Going Turtle

Just so you know my foot is in some serious pain.

My little toe is completely on it’s side (this is actually “normal” for my toes, being born that way).  However, this has resulted in my toenail on that particular toe to be very thick, on the part that hits the ground.  The rest of the toenail is “normal”.

Well, the thick part has only been getting thicker, and has started catching on things.

Yesterday it got caught on my sock. . .and then last night it got caught on the sheets and RIPPED all the way down to the root.  (We are talking when I was otherwise sound asleep. . .not a pleasant way to wake up, I can tell you!)

Now it hurts to walk.

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I have mentioned my “full plate” more than a couple of times.

And, due to it, I’ve decided to “go turtle”.

This is a phrase some mothers and I came up with whilst we were “in” the military.  It generally happened in conjunction with deployments.  This is a period of time where the Mom would withdraw and take care of home and family, and have her protective shell closed to the outside world for awhile.

That, we called, “going turtle”.

Given my full plate, (and my surprising inability to say, “No, I can’t do that too!“), I have decided to “go turtle”.

So, I wanted to wish everyone the very merriest of Holidays, as I most likely won’t be back on here until the New Year.

I hope the rest of 2009 is productive, healthy and happy for you and yours.

Back to “normal”

Well, I think everything is back to our idea of normal now.  In ways that’s good, in other ways it’s a huge bummer.

Had to take Drew to the library yesterday to search for some books to use in his research paper.  Of course, his topic is technology related. . .

And his professor wants him to have at least one hard-copy resource.

We are still waiting to hear from the professor to find out if online copies of past periodicals will count as a “hard-copy resource”.  Because, if not, he’s hurting for a resource in print.  We did find one book in the juvenile section, and it provides a fair amount of information, but Drew is not at all happy about using a juvenile book for his college paper.

‘Course, he’s never been happy whenever he saw me give him a book marked with a “J” either.  Even though I told him, many times, that it was the best resource I could find on the topic.

The big problem for him is that, since he’s doing a technological paper, his best resources will be online or archived techy magazine articles (also found online).

You know, because our library doesn’t have such a thing as a micro – fiche reader. . .

Isn’t that funny!  My kids have never seen such a thing!

I’m still moving forward on my Am. History book.  Of course, “forward” is relative.  I feel like I’m bouncing like a slammed raquet ball.  Anyway, a form of progress was made yesterday. . .  (I’m at that point where any little thing is looked upon as a God-send.)

And, on that note, I need to get this day started and moving. . .

And they’re off!

It’s so bittersweet when company leaves!

There’s this huge empty void, that you feel you must fill.

So, you do loads of laundry, and wish they were still here.

Then again, it’s nice to get back to “normalcy”.  Whatever that is.

I’m trying to decide how to work my day, but I will say this:

I see sun for the first time in a week!

I’ll spend some time outside today for sure!