Popinjay - Word for the Day -- Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Popinjay

Definition: A vain and talkative person.

It is hard to imagine listening to a vain and talkative person, but I usually experience that once a day, beginning when I look at myself in the mirror each morning! :)

With this the end of another series of being off Dex and Velcade for two weeks, I see the mood changes. I know they are coming. I am experienced with handling them, but somehow, someway I forget until they are right upon me. It can be just the smallest of things. You are probably asking if it jumps upon me so fast that I snap back... Of course, I do. I believe then ChemoSabe realizes that it has jumped his bones, too. All is well.

My good neighbors are out of town this week and I am picking up their papers and mail. I find myself wishing it were hot weather so I could go over in the afternoons and swim. It is a good sized pool that the first neighbors used it to each scuba diving. I have the opportunity to use it as much as I want this summer, but I gotta work on these hypo thighs.

I took the survey and ordered up a new batch of Revlimid yesterday. You know, the survey where you have to swear you haven't had sex with a woman that can get pregnant and such. What is sex?

If you procrastinate on your income tax preparation as I, then you know and can relate that I have not begun the process. I look forward to the end result, but not the process in motion. Our appointment is April 10.

All is well with the family. Little brother comes weekly to the office to get his stomach shots. Older brother made it back to Ft. Smith after two weeks of being away from home for training in Kansas City. Son has been painting all the walls in his house. He is doing a pretty darn good job, too. I know because he sends me pictures on my cell phone.

ChemoSabe still goes full throttle. Even the last two weeks of being off the hype meds he continues to get up at 2:30 or 3:00 each morning. He does the dishes and does a few odd jobs. He is very tired and takes a nap every time he sits for five minutes, but that does not stop him.

Had our phones fixed on Monday... We have had such a roaring in the lines for about two years, but AT&T indicated it was because we had an alarm system. They wouldn't even come out to look at it. When our power went out a couple of weeks ago due to the storm, our phones didn't roar then. It was so bad we would tell people to call us on our cell phone.

Well, Sunday the phones quit working, but the roaring was still there. On Monday before I left for work I checked and no roaring, no dial tone, no service. So, I called at 9:00 a.m. to place a service ticket. Everything is automated now so I expected nothing. Around 10:00 a.m. I had a service tech calling me to advise he was at our house and didn't want to go into the fence because of Maxie. As I explained the procedure with her, he said he wasn't worried about her biting, he was worried she would get out... Wasn't that thoughtful?

When I got home there was a cable across the driveway, across the front yard and around through the gate to the side of the house. Phones were repaired and the roaring was gone. The connection was crystal clear. Great -- you think?

I received a call on my cell phone yesterday.. Another automated attendant, advising the repair order had been complete. So, I'm thinking...I could leave the dogs out the rest of the week. I got home and the cable is still on top of the driveway and yard. I kept the number to the guy that called me, so I called him. No answer. I fumed. I called again this morning. No answer. I fumed more, but in the back of my mind I was planning on getting Son to come over.

Well, the service tech did call me back on my way to work. They will be digging the trench and laying the cable after they dig a big hole in the yard to remove the old phone box and cable. Whew.. Made my day..

Well, enough about me doing my popinjay thing.

Have a wonderful and safe Easter -- Let's remember the reason we will be praying.

Good day and Love -- Pepper