I have been tardy on my posting lately but for good reason. 'Tis the season! Basketball, Rotary, bathroom tile, Christmas parties, work out at the gym, shopping, medical appointments. I have been sucked into the whirlwind! Not much down time. Wanted to get something posted, but no time for pictures! This is quite a different pace than I experienced last August after leaving the hospital.
However, it is pretty normal. Sometimes (often) we go through pretty long periods like this where it seems that a respite is just over the hill. "If I can just get through next week, things will be calmer....." Then, something new comes onto the calendar, or something happens that was unexpected (but should have been), or it has been on the calendar so long we forgot about it.
Bottom line is that I really don't do well with this kind of schedule. I don't have a lot of control over the calendar, and so my reaction is to get more determined to complete all the tasks that are piled up around me. On Tuesday I managed to get some work done (quite a bit) on the master bath tile job. We have been without a toilet there for nearly a month. I had to get started (remove toilet) and have not been able to devote enough time to make good progress because of other obligations. The good news is I worked until midnight laying tile over the floor heating mat. Got that finished, and only have about 1/4th remaining. Of course, I will still have to install grout, baseboard, toilet, and then seal the grout in both bathrooms!
Today (Thursday) we leave for the Burney basketball tournament. We finish up there late Saturday, then come home and head to the Barkley family Xmas dinner at Tahoe on Sunday. We will spend the night there, and have lunch with Frank and Lucille Monday, then head to Reno for a pre-surgery Dr's appointment for Kim, and be home probably late that evening. Anyone have time for Christmas?
So, if I can just get through this weekend.......NOT!
That's All!
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Hahaha oh Dad :D you've never been a good multi-tasker, I distinctly remember one time you were cooking dinner and the phone rang and you called out in a panic for someone else to answer the phone (even though it was in the kitchen) you were already doing something! It sounds like you're making progress Old Guy :)
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Mango
I'm with Maggie: practice makes perfect. At the very least you've got way more sympathy (or is it empathy at this point) for mom when she goes crazy and forgets things...it's 'cause she's got 10.000 in her head at once and she's actively working on 5 minimum! ;)
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