Well, it's been a week now since Edie and I returned home from Grand Turk, and despite being happy to be home, the reality of how difficult it is readjusting from a very relaxing week, with limited access to information from the [real] world, is finally setting in.
Two notably good things were the HINI [swine] flu is not dominating the news anymore, and Morris is finally warming up to Chloe. I guess Morris has finally come to the realization that we still love him, and Chloe is here to stay.
Oh, if that were the only two things I had to deal with, life would be good, but that just isn't the case.
First off, gasoline prices have jumped 10% [maybe closer to 15%], and that's just after deciding I didn't need to replace my Toyota Camry (34 mpg), after cracking the transmission, and deciding I would start driving the Lexus (23 mpg) from now on.
Secondly is the difficulty getting back in decent cycling form, and hurting my knee trying to do a little too much a little too soon. The knee felt good today, but I'm still afraid to push it too hard for fear it will starting to hurt again.
But the worst thing was discovering Becky is having a hysterectomy a week from Tuesday, and could be off work up to 8 weeks. There are only a few people who know how much she does to make my life easier at work, for which I am very grateful, but having her off just one week tends to create undo stress for me. So can you imagine what 2, 3 or 8 weeks will do to me?
There are only a couple of things that could drive me to an early retirement, and 8 weeks without Becky is right there near the top of the list. I'm just hoping she won't have to be off that long. It could put a serious damper on my current two day a week work schedule, not to mention my cycling form.
I may never go on vacation again! :(
Two notably good things were the HINI [swine] flu is not dominating the news anymore, and Morris is finally warming up to Chloe. I guess Morris has finally come to the realization that we still love him, and Chloe is here to stay.Oh, if that were the only two things I had to deal with, life would be good, but that just isn't the case.
First off, gasoline prices have jumped 10% [maybe closer to 15%], and that's just after deciding I didn't need to replace my Toyota Camry (34 mpg), after cracking the transmission, and deciding I would start driving the Lexus (23 mpg) from now on.
Secondly is the difficulty getting back in decent cycling form, and hurting my knee trying to do a little too much a little too soon. The knee felt good today, but I'm still afraid to push it too hard for fear it will starting to hurt again.
But the worst thing was discovering Becky is having a hysterectomy a week from Tuesday, and could be off work up to 8 weeks. There are only a few people who know how much she does to make my life easier at work, for which I am very grateful, but having her off just one week tends to create undo stress for me. So can you imagine what 2, 3 or 8 weeks will do to me?
There are only a couple of things that could drive me to an early retirement, and 8 weeks without Becky is right there near the top of the list. I'm just hoping she won't have to be off that long. It could put a serious damper on my current two day a week work schedule, not to mention my cycling form.
I may never go on vacation again! :(
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Maybe next time we'll just stay closer to home.