Cold, With a Chance of Headaches

[copied from dland]

I slept oddly last night, couldn't fall asleep at all until nearly midnight, and then woke up on the couch at 3:45. I always wake up on the couch between midnight and one, maybe 1:30, and move over to bed, so that was odd. And then I woke up at 6:15, all disoriented. The Hubs' side of the bed was empty, and moments after I woke up (with a terrible headache), I heard K say, right outside my bedroom door and clear as a bell, not cranky "Hello!" That confused me even more. The rest of it is unimportant, but then I was really awake and even got up and out of bed by seven, in time to see the Hubs and K both off to work. I felt too nauseous to eat, had no ambition, and just wanted coffee and keep it coming.

So naturally, I got dressed and planned out my morning, as I am wont to do on a Saturday. But I've been dragging all day, really tired (despite an afternoon nap) and my eyes are very heavy again, like they were the other day. I even put ointment in before my nap, but that just means that everything still looks fuzzy to me. And I still have the headache. None of which keeps me from driving -- that must make you all wonder about my sanity, but I just can't read easily; I can see the road.

I had a most pleasant experience this morning; I was in BJ's (it's like Costco, but closer to my house) and ran into another teacher I'm quite fond of but who transferred to another school this year. So we had a nice talk. I've run into her in ShopRite many times over the years that I know her, so it was funny to meet her someplace else. Although the last time I went to BJ's I ran into a different colleague from work there, too.

R came in by train about an hour ago; she and K are chowing down on some sushi and then we'll take her home. She had a great business trip -- hee hee -- and I think is really learning a lot about how to do her job and they seem very happy with her there as well. Funny, she had said over a year ago that she was going to look into working for a non-profit, and although she sent out resumés everywhere, that's exactly what turned up, and it seems to be an atmosphere that fits her and that she fits very well.

And tomorrow, the funeral. I'm wondering about these people -- the BIL's sister and her husband -- who decided to have a graveside funeral, and if they have any idea what that's going to feel like out there in the cold. These are California people, so I'm guessing the ceremony will be short.

Off to take the kid home.


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