last of the great machines

[the_siobhan]

Surprise dog has now gone home. She was a very nice dog, and it wasn't her fault she was a surprise, but I'm still glad she has returned to her owner. The cats are even happier about it. They were not thrilled to have her here to put it mildly.

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Old Man is still in the hospital. Last time I saw him he was really out of it - apparently delirium is really common for older people when they have an ongoing infection, but he was really disconnected, to the point I wasn't sure if he knew who I was. I've spoken to his medical team about it and they assure me he's getting better, but of course I'm worried. And I can't visit him right now because there is Covid on his floor.

From the last update his infections are cleared up and they are looking to get him into rehab, but beds are scarce right now so it might take a while. Last time the rehab really snapped him back to normal, so I have hopes it will do the same the second time around.

***

Renos are on pause because the guy who is scheduled to deal with the foundations is on another job this week and nothing can happen without his expertise. Next week, I am told.

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I have been sleeping like shit. Too much worry I guess. Tonight I am sitting here with a glass of chamomile tea and I'm hoping that helps.

On the plus side, the time I am not spending sleeping makes it really easy to write. On the minus side, I'm too tired and unfocused to do much else that's useful.

I do have a bunch of vacation days I have to take next week, so hopefully I'll manage to make those productive. And sleep some.

Comments

[china_shop]

*hugs for everything*

[the_siobhan]

Thanks for that.

And I hope your boy is doing well.

[elusis]

We have learned there is a leak in our attic. [cue inability to think about anything else until it gets fixed]

Also we need to start an HVAC reno like, NOW, meaning we need to demo our existing furnace to start with, so I've asked F to please draw up a project timeline while I'm traveling this week and have it ready to go when I come back, or else I'll basically not sleep until it's done.

[the_siobhan]

Oh leaks are the worst. I found out when our roof needed repairs the morning I woke up to find water in the ceiling light fixture.

Good luck that the work goes easily, fast, and cheap.

[ysilme]

So sorry to hear about all the things going on for you right now. Crossed fingers for your dad and his continued and thorough recuperation! I can imagine how scary it is to experience that. *hugs*
(And that dog issue - I just read your previous entry which I'd missed - it sounds like they didn't clear it with you before accepting the dogsitting - who does this when other animals are already around? Your cats are saints if nothing major happened, but that's inconsiderate in a major way.)

[the_siobhan]

You know I thought so too, but that's a battle I've kind of given up on. One of the reasons the reno delays are so stressful is that once the work is done they can move back into their apartment and keep their nonsense to their own space.

It helped that the dog is very non-reactive. The cats would hiss at her and she would just give them sad eyes and walk away. The biggest problem was having to figure out where to put their food so she couldn't steal it.