Not A Great Day

Not a horrible day, by far, but not great, either. I woke up at about 5:00 AM with heartburn (acid reflux) because I've apparently forgotten to take my omeprazole for a couple of days. I got up and took some Tums, which helped. When I have mild acid reflux I burp a lot, so when I finally got out of bed at 8:00 AM I started burping. One of the first things I did was take my omeprazole, of course! Incidentally, when I have a bad case of acid reflux I have the burping (which tastes like rotten eggs), a sour stomach, and eventually I'll throw up. I'm only telling you this in case you have these symptoms and don't know what's going on. The way I found out what I have was by describing the symptoms to a friend whose son has the same problem. Eventually I would have made it to the doctor, of course. But it turned out that I didn't have to.

My not-great day continued by finding out that something I'd ordered a few days ago and was waiting anxiously to receive was the wrong thing! My bad. I'd misunderstood the description on the website and ordered the wrong thing. So I had to call customer service. That's seldom a pleasant experience, and today was no different. Once I got a person on the phone to explain to me why I bought the wrong item, it was easy to fix it. But it was like pulling teeth to get to talk to a person. I found out that, with most of these automated phone systems, all you have to do is sound confused, or try to confuse the phone system so it has no idea what you're trying to do. I have now ordered the correct item and have packed up the incorrect item so it can be shipped back. Back to waiting anxiously.

Then I had to call yet another customer service person about my mortgage. Again, it was like pulling teeth to get a human being on the line. I finally did and got the answer to my question - a question I'd submitted via their "secure messaging system" two days ago and, this morning, got their "answer," which was a cut & paste from their FAQ. Well, I didn't have a FAQ, I had a personal situation requiring a personal answer.

And now that that's all over with, I have a thing going on that requires that I take some imodium. If you know what that is, you'll know why I'm not giving details. Just letting you know the last symptom, if you will, of my not-great day!

I'll end this post with some good news. I have another tomato growing on my little tomato plant! Yay!

Waiting For the Pizza Guy

I just ordered dinner from Pizza Hut. They're too expensive, but they deliver. I never order their pizzas anymore. They're not worth the price. PH has gotten quite stingy with its toppings over the years. Instead I order the P'Zone and/or the "hot" wings. I never order the hot hot wings. I always order the mild hot wings. I expect the food to be here in about a half hour.

I slept even later today than yesterday, in spite of having yet another appointment to have Peanut spayed. The problem is having to get up in the morning. It's the hardest thing I do. So I called the vet, apologized for not showing up, and arranged to have Peanut spayed on Tuesday. Only this time I'll take her in on Monday afternoon and she'll stay the night. That'll be better for me for two reasons: first, I don't have to get up before dawn and; second, I don't have to keep her locked up, alone, in the spare bedroom all night. I hate doing that.

The plan was to stay up all night last night, but at about 2:00 AM I started feeling sort of sick, so I went to bed. When I woke up a few hours later, I still felt weird. Not so much sick as like I might be having a mild anxiety attack. Is there such a thing as a mild anxiety attack? I eventually went back to sleep and, by 3 PM, when I got up, I felt better. I was going to stay up all night so I could get Peanut to her appointment this morning.

I picked and ate my tomato today. I didn't exactly mean to pick it, but I went to touch it and it came off. So I ate it. It was good! Don't know why I didn't take a picture. Just didn't think of it.

I really need to go grocery shopping because eating at Pizza Hut and Sonic is too expensive. (I went and got a burger from Sonic yesterday. I like that they have a sort of "drive thru" so I don't have to get out of the car. That means I don't have to shower!)

I watched "Running Scared" - a real old movie starring Billy Crystal - because one of my online friends recommended it, and because I'd never seen it. It was okay, but not special enough, in my opinion, to have warranted the recommendation.

Going to go wait for food now.

I'm a Horrible, Horrible Person (Still)

Blew off another vet appointment this morning. I'm still having trouble getting out of bed early, even if it's for something important. And having Peanut spayed and vaccinated certainly is important. My sincere apologies to the Animal Birth Control Clinic in Waco for not showing up to my/Peanut's appointment. But your loss is Coryell Vet Clinic's gain, because they can get me in tomorrow. I'll pay more, but that's the penalty for missing the ABCC appointment today.

This also means that I won't be doing any of the things I was planning to do today: grocery shopping, renewing my driver's license; having a free oil change. I put a real nice comment on the Facebook page of the Chevy dealership that fixed my car for free the other day. They then thanked me for the kind words by offering me a free oil change! Stanley AutoGroup in Gatesville! I won't be getting any cream for my white russian, either.

I "dispersed" nematodes last night. Started when the sun went down so it would be relatively cool. I have no idea if they were alive, or if they're going to be effective, so we'll see. I only used half, and I offered the other half to my neighbor. She said she'd take them.

So I ended up sleeping until noon. Don't know how I'll handle tomorrow's appointment. The most effective way for me to get to an early appointment is to stay up all night. Of course, it's best if I sleep all day and get up in the late afternoon. Otherwise, I'll be very, very sleepy by 7:30 AM. But I will get there. I have to. No more kittens for me!!!

Oh, hey! My tomato is almost ready to be picked. I tried to grow a tomato plant upside down, doing something I saw on the Internet. It worked, but I only got one tomato. And it's almost red enough to eat. One more day, maybe. Here are some pix from about a week ago.

The upside down soda bottle was the idea I saw on the Internet. Originally I had it hanging where it didn't get a lot of sun, and that may be why I only got one tomato. I've since moved it to the shephard's hook you see in the photo, and now it get a lot more sun. I'm going to get some stuff that's sprayed on tomato plants that is supposed to make them grow more tomatoes. We'll see. First I have to see if I can find some. This is a "roma" tomato. They're smaller than your standard, garden-variety tomato, but darn they're good! If you haven't tried them, I strongly recommend that you do.

I usually read my blog posts a couple of times to make sure there are no typos. I haven't been doing that. My apologies if you have found any.

I think that's all for now. I hope you have a great day!!!