Glass Chatroom Board

Ahoy there, Mates! Long time no chat. My Lyme Disease is being rather annoying ... it has roached my adrenals so the stress hormones are thru the roof. Ugh. Poor Ranger Rick (DH) has to do so much more than his share and he's not in great shape, either. What a pair. At least my mood is better right now and I'm able to get on the computer and chat... a few days ago I was convinced that SICK was a permanent state for me. Easy to get discouraged but it doesn't help. Stiff upper lip and all that crap. I'll be fine but it's nice to get on this chat and dump my whining rant on you good folks. Then I can forget it for a while leaving you to say "Wow, she's a mess!" That's the trouble with Lyme... it so takes over your life that you wear people out with your complaints. So I spare the DH and the kids and dump here and on my BFF. She has taken it upon herself to make me laugh my a.... off at least once a day and so far she has achieved her mission. Nothing I can repeat here... sorry! Hard to believe we're products of a parochial school upbringing. Or maybe not so surprising!
Went to the eye doc today for a stupid eye infection (common with Lyme... fairly cronic) and you would think I was in for a liver transplant. Filled out 8 pages for them, then the nurse asked questions of which the answers were on the pages, then the doc came in & did the same. I finally said when asked "any other health issues?" in my most heinous and venomous manner "WHY DID I FILL OUT ALL THAT PAPER IF YOU'RE GOING TO GRILL ME AGAIN? IT'S 8 AM AND I HAVEN"T HAD BREAKFAST!" Then, feeling foolish, I said "I have Lyme Disease." as though that's an excuse for being a pill. He said "Aha! Then no more questions!!!" so I guess I'm not the first Lyme infected beeyatch to walk in his door!!!
Enough talk of tiny bugs and their life-altering sputum. I haven't seen nearly enough pretty glass these days. I can only get to a couple of thrifts now and again and they are leaning more toward junk and clothes than pretties. Need to get better so I can expand the horizons. Most recently bought a fantatic 14" statue of Raphael in cast bronze. He's my fave as far as archangels go. Not glass but truly beautiful and makes me feel good as I drift off to sleep several times a day. He's looking after all the tedium so I can concentrate on all the political madness going on. it's my favorite season, from conventions to election every 4 yrs. Doc said no stress but really, how can I resist? It's the best reality TV!
H2o heater blew last night. Poor DH was in cellar draining it and cleaning up until 2 am whilst I was in Nod City. Son is a plumber, thank you Jesus! He'll be here tomorrow. Meanwhile, cook the water, GI bath, cook the water, do the dishes, cook the water, make the tea, cook the water, etc. I have a replacement tank from a friend who switched from nat. gas to electric (Why on earth would you do that?) so it's just the cost of some parts and a nice dinner for the lad accompanied by a sixer of Bud. Not a bad price. And consider that we bought this house 15 1/2 yrs ago and the tank was 5 years old then! I'd say it's about time! I think those suckers are only warranted for 8 or 10 yrs.
Well, it's nice to tune in and see all your lovely glass. Hope everyone is well and looking forward to leaf raking, turning up the thermostat and cutting back the overgrown bushes! I love Fall but it is a bit of work! Hope I get to pick apples! Rick is so afraid they'll be ticks in the orchard. Well, how much more Lyme can I get? Isn't it rather cart before the horse to worry about another bite?
Toodles,
Janice