the bed in Mom's room today before the nap. All I got to was the mattress cover. I will do the rest tomorrow. I also have to put the night stands back where they belong and the chest of drawers that was moved too. Then take the empty boxes out and put them in the garage, vacuum again, close her closet doors, and her room is ready for visitors. I think the visitors will like what I did with Mom's bed. I do have to put up the sheer curtains and the one set of drapes as they are down, but I will do that when I have some help because it is difficult to put drapes and curtains up by yourself. I have tried and it just doesn't work, plain and simple. Then I will vacuum the hallway, the spare room, the path in my room and then bring it to the kitchen and dining room, which also need to be vacuum but I will wait until the next day for that one. Too much vacuuming makes me ache from the motions of vacuuming.
I can't really say what kind of day it has been as I think I slept a lot of it. The parts that I was up, except for the annoyances, were good. I am going to read a bit before I turn in for the night. I do hope your day is going well!
I just checked my planner. I have a blood test tomorrow morning. Yuck o! I will go though because my blood was kind of messed up last week and I hope it is back to normal. I hate extra blood tests. I hope after this I won't need a new one for 3 weeks which is the next doctor appointment. I hope to get a better pain pill and that will be it at the next doctor visit. The new medicines didn't work and I am tired of trying new ones.
I had Bob's lesson this afternoon. He is doing very well right now on his songs. He is working on the tempo of the pop piece and the first page is pretty much there so that is a great start. He can play the invention faster than when he plays it for me, but when I am there he gets a bit nervous, so he has to slow down. A normal reaction for a student. You always can play better at home than when someone is staring at your hands like I am.
I am annoyed tonight by something someone said to me. I am trying not to let it bother me, but it does. I didn't appreciate it and I wish I had never answered the call. Next time, I will not answer.
It is getting so nice outside right now though I am sure we are not done with snow. I didn't get the news tonight because I was just getting up from my nap, so I missed the weather report. I will check online before bed so I know if we will have white stuff on the ground like we did one day last week. I don't remember the day. I am really hoping we are finished with the winter. I am so tired of being cold.
I started making the bed in Mom's room today before the nap. All I got to was the mattress cover. I will do the rest tomorrow. I also have to put the night stands back where they belong and the chest of drawers that was moved too. Then take the empty boxes out and put them in the garage, vacuum again, close her closet doors, and her room is ready for visitors. I think the visitors will like what I did with Mom's bed. I do have to put up the sheer curtains and the one set of drapes as they are down, but I will do that when I have some help because it is difficult to put drapes and curtains up by yourself. I have tried and it just doesn't work, plain and simple. Then I will vacuum the hallway, the spare room, the path in my room and then bring it to the kitchen and dining room, which also need to be vacuum but I will wait until the next day for that one. Too much vacuuming makes me ache from the motions of vacuuming.
I can't really say what kind of day it has been as I think I slept a lot of it. The parts that I was up, except for the annoyances, were good. I am going to read a bit before I turn in for the night. I do hope your day is going well!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
A little disappointed
The Celebrex and the Savella don't work for me. I am not too surprised since I have yet to find something that does, but I am a bit disappointed. Also, they are so expensive that I just can't afford them even if they did work. The Savella kept me awake pretty much all night last night. I finally feel asleep around 7 am. Not fun. I hope that doesn't happen again tonight as I did not take any Savella at all.
I didn't get up too early as I was awake all night. I forced myself to get out of bed around 2 pm. Plus we had that lovely time change, so my body is exhausted right now. I will be going to bed early tonight. I don't have to get up early tomorrow but I do need to get some decent sleep, well as good as i get anyway.
I have 1 lesson tomorrow, Bob in the afternoon. I so enjoy his lessons. He picks good songs when he gets to pick them and he has pretty much liked everything I have given him to play. The spring concert will be in May so we have an additional month to practice which doesn't usually happen but it will this year. With my birthday, Andrew's graduation, and Easter being so late, it just didn't fit in the month of April this year. I don't mind. May works out well too except the Muglia girls will not be there. They have some first communions in the family and Mom is expecting number 9 near the end of the month so they won't be there. That is okay, maybe we will do a summer thing this year. Hard to say what we will do. It is all up in the air.
Maia may come for a visit soon, I just don't know when. She mentioned it in a message sometime last week or the week before. I like it when she comes for a visit, not to do any work, just a visit. I am going to ask her to bring some tummy medicine with her as I am completely out. The stuff I like you can't get here in the USA. I don't know why, but you can't. Maybe it is sold under a different name or by prescription only, either way, I don't know where here I can get it. I can buy it over the counter in Windsor so that is what I need to do. I forgot, as usual, when I was in Windsor a few weeks ago to go and get some.
I think I am going to go and lay down. I am just that tired and I don't feel that well today. I hope tomorrow is a better day. I hope your day has gone well!!!
I didn't get up too early as I was awake all night. I forced myself to get out of bed around 2 pm. Plus we had that lovely time change, so my body is exhausted right now. I will be going to bed early tonight. I don't have to get up early tomorrow but I do need to get some decent sleep, well as good as i get anyway.
I have 1 lesson tomorrow, Bob in the afternoon. I so enjoy his lessons. He picks good songs when he gets to pick them and he has pretty much liked everything I have given him to play. The spring concert will be in May so we have an additional month to practice which doesn't usually happen but it will this year. With my birthday, Andrew's graduation, and Easter being so late, it just didn't fit in the month of April this year. I don't mind. May works out well too except the Muglia girls will not be there. They have some first communions in the family and Mom is expecting number 9 near the end of the month so they won't be there. That is okay, maybe we will do a summer thing this year. Hard to say what we will do. It is all up in the air.
