Tons ‘O Stuff Going On…

TGIF!!!! My life is a whirlwind right now — so busy — so much going on — so much excitement!!! I’m exhausted!!! ha-ha

Wednesday I had a great opportunity — I was invited go with some others from work to a panel discussion at the Umstead Hotel in Cary — the discussion was on “The Future of Community Colleges In North Carolina”. It was a fascinating discussion sponsored by the NC Cable Telecommunications Association and the NC Center for Public Policy Research. It was taped for airing on Public TV and well worth the time, if you are interested and get a chance to see it.

Yesterday was all about BPW (Business and Professional Women’s group) – I took a 1/2 a personal day so that I could cook the meal for the February meeting (it was my “turn”). On the menu: Chicken Cacciatore, egg noodles, garden salad, Italian bread, and a Rosa Marina dessert salad. It came out pretty darn good, if I say so myself (and the ladies seemed to like it). I love to cook, but when I do, I get carried away and cook enough for an ARMY!!! So, as per usual, there was a TON left over! It would take me a month to eat it all – so I called a friend that I knew would jump at the chance to take it off my hands! He met me at Riverbirch and I gave him a bunch of it. He was happy and I was glad to not have to toss it out!

The 18th is President’s Day and I don’t have to work — BUT — I have to get a crown on one of my molars that day, instead!!! On that same day, my Mom is having hip replacement surgery over 800 miles away!!!! I’m not going because there isn’t much I can do while she’s in the hospital and in rehab and my brother and his wife are there, so we decided it would be better to wait and do a visit some time later. But — it is gonna be AGONY knowing she’s going through such an ordeal and I won’t be there!!!! Not sure how much my brain will be able to function with that on my mind!!!

I messed up my bad knee – maybe cause I was on it a lot Weds evening and then all afternoon yesterday cooking – not sure – I don’t think I did anything else to it!!! But, last night it was really throbbing and swollen. I had to take some Advil last night so that the throbbing would let up and let me sleep!

I caught most of the new ABC show – Eli Stone – last night. It was actually pretty good — I didn’t think it would interest me, but I just might tune in again to see if it stays good.

Megan is snoring like a freight train on the love seat behind me! And she’s biting at the air — must be some dream she’s having……….ha-ha!!!