Mindless Chatter HUMPday

 Ooops, posted on the wrong Mindless Chatter....so I just copied it over:

Amanda, what happened to Bevo's paw

Steph, BE CAREFUL!!!  Ok, I got that out of my system.  Those things scare the heck out of me.  After seeing my best friend in intensive care for two months 9 ( I didn't recognize her in the hospital) and then her one year of rehab, I just shudder when I hear of someone I know riding one.  It's the other drivers you need to watch out for as much as anything.  But have fun and I will try not to be too negative.  BTW, gooooood looking BF you got there. lol

I should be working on this stupid audit that is coming up and my desk is covered with paperwork but as usual I can always find a reason to put it off.   I had to take little Twister man into have his anal glands expressed yesterday.  He was his usual friendly self and gave the tech a kiss afterwards. :)

How's poor Bevo today, Amanda?  I just cringed when I read about his poor paw.  :(

JackieG

I should be working on this stupid audit that is coming up and my desk is covered with paperwork but as usual I can always find a reason to put it off. 

Drink a Red Bull and just plow through it !!!  I just this morning signed off with our Audit Department on an audit concerning military leaves that my officers take.  Talk about fun stuff LOL !!!   Anyway it's finally done ~ so I think I may do a little celebrating tonight !

Deb W.

JackieG

Steph, BE CAREFUL!!! 

Thanks for saying it first Jackie. They scare me too. DH wanted to get one until he became a firefighter and now not so much - whew!

The city council shot down the deal they'd just made with the ff union last week. Said it was too long (5 yrs). The crazy thing is that the union did not want that long of a deal but the city did, so it's pretty strange and seems like a lot of game playing on both sides. They'll go back to the table but they did postpone layoffs until the end of the month.

I've had insomnia the last couple nights and that's very unusual for me. I've fallen asleep okay but have woken up around 1ish and couldn't go back to sleep. I sure did want to sleep in this morning though.

*glug, glug*  That's my Red Bull, thanks Deb!  I don't know why I hate this particular audit, it's not that bad but I guess it's just a mental block I have with the word itself.  We got audited by the state comptroller years ago for state sales taxes and had two guys in here for two weeks!  Talk about stressed.  They were determined to find something wrong and just wouldn't give up, but they did have to concede defeat finally.

Cathy, sorry to hear that the contract negotiations are still dragging on, hope they can get it together soon and that your DH still has a job.  How's his back today?  BTW, I hate waking up and not being able to fall back to sleep.  Or when you do, it's 30 minutes before the alarm goes off.  I usually get up and read for a while and sometimes that makes me sleepy enough to go back to sleep.  I bet you just have too much on your mind right now and that's disturbing your sleep.  Stay up as late as you can tonight and maybe that will help you stay asleep.  Or if all that fails, pop half an Ambien, if you have any.

Ok, Red Bull kicking in and I'm going to kick some butt on the audit.  JK, I don't have any Red Bull, but I drank another cup of coffee. :)

JackieG

How's his back today?

He's been at work the last 48 hrs and gets off this morning. I spoke to him a couple times and he said it hurt but he was doing okay. I don't know how he does it. When he left Monday morning his body was shaped like an S and I could see that just walking was excruciating. Poor guy. I'm glad he's got a few days to rest up now. He actually hurt it while doing back exercises at the gym - go figure

Yep, I definitely have a lot on my mind. I try not to think about it all but sometimes my fears take over and I can barely catch my breath. I took 1/2 a benadryl last night before bed and it helped put me to sleep but wasn't enough to keep me asleep.

BEVOLASVEGAS

My grandfather was diagnosed with colon cancer last week. He's having surgery today, so I'm hanging out in the waiting room hoping I'll get an update soon.

Amanda - I'm so sorry to hear that about your grandfather. I hope you hear something soon and it's positive news. I'm sorry about Bevo's hurt paw too. When it rains, it pours sometimes, huh?

cakana

He actually hurt it while doing back exercises at the gym - go figure

Mr. W has had back problems for years - surgery, therapy, etc.  He finally went to this pain management place and they have him doing YOGA !!!  It strengthens all the core muscles which in turn supports the back or something.  Anyway, he hasn't complained once about his back since he started with the yoga.  He even found classed for guys only - so you may want to mention that to your hubby.

cakana

I took 1/2 a benadryl last night before bed and it helped put me to sleep but wasn't enough to keep me asleep.

Sheesh Cathy !!  I usually have to take like 3 before they do anything for me !!  Go for broke and take a WHOLE one - you need your sleep LOL !!

Deb W.

iluvjamison

cakana

I took 1/2 a benadryl last night before bed and it helped put me to sleep but wasn't enough to keep me asleep.

Sheesh Cathy !!  I usually have to take like 3 before they do anything for me !!  Go for broke and take a WHOLE one - you need your sleep LOL !!

Deb W.

Ha-ha, that's what my friend says. Usually 1/2 is enough and I rarely have trouble with insomnia. I'm hoping that now that DH is off work I'll sleep better but if not, I throw caution to the wind and take a whole one

I have suggested yoga many times to DH but haven't had any luck convincing him yet. He's a pretty heavy duty weightlifter and even though he's hurt himself badly a few times, he's intent on keeping up with it. He works out almost everyday and runs too, so he's in pretty good shape. I know he'd benefit greatly from yoga though, so I'll keep working on it. I'd be happy to go with him too.

I think I am finally going to have to fork over money to get blinds on our large picture window at the front of the house this year. We don't have A/C and the sun just beams in there in the morning.  I want dark (real) wood blinds to go there. I know they are expensive, but it is such a large window I need something nice.  Plus the neighbours are probably getting sick of seeing me run around the house without pants on.

We are SLOWLY making progress on our basement.  We are going to paint it this weekend and then next weekend we can rip out carpet and get it ready for the slate.  The giant aquariums look really nice!  I am excited to have it all done.

Amanda, just popping in to send you some good vibes for your grandpa's surgery and recovery.

 Amanda: Hope you hear some good news soon! Get well wishes to Bevo and your grandfather.

We finally got rain! After 3 weeks of intense heat, we had rain for about 5 minutes... Lol.  I need to buy sleeping pills at the end of the month. I'm not sleeping all the way through the night and it's effecting me during the day. Plus I need something to keep me awake during the day! Lol. I sleep to much.. I think I may try the V8 since I don't eat much when I'm outside with the dogs.. Hmmm...

Cool bike, Steph! The safety class will definitely help. It's just simple stuff, but it's everything you need to know, and will help a ton with confidence. Have fun and always wear a lid!

It's beautiful again here. I should go out and pull some weeds, but I know as soon as I get all dirty, Willa's going to wake up from her nap. 

It's DH's birthday today and I've already had two pieces of cake. 

ETA: I was just going through my winning Publisher's Clearing House entry (I know, I know), and in the products to buy flyers, there were TWO porno DVDs!

janobonano

It's beautiful again here. I should go out and pull some weeds, but I know as soon as I get all dirty, Willa's going to wake up from her nap. 

It's DH's birthday today and I've already had two pieces of cake. 

ETA: I was just going through my winning Publisher's Clearing House entry (I know, I know), and in the products to buy flyers, there were TWO porno DVDs!

Janice, the weeds will still be there tomorrow - leave 'em!

Don't worry about the cake - just face the side towards him that you didn't cut - he'll never notice...LOL

Maybe the DVDs are a hint - you know, start working on a sibling for Willa.