Maia may come for a visit soon, I just don't know when. She mentioned it in a message sometime last week or the week before. I like it when she comes for a visit, not to do any work, just a visit. I am going to ask her to bring some tummy medicine with her as I am completely out. The stuff I like you can't get here in the USA. I don't know why, but you can't. Maybe it is sold under a different name or by prescription only, either way, I don't know where here I can get it. I can buy it over the counter in Windsor so that is what I need to do. I forgot, as usual, when I was in Windsor a few weeks ago to go and get some.
I think I am going to go and lay down. I am just that tired and I don't feel that well today. I hope tomorrow is a better day. I hope your day has gone well!!!
Saturday, March 12, 2011
A rather quiet day
I had one lesson today, Amanda. She was so excited because I brought out the Colors of the Wind song for her. She really wanted to learn that one. I am excited because I got the other copy of the book back from Samantha (2 1/2 years later) so that I could give her the song. I have to redo the Over the Rainbow in Finale (a music program) so that it is in the right key for her. Both my orchestrated version and the proper key version are missing. At least I have the sheet music for it. That is the good thing! Thank goodness for that. I am hoping that before I redo the song in the Finale program, I may still have it on the other computer so I am going to put up my other computer and check to see if it is on that one. That would make my life much easier! All I would have to do is reburn the song then instead of put every note in the finale program. I am going to do that tomorrow.
After Amanda's lesson, I was on face book for a bit when I realized I was hungry and needed to get out of this house. I don't always feel that way, but today I did. I went to Tim Horton's and ate my lunch inside reading my wonderful new to me book. I finished it while I was there. Then I went to Barnes and Noble. I love that store. I got 2 new books so now I have a total of 7 books to read this week. 4 from the library, 2 from Barnes and Noble, and 1 from the used bookstore. I love reading although I wish I had something else to do with my time too some days. I can't believe I am going to say this, but sometimes I am even sick of reading. I know, gasp! I can't believe I said that, but it is true. I really miss taking care of another person and being their caregiver. I would do it for a job if I was healthy enough. It was because Momma was so small that I was able to do things for her. If she had been taller (she was 5ft 3 3/4 at healthy height and I would say she shrunk to 5 ft 2) and weighed more (she was usually around 120 pounds until the end at 84.6 pounds) then I would not have been able to help her. Thankfully, she was at a height and weight that I could be the caregiver and keep her here at home. God definitely saw to that. He knew she was terrified of being alone in a nursing home so he didn't make her very big so that I would be able to take care of her. I loved taking care of her these last few years especially the last year when she needed me so much. She got her little sponge baths, she got her meals, her entertainment (yes, I even could entertain her at times!), I was just able to do everything for her. When she got further down the line, it did help to have someone come in and give her the baths. The company we had was wonderful for that. They brought physical therapy to her and a nurse came to see her too. When we need hospice, they were simply wonderful, just wonderful. I don't know how they do, they are very compassionate and caring, yet they can watch and help people who are dying and will not get any better. I don't think I could do that, but the other things I think I could, if I had better health. Right now, I will stick with teaching as it is the best job ever. I would NOT give up teaching to be a caregiver, I would do both. Teaching brings so much to my life that I just can't explain.
I think it is the down times that I miss her the most because I don't have someone always to talk to or hang out with. Overall, I am pretty satisfied with my life despite my disabilities, but sometimes I want some more company. I need companionship at times like I had with the little lady. Today, just seemed more than usual. What can I say? We were very close especially the last 5 years when I had my store and when we lost it. We did the store together, she even came with me to sign the papers. We were both so excited about that. She couldn't stop smiling and neither could I. I miss her smiles and laughter the most.
I did speak to the younger brother, Andrew, live and in person (over the phone) today! It was a short call as long distance is very expensive for him but I wanted to speak in person and not through email or face book. There are times when they are not enough for me. He is excited and getting ready to graduate with his degree. I am so thrilled for him over that. He will keep me posted on when the ceremony will be. I also told him about my birthday party the family is having at my cousin Darrin's house. Andrew said he would try to be there.
I do hope you are having a good day! Despite the missing of Momma, it has been a pretty good day. I would have preferred 3 lessons instead of 1 but I am thankful for the 1.
After Amanda's lesson, I was on face book for a bit when I realized I was hungry and needed to get out of this house. I don't always feel that way, but today I did. I went to Tim Horton's and ate my lunch inside reading my wonderful new to me book. I finished it while I was there. Then I went to Barnes and Noble. I love that store. I got 2 new books so now I have a total of 7 books to read this week. 4 from the library, 2 from Barnes and Noble, and 1 from the used bookstore. I love reading although I wish I had something else to do with my time too some days. I can't believe I am going to say this, but sometimes I am even sick of reading. I know, gasp! I can't believe I said that, but it is true. I really miss taking care of another person and being their caregiver. I would do it for a job if I was healthy enough. It was because Momma was so small that I was able to do things for her. If she had been taller (she was 5ft 3 3/4 at healthy height and I would say she shrunk to 5 ft 2) and weighed more (she was usually around 120 pounds until the end at 84.6 pounds) then I would not have been able to help her. Thankfully, she was at a height and weight that I could be the caregiver and keep her here at home. God definitely saw to that. He knew she was terrified of being alone in a nursing home so he didn't make her very big so that I would be able to take care of her. I loved taking care of her these last few years especially the last year when she needed me so much. She got her little sponge baths, she got her meals, her entertainment (yes, I even could entertain her at times!), I was just able to do everything for her. When she got further down the line, it did help to have someone come in and give her the baths. The company we had was wonderful for that. They brought physical therapy to her and a nurse came to see her too. When we need hospice, they were simply wonderful, just wonderful. I don't know how they do, they are very compassionate and caring, yet they can watch and help people who are dying and will not get any better. I don't think I could do that, but the other things I think I could, if I had better health. Right now, I will stick with teaching as it is the best job ever. I would NOT give up teaching to be a caregiver, I would do both. Teaching brings so much to my life that I just can't explain.
