I predict insulation companies making a killing this spring, summer and fall as people double down on winter prep.

I know that is part of my plan.

Yeah, that does not sound right meara.

Aargh.

So I was up half the night on facebook with a former student in a tough spot making suicidal sounding posts. She's ok. But I was supposed to have lunch with her this afternoon (previously planned) and now I screwed up and while I was warming up the car forgot that the left passenger window will roll down but not back up and it is stuck.

So now I have to call her and I have to probably deal with wrangling it to get it towed and the repair shop and it's supposed to rain and snow today. I'm half inclined to just tape a tarp to it and leave it for the SO to deal with when he gets home. But that would put me without a car.

I'm waiting for it to warm up now and I'll try again, but I'm pretty dubious at this point this is going to magically fix itself.

The appointment went well this morning, but my brain is currently filled with way too much medical information.

Typo, I'm glad the eye surgery went well.

Go, Nora!

Stay safe, msbelle.

I'm sorry about the heating situation, meara. I think we need to look into some extra insulation too. The living room and dining room are always nice and warm, but the bedrooms are much colder.

Liese, car~ma to you and ~ma to your former student as well.

sj, I'm glad that went well.

Liese, it's tough being nibbled by ducks when you've got eagles to soar with.

Liese, it's tough being nibbled by ducks when you've got eagles to soar with.

Not surprised that I can't come close to expressing myself as well as WindSparrow.

Whew, glad that one is behind you, sj. The medical folks need to have their heads filled with all that info, not you. I hope they were able to give you reassurance.

Stay warm, meara. Virtual snuggles.

Yikes msbelle, safety ~ma for sure!

Well done, Nora!

I feel like I have done a meara, but I likely missed something but sent ~ma at the time.

eta: my typing skills are deteriorating...

Hubby's second round of chemo is next week. This is the first time the clinic in our town has run this particular group of drugs. Hubby's oncologist trained with the oncologist he was seeing at Big Name Clinic in Salt Lake City, but he's nervous about running this on his own, so Hubby will be admitted to the hospital Thursday for an overnight observation while they run one batch of drugs. This reassures me, actually, because the doc is being careful. And I don't have to be responsible for watching him.

Car is ok. It took about 45 minutes of trying every five minutes and it going up a few inches at a time, but the window is back up and I have stuck an Apollo 13 style "NO!" piece of tape over the switch.

Cancelled with the student, so am now trying to make the best out of my day and salvage some productivity out of the unexpected time.

It is reassuring that the local oncologist is proceeding with an abundance of caution. Beats hell out of the don't give a crap doctors.

Yay for closed window! It is good that you were able to spend as much time with her as you did last night.

We were very relieved when Big Name Clinic oncologist said, "Oh, Local Doc is one of my students, he can handle this." Local Doc is probably going "I can't screw this up and look bad to my mentor!" I'm all for that. Like when surgeons say, "I'm a little beat after the last nine hours of multiple surgeries, do you mind if I take a nap before yours?" We're all "No, please, doc, be well-rested and fresh before you take a knife to my flesh."