I woke up feeling just awful. I had a stomach ache that just wouldn't quit and it made me just miserable. BUT...after a couple hours, I ran to the bathroom in an attempt to beat the poop that came pouring out of me (I made it!). It was an IBS attack but...it didn't last long. Thank goodness! After that, I felt much better. I have no idea just why it hit me the way it did. I even took my temperature because I felt THAT bad. However, my temperature was normal.
The Beast went to his church meeting around 6:30pm and I took Baron outside for a while to let him do his rolling in the grass that he seems to love. He kept looking across the street at Dennis and Dianne's house and I finally discovered why. They were doing some work on the house.
So, I decided to go take a walk over there to see the progress on the house. They did get the outside painted and it looks really nice. Dianne also got some plants in along the side of the house. I didn't look closely at what she had planted but I will do that another time.
Baron walked along with me once he saw where I was going. He loves Dennis (he really IS a man's dog!). But he was very unhappy when Baron walked into one of the rooms where the tile was just set today and he yelled at Baron to *get out!*. Baron went outside but he barked his unhappiness in the doorway before he lay down on the patio to wait for me.
The majority of the tile has been put down and really looks great. The kitchen is starting to take shape although Dianne is unhappy with the cabinets. They were not what she wanted but she wants the house to get finished so she has accepted the fact that they *will do*. She told me she had shown the carpenter at least 12 examples of what she wanted but at least the cabinets are real wood and not veneer. I told her that perhaps the carpenter wasn't a real cabinetmaker and the design was just more than he could handle with his tools. She said she hadn't really thought there was a difference. So much for her being smart! She is but she hadn't thought about the fact that there ARE special pieces of equipment needed for some designs.
Dennis was all for turning them down but Dianne wouldn't hear of it. There have been so many problems with building this house and she is so sick of them. The Beast keeps telling Dennis that he isn't building a house, he's started a hobby! I admit their problems have seemed almost incredible (doors that are bowed, others out of true, tiles that arrived broken, etc.). You name it and it's probably been a problem for them. Dianne says the electrician hasn't finished wiring the house so they can't put insulation in the attic area and there's still a plumbing problem they are dealing with.... Oh lord!
We walked home after Dianne went and got a doggie cookie for Baron. They've been buying treats for him for months now. They don't own a dog either. Dianne came over to our house and put Chewlee's bike in the garage since we had a storm brewing. It was the furthest I've walked since the surgery and I made it! I was proud of myself. You have to understand that their house is set back on their land so it's not as close as you might think. But, it was nice to be outside for a bit before coming back inside and changing my bandage on my leg. The exercise really made the weeping more than usual.
Don't laugh but I am using Poise pads to sop up the weeping. It lasts me many more hours than even stacks of gauze pads. It also provides a barrier against the weeping reaching my clothes. When I told the nurse at the doctor's office, she laughed and said some women used maxi pads. LOL! So, I'm not a nut.
It reached 94 here today before the storm hit. It's down to 70 degrees now at 11pm so sleeping won't be a problem. It will be in the upper 80's tomorrow but more thunderstorms are expected. I lose my internet during those so I am hoping we get them early in the day and not at night or I won't be able to blog about my boring day. LOL!
Love you all. Hope you are having a good week so far and have a great Friday. ***Hugs***
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