I think it is the down times that I miss her the most because I don't have someone always to talk to or hang out with. Overall, I am pretty satisfied with my life despite my disabilities, but sometimes I want some more company. I need companionship at times like I had with the little lady. Today, just seemed more than usual. What can I say? We were very close especially the last 5 years when I had my store and when we lost it. We did the store together, she even came with me to sign the papers. We were both so excited about that. She couldn't stop smiling and neither could I. I miss her smiles and laughter the most.
I did speak to the younger brother, Andrew, live and in person (over the phone) today! It was a short call as long distance is very expensive for him but I wanted to speak in person and not through email or face book. There are times when they are not enough for me. He is excited and getting ready to graduate with his degree. I am so thrilled for him over that. He will keep me posted on when the ceremony will be. I also told him about my birthday party the family is having at my cousin Darrin's house. Andrew said he would try to be there.
I do hope you are having a good day! Despite the missing of Momma, it has been a pretty good day. I would have preferred 3 lessons instead of 1 but I am thankful for the 1.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Friday Thoughts
As the news media keeps Charlie Sheen in the news, I received a notice that in April he is coming to the theatre near me live and in person. On facebook, I have a friend who is actually going to go and see him. That seems rather strange to me because he is falling apart and out of control. It is not something I would want to pay money to go and see. He lost his job and his kids, and is now going on tour? I do hope he gets the help he so desperately needs. I also am sick of the phrase, Winning. That is so annoying. I don't see anything winning about Charlie and his life right now.
I can't even imagine right now what it is like in Japan. It seems so unreal when these things happen. I know that many of the people in Japan are prepared for disasters like this, but how can you really prepare? Those poor people, I do hope that this is over soon and that people's life goes back to normal. All I can do is pray for those that are affected by this.
It has been a fast couple of weeks to me. I was getting ready for teaching when the Mom called. She was getting a bad headache, so we canceled. I totally understand that. You never know when the headaches are going to arrive. I have one tonight. So I took a small nap. I am still very tired. I only have 2 lessons tomorrow, that is a bit of a drag, but that is okay, it is still 2 more than I had yesterday. I usually have 3 on Saturdays, sometimes 4 and sometimes 5. I like teaching a lot on Saturdays. I haven't heard from Katie so I don't know if she is going to have a lesson soon. I have her score sheets from competition a few weeks ago. I also haven't heard from Rachel either. I do hope to hear from them soon.
I am going to put Mom's bedding on her bed this weekend. I have the quilt ready for it too. Her room will look very cute now as a guest room. Her mattress is in good condition and doesn't need to be changed like the one in the other guest room. I don't have the money to do that though. I hope to change it this summer. I don't see it happening anytime soon. My mattress is okay for a while longer and if necessary, I can always change with the one in Mom's room but right now it is okay. Once the bedding is fixed up in Mom's room the upstairs will be mostly done for now. I do have to remove the buckets that Maia and Tillie brought it. I have no idea why they brought them up but they did. It was strange the first time I saw them. I don't always understand why they do what they do at times. Right now, I am taking a brief break from working on the house. I want to put the boxes that have tools in the furnace room so that they are where I will be able to find them when I need them. I was surprised by how many tools were found hiding in Momma's room. I am thankful though. We found a few things that we certainly could have used during this last year. The stud finder for one. I have 15 holes in the wall near where the railing is because Tillie couldn't find the stud. I have no way to actually fix them right now because I am not going to paint right now. When the railing for the other railings to go up we will use the stud finder or they won't go up because I don't want tons of small drill holes in my wall. For some reason, it just doesn't add to the decor. I know the entire house needs to be painted, but that is just not happening anytime soon as 1 - I can't do it myself and 2 - I don't have the money for it. I will worry about this stuff at a later date.
I think the new pain meds are working pretty well. My knee is getting better too and I am not sure if that is from the new medicine or just it coming along naturally. Either way, I am glad it is getting better.
I do hope you are having a good day!
I can't even imagine right now what it is like in Japan. It seems so unreal when these things happen. I know that many of the people in Japan are prepared for disasters like this, but how can you really prepare? Those poor people, I do hope that this is over soon and that people's life goes back to normal. All I can do is pray for those that are affected by this.
It has been a fast couple of weeks to me. I was getting ready for teaching when the Mom called. She was getting a bad headache, so we canceled. I totally understand that. You never know when the headaches are going to arrive. I have one tonight. So I took a small nap. I am still very tired. I only have 2 lessons tomorrow, that is a bit of a drag, but that is okay, it is still 2 more than I had yesterday. I usually have 3 on Saturdays, sometimes 4 and sometimes 5. I like teaching a lot on Saturdays. I haven't heard from Katie so I don't know if she is going to have a lesson soon. I have her score sheets from competition a few weeks ago. I also haven't heard from Rachel either. I do hope to hear from them soon.
