I can't believe how fast time seems to be passing. Tomorrow, I begin my 8th week of working at home. There are so many things that I love about working from home: sleeping late, not taking a bath, wearing pj's all day, not washing my hair, being with my dogs all day.... There are also things I can't wait to get away from. Work. I can't wait to get away from work. Every time I pass my home office these days, I'm reminded of work that needs to be done. Last week, I needed to use the high volume copier/scanner at the office so I went in for 3 days. It was glorious. I so enjoyed leaving work behind and looking forward to getting back home. It felt a little apocalyptic to be at the office after so many weeks. All of my calendars were still set on March and full of appointments and events that never came to pass.
Scott had to take 2 weeks of his vacation time and then was furloughed for 2 weeks from his job at Charlotte Radiology. He starts work again tomorrow. Contrary to the backups we've heard about on the news, Scott easily filed for unemployment online and received his first deposit in less than a week.
Here's a quick recap of the past few weeks:
I had a problem with squirrels jumping on my bird feeder. Moving the feeder and waxing the baffle have taken care of that 100%.
Daniel turned 11. We celebrated with an outdoor pizza & cake party.
Dad checking his birthday wishes on Facebook.
Dad sporting a button that says "My Daughter is #1".
Blossom has been struggling lately. She clearly doesn't feel her back, left leg. She walks like she is intoxicated and drags her foot. It is hard for her to sit down and often, her legs get twisted up behind her. Thankfully, she is still able to walk, run & climb stairs. Last night, when we got home from our walk and took her bootie off, her nail had rubbed raw and was bleeding inside of her bootie. These are all symptoms that we knew in our heads were coming but we hoped in our heart wouldn't.
She always has to be touching Scott. :-)
Last Saturday, I was sitting on the front steps with Balto when he took off running after the neighbor's dog. Their dog does not have a fence and I guess Balto heard her go outside. I chased after him at full speed and landed on the concrete with my hands, knees and chin. I thought I had broken my jaw as it was very painful and wouldn't close. Due to Covid-19, I was too afraid to go to the ER. Thankfully, it was much better the next day. Other than a few scrapes and bruises, I was feeling better after a few days.
That brings me to today. Today we had a wonderful treat. My super amazing friend, Miranda, made a pound cake for my Dad. She dropped by with her dog, Dori, and said hello. Thank you so much Miranda! And Dori! XOXO
Dad is wearing a new shirt that Kevin's family gave him for his birthday.
I washed and styled mom's hair today. I did a better job than last time. For the first time in her life, her white hair is growing out. I covered it up with (a lot of) ColorWow powder and I think it looks pretty good!
Here's mine:
I LOL'd at the last image. It was especially funny in juxtaposition with the one of your roots. Happy Birthday (belatedly) to your Dad and Daniel. You know, when your young man turns 11 that's when he goes to Hogwarts. Might you have a budding wizard in the family? I don't blame you for not wanting to go to the ER. I wouldn't either. Good thing it was only scrapes and bruises. I landed on my face while chasing Truffles once, but fortunately I was on the grass at the time. You're lucky you didn't break anything. Hard to believe you've been away from work for 8 weeks already. Spring has finally sprung here so I can see it really has been that long. I never thought of waxing the baffle on my bird feeder to deter the squirrels, but I did grease the pole. The only trouble was that the first squirrel to slide down removed most of the grease, so the others had an easier time of it. Wily critters!
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