The week that was...

Here we sit, it is Friday, it is going to be bitterly cold this weekend, it's Friday the 13th and tomorrow is Valentine's Day.

Yeah.

Last weekend Bubba was gone, back to Vegas, and while most of the time I enjoy his weekends away - I wasn't home long enough to enjoy it!  Actually I took Monday off (I was sick -- cough - cough) ... more like sick and tired and needed a darn day off.  So I took it.

I slept in, loved the dog, got somethings done, ignored other things (think girls group) putzed, did some running around, baked, and then went to my Ladies' group meeting that night, feeling slightly better about my role in life.

The rest of the week has been a slog up hill... my gov boss has spent two days sitting literally next to me while we try and noodle out what HIS boss wants, only to think we have it - and to discover we don't.  So 2 days of back and forth and finally at 3:00 PM Thursday we declare victory only to be told we have to come up with something else next week for a briefing for the muck-ity-mucks up stairs.  Shoot me now.

I have been trying for a week to pass this on line course -- I can't string together a solid hour to sit and slog through this crap with enough retention to pass the bleeping test... so I'm taking notes... LOTS AND LOTS of notes.  It's what I should be doing now - but instead I felt the need to blog.  More honestly I felt the need to ignore it for another 20 minutes.

Yesterday I thought I thought I had a major issue with a tooth.  It hurt Sunday night, I have flossed, brushed and still things didn't feel right.  Got into see the dentist --- its a big old nothing.  Whew.  I feel like a complete dork.  Up side no major dental work.

** And apparently that is when my week fell apart.

Friday saw me home early, then running a bit, baked a cake, and made cookie dough.  Bubba came home sick... yeah.... I did dinner in because he said he didn't feel well.  Bubba is SO not a happy camper when he doesn't feel well...

Saturday saw Bubba up early, after I rolled his fanny out of bed, to head to the gun show with friends.  I was also up early, tended to the pup, got some paper work done, talked to my Girl's Group kid and she's got stuff pretty well in hand.  I'm behind schedule with her invites, but I'll bang those out tonight.  Along with some address labels for her.  I went and got my car serviced, of course he complained because I did something without his prior authorization...  I am seriously sick and tired of having everything I do picked to the n'th nit. 

I got home, after speaking to Mom in regards to saving my cookie dough.  It fixed it, folks were happy, it was good.  The cake was good, the icing needs work and less of it... yes I said less icing.   Dinner Saturday with friends was great!  Bubba was his usual dud but he didn't feel well, he did manage to come across with his usual grocery store roses.  He did remember chocolates from Vegas - so we'll let him slide - again.  I on the hand, over achieved, order his candy from CA, PLUS got him a CD he wanted because it was on sale at Amazon, and I was ordering other things -- which of course he complained about...

Sunday was spent separately again, Bubba slept in, I enjoyed the peace and quiet early Sunday, he got up, got showered, headed to a massage, threatened to go to a minute clinic.  You have a cold, REST, OJ and decongestant you'll be fine.  I putzed, finally got dressed and ready to head out to a Ladies' Group luncheon.  I usually don't go to these things, but I went last year for the Chickie I liked - so I had to make an effort for the gal I don't really get along with that much... she was the ONLY ONE, in a group of 12 speakers that didn't thank her local group and ask them to stand... yeah.  Thankfully it was much shorter than last year - AND it was in a closer location!  Made Bubba chicken soup for dinner - I had some for lunch today.

Today - Monday - President's Day - Federal holiday.  Aunt Ing went into work. Her carpool buddy called last night - he sounded awful!  So managed to get up o-dark-early and got into work -- there are 4 of us here - and about 4 more on the floor.

We were productive, my gov boss has a briefing later in the week, he called because we're supposed to get snow tonight - so he asked if we could get something started.  Its basically done.  But he'll want to change something, then the managers in pre-brief will want something else ... My life.

All right off to contemplate my beige walls and what time I'm heading home.