I am going to put Mom's bedding on her bed this weekend. I have the quilt ready for it too. Her room will look very cute now as a guest room. Her mattress is in good condition and doesn't need to be changed like the one in the other guest room. I don't have the money to do that though. I hope to change it this summer. I don't see it happening anytime soon. My mattress is okay for a while longer and if necessary, I can always change with the one in Mom's room but right now it is okay. Once the bedding is fixed up in Mom's room the upstairs will be mostly done for now. I do have to remove the buckets that Maia and Tillie brought it. I have no idea why they brought them up but they did. It was strange the first time I saw them. I don't always understand why they do what they do at times. Right now, I am taking a brief break from working on the house. I want to put the boxes that have tools in the furnace room so that they are where I will be able to find them when I need them. I was surprised by how many tools were found hiding in Momma's room. I am thankful though. We found a few things that we certainly could have used during this last year. The stud finder for one. I have 15 holes in the wall near where the railing is because Tillie couldn't find the stud. I have no way to actually fix them right now because I am not going to paint right now. When the railing for the other railings to go up we will use the stud finder or they won't go up because I don't want tons of small drill holes in my wall. For some reason, it just doesn't add to the decor. I know the entire house needs to be painted, but that is just not happening anytime soon as 1 - I can't do it myself and 2 - I don't have the money for it. I will worry about this stuff at a later date.
I think the new pain meds are working pretty well. My knee is getting better too and I am not sure if that is from the new medicine or just it coming along naturally. Either way, I am glad it is getting better.
I do hope you are having a good day!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Thursday
I had 2 lessons today, Breanna and my newest one, Annie. She wants to sing in community theatre so that is what we are working towards. I asked her to get a great book that I usually use as a supplemental book, but for Annie, it will be a great book for her. Some of the songs have had the keys changed that will be perfect for her. She is 29 and will hopefully be a nursing student soon. I do hope so for her. She really wants to be a nurse. Right now she is a hair dresser and works at 2 different salons.
I went to the library today. I got 4 books, 2 by Diane Chamberlain and 2 by Phillipa Gregory. I then went to the used bookstore and got 1 from Kristin Hannah (my new favorite author) and 2 from Julie Garwood, an old favorite. I am all set for reading right now. I am tired of the books I have. I have already read the new Kristin Hannah books two times so far. Yes, I am sure I will read them again and again, but not right now.
I burned some CDs last night. I am now prepared for Amanda's lesson on Saturday. I have Calli and Acer tomorrow.
My birthday is next month and a party has been planned. It will be at my cousin's Darrin's house in Belle River. Cool, is all I can say about that. It will be a potluck party. I am to bring the cake. Too bad an ice cream cake won't last that long of a drive. Oh well, I will get a good one from a local bakery for that day. I am to let all the relatives and friends know about this. hey, works for me, a party!!!
So far, the new medicine seems to be helping. I will know more later this week and early next week. I am hoping it works because I need something for the pain. It is hard to function at times with this much pain. So far, I am hopeful about it.
We are expecting another winter storm. Yuck, more snow, just what I want. NOT! I do not want anymore snow but as I live in Michigan, there isn't anything I can do about it as this is normal winter weather for this state. I am just tired of it this year for some reason.
The garage door now works!!!! Yes! It has been adjusted and works. I will eventually need to have it fixed, but right now it is okay. Since I don't use it too much at this point, the adjustments will work. When I need it fixed, I just call Mr. Carnegie and he will come and fix it. He also didn't charge me anything because he said he didn't fix anything, he just adjusted a few things. I am just grateful that he was able to make the adjustments so now it works. Now all I have to do is empty 1/2 of the garage and be able to put my little car in. It has never been in my garage, poor little car. As soon as the snow is gone, I plan to put the table and chairs in the back yard on the patio. The rest of the stuff in the garage can then be moved to the 1/2 of garage I won't need for the car. Then, my little baby car will be in the garage!!! How cool is that? Also, the garage door opener (the portable one) works still so that is so cool! I am a happy camper with all of this.
All in all it has been a pretty good day. I feeling a bit more positive overall these days, although I still miss Momma terribly. I miss her more now than I first did when she passed away. It is as difficult as I have been told. I feel for my friends who are in the same position, it is rough to be without a Mom. Moms are so necessary in our lives. I only try to do what I think my Momma would want me to do. Hard sometimes because I wouldn't discuss what would happen after she passed away, I just couldn't talk about it, now I am sorry, but I am doing what I think she would want me to do.
I do hope you are having a good day too.
I went to the library today. I got 4 books, 2 by Diane Chamberlain and 2 by Phillipa Gregory. I then went to the used bookstore and got 1 from Kristin Hannah (my new favorite author) and 2 from Julie Garwood, an old favorite. I am all set for reading right now. I am tired of the books I have. I have already read the new Kristin Hannah books two times so far. Yes, I am sure I will read them again and again, but not right now.
I burned some CDs last night. I am now prepared for Amanda's lesson on Saturday. I have Calli and Acer tomorrow.
My birthday is next month and a party has been planned. It will be at my cousin's Darrin's house in Belle River. Cool, is all I can say about that. It will be a potluck party. I am to bring the cake. Too bad an ice cream cake won't last that long of a drive. Oh well, I will get a good one from a local bakery for that day. I am to let all the relatives and friends know about this. hey, works for me, a party!!!
