TUESDAY'S TALK

Sunday we did what I said we'd do. Got up at the buttcrack of dawn. Got me ready, got Colby ready. The nurse got here at 8am. We loaded Colby up and went and had breakfast with Dad/Grandpa at the Moose Lodge. My goal was to get there at 9:30 – we got there at 9:38. Not bad. The food was delicious as always. It's really neat what they do. On Mother's Day, the men make breakfast for the women. On Father's Day, the women make breakfast for the men. Then we delivered a couple of cards to other father-like menfolk in our lives. The rest of the day, not much. I've started watching the new season of OITNB. By myself, Colby isn't watching. He may be a teenager, but I don't think he's quite ready for “all that” just sayin'.

I'm not going to sugarcoat it, yesterday pretty much sucked. The house kept getting hotter and hotter. It was 85 miserable degrees in here. Awful. Colby's nurse looked like she was going to pass out at any minute. I was literally in tears it was so hot. I told you, I don't do heat. First phone call of the day was to the company that supposedly “fixed” the AC last week. I said, uh yeah, you didn't fix it. They came out about 2 hours later. They weren't here 5 minutes and said ok, it should work now. Seriously?! I don't know what they did. Don't care, because the air kicked on and immediately started cooling the house down. Thank goodness. But now I'm totally freaking out again. The thermostat is set for 73, but it's 75 in here. That's a big red flag to me that the air is going out again. OMG I'm so over it. I've got quotes from 3 different companies. So if I wake up in the morning and it's any hotter in here, screw it. I'm not messing with this old unit anymore. I'll just have to bit the bullet and get a new unit.

We were tucking in Colby last night. I looked up and said holy crap, where did all the water in Colby's fish tank go?! I guess a third of the water was gone from the tank. I about shit by pants. So, 10:30 at night the nurse and I are in there soaking up nasty, poopy fish water, trying not the get electrocuted. Figured out what happened, and oh yeah, I'm the biggest total freakin' dork on the planet. Nurse David helped me clean out Colby's tank this past Friday. He has 3 tanks and is really into that sort of stuff, so he was more than happy to help. Ok, actually he didn't “help” he did all the work. Then he told me, don't forget to change out the filter in a couple days. It's going to need it. Ummmmm, well, ummmmm, I forgot. The filter got clogged (what is it with clogged filters around here) and the water wasn't running through the pump properly. Hence, therefore, hitherto, water spilled out the top. I swear.

We did take Colby swimming today as promised. As usual, he loved it. Jabbered the whole way there. Started packing for our mini-vacation. We're going to have to get some extra storage for the van. Racks on top to hold a hardtop storage container, or a hitch to pull a small trailer, something. We're going to be absolutely crammed in there. But as I always say, for Sweet Boy, I shall prevail! My BFF Amy is going with us. I told her she can only take what she can pack in a shoe box. Haha. She thinks I'm kidding, wink-wink. Mentally ready to go. Physically I still have a buttload of packing and organizing to do. Oh, and laundry. Need to do some of that before we leave.

That's the update for today. I've been reprimanded recently for not blogging enough. Oh yeah, because I have so much extra time to do that! Just kidding. I totally have time. Getting ready to get kid tucked in for the night. Fingers crossed tank is full and fish are swimming, not floating! More soon.