09-09-2009, 09:54 AM
Let's tally up what the demons have been doing to me lately, shall we? We won't go back too far, skip over the earlier traumas of the year with Cucuhulain, the sewer, the repeat mammogram, the various items and costs associated with what Maeve has destroyed, etc. We'll just focus on the last 3 weeks.
8/20 - Replace front and rear brakes and timing belt - $1,014.
8/22 - Watch Cubs lose to Dodgers; contract flu bug. Stop sleeping more than 2 hours consecutively during the night.
8/24 - See doctor, get over-the-counter meds - $20.
8/27 - Go to Mobile, Alabama.
8/30 - Come home from Mobile, Alabama; made it thru, but still not well, still not sleeping.
9/1 - Ozzie attacks Preston, Preston attacks Greg. Greg and Cindi go to ER and come home. Greg and Cindi go back to hospital; hospital keeps Greg. Cindi takes Preston to vet, vet keeps Preston.
9/2 - Preston comes home from vet - big bill, but reimbursed by neighbors. Cindi visits Greg in hospital, brings food.
9/3 -Cindi visits Greg in hospital twice, brings food.
9/4 - Maeve steals and eats all of Preston's pain meds and antibiotics. Take Maeve to the emergency vet ER to induce vomiting and go to regular vet for replacement meds for Preston ($381 for ER, $66 for replacement meds). Greg calls for a ride home from the hospital! On the way, I experience the joys of a flat tire on the 5 North during the Friday evening commute.
9/6 - replace 4 tires ($300)
9/8 - replace two cracked engine mounts ($340).
9/9 - do dishes, and discover water pouring out of cabinets below kitchen sink. Cracked hose. Will replace later today. Taking Preston back to vet at 11:20 a.m. for checkup.
I'm thinking of contacting my one Wiccan friend and asking for a ritual or spell to banish the bad luck demons.
8/20 - Replace front and rear brakes and timing belt - $1,014.
8/22 - Watch Cubs lose to Dodgers; contract flu bug. Stop sleeping more than 2 hours consecutively during the night.
8/24 - See doctor, get over-the-counter meds - $20.
8/27 - Go to Mobile, Alabama.
8/30 - Come home from Mobile, Alabama