So far, the new medicine seems to be helping. I will know more later this week and early next week. I am hoping it works because I need something for the pain. It is hard to function at times with this much pain. So far, I am hopeful about it.
We are expecting another winter storm. Yuck, more snow, just what I want. NOT! I do not want anymore snow but as I live in Michigan, there isn't anything I can do about it as this is normal winter weather for this state. I am just tired of it this year for some reason.
The garage door now works!!!! Yes! It has been adjusted and works. I will eventually need to have it fixed, but right now it is okay. Since I don't use it too much at this point, the adjustments will work. When I need it fixed, I just call Mr. Carnegie and he will come and fix it. He also didn't charge me anything because he said he didn't fix anything, he just adjusted a few things. I am just grateful that he was able to make the adjustments so now it works. Now all I have to do is empty 1/2 of the garage and be able to put my little car in. It has never been in my garage, poor little car. As soon as the snow is gone, I plan to put the table and chairs in the back yard on the patio. The rest of the stuff in the garage can then be moved to the 1/2 of garage I won't need for the car. Then, my little baby car will be in the garage!!! How cool is that? Also, the garage door opener (the portable one) works still so that is so cool! I am a happy camper with all of this.
All in all it has been a pretty good day. I feeling a bit more positive overall these days, although I still miss Momma terribly. I miss her more now than I first did when she passed away. It is as difficult as I have been told. I feel for my friends who are in the same position, it is rough to be without a Mom. Moms are so necessary in our lives. I only try to do what I think my Momma would want me to do. Hard sometimes because I wouldn't discuss what would happen after she passed away, I just couldn't talk about it, now I am sorry, but I am doing what I think she would want me to do.
I do hope you are having a good day too.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
one of those type days
It has been a day that started with anxiety over the finances again. I looked at my bank account and was like, crap, i forgot about the insurances that are automatically taken out and I wrote checks! however, once I calmed down and realized I hadn't deposited all the teaching checks, I would be okay. I will also be able to pay the house payment on time as that also worried me. What can I say? It is one of those type days.
I had 2 lessons today. Bob, rescheduled from Monday and Christine, a new student. Bob put Mom's bed back together and the mattress back on the bed. I will make up the bed this week. I have a quilt I bought for my bed a couple of years ago that I didn't like on my bed when I put it on. I kept it for some reason. Now I am glad that I did keep it because it will look really nice with Mom's new blankets. They are blue. They will coordinate well together, I think. The blues will go well together. I also have some pillows for the bed. Overall, I think it will make a good guest suite as soon as I clean out the bathroom and put a shower curtain where the shower door used to be. Mom took off the door years ago and her friend was supposed to put it back on, but apparently he can't do it. I can't hire someone to do it because he has the parts for it. This makes me mad, but there isn't anything I can do about it. I have asked for that part back but since he doesn't come around much, and he was beginning to annoy me, I will live without the shower door where it belongs. At this point I don't want to see him at all. I just want him to stay away. I am tired of listening to him about my weight. I have been listening to it for about 20 years now and I am not interested in listening to him anymore. I want him to leave me alone about it. He hasn't been around for a few weeks, thankfully, last time he was here was on a Saturday when I was teaching! I had told him a few weeks before that that I teach on Saturdays now and apparently he didn't remember. I was in the middle of a lesson so he didn't stay very long now that he doesn't have Momma to talk to. He got in a fight with his wife before Mom's funeral. She didn't want him to go and he did. Yeah, for the last 20 years he has had a thing for my Momma. When he was divorced they dated but as soon as he remarried his wife, that was it for Mom. She only was a friend to him and that was only at work. She never saw him outside of work, ever. He has been accused of fooling around on his wife (from his wife) for years, well, it wasn't with my mom, with someone else? Who knows. Whatever. I just want him to stay away from me because he only makes me mad and I don't need to be mad all the time when he is around.
Overall, it has been a quiet day. I had 2 lessons, ate dinner, copied the CDs for my students that I needed to do and read my new book that I got a few weeks ago. It is a good book so far. I will probably finish it tomorrow. I have 2 lessons tomorrow. 1 is a new one and the other is Breanna. She is doing pretty well. She takes piano and voice. I do enjoy teaching her. I look forward to the new student. I have some music picked for her. I have the CDs ready for her too.
I am heading to bed soon. I am very tired tonight. I don't know if the Savella and the Celebrex is working, I think it is, but I will know more after I have been taking for a week. I do hope you are having a good day.
I had 2 lessons today. Bob, rescheduled from Monday and Christine, a new student. Bob put Mom's bed back together and the mattress back on the bed. I will make up the bed this week. I have a quilt I bought for my bed a couple of years ago that I didn't like on my bed when I put it on. I kept it for some reason. Now I am glad that I did keep it because it will look really nice with Mom's new blankets. They are blue. They will coordinate well together, I think. The blues will go well together. I also have some pillows for the bed. Overall, I think it will make a good guest suite as soon as I clean out the bathroom and put a shower curtain where the shower door used to be. Mom took off the door years ago and her friend was supposed to put it back on, but apparently he can't do it. I can't hire someone to do it because he has the parts for it. This makes me mad, but there isn't anything I can do about it. I have asked for that part back but since he doesn't come around much, and he was beginning to annoy me, I will live without the shower door where it belongs. At this point I don't want to see him at all. I just want him to stay away. I am tired of listening to him about my weight. I have been listening to it for about 20 years now and I am not interested in listening to him anymore. I want him to leave me alone about it. He hasn't been around for a few weeks, thankfully, last time he was here was on a Saturday when I was teaching! I had told him a few weeks before that that I teach on Saturdays now and apparently he didn't remember. I was in the middle of a lesson so he didn't stay very long now that he doesn't have Momma to talk to. He got in a fight with his wife before Mom's funeral. She didn't want him to go and he did. Yeah, for the last 20 years he has had a thing for my Momma. When he was divorced they dated but as soon as he remarried his wife, that was it for Mom. She only was a friend to him and that was only at work. She never saw him outside of work, ever. He has been accused of fooling around on his wife (from his wife) for years, well, it wasn't with my mom, with someone else? Who knows. Whatever. I just want him to stay away from me because he only makes me mad and I don't need to be mad all the time when he is around.
