Summer Heat

It is so hot! Shawn and I went to the county fair this evening and even HE broke into a sweat (which he never does!) Walking around the area really showed us how blessed we are - most of the folks there are living pay check to pay check with vacations to the lake and no retirement fund. Truly blessed.

Ana had her second baby - Ella Carol Ann. I haven't seen the new one yet and am in no rush to do so. Maybe when I drop Bailey off when I go on vacation - in October. I give Ana till October before she is pregnant again. She isn't going to stop until she gets herself a little boy. And Tom will be supporting all of them.

Not much to report. Work stats are still in the crapper but they are slowly working their way up. The job itself is just as boring and unimaginative as ever. Lost another team member Friday - I'm not sure if she quit or was fired as we just got an email saying she is no longer employed with ACI. I sure hope she quit - she lost her husband unexpectedly a few months back so maybe it made her re-examine her life and decide she didn't like what she was doing. Or maybe she got a big enough life insurance payout that she doesn't have to work any more. Let's hope that's it.

We also had a processor die two weeks ago of advanced skin cancer. That makes everyone re-examine their lives. 

Corks and Canvas

This was a bit different - a lot of fun. Melissa met me at Pirtles Winery this evening for a painting class. We painted our version of Monet's Bridge Over a Lily Pond. I won't be selling art any time soon, but we had a lot of fun pretending to be artists for a few hours!

 

Workman's Comp

For almost two weeks I've had these horrible sharp pains in my right shoulder and bruised-feeling spots on my right forearm. My first thought was RA but decided that wasn't it because it didn't hurt to lift my arm - I just keep getting these awful stabbing pains. So then I decided it's cancer and I'm going to have my right arm chopped off. Took a few days trying to figure out how I was going to manage my hair with only one arm. Then I realized the pain are cramps - my arm is cramping. Instantly thought MS. That brought me to tears. I Googled MS symptoms and the only ones I had were fatigue (common for all autoimmune sufferers and my lack of sleep due to cats walking on me all night) and the cramping, though Google said cramping is usually in the legs (and I know Mom's was.) So I talked myself away from that cliff. Then as I was working yesterday, I realized what it was - my job. I am now using the trackball 7 hours a day, resting my arm on the arm of the chair. I have pinched nerves- I'm practically positive. I have an appointment with a doctor on Monday but I'm thinking I will be filling out workman's comp paperwork. I sure hope the doctor can help me because this is pain is so sharp it takes my breath away.

I sure miss my Correspondence job.