Past week and a half

[kumir_k9]

Look at that, a post, and only a week and a half since the last one. 

What can I say?  I was absolutely wiped out after the 7V weekend and work has been rough.  I've just had absolutely no energy since then.  I can't seem to shake the general lethargy I've had since the event.  I'm beginning to think that taking on 7V may have been a mistake, but we'll see.  I'll reserve judgement until after vacation.

Ah, vacation.  Almost two weeks of rest and relaxation.  I'll be leaving on the 19th of April to go lay under the sun in Florida and just relax and recharge some very dead personal batteries.  I can't wait for that.

Easter weekend was good.  We went up to NH Saturday afternoon so Monique could have a facial and then spent Saturday night working, Monique on actual work stuff, me on 7V.  Naps were involved. 

Sunday we had breakfast with Randy and Tracy and Mom at the hotel restaurant.  That was quite lovely. 

Then we visited my dad at the nursing home.  It wasn't a great day for him.  He seemed to be there mentally but couldn't do much more than mumble.  It makes it difficult to have conversations with him.  I often feel guilty for not getting to see him more. 

Sunday afternoon we zipped over to Barrington to have an early dinner with Monique's mom and sister and niece.  It was the first year her mom had her traditional Easter dinner without Bob at the restaurant she and Bob always went to.  I thought it would be tougher on her than it was, but she was in very good spirits and again it was a good visit.  Jessica (the niece) and I pretty much had our own conversation going on the side.  Again, another fun visit. 

To complete our whirlwind tour of New England, we headed home from there.  Long drive.  Lots of traffic  Monique slept some of it.   Loads of fun... not.

This week I'm catching up on more 7V stuff.  Seriously need to get to some plot work but need to catch up on a bunch of player stuff and a prop item that is kind of key. I really should be putting at least an hour a day or so into that until it's finished.  Too much to do and too little time to do it.

Oh, on top of all that, we're having our counters replaced.  About 2 weeks ago, my son Nicholas was prepping for that before going back home to MI.  He managed to damage a valve under our sink, but thought he had it fixed.  It spent the better part of a day putting water into our kitchen floor.  We have damage in the floor and in the ceiling of the garage.  Insurance is working on that. 

In addition, the people for the counter have come twice to install the counters.  The first time, the counter was cut too tall and went over the edging that finishes off the tile on the walls.  The second time, they cut it over half an inch too short.  They won't be coming back until Thursday and we won't have the plumber in to finish it off until Friday, so we've had no running water in our kitchen for almost two weeks and thus have been eating out every night, so I'm losing time (and money) there too.

Comments

[noradannan.livejournal.com]

Oh, honey! Sounds like you've earned that vacation. Take it easy, and I'll see if I can figure out a way to let you spend your god-points in real life. It only seems fair. Hang in there.

[pbsweetheart.livejournal.com]

Ditto.

[ryxander.livejournal.com]

We totally need to cut back on your 7V workload. Seriously. There is no reason we can't unload some of the work you're doing to other people! Let's chat about that.

[ruendil.livejournal.com]

My friend, it sounds to me like you need an evening with the lights dimmed, some Vivaldi playing softly and perhaps a glass of wine. Then you can let your brain unthink itself. Good for the cerebral healing.

[embermwe.livejournal.com]

::agrees wholeheartedly with this very wise individual.::

[kumir-k9.livejournal.com]

*nods* I need lots of evenings with the lights dimmed, some Mendelssohn playing (never a big fan of Vivaldi for some reason) and a cup of nice dessert flavored coffee (epilepsy means I don't drink alcohol).

I'm thinking this sounds like a fine activity for the upcoming vacation... mmmmmmm vacation.

[orionsmom.livejournal.com]

Then we visited my dad at the nursing home. It wasn't a great day for him. He seemed to be there mentally but couldn't do much more than mumble. It makes it difficult to have conversations with him. I often feel guilty for not getting to see him more.

Time is precious, don't waste it feeling guilty.

I remember these days with my Gammy and her nursing home days. I set a goal for myself. If I could go see her once a month then that was good. Even if all I did was read Shakespeare aloud while she slept. I refuse to feel guilty because I did everything I could to meet my goal. Those were enough sad months, without the guilt to compound it. I don't think she want me to feel guilty.

[kumir-k9.livejournal.com]

Good advice. I'm good at multi-tasking though. I can feel guilty and get things done at the same time. ;-)

Thanks. Nice icon too. *hugs*

[kelkyag]

I seem to wind up mostly-dead for a couple of weeks after Madrigal events. Other than "plan for it" -- and it sounds like life has been enthusiastically thwarting you at anything resembling that this time -- I haven't figure out what to do about that. Much sympathy!

[ezrem.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness!! I hope things smooth out soon, and that you get a nice break!