Overall, it has been a quiet day. I had 2 lessons, ate dinner, copied the CDs for my students that I needed to do and read my new book that I got a few weeks ago. It is a good book so far. I will probably finish it tomorrow. I have 2 lessons tomorrow. 1 is a new one and the other is Breanna. She is doing pretty well. She takes piano and voice. I do enjoy teaching her. I look forward to the new student. I have some music picked for her. I have the CDs ready for her too.
I am heading to bed soon. I am very tired tonight. I don't know if the Savella and the Celebrex is working, I think it is, but I will know more after I have been taking for a week. I do hope you are having a good day.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
blood test day
I had my usual blood test this afternoon. Because of the blood disorder that I have I am on blood thinners and will be the rest of my life. I usually get my tests done every other week, sometimes sooner, sometimes later. This time, I have to go next week since my blood changed again. I have to skip the medicine tomorrow and then start a new dosage on Thursday. I was so thankful that the nurse only had to poke me once. Sometimes it takes more than one poke to get the blood. I do NOT like blood tests however, I do NOT want another blood clot, so I will meekly go and get my tests done.
I also am starting celebrex and savella. I have not tried either so this is new waters with me. I do hope they help, but the end of the night I am in a lot of pain. My knee is getting a bit better now. I do hope with the new medications it will heal faster. I hate flares, of course, I know absolutely no one who likes them. I do hope this flare is over shortly. It has been a while since I have had a flare like this.
Charlie had his lesson tonight. He is doing really well. He has picked out his 2 pieces for the spring concert, one is a classical piece and the other is Over the Rainbow. He is a fun lesson and such a good kid. I have had him for about 3 or 4 years now. It hard to believe that he is a junior in high school and will be 17 this summer. Didn't he just turn 15? Yeah, feels that way.
Rick had his last lesson for a month. He is going out of town for a month. He won't be back until April 12 for his next lesson. I look forward to that. It is kind of a drag that he will be gone for so long, but there isn't anything I can do about that. He is a fun student to teach. He wants to sing well so much and loves singing in general. He is definitely a kind of student that is good to have.
Terrence should be back next week so that is good. i have to call this week to find out when he will be starting again. He has been gone for about a month too. That is the way it is for adults. Sometimes they have to miss because of work. I am flexible so that isn't a problem.
Today is a special day. Lily turns 13 today. Hard to believe that young lady is 13 but she is. I remember her when she was about 3 and so tiny! She is an official teenager now. She is growing up so fast. I am not sure when she and I will be able to celebrate together, but I will fit in somehow. It is actually her schedule that is difficult, not mine. She is much busier than I am. I have lots of free time, it is Lily that doesn't. It is nice though that she is busy. I wish I were busier at times. I have way to much time on my hands some days. Of course, I do have stuff that I could be doing, cleaning, laundry, things like that, but hey, sometimes I would rather read, or watch TV or talk on the phone. These things are much more fun.
Anyways, I do hope that you have had a good day too.
I also am starting celebrex and savella. I have not tried either so this is new waters with me. I do hope they help, but the end of the night I am in a lot of pain. My knee is getting a bit better now. I do hope with the new medications it will heal faster. I hate flares, of course, I know absolutely no one who likes them. I do hope this flare is over shortly. It has been a while since I have had a flare like this.
Charlie had his lesson tonight. He is doing really well. He has picked out his 2 pieces for the spring concert, one is a classical piece and the other is Over the Rainbow. He is a fun lesson and such a good kid. I have had him for about 3 or 4 years now. It hard to believe that he is a junior in high school and will be 17 this summer. Didn't he just turn 15? Yeah, feels that way.
Rick had his last lesson for a month. He is going out of town for a month. He won't be back until April 12 for his next lesson. I look forward to that. It is kind of a drag that he will be gone for so long, but there isn't anything I can do about that. He is a fun student to teach. He wants to sing well so much and loves singing in general. He is definitely a kind of student that is good to have.
Terrence should be back next week so that is good. i have to call this week to find out when he will be starting again. He has been gone for about a month too. That is the way it is for adults. Sometimes they have to miss because of work. I am flexible so that isn't a problem.
Today is a special day. Lily turns 13 today. Hard to believe that young lady is 13 but she is. I remember her when she was about 3 and so tiny! She is an official teenager now. She is growing up so fast. I am not sure when she and I will be able to celebrate together, but I will fit in somehow. It is actually her schedule that is difficult, not mine. She is much busier than I am. I have lots of free time, it is Lily that doesn't. It is nice though that she is busy. I wish I were busier at times. I have way to much time on my hands some days. Of course, I do have stuff that I could be doing, cleaning, laundry, things like that, but hey, sometimes I would rather read, or watch TV or talk on the phone. These things are much more fun.
