Pissed. I'm sitting at the hospital with my uncle who has lung cancer. He wasn't doing well so my mom went to get him and bring him to the ER. He has pneumonia. I had to come up to relieve my mother because she wasn't feeling good. I have been calling his house and no one is answering. His kids should be here. His adult son and wife live with him and they were sleeping when my mom got there to pick up my uncle. If my mom was in the ER I'd be there.

Anxious. I have two pineapple upside down cakes in the oven. I never have good luck with the flip part. It has to be just the right temperature or it will run out and burn you, but if you leave it to sit too long before flipping sometimes it will stick. I hate the not knowing when to invert the pan part. The instructions say wait 5 min. Very skeptical.

Mixed, but determined. Earlier, I was happily listening to the dawn chorus - I heard it right from the first cheep through to when it suddenly cut off almost as if someone had thrown a switch, followed a few moments later by one last solitary trill by a songbird of some sort. Now it'll be naught but the odd lonely cheep for the rest of the day. I love hearing the birds sing!

But now I've got to get stuck into college work that I'm apprehensive about. And I'm having to tell myself that the sooner I get stuck in, the sooner it's out of the way and I can relax properly. Weird that I should feel so reluctant to tackle stuff on a subject that I love - aren't humans peculiar? Anyway - I've a hot date with a couple of assignments due in on Monday - here goes!

Slightly annoyed.. wishing I was asleep. :blink: :(

Grumpy. Didn't sleep well, then was greeted by ants, and I have a three-hour training this morning. Maybe I can get out of work after the training. i hope so.

Yes! It’s that time of year and those freaking ants start!!!!!!!!

I’m trying to hang in there best I can.

It’s friday evening, warm, sunny.. so I’m feeling great!

Welp... :seconddoh: :seconddoh:..
The Dr at UrgiCare told me today he "thinks" he sees a hairline fracture just below my hip joint but his xray equipment is not digital so two of the three xrays are "a little fuzzy" so he's not 100% sure it's a fracture, he's referring me to an Ortho, there's a definite hip contusion, damage to ankle ligaments (but he refused to do ankle xrays for some kind of excuse about radiation overdose), gave me a special inflatable boot with lots of velcro straps, and told me "has anyone ever told you that you have extensive degenerative arthritis in your hip and it's now bone on bone? This makes it very easy to fracture your hip due to how the arthritis weakens your bones."
:| :|
I said with the Lupus, I'm not surprised. But with all the imaging tests and multiple doctors I've had in the past 5 years, I'm kinda pissed no one found it before or bothered to tell me.
Now this damn boot is aggravating my hip and making it hurt worse. With the Lupus damage to my liver, I'm not allowed much pain meds, so I'm very grouchy and cranky.

But I'm very thankful to my bestie for picking up a yummy dinner and taking care of the wild-child puppy.

Tired, but other wise – fantabulous!

Happy and lucky to have the friends surrounding me I do!

Mixed again. Sad, because I lost a netfriend due to a personality clash (no-ones fault, just mismatched personalities), and despite the occasional friction, I'll miss her.

Happy because of the notification I got from Lambda Legal over there in the US about a case involving a lesbian couple and a high school prom:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BgRuK0tl...&utm_content=d

Thanks, Gemme ... No, I haven’t tried this, but will. I have most of the ingredients except the vodka. The ants aren’t nearly as bad as they used to be, but I was surprised to find a handful yesterday morning. I got them and went around the house with the peppermint oil.

Will get some vodka soon and add this to my armor.

I suspend mine in witch hazel..ants do not like peppermint especially because it covers their scent tracks..my concoction is, peppermint, lavender, cedar, rosemary..and this year i am adding some white vinegar..(i hear) they hate it..my spouse asks me to make it every year he says the ants must hate it because they leave and don't come back...if you are talking about sugar ants that is something entirely different..i'm not sure this recipe would work for them.

I was fairly crabby yesterday.
Today I'm feeling a bit better.

I think once I get used to changing up the foods I eat and the new medication I take, my overall mood will improve, hopefully.

Worn out: Had a BIG day full of chores and getting stuff done before the storm.
Sore: stepped wrong in the kitchen, hurt hip like a mutherfucker. Felt something crack.
Thankful: I have so much to appreciate.