Fog

Since I was last here, I've spent 4 days in the hospital (my 3rd trip to a hospital in as many months) and finally gotten my illness straightened out! On some new drugs, 3 of which warn of dizziness and sleepiness as side effects, and which put me into a mental fog - sort of like I'm 2 seconds behind reality. Nobody has mentioned it, but I feel like my speech is a little bit drunk-sounding. Hopefully it only sounds that way to me...

Today we've got rain. With 2' or more of snow on the ground when it started, and temps are so much warmer than they have been, I can barely see the house next door (probably 100' away). Outside of my many windows I can see what looks like my brain on drugs :).

Quiet in the house today, with Pete at work at the hotel, dumping buckets most likely. They have lots of roof leaks, and therefore lots of buckets above the ceiling tiles. So he gets on a ladder and keeps them empty. Warming up like this, plus all the rain, means all the snow on their flat roof is melting with the rain and filling the buckets. I'd imagine a new roof for a place like a big hotel would be pretty costly...seems there should be some way to patch them?

Taking it easy this week. Had a procedure done in the hospital and I'm supposed to not do anything that might break it loose for a week or two. Limiting myself to doing the dishes, cleaning my birds' cages, dusting the places that don't require bending, etc. Very anxious to be doing more, maybe in another week or so.

Speaking of dishes, better get busy...