October 12, 2007
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Duh Enduh Duh Week
Not quite sure why I'm so insanely cheery this morning. I just left one friend, Lori (NOT "K"), an obnoxious morning greeting. And, it's another friend's 50th b-day (I'll allow her to remain nameless - but you KNOW who you are!!).
I have no plans today except Luci's medical appointment at 4pm. Having no plans doesn't necessarily mean a free day.
My day yesterday was free until a 2pm appointment for Annamarie. She took a shower (she's been taking showers without help for most of this year) and I went into the bathroom to be sure she had the shampoo & conditioner rinsed out of her long, thick hair. Imagine my shock when I walked in and found her taking a shower with no shower curtain! I don't mean she forgot to put the plastic liner inside the tub, I mean the curtain and plastic liner were scooted back to the opposite end of the tub from the faucet and shower head!!! Puddles were everywhere. I'm not exaggerating. Not a wet spray on the floor, but puddles. I bit my tongue and cleaned up the mess. She is the child with a serious developmental disorder. No sense in asking "why?" she did what she did.
I hadn't had much sleep the night before last. The doctor gave me a cough/decongestant pill to take morning and night. I have SEVERE insomnia problems and can't take Benadryl (to help me sleep) with this lung congestion, it dries up my lungs. Against my better judgment, I took the cough/decongestant pill and promptly woke up 2 hours later. Decongestants are stimulants and not conducive to a sound night of sleep! I was awake from 12:30am to 3:30am and then dozed again for a few hours with the cat (Stormy) on the sofa. I felt HORRIBLE yesterday. Our therapist was running over an hour late and, despite leaving the office to pick up some corrective shoes for Rissy, I had to wait FOREVER in the reception area.
Last night, I didn't take the cough/decongestant pill and only took the prescription he gives me to sleep (which has NEVER worked - but, he slightly increased the dose this week) and I fell dead to the world around 8:45pm. Of course, when I woke up at 4:30am this morning, I tried to fall back asleep but realized I was awake for good! I got up around 5:20am. I'd like to say I was productive, but I couldn't be. Rattling dishes would have awakened Luci. Sitting at my desk (located outside of Luci's door) and cleaning this mess would have done the same.
I ended up watching Fox News and heard about children's cold medicines being recalled because parents weren't measuring the doses properly (rolling eyes) and children have died; AND, the fact south & central Mexico now have flights that take people to cities in north Mexico for our American equivalent of $30. The point is to help them get to the border so they can illegally cross into the U.S. The air fare costs the same as the Mexican bus fare, but it's a "more comfortable" and faster trip. People only buy one way tickets. Oh yeah, ALSO . . . there is a recall for Banquet Pot Pies (and I think other frozen dinners by Banquet) tainted with e-coli. They FDA is checking to see how safe our food REALLY IS from terrorists. (again, rolling eyes)
I was at Wal-Mart earlier this week, picking up a few things, and I found a long, black, moleskin skirt by White Stag. When I tried to pay for it, the register refused to ring it up and I was told it had been recalled. I don't know if the seams hadn't been knotted at the ends, if the fabric's dye contained lead (one of China's biggest exports these days!!!), or if the waistband was laced with e-coli. At any rate, I'm sure it has to do with another terrorist plot of some kind! (REALLY rolling eyes)
With all of this important news under my belt this morning and NOTHING to do until Luci's 4pm appointment, I can't help but wonder how my day will unravel. Maybe "unravel" is a poor choice of words. How about, "unfold"?????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comments (3)
I think unfold is a much better and optimistic choice than unravel. I read recently that lipstick has lead in it as well. It must be made in China too. All these recalls must be costing these companies lots of money. Maybe they will think twice before shipping anymore jobs over seas. BTW: I have never heard of a skirt being recalled... that's odd.
Wow, that's a weird recall! My moleskin jumper tends to creep up over time, maybe it's being recalled for that?
Oh boy, I almost forgot Joy Gail's birthday...thanks for the reminder.
When I was half asleep this morning (Doug and I both had trouble sleeping last night), I heard that Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize. I thought, "This must be a dream," but woke up to find out that I was wrong.
I guess we'll all have to go back to growing our own food and cooking from scratch.
I hope you are feeling better soon and are able to get some sleep. The amount of recalls are getting CRAZY, makes you wonder about everything you have in your home. Have a great weekend.
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