Oh my goodness, I could not get off my booty today…  I don’t know what the heck is wrong, I think it has to do with not feeling great and knowing that I am going out of town for a whole week.  I just got back inside from playing with the puppies and I am really feeling it today.  It is so freakin humid outside I am 100% GROSS when I get back inside, no matter how long I have spent outside.

Paul, Samantha, and Becky all came out today.  I had plans on making Paul go to the grocery store with me, but I just couldn’t get into life today.

I said a while back in my blogs that my hands and feet were itching – I think I did anyway.  So Paul and I were looking the other day and I saw the plant that is getting me itchy.  I will have to get a pic and attach it here in a minute, but it is all over and not always easily visible, but even if it was with the balls rolling and being fuzzy there is no avoiding so I try just not to touch them.  The problem is that Nickel thinks it is a game when I use the thrower to pick up the balls and I end up having to struggle with him for a couple minutes with each ball  Also, these tennis balls smell so freakin bad.  Bad, horrible, gross, I don’t like it

I am in the middle of packing since about noon. Ha ha ha, I really just need to make it all fit, replenish my shampoo and conditioner and get it done. Luckily it is a bit casual, jeans and t-shirts are fine for the meetings and then I need to bring my PPE in case I go in the field at the second stop. That makes packing a little less stressful.

Sidetrack – I have this desktop that is a time lapse of a train station, viewing the escalator and it is just a cool picture. I really wanna do some stuff like that myself, I just can’t seem to stop being in the moment to do it Good and bad I suppose

My new book is good so far. I went with the White House one. I am so gross. My feet are black and my hands are too. I am about to wrap this up and go get in the shower. Maybe I will have some ice cream tonight

Alright, goodnight and sweet dreams!!

I finished my book!!!! The Romanovs: The Final Chapter, take a peek at my review if you like

I took dad to get his hair cut which is kind of like a huge task. First off, I should have taken a picture of his hair because it was out of control! Second, there was another person in there cutting hair, which is nice. Normally the lady is so slow, but like everyone goes to her. I don’t really understand. The second lady cut his hair, after sitting for a while and then realized he wanted a hair cut…

OK, then I am still not 100% and it is bugging the crap out of me. I really feel like I should be all better by now. My ears are still popping a lot when I blow my nose. Goodness.

I took Nickel with me to go get food for dinner, he likes the car a lot. Dad said that Dime was a little distraught when we left, but she will not get in the car. I have played with them and he is his normal evening self, barking in my face to go play. The only problem is that it is about to rain so he is gonna be out of luck.

I will be going to two locations next week, Indianapolis and also Fostoria, Ohio – or someplace close to there. I need to get in touch with my contact to make sure I know where I am going

I think I have found the next book I am going to read. I think it is going to be on the Brooklyn Bridge or the White House. For those who do not know, the White House was completely rebuilt during Truman administration. So either would be interesting. Will let you know how it goes

I really wish I could figure out how to get Nickel to feel fulfilled in the evening. He is just sitting here barking at me, we go outside, play a little, come back in and eh does the same thing. I don’t know what to do. I took him out again, but he is still very anxious… Wish the pets could talk.

I am going to get something to drink and get in the bed

Goodnight all!!!

So I was going to try to make it into the office today, but my mom had a procedure scheduled for today so I was going to take her. Well, she decided that she wasn’t feeling up to it so now I am getting stuff done at the house!!!! Laundry first and then I have to clean up my desk a good bit.

Random Rant: FedEx will never leave the package at the gate when everyone else will… Why do we put our phone numbers on the packages if the driver isn’t going to bother to call… FedEx is gonna have to do a little bit better!!!

OK, I am so sick of my ears popping when blowing my nose. Actually it’s like they get clogged when I blow my nose – the opposite, but it is very hard to blow my nose when that happens. Quality content right here y’all Lets stack on top of that with I gotta check on my clothes in the washer ha ha ha ha.

I am very close to the end of my most recent book and I am getting to the parts where it is hard to put it down. I will write a review of that when I get done – hopefully this week.

I need to figure out what we are going to have for dinner. I think we have exhausted the things I got for the last time I was out of the house. I really want some pizza – how lame is that, but sometimes you just crave stuff

Played with the puppies for just a bit. I got cut majorly by the palmetto plant… Only I can get bloody from playing catch with the puppies. I sliced myself like it was a serrated knife, right on the bendy part – AMAZING!!! Also, I just love how we play for 10 minutes and the dogs are passed out, but at night I had to take them out at like 10pm for a “walk” to calm them down. By walk I mean we walked to the gate and back. They are crazy.