Anyways, I do hope that you have had a good day too.
Monday, March 7, 2011
good day!
I didn't have any lessons today as Bob needed to reschedule to Wednesday but that was okay because he rescheduled and didn't cancel. He generally reschedules instead of canceling, which is nice.
Anyways, I had the tax lawyer meeting today. I am very pleased with this. The lawyer is very nice and to the point. He did say that this is a very unusual case as generally he speaks with the actual person who owes the money, not the deceased person's daughter. He has a few questions about the particulars of the case. He is going to be speaking to the IRS on Friday as the rest of his week is a bit busy. I don't mind. He wants a 30 stay right away which he feels he should get right away. That would give him time he says. As long as I don't lose the house, that is my goal. I need a place to live! I love this house. It is the perfect set up for me. The studio in the living room with both pianos. I have the music in the office downstairs, I will have a sewing area, a library/TV area, and of course, a guest room. Basically, the house is perfect for me. It was perfect for Mom and I. I do plan to put some pictures of the family in the family room because the walls are very bare and boring. I will change that. I plan to put some pictures up of all of us. I don't have a ton of pictures, but I do have some family pictures that we had taken in 1989. They did turn out pretty well. I didn't like my picture at the time it was taken but I like it now. I guess Mom was right (again!) that someday I would like it. She was usually right (darn it all!).
I have a new student starting tomorrow! I can't wait, plus I believe I will have another new one (not with the new company) on Thursday. She wanted to start tomorrow, but I have a blood test appointment at that time, so that won't work this week. It will work for next week, but not this week, unfortunately. So I asked her if she had another day that would work, she said Thursday or Friday so I picked Thursday at 12. I have another lesson on Thursday at 12:30 to 1:30 so this would work really well. I am excited about these new developments. I just need a few more and I will be all set. That would be really good! I just have to wait and see.
It has been a good day despite no lessons! I feel very positive about the meeting with the lawyer. I paid a few bills yesterday that were mailed today. I did talk to a Doctor's office today, I am on a payment plan so I am hopeful that that will pay it off quickly. I don't know where the bill to this doctor is right now so next week is when they will be sending out a new one. I will pay it then. This grown up stuff can be so hard at times! I am glad I had a trial run at being in charge of everything these last few years with Mom here. Being in charge of her really helped me get organized and keep track of everything. Now it is just me, so I have to be ready for everything.
I hope you are having a good day too! It wasn't too cold out for a change. It is supposed to rain on Wednesday but be okay for tomorrow. That is good because I am going to the doctor's office for the blood test.
Anyways, I had the tax lawyer meeting today. I am very pleased with this. The lawyer is very nice and to the point. He did say that this is a very unusual case as generally he speaks with the actual person who owes the money, not the deceased person's daughter. He has a few questions about the particulars of the case. He is going to be speaking to the IRS on Friday as the rest of his week is a bit busy. I don't mind. He wants a 30 stay right away which he feels he should get right away. That would give him time he says. As long as I don't lose the house, that is my goal. I need a place to live! I love this house. It is the perfect set up for me. The studio in the living room with both pianos. I have the music in the office downstairs, I will have a sewing area, a library/TV area, and of course, a guest room. Basically, the house is perfect for me. It was perfect for Mom and I. I do plan to put some pictures of the family in the family room because the walls are very bare and boring. I will change that. I plan to put some pictures up of all of us. I don't have a ton of pictures, but I do have some family pictures that we had taken in 1989. They did turn out pretty well. I didn't like my picture at the time it was taken but I like it now. I guess Mom was right (again!) that someday I would like it. She was usually right (darn it all!).
I have a new student starting tomorrow! I can't wait, plus I believe I will have another new one (not with the new company) on Thursday. She wanted to start tomorrow, but I have a blood test appointment at that time, so that won't work this week. It will work for next week, but not this week, unfortunately. So I asked her if she had another day that would work, she said Thursday or Friday so I picked Thursday at 12. I have another lesson on Thursday at 12:30 to 1:30 so this would work really well. I am excited about these new developments. I just need a few more and I will be all set. That would be really good! I just have to wait and see.
It has been a good day despite no lessons! I feel very positive about the meeting with the lawyer. I paid a few bills yesterday that were mailed today. I did talk to a Doctor's office today, I am on a payment plan so I am hopeful that that will pay it off quickly. I don't know where the bill to this doctor is right now so next week is when they will be sending out a new one. I will pay it then. This grown up stuff can be so hard at times! I am glad I had a trial run at being in charge of everything these last few years with Mom here. Being in charge of her really helped me get organized and keep track of everything. Now it is just me, so I have to be ready for everything.
I hope you are having a good day too! It wasn't too cold out for a change. It is supposed to rain on Wednesday but be okay for tomorrow. That is good because I am going to the doctor's office for the blood test.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
so tired today
I have been so tired today. I don't know why. Maybe it is just catching up on me, it was a busyish week. I got up at 11 and then took a nap a little while later. When I woke from the nap, my tummy was upset and my head was bad so I took some stuff for it, and went back to bed. In between the naps though, I had a lovely conversation with Kathy on the phone. It was fun. Samantha and Alicia had to say hi to me. It was so cute, Ali had the phone and didn't say a word then handed it back to her mom. Sammy said hi and a few other things before giving the phone to Kathy. Jacob was kind of cranky because he had to read for a bit this afternoon. That is something Kathy and i just don't understand. We love to read and poor Jacob just doesn't. I have read a bit this afternoon but my head just hurts too much to read much today. As it is, I will be heading back to bed for the night in a while.
