Vegas, Baby!

We've booked our trip for Las Vegas! Mid-week, three nights in a spa room at the Luxor. The hot tub is in the room right in front of the window - the windows are tinted and way up so no one can see in but it's kind of kinky to think I can stand in all my naked glory in front of a window and not be worried someone might call the cops for indecent exposure (or cruel and unusual punishment!) The Titanic Exhibit will be at the Luxor and, although we've seen it in KC, we'll probably go see it again. AND Shawn wants to take a tour of Hoover Dam - haven't done that so it will be cool. Now if I can just get another 10 pounds or so off. Should be able to; it's back to the Slim4Life diet!

I still need to book our short jaunt to the Omaha Zoo. Leave when I get finished working on Tuesday, drive back Thursday. I think we'll book at the Argosy (not in Omaha proper but in the Omaha area). I will get a room with a hot tub - that will keep the theme going. Gambling and hot tubs!

This has been my first week back at work and I'm slowly having to relearn everything. I couldn't remember how to send a fax via email - pretty sad. Guess I'm OK with being back - I was getting bored sitting around watching TV. But if we were to win the lottery, I wouldn't object to giving my job to someone else and just spending my time planning and executing trips! Really, God, I would be willing to do that!

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to me! To celebrate, I treated myself to a slice of Godiva Chocolate Cheesecake after my appointment with the surgeon. I thought I would be able to sit down and eat the slice - nope, only got about halfway through before I had to put it away. Man, that's good stuff!

The surgeon isn't any happier about my lack of extension than I am and has prescribed an additional 4 weeks of PT. That's OK, but it's going to make for some long work days for September as I'll be forced to take an hour lunch three days a week to accommodate the therapy. Monday will be extra hard as I already have to put in 10 hours. I'll be working from sun up to sun down. Oh well, what else do I have to do?

Sleep - that's what. I have been napping almost every day for at least 90 minutes a day. What is up with that? I have tried to break the pattern but just can't seem to do it. Then when I wake up I'm all groggy, which I hate. I have to stop the napping - I just have to.

School Supplies

So I took Emily and Krissy to K-Mart for school supplies, shoes and a few outfits. The items on the supplies list were a bit insane - why does EVERY kindergartner need to take in FOUR boxes of 16-count Crayola crayons?!?! A bit excessive. Emily got two outfits and Krissy got three and all told, it cost about $230! Throw in a pair of boots for Felicia and some kitty litter and M&Ms for me and I ran up a $285 bill - at K-Mart! There is no way Susanna could have gotten the stuff on the supplies list (much less clothes for the girls). What would she have done?

I also booked our week-end at Great Wolf Lodge for September. It's not going to be much of a vacation, but this summer has been odd, what with the surgery and recovery. I got a room that has a cabin inside for the girls (their own bunk beds, TV, Nintendo game) and an electric fireplace for me. So I could have gone cheaper but decided we only go maybe once every three years so I might as well make it a fun week-end.

Shawn and I are suppose to be heading to Weston and Pirtle's Vineyard this afternoon. We haven't been in months. Although I have to be careful because I'm still on pain killers, I think I can have one glass of wine and be OK; especially since my last dose of pills was 7:00 last night and I don't plan on taking more until this evening. The nurses told me at the hospital that an occasional glass of wine would not harm me. Looking forward to spending an afternoon with Shawn!

Home PT

I'm nearing the end of my home physical therapy. Beginning next week, I have to go to them (and 'them' isn't Kale - too bad.) I have three weeks left of Family Leave time and then it's back to work. I am shocked at how NOT ready I am to get back to the grind. I thought I would have been bored out of my mind and ready to reenter the world - but I'm not. I really have worked too long.

Apparently Susanna has lost both Internet and phone. I tried calling her cell and it had been turned off. So now the only way to contact her is to call her at Homers, which I did to see if the girls could go swimming on Wednesday - they can. It's a bit scary that there's no way to contact them other than via Homers or just going to their house (and they never answer the door so even that wouldn't work.)

I am going to volunteer to pay for Emily's and Kristen's school supplies and get them each a few outfits. The fees aren't too horrible, and they have till February to pay them (and they get their Uncle Sam check in January). Those poor girls - I bet they haven't been out of that house since I dropped them off a month ago. I pray for them.