1. We’re still working on getting Howard’s blood sugar under control. It was 419 yesterday, so still very high. Dr. D. is consulting with Dr. V. (the specialist we like, Duke saw her for his Cushing’s Disease).
2. I did successfully give Howard some of his insulin injections over the long weekend. The only tears shed were mine.
3. Nick and Howard (and, to some extent, Frankie) deserve the credit for my injection giving. Nick was incredibly patient in walking me through it. Howard is such a sweetie about it and everything, really. And Frankie very sweetly cuddled up with Howard (I think for moral support) the second time I did it.
4. I’m still pretty nervous about giving Howard his injections, but I know I can do it now.
5. My car was ready to be picked up from the body shop on Tuesday, and I was delighted to return Satan’s SUV to Enterprise and start driving my car again.
6. We
tried a pineapple cheese casserole for the first time over the long
weekend. Nick wasn’t a fan. He thought the texture was a little weird. I loved it!
I think I’m going to make one with Thanksgiving dinner this year.
7. For anyone else counting down, Thanksgiving is only eleven weeks away!
8. Yes, I am already thinking about Thanksgiving and getting excited about all of the cooking and fun.
9. I’ve
been crocheting again. I hadn’t done it
in over a year. After making so many
mask adapters in 2020/2021, I was a little burned out. I didn’t mean to take such a long break, but
things got busy, as they so often do.
10. Now that I’m back to crocheting again, there are so many projects I want to try. If only my talent matched my ambition!
11. My job has given us the option to request a third work-from-home day. We’re currently allowed two, which I opted to take. I wasn’t sure about taking a third telework day, but one of my coworkers pointed out that I wouldn’t be penalized for getting it approved and not taking it. So, I asked for it. We’re still waiting to see if our requests are approved or not, so I’m not sure if I’ll get it.
12. One of my coworkers and I decided to start a book club. We both enjoy reading, and she has been struggling to meet people here, so we thought a book club might be fun. We had our first meeting on Tuesday to choose a book. There were only three of us (the other two had to cancel), but we enjoyed talking about different books and what we like to read. I’m hopeful that this is going to be fun.
13. Our
hydrangea is still blooming. So is our
yellow rose. I know we won’t have things
blooming much longer, so I’m very happy to see them right now.
What have you been up to this week?
