Thursday, May 24, 2007

TNBP...just go with it!

I'm a mess this week. With this latest round of the Monkey Pox raging all over my Sheepie self, I seem to have had some difficulty figuring out what day is what. I completely forgot that yesterday was Wednesday! (it was, wasn't it? I've got a great deal of codeine coursing through my system these days and don't even know my own phone number any more, really.) How about I do a Thursday version for you? Will that work? I'm feeling a bit random right about now. I think I can pull it off. Lets give it a shot:

*Thanks, everybody, for all the nice "get well" wishes and knitting suggestions. It meant a lot. I was feeling a bit low after getting the pneumonia diagnosis, truth be told. I was hoping to avoid this.

*Today was a bit better, though. I didn't cough nearly as much, which is nice. The down side of the whole affair is that I seem to have Monkey Pox with a side of sinus infection. My right ear continues to block up after a day of exercising my vocal chords "discussing" the finer points of appropriate behavior with my students. Not only does it block up, but it clears itself with this rather horrid "popping" and "squeaking." I wouldn't mind so much if it didn't kind of hurt. But I'm back on antibiotics now so I suspect that I am kicking its little arse even as I loll about on the couch. Ha!!!

*Speaking of antibiotics, here's a little tip for my doctor and her staff: It would be extremely helpful if you would give me a heads-up when you call in prescriptions for me. I knew that there was a nice little bottle of cough syrup waiting for me behind the pharmacy counter. I asked for that and was going to pick it up tomorrow. However, if you are of the opinion that I need to go back on antibiotics, it is more likely that I will actually take them if you include me in the discussion. And, for that matter, it would also be nice if you told me that you had scheduled a chest x-ray for me. It is rather important that my chest be there if an x-ray is planned. It is a good thing I called today...this is how I "keep up." Had I not thought to give you a jingle I would be blissfully unaware of my sickly state, the lifesaving medications required for its curing and where I need to be to get pictures of it. I am sick. I have a full calendar right now what with the resting and coughing. I need advance notice if I am going to stay on top of anything else...particularly those things I am paying you to take care of!

*Ignore that last rant. I love the staff at my doctor's office. They are wonderful and put up with a great deal of nonsense on my part. I am not what one would call a "model patient." I am just a bit grumpy with the Monkey Pox and all. They are a part time operation and really do manage to give me full time care. Except on those rare occasions when they don't. And it is generally badly timed...

*Summer seems to have hit the great state of Maine with a great big wallop. It is going to be somewhere around 92 degrees tomorrow. Which is hot. I so look forward to the time spent cramped in a small classroom with ten sweating children who do not want to be there. (few Maine schools come with air conditioning) It will be a little slice of heaven...assuming that heaven is a sort of stinky place where no one will do what you ask them to do.

*In addition to the Monkey Pox phone call yesterday, I also got a call from my boss at Job #2. I am soon to not have a job #2. The head office is closing our branch. It is complicated and convoluted. And very sad. Our doors will close at the end of next month. There are many families who will not have time to find other places for their supervised visits with their children. Others will be unable to finish the parenting education programs that the court ordered. It makes me so very glad that I put the time and energy into all that promotional literature last summer. You remember...the ones that they opted to leave in my incapable hands when they had a graphic designer sitting up there at the main office twiddling her thumbs. There may be some interesting developments to come out of this if my boss and I can pull it all together. Or not...we haven't really had much time to flesh the whole thing out. Either way, though, it is entirely possible, that I will be suddenly flush with various office supplies. I am feeling a need for more Post-its. And maybe some nice new pens....and a photocopier. (that last one is probably a bit much. I'm pretty sure I'd get caught with that one.)

*I did get a bit of happy news yesterday, though. It seems that I got an A in my Wednesday night class! Now, there is really very little you can do to screw up an A in a graduate level class if you do the work. But the effort I put into this wasn't really my best. I knit some fairly nice socks during the course of the semester, though. So I guess I can be happy on two fronts even if I'm not really convinced that I deserved the A for my work in this class. I guess it pays to have a knitter for a professor...