The dogs are doing their thing now – right on time  Nickel is just bothering the crap out of me and we have been outside playing like 6 times already.  He needs sleeping pills…

Mom Update: Mom is feeling a little bit better this evening, she slept from like noon until dinner.  I am not sure what is going on, I hope she feels a bit better before I leave, but we might have to do like we did a couple weeks ago and have the boys come out  She keeps saying no one said getting older was like this, I don’t think she is enjoying her 70s as much as say her 20s

Alright, I am going out one more time with these dogs for a walk and then calling it quits – I want to finish my book!!!!  Ha ha ha ha ha.  Hope everyone has a great night!

Today I am feeling a bit better, but still have fluid in ears and coughing so hard that my head feels like it will explode

I am making some up coming flights and hotel and car reservations – it isn’t hard but for me to stay focused to do them all. I have to do one trip at a time and what I really want to do is all the flights, all the hotels, and all the cars I know, life is crazy

Just went to the post office to pick something up for Samantha. Took Nickel and he did very well today. He did get sick the last time I took him, not sure if that was a fluke or not so I was being extra “motherly” as my mother pointed out. I said I am listening for the tell tale signs of about to get sick

Random Rant: I hate blowing my nose. I hate it specifically when you do it and get stuff to come out and then breath in and still sound snotty!!!!! Ugh…

Just threw the balls for a little bit with the dogs – it is so hot out there for them when they just go 100% all the time! There is a path that I can throw the ball in that is mostly shady, but there is no wind out there. Now the dogs are playing rambunctiously in the room. They are a bit crazy

Just got back inside again – these doggies are killing me Really they are helping me – I need to get out there and be more active so it is good.

News: Hey everyone, before I get started on the blog I just wanted to let you know that I had to turn on comment approvals because I was getting hit with spam comments.  I will try to process them every day, but if you don’t see it right away that is why.  I am not filtering them for any other reason just getting the spam out.  I really appreciate everyone who is reading and really love getting the comments too

Actual Blog: Today I was supposed to be in Waycross, Georgia with my coworkers, but had to call in sick.  I thought I would be doing good enough to go, but I got a bit dizzy yesterday after being on my feet for a while.  Then this morning I am standing by my bed blowing my nose and I got super dizzy and thought I was going to fall over.  Crazy!  I think it is because there is a lot of fluid in my ears and yesterday was the first day I was able to get one of them to pop and one popped while I was blowing my nose this morning – threw off my inner ear junk.

I need to run a few errands today or tomorrow – I don’t know.  Mom is having a procedure done tomorrow and Carlos is coming out to take her maybe I should get him to run me around, but dad wants a hair cut – boy does he need it

Alright, waiting on mom and I think we are going to run these couple errands today.  Let’s get it done!

Finally back.  We had to run to the mall to drop of my mom’s necklace to get repaired and we parked by Books-a-Million.  Since we did that, I ordered the new Harry Potter book – very nice 😉  I also got a new notepad – like I really need another one of those!!

Went by the frame shop to get my picture, it looks so good.  I can not wait to give it to my friend.  I think he is going to like it a lot.

I am a bit better but I tell you still very dizzy and still very stuffy.

I have been outside playing with the dogs since they have been neglected for a little while but that has made me very stuffy now.  I am gonna take some medicine and lay back down.  What a ding bat – I have nasal spray and I forgot all about it  That is the answer to my problem right there.  I think now I may have some ice cream

I forgot that I wanted to mention this.  While at the book store I saw one of the books I read, Empty Mansions, on the shelf and I was surprised at how thick it was.  You lose that reading on the Kindle.  Sometimes I feel like I am reading forever and then I realize it like an 600+ pages.  That is a big book in print

OK, I am going to get ready for bed since it is late and take all these pills

I am on so many pills right now it is crazy!  No wonder I am not feeling great.  I have taken, already today (lunchtime) 7 pills along with some syrup!  Amazing.  But my ears finally popped a little bit today.  It actually is not great because I can’t blow my nose as hard as I had been because it is KILLING my ear.  Still just one ear is clearing though.  I think I am going to be good enough to go out of town tomorrow.  I am not driving except to meet them and then I can just nap in the car because there will be 3 of us.  Now that means I have to have clothes to wear

I did play a little bit of tennis with the puppies and now it is raining pretty hard.  We are supposed to get the worst of it this evening – hopefully all cleared by the time I need to leave.

Alright, I threw in the towel and am not going tomorrow.  I am getting really dizzy the more I am standing up and walking around and stuff.

I didn’t get a picture today because I was basically laying in bed most of the time.  Oh goodness I haven’t been this sick in a while, I am so glad though I have not got a stomach virus.  Thank goodness!!!

Will be better tomorrow – I promise