I really did not like this Tuesday. I suppose that's okay from time to time - to not like a particular day.I tried to "spring up" my dining room.
Much stuff was brought in over the weekend that needed a place to go.
But, it was also a phone call day for me. I hate those.
One was a terrible call from the billing person at the nursing home. It is taking FOREVER to get my mom approved for medicaid. Not for lack of trying on this end, either. For weeks we've been told by the 'powers that be' in this fair state that it would be taken care of 'this week'. Hopefully, the nursing home will know how to speed things up, as we are all a frazzled bunch of nerves over here. I've held up pretty well, up until today. But that call. That one pushed, shoved and kicked me over the edge - pointed, and laughed.
And then, Youngest Son stopped over. As a rule, I do not lose it like that. But, he got to witness it all. I was SO glad he stopped by, as he turned on the TV just as breaking news of a gas explosion in East Town came on. He lives in East Town, only a couple of blocks away. Had he not been right in front of me, I would have had more reason to cry.
Once I was all pulled together, I headed back into the dining room to arrange things in a pleasing and spring-like manner.
Ha.
That didn't last long.
A mouse appeared. This is the first one I have SEEN here. I watched it run right past my amazing device that is supposed to emit a sound that mice cannot stand.
Instead, I was the one emitting a shrill, high pitched sound.
I hate mice. I've never been a fan of gas. And the deplorable way the government treats the elderly is causing me deep grief.
(and now, i will get back to my 'reduce stress-reduce blood sugar' plan. hahahahahahahaha!)
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oh Judy. I had a meltdown today too. And I absolutely agree that the elderly are treated horrendously. In BOTH of our countries apparently.
On the up side I think all of our mice are frozen outside...at least they SHOULD be. It is -35 degrees after all.
Of course there are still live birds around. Crazy. If I had wings I would totally fly south for the winter.
You just keep hoping for spring. It is bound to get here sooner or later.
Well, I'm reading this on Wednesday - so welcome to the day after Tuesday! I hope today is much better - quieter - no excitement - except good excitement.
Any one of those is fodder enough for a melt down. I'm glad you were able to pull it together. I would hate to picture my scrabble- playing-antique-collecting-craft-guru-gramma going postal.
Love the picture - it makes me hopeful for spring!
I've heard that getting Medicaid approval is a nightmare, you'd thik the people in the nursing homes would be used to that since it happens so frequently. I suppose they have people above them giving them a hard time and they just 'pay it forward'. No excuse for treating people without respect though.
Mice? I HATE them!
The sun will come out tomorrow, at least that what the song says!
I was springing up yesterday. I put the Christmas wreaths away, and the put eggs and Easter grass into a glass candle base. It made me feel geood right away! And then I went for a walk in 30-degree weather today, brrrr-it's still winter!
The mouse - oh, Judy, I feel for you. I am sooo sick of mice! I have a friend who called an exterminator, and they came with neat little boxes with bait inside, and the mice would climb in, eat it up, and die in the boxes. The exterminators came and emptied the boxes and refilled the bait and on it went til no more mice! I'm looking to do it myself, just have to talk DH into it.
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