I’m still experiencing some lingering disappointment that I have to wait until Monday to get my paracentesis. I slept better last night than previously, but I still didn’t get a good night’s sleep. I think I’m finally just succumbing to exhaustion. I stayed up a little longer than I intended, after finding out that “Enterprise”…

My days are sometimes a blur. I arrived home around 7:30 last night, and was in bed by 9:30. Work saps so much out of me right now. I’m hoping it will be better after the paracentesis. Still waiting for the doctor’s office to call me back on that one. Last night The Socialist opened…

I was less inclined to view snowflakes with a kindly eye this morning. One-on-one they are amazing creatures, but last night they roved in gangs. Snowflakes with a mob mentality are not to be taken lightly. I reflected upon this as I scraped the ice off my car this morning. The driver’s side door was…

*grumble* I didn’t sleep well last night. No, let me amend that statement. I didn’t sleep last night. That’s a far more accurate way of phrasing it. The results show today. I’m inattentive, unproductive, and ornery. I’m also not hungry. Looks like a can of Ensure for dinner tonight. Joy. It gave me time to…

We had three inches of the most lovely “packing snow” you’d ever wish to see today. It started mid-afternoon, and in fact it is still coming down a bit now as I type this. I had to run out for hangers (Where do all the hangers go? The metal ones fall to the bottom of…

Today was a general clean-up day. Lots of trash made it to the dumpster, the kitty boxes got cleaned again, several loads of laundry were pushed through the machines (I feel like TraumaMama, the Goddess of Laundry), a load of dishes were washed, and filing done with an eye to tax returns. Thank the Powers…

I know they’re over, but the feel of “holiday” still lingers. The little white lights in the snow and ice still give me the warm fuzzies. The cats in their Christmas collars still look too adorable to put back into their everyday harness. I still like turning on my Christmas tree at night and watching…

All Tuesday I kept wondering to myself why I had ever committed to going upstate for New Year’s Eve. I had to work, I was tired all day, I just wanted to go home and collapse. I was actually hoping they’d have snow or freezing rain up north, to give me an excuse to bow…

Last night was a flurry of activty. Feed the cats, clean and refresh the water bowls, clean the litter boxes, grab dinner, pack for New Year’s Eve, all while trying to claim some quality net time. Something had to give, and I didn’t get to check up on as many diaries nor leave as many…

I did a little IP checking – you were number 16,000. If I can figure out an appropriate prize, I’ll send it your way. Anyhow, enough with the family history. We are who we are, and we each deal with it our own separate ways. I really don’t write in this journal for an opportunity…