Slug Day

I woke up, annoyingly, at 5:30 AM. Zara is already ready for food.

Crud. The weather forecasters are predicting rain. I need to get out and rake early.

Now I’m looking at raised beds for my vegetable garden because I think that it will look neater. They aren’t cheap though. I found one that I like, but sheesh, expensive. There are cheaper ones that are similar.

Hmm. Marriott makes a pillowtop for your mattress. And it isn't horribly expensive. That might be the way to go until I can afford their mattress and box spring.

I’m trying to convince myself to shower and go rake leaves, but I’m feeling like a slug. Okay, I did take a shower, but I’m not going to go rake. I’ll do homework and call it a night.

Took a nap and overslept. Redid my exam for my programming class. I was right that I would have run out of time if I had done it properly. Now I need to get up early to have my blood test done and go to the bank.

Zara wants food. Dream on, cat :) Which reminds me to put a note on the microwave not to eat tomorrow morning.

Blood and Money

I got a late start, but got my fasting blood test done (they took so many vials that I was wondering if I'd run out of blood :)) and went to the bank. The cash from the check should be available tomorrow, so I can book the hotel for next week. One slight problem is that I'm not sure what I did with the title to my mom's car. I thought that it was in my purse, but it isn't.

Hmm, I have some abnormal results on my blood tests and urine sample. Not sure if I should worry or not.

The handyman in Michigan forgot that I would be there next week and is trying to contact me. He wants to replace the linoleum and refinish the wood floors, but I’m dubious. I’m feeling like we’ve done enough work on the house, plus the painting and removing wallpaper and cleaning up the yard will cost money.

I have no desserts in the house, and I'm craving some. I'll run to the grocery store after my TA's Office Hours. Bad weather is on the way too. Possible hail? Yikes. No, just rain so far.

The cats clearly want me to leave the futon open all the time. Mimi is currently crashed out on it.

I had asked if I could skip the summer session for school (because it's a shorter semester and I'll be in Italy for 12 days) and take my independent study and elective in the fall. Apparently I need to fill out a form asking for an extension on my program because it's supposed to be done in two years.

I'm trying to decide whether to get a crabapple, a red bud, or a Japanese maple for the front yard. I want something pretty. Hmm, Japanese Maples don't like hot afternoon sun, so that's not going to work for the front yard. I'd like one in back though.

The TA’s session was typically useful. Then I ran out to get munchies, mainly dessert. I debated an apple cobbler that was $8, but I finally decided to get it. (It was good.)

Now I need to study. It's going well. Hmm, I think that I'll take my nighttime meds and study while they kick in.

I'm fading fast, so I'm going to go to bed and get up early and study some more.