Well, where do I start? We’re mid-August and as I’ve whined and complained before, we’ve had no summer. Ok, last week we had a couple of nice days. But even they didn’t last the entire day. Sorry, this year the weather has just been so discouraging. The leaves are already starting to turn on some of the trees and we’ve got leaves falling! This is just plain wrong. I’m afraid this doesn’t bode well for winter this year. I haven’t checked the winter forecast and I’m afraid to.
Work is busy as usual. Nothing exciting going on. Does having our CEO arrested by the FBI count as exciting? Ok, so it was a joke for his birthday. It was pretty funny – he was sooooo serious, scared – and was so professional about the whole thing. He was quiet and reserved – until he caught on to the joke. It was funny and he swore to get each one of us back! He enjoyed it so much he closed the office and let us all go home early, to enjoy his birthday!
J had a rough week. It all started last weekend – well no, it started several months ago when J went to the dentist for a root canal that ended up being some kind of medicated filling. Last Friday he bit down on a peanut (or cashew or walnut or one of them) and I guess it knocked the filling loose. Here comes the pain. It got worse on Saturday and by Sunday morning the side of his face looked like he had been in a boxing match – the losing side. Come Monday morning he was in the dentist office and by Monday afternoon they had pulled two teeth. Ok so he’s on the road to recovery, right? Wrong! Tuesday and Wednesday were worse. His face continued to swell and the pain just got worse. He’s back at the dentist Thursday morning and they do a root canal on a third tooth and more meds. The swelling is starting to go down and the pain isn’t nearly as bad. He has to go back to the dentist on Monday to fill the hole left in the side of his tooth. It’s been rough for him.
We’re supposed to be going fishing this Friday, 8/22. My boss has reserved 3 fish boats in Seward for the day. We’re closing the office (yes, again) and we’re all going down to Seward for the day.
Monday, 8/18, the grandkids are back in school. I can’t believe D is in the 5th grade and R is in the 1st grade. How time flies by. Seems like just yesterday D was going to kindergarten for her first day. They’re both growing up so fast.
The truly exciting news…….some of the Ohio family is coming to Alaska! Oh my goodness we are so pumped! So many things to do, where do we start? We only one week so we need to start some kind of plan but we don’t want to run them ragged. We’d be perfectly happy to sit around for a week and talk and talk and talk. And of course we know they’ll want to go off on their own at times so we don’t want to crowd them. It’s just so darned exciting to see them again. I hope they’re ready for pics and pics and more pics. I wish we could get the rest of the Ohio family up here but I truly do understand. Maybe someday…I’ll keep praying and dreaming!
Love and hugs and kisses to Ohio!
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Thanks for the update. Hope Jim is feeling better. Dentists suck! Well, actually I like my dentist but he (they) always seem to find more that needs to be done. I finely had to say "hold up there big guy.....we need to take a financial break here." Sounds like you are "working" very hard. :) Love to you and keep updating.
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