I wrote some checks to pay some bills today. Boy it feels good to be able to pay some bills. I have a few more to pay this week too including some doctors. I owe so many doctors so much money. It is so frustrating but there isn't anything I can do about it. i owe the money so i will slowly pay it.
I was in mom's room this afternoon. I have to get new sheets, blankets, and pillows because they got rid of hers. Those pillows were about 6 months old. I was not very happy. I will be doing that next month as this month I had to buy a box of contacts so that was the end of my spending money for the month as of right now anyways. I don't think anyone is coming to visit right now so that shouldn't be an issue. I will get it taken care of soon. I am not in a hurry. I do hope that I am able to hit some sales for the bedding too. I have to get a bed spread too. I thought that it had been saved but it was mom's blanket it that was saved, not her bedspread. I really liked her bedspread too. I have the drapes and curtains so those won't be an issue. I will probably buy the stuff a little bit at a time. I also still have the mattress waterproof cover. I am going to ask Bob if he can help me put the mattress back on the bed frame next week after his lesson. I am meeting with the lawyer tomorrow after his lesson so that is out tomorrow.
I had a somewhat good day despite the many naps. The highlight was talking to Kathy and also my cousin, Cathy, made a comment on my face book that made me smile. She is so funny sometimes. I just love both Kathy and Cathy! They are amazing women.
I do hope you had a good day too!
I wrote some checks to pay some bills today. Boy it feels good to be able to pay some bills. I have a few more to pay this week too including some doctors. I owe so many doctors so much money. It is so frustrating but there isn't anything I can do about it. i owe the money so i will slowly pay it.
I was in mom's room this afternoon. I have to get new sheets, blankets, and pillows because they got rid of hers. Those pillows were about 6 months old. I was not very happy. I will be doing that next month as this month I had to buy a box of contacts so that was the end of my spending money for the month as of right now anyways. I don't think anyone is coming to visit right now so that shouldn't be an issue. I will get it taken care of soon. I am not in a hurry. I do hope that I am able to hit some sales for the bedding too. I have to get a bed spread too. I thought that it had been saved but it was mom's blanket it that was saved, not her bedspread. I really liked her bedspread too. I have the drapes and curtains so those won't be an issue. I will probably buy the stuff a little bit at a time. I also still have the mattress waterproof cover. I am going to ask Bob if he can help me put the mattress back on the bed frame next week after his lesson. I am meeting with the lawyer tomorrow after his lesson so that is out tomorrow.
I had a somewhat good day despite the many naps. The highlight was talking to Kathy and also my cousin, Cathy, made a comment on my face book that made me smile. She is so funny sometimes. I just love both Kathy and Cathy! They are amazing women.
I do hope you had a good day too!
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Semi busy Saturday
I was to have 4 lessons but my first one, Koffi, didn't show up. I had received a message from Takelessons that she hadn't paid for the month of March so they were taking her off the schedule, but I expected her today as she had paid for one more lesson. The bad thing is she has 3 of my books and CDs. I do hope to get them back from her. Yes, I have other copies of all the books, but you never know when you will need extra copies for things like competitions and solo and ensemble.
Kayla came to her lesson in a really bad mood. She was so angry at her mom for waking her up early and doing some work around the house. She was 10 minutes late because of that. She was cranky through out the entire lesson although I did get a bit of a smile from her. Amanda was excited because she got Over the Rainbow today. I have to copy her Colors of the Wind CD so she can have that one next week. Charles is doing very well with piano. He learned 4ths and 5ths today along with a new hand position. I am pleased with all of their progress.
It will be a quiet evening as I have no plans tonight. I had some mashed potatoes and will be having some veggies for dinner. I am just not very hungry right now. That may change, but usually it doesn't. I have a bit of a bad headache again tonight. I woke up with it. I am so sick of them. My knee is getting better though so that is a good thing. I can almost walk normally now. I am happy about that.
I took a brief nap between lessons today. i am so tired. I could sleep right now. I think I will head to bed earlier than usual tonight. I am just so exhausted and I only taught 3 lessons! how did I used to teach 8 to 10 a day and on Saturday 12 lessons. I don't know. I was much healthier then too so that does make a big difference.
I am going to read for a bit now before I head to bed early. I hope I am awake enough to last. We shall see!
Kayla came to her lesson in a really bad mood. She was so angry at her mom for waking her up early and doing some work around the house. She was 10 minutes late because of that. She was cranky through out the entire lesson although I did get a bit of a smile from her. Amanda was excited because she got Over the Rainbow today. I have to copy her Colors of the Wind CD so she can have that one next week. Charles is doing very well with piano. He learned 4ths and 5ths today along with a new hand position. I am pleased with all of their progress.
It will be a quiet evening as I have no plans tonight. I had some mashed potatoes and will be having some veggies for dinner. I am just not very hungry right now. That may change, but usually it doesn't. I have a bit of a bad headache again tonight. I woke up with it. I am so sick of them. My knee is getting better though so that is a good thing. I can almost walk normally now. I am happy about that.
I took a brief nap between lessons today. i am so tired. I could sleep right now. I think I will head to bed earlier than usual tonight. I am just so exhausted and I only taught 3 lessons! how did I used to teach 8 to 10 a day and on Saturday 12 lessons. I don't know. I was much healthier then too so that does make a big difference.
I am going to read for a bit now before I head to bed early. I hope I am awake enough to last. We shall see!
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