Last week it was 0 degrees, yesterday it was in the 60s. It is raining, and it was lightning last night.
Except for getting the furniture moved back in, the front bedroom is back to normal. I took the opportunity to clean out that closet, and am putting a lot of the stuff that was in there in the attic. I don't know what's gonna happen with that stuff up there. Can't part with. Probably send a bunch to auction someday.
Hopefully, I can get down to some sewing. Moda U is this evening. The Quilt Show has a block of the month going this year that I think I will joining. I belong to a 6500/6600 challenge group, with the current challenge using the decorative stitches. I am thinking about doing pink ribbons with the different stitches.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Happy New Year!
Weird weather! New Years Day was snowy, cold wind. We only went out to go to mass. Next two days the temps hovered around 2degrees. Bright sunny days. Now it is in the 50s with rain.
Illini lost in the Rose Bowl against So. Cal. We were definitely the underdogs, and it showed. Looked more like a brawl rather than a football game. We also lost our Big Ten season opener with Ohio State (the media can't let up on Thad Matta being a former Cornjerker. For what ever reason, that night they said Thad played for East Lynn high school. East Lynn high school closed in 1973. Thad was born in 1967. Doh!). The guys have spurts of genius, but not enough to look great.
Thursday night we were watching Fox News coverage of the Iowa caucuses (after watching the basketball game). Clara from next door called and said she had a flood at her front door. I went over, and indeed, she had a flood! I could hear water running as I walked over. Paul Tatman's son and dil (she cleans for Clara) arrived shortly after me and they turned the water off and helped Clara mop up and move furniture out of the front bedroom. I went back to our house, and our front bedroom carpet was also wet. I stayed with Clara for about a half hour to help settle her down, then went home and picked up stuff off my floor that wouldn't tolerate the moisture. Paul Tatman came the next morning, and found that the pipe to Clara's front outside faucet had a huge leak. It wasn't caulked around the faucet, and allowed the cold air to leak in. Poor Clara, she had seen my faucet "cozy" and thought she should have one also, but her sil David nixed it, saying that she didn't need it. David is on Clara's fecal roster! LOL! Paul had the plumbers out and they fixed it. He had his guys move furniture for Clara and us. The carpet guys got the excess water out of the pad and removed that. Fans are running now. By early next week, we should be back to normal. Gives me the opportunity to go through some of that stuff. Have stuff that probably could go up in the attic.
While the plumbers were here, I asked if they could look at our toilet in the front bathroom, as it has always had a wobble. Well, they did, and it had a broken flange. They had to take up the toilet to fix it. Because it wasn't done right in the first place. Paul saw it, and I think he is gonna pay the plumbers. It took them over 2 hours to get the job done. I am thankful that Paul has been a great contractor with a heart.
I saw Dr. Thatcher on Thursday and I now have a name for my intermittent thigh numbness. Meralgia Paresthetica. Never heard of it. Has nothing to do with my scoliosis or bulging discs. No cure. But it is not going to cause any problems. The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve gets compressed, causing the numbness. Sometimes pain (thankfully I have a high threshold for pain). But it is purely a sensory nerve, so it cannot cause muscle atrophy. I do have a diminished left ankle jerk. But that is not from the MP. That is probably what causes me to have a left foot flop when I am tired.
Wayne was put on BiPap, but he could not tolerate the changing pressures. He was set up at 25/18. His CPAP was on 18, so wouldn't think it would be a problem but it was. They finally set his new machine at 25/25, and he is doing much better. He didn't get very short of breath when we went out last night with the Cunningham's. Speaking of them, Benny has been helping Wayne get from our car to their door. How cute! He has more personality than any 4 year old needs!
Illini lost in the Rose Bowl against So. Cal. We were definitely the underdogs, and it showed. Looked more like a brawl rather than a football game. We also lost our Big Ten season opener with Ohio State (the media can't let up on Thad Matta being a former Cornjerker. For what ever reason, that night they said Thad played for East Lynn high school. East Lynn high school closed in 1973. Thad was born in 1967. Doh!). The guys have spurts of genius, but not enough to look great.
Thursday night we were watching Fox News coverage of the Iowa caucuses (after watching the basketball game). Clara from next door called and said she had a flood at her front door. I went over, and indeed, she had a flood! I could hear water running as I walked over. Paul Tatman's son and dil (she cleans for Clara) arrived shortly after me and they turned the water off and helped Clara mop up and move furniture out of the front bedroom. I went back to our house, and our front bedroom carpet was also wet. I stayed with Clara for about a half hour to help settle her down, then went home and picked up stuff off my floor that wouldn't tolerate the moisture. Paul Tatman came the next morning, and found that the pipe to Clara's front outside faucet had a huge leak. It wasn't caulked around the faucet, and allowed the cold air to leak in. Poor Clara, she had seen my faucet "cozy" and thought she should have one also, but her sil David nixed it, saying that she didn't need it. David is on Clara's fecal roster! LOL! Paul had the plumbers out and they fixed it. He had his guys move furniture for Clara and us. The carpet guys got the excess water out of the pad and removed that. Fans are running now. By early next week, we should be back to normal. Gives me the opportunity to go through some of that stuff. Have stuff that probably could go up in the attic.
While the plumbers were here, I asked if they could look at our toilet in the front bathroom, as it has always had a wobble. Well, they did, and it had a broken flange. They had to take up the toilet to fix it. Because it wasn't done right in the first place. Paul saw it, and I think he is gonna pay the plumbers. It took them over 2 hours to get the job done. I am thankful that Paul has been a great contractor with a heart.
I saw Dr. Thatcher on Thursday and I now have a name for my intermittent thigh numbness. Meralgia Paresthetica. Never heard of it. Has nothing to do with my scoliosis or bulging discs. No cure. But it is not going to cause any problems. The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve gets compressed, causing the numbness. Sometimes pain (thankfully I have a high threshold for pain). But it is purely a sensory nerve, so it cannot cause muscle atrophy. I do have a diminished left ankle jerk. But that is not from the MP. That is probably what causes me to have a left foot flop when I am tired.
Wayne was put on BiPap, but he could not tolerate the changing pressures. He was set up at 25/18. His CPAP was on 18, so wouldn't think it would be a problem but it was. They finally set his new machine at 25/25, and he is doing much better. He didn't get very short of breath when we went out last night with the Cunningham's. Speaking of them, Benny has been helping Wayne get from our car to their door. How cute! He has more personality than any 4 year old needs!
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