What's going on in your world? | Pad Patter 7/21

We got house in flordia sold and settled. But i can not deal with anything, my deline, the heat, my drives. Wish i could wake up and be ok

 

Part of me is still finding it hard to believe and the other part of me is starting to panic at how much time is left, but a week from this Saturday, the daughter and I leave for Down Under. This is a Girl Scout trip originally planned for 2020. We have been working to raise money for it since 2017.

Page I made when it was postponed in 2020.

 

I'm counting down the seconds until vacation! My BF & I are renting a lake house for a week that's halfway between us, and I can't wait. We'll be doing some nerdy history things + going to the beach & a state park + visiting an animal park but I'm looking forward the most to getting a whole week with my bae and getting to play games & cook & be silly & take pictures with all 6 of us.

 

Sorry some of your are going through hardships, but also happy to read about your successes. Sooo much going on!

My husband and I just celebrated our 20 year wedding anniversary this week! My big news is that I was recently promoted! I will be starting my new role as an Assistant Vice President in a few weeks. I will be leading a few teams of strategists, analysts and project managers who drive and execute strategy for a large global insurance company. I vacillate between being excited and petrified, lol.

 

@gonewiththewind So many hugs to you Cheryl!!!

@SeattleSheri Go Sheri! You can do it! I know what you mean. It's so scary starting a new thing.

 

@jk703 These are the pump pouches I made earlier this week.

 

Hopefully no lasting health issues but you can never be too sure especially with someone 85 years old. We haven’t heard any complaints for the back half of the week so things should be on the up.

In better news, my IBS symptoms have drastically improved this week which should mean I’ll be able to go out and be more independent again - was just too much of a risk the last 6-8 months.

 

That's the same weekend we are camping.

I TOTALLY feel you on the college path picking being stressful. Ugh. SO many decisions and it all feels so important and especially with the first one, we had no idea what we were doing, so I constantly felt like we were missing information or deadlines or whatever. But... it'll all work out, I promise! If you need any help or have questions, feel free to ask... I don't know a ton, but if I can help, I will! Sometimes it just helps to know that everyone kinda fumbles their way through it, so you're not alone.

 

I've been sick for about 7 wks with a mystery illness that is still undiagnosed but thankfully is improving somewhat but I'll be back in the hospital for more testing soon if the swollen nodes, headache and sore neck don't improve. At least the extreme fatigue and fogginess have improved. There is very limited medical care here so hopefully I will improve on my own. It's hard to not have a doctor and the ER is over-worked so if the problem isn't obvious they just don't have time to deal with it.

So we decided to take a vacation instead of me stressing at home about what is wrong with me. In 3 wks we go to Alaska. It's been 7 yrs since I last went and this time we are on a different cruise line with a different itinerary. I can't wait. Until we go we will enjoy the summer heat, in the pool most days and hot tub at night. It's been very relaxing. The flooding river waters have receded so we can start taking the dogs back to the dog beach (just a 5 min ride from home).

I've been binge watching shows but not reading much lately. Right now we are watching Joe vs Carol.

 

Not a good week, but I'm not one to share my problems. My DD was in a pretty serious car accident - a guy hit her in a shopping mall - driving 60 MPH!! I haven't been in a very good headspace since.

 

Oh no!!!! I hope she's doing ok!! That terrible.

 

@jk703 - so glad he's okay!
@Cherylndesigns - Oh no! I hope she's okay?!?

We got back from vacation last week. So we've been catching up from that. We were in a car accident on Father's Day (a truck veered off the road trying to miss us because he was going too fast and lost control and hit the entire left side of our van). Thankfully no one was injured. We've been driving a totaled van since then, busted out window, etc... The insurance, just this week, decided to total it. So no we wait for money, for them to come pick it up and then we get to van shop...not a great time to buy a vehicle right now. Looks like we may have to drive 3/4 hours (one-way) to get one. We need a 12 passenger for our family size. Did I mention this was our 2nd accident in 9 months...neither one was our fault!

Tomorrow we have an archery competition to go to and then an open house where my daughter is teaching music lessons.

Sunday is our wedding anniversary. 23 years!

Wednesday-Friday we are heading to Louisville to stay in a B&B (to celebrate our anniversary) and then pick my oldest daughter up from her summer-long trip in Spain. I can't wait to see her! Saturday my other daughter will be forming in a local whose got talent show and performing an original song. It's also my birthday. It's going to be awesome - We'll all be together and I get to listen to my daughter perform.

I've been spending most of my spare time gearing up for our 22/23 school year. Planning/prepping for homeschooling 6 kids and tutoring our 7th grade class at our local school group.

I think I'm about ready for us to officially start school and get into a normal routine.

 

So glad hubby didn’t get seriously injured.

Covid is making its way thru the pharmacy again. I got to work by myself the other day. So that’s no fun at all.

My hubby fell back in January trying to go start my car in the morning. He thought he sprained his ankle. Months went by and it didn’t seem to get better. He finally had a physical at the beginning of last month and we found out he broke his leg. Of course it didn’t heal right. There is a lot of calcification on the side of the break but nothing filling the break in. He is now using an electronic bone stimulator that is supposed to help heal the gap. It seems to be working somewhat. If it doesn’t he was told he would need to have surgery. Hubby already said that he would not do that. Good times.

Between work and home it’s all work for me all the time. Hoping things slow down soon for me. I’m exhausted