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If it weren’t for this site, many things would be lost to our poor memories. Not posting very often has put me in a bit of a mental bind lately, so I’m jotting this down for Future Me.

1. Our air conditioning conked out. It did last year, too, and the repair guy said it needed more freon, but it was on its last legs. Both legs broke this year and it died. We have been making do with two window units (thank goodness), and the new one is coming next week. Sooooo glad we are having a heat advisory over the weekend……..

2. I can’t remember if I wrote about my Horrible Rash last spring? It started with a puffy eye and some itchy, fluid-filled dots on my hands that SPREAD – neck, face, arm, torso…. it was awful. I went to the dermatologist and had them biopsied. All they could tell me was, “Well, it’s not from gluten.” They wound up giving me medicine that helps with leprosy.

This Monday, my eye puffed up. *GULP*

In some ways it has been better – the spots are not all over, mainly my face and back of neck, but the whole right side of my face puffed up and I had a hard time seeing out of my right eye on Wednesday. People at work have been asking a lot of questions – either to me or whispering behind my back to see if I was in a fight.

I went to the doctor on Wednesday and he didn’t know either. He prescribed antibiotics and an oral steroid and said to keep taking the antihistamine (which I am doubling up on). Lauren, you have a health document in Google docs if this should happen again.

Anyway, we are heading to a wedding today, and thankfully I just look like someone slapped me and it’s a little red, puffy and scaly. I’m going to blame Lloyd.

Have a good Saturday!

Whenever we attend a get-together, Beth always brings a veggie tray. She has the divided Tupperware tray that has seven spots for different things. It’s always nice to have vegetables around, and this is a good way to do it. She says she keeps in in her fridge all the time for handy munching. When […]

Anyone who reads this thing knows that we are not big spenders. I can be incredibly cheap and later have regrets, but we’re also frugal. For instance, I spend the big money on Smartwool socks, but they last For-Ev-Er. The cost per wear is pennies. Maybe ha’pennies. The current problem, though, is that Lloyd has […]

My Dad is a very thoughtful person. He knows that Lloyd’s favorite kind of pie is blackberry, and he listened to me complain about how incredibly expensive blackberries are (fresh and/or frozen)…. …… so he sent us some blackberry bushes. Four, to be precise. He told me about a week ago about his surprise, so […]

Hi.- remember me? Lots and lots has been going on this month. A few weeks ago our pastor spoke about ‘May’hem – all the things that May has going on. I’m not even doing a bunch of things that other people are doing, but man, this treadmill is never ending. End-of year/start of summer/ ‘goodbye’ […]

I know, I know, it’s been forever. For the memory archive, so much has happened: My uncle Norman died; Deborah’s dad, also; there was a big accident at the center but God was merciful and good; I’ve been diagnosed with osteoporosis and osteopenia (I have an appointment on Thursday to come up with a plan); […]