*We are now cruising towards a three day weekend here in the states. My Monkey Pox and I will be spending the majority of it lounging on the couch, reading and doing a bit of the knitting. There will be a short detour over to Mommy and Daddy Sheep's house for a "little" family gathering that will include most of Mommy Sheep's side of the family equation. I promise to keep it low-key so those of you who tend to worry about a sickly Sheep on the loose need not fear. Mommy Sheep is nothing if not diligent in her monitoring of her little lambs. I will be in good hands, I assure you. And I promise to rest up all of Sunday and Monday.


That's it for tonight, folks. I am carrying a full load of prescription cough syrup and any further ramblings would probably include odd things like obscure (and incorrectly recalled) song lyrics or the combination to the lock on my diary. I think it best for all concerned if I leave it at this for now. I'll be going into the soon-to-be-closed office of job #2 tomorrow night, but will be sure to catch up with you all on Saturday before or after the grand family gathering.

Enjoy the week's end!

SA

12 comments:

sheep#100 said...

Yay for an A in the I-don't-really-want-to-be-here class!

Remember, do not lift anything heavier than a loaded fork at Mommy Sheep's.

Anonymous said...

The combination to your diary would be a fun thing to have, I think :)

A day in a sweat box with a bunch of middle schoolers - I'm insanely jealous!

Have fun at Mommy and Daddy Sheep's place on Saturday!

Jeanne said...

Yippeee! You got an A, I'm so proud! I know how much you did not want to be in that class but you stuck it out (because you had to) and you got the reward (plus some nice socks). Now, go rest.

catsmum said...

Can someone please tell me why a person suffering the dreaded monkey pox is still required to show up for work?
Surely she should be at home with cough syrup, cats and woolly pheromones to keep her happy.

Annie said...

I agree with Catsmum - surely Monkey Pox is serious enough to require absence from work?
Congrats on the "A" - you must be a very clever Sheepie.
Wishing you a speedy recovery

Anonymous said...

Sorry to hear about job #2. And the side of sinus infection. But have a great time with the parental units et al. Enjoy your 3 day weekend.
Karen
http://nothingbutknit.blog-city.com/

Anonymous said...

Monkey Pox and a sinus infection? Just how much can one sheep take?!

I'm really sorry that job #2 is for sure going away. I know you care a lot about the people involved.

Congratulations on your A! You rock, SA! And have fun at the family gathering.

Mia said...

sure wish I had a good, capable mommy sheep to go visit :) sounds like you WILL be well taken care of..

feel better Sheepie.. good thoughts coming your way.

And congrats on the A... you rock!
(oh sorry, i just saw someone else said you rock, but I didn't copy, honest! And I STILL think you rock ::laughing:;)

debsnm said...

Glad you got the 'A', but I never doubted it for an instant! I'm so sorry you're sickies again, damn that Monkey Pox!! I have no suggestions for knitting, as when I'm sick I lose all desire to sit upright and be productive. However, I did like Julie's suggestion about knitting a blankie! How wonderful to snuggle under it while you knit (not suggested for 92 degree weather, though!) Have a wonderful time at the 'rentals!

Ronni said...

I'm glad you're going to Mommy Sheep's this weekend. Mommies are usually very good at making one feel better. I hope you're feeling better very soon. Congrats on the A. It seems to me you deserved it on a "putting up with your team instead of committing mayhem" level as well as having done the work well.

As for the 92 degree dealing with kids thing - you're a better woman than I am. I'd have called in sick.

Thanks for stopping by the other day. I would have e-mailed my thanks but I couldn't figure out an address without going a bit too stalky. But e-mail me if you want "get better soon" cookies. They seemed to work on hubby. Or, you know, maybe that was just the anti-biotic.

The Kelly Green Rogue said...

congrats on the A! Down with the Monkey Pox! Hurray for 3 day weekends!

Lorraine said...

Hooray - A. Boo - monkey pox with side of sinus infection. Prayers still being flung in your general direction. BTW, you could knit a summer tank top of some sort. Not too hot and heavy to work on and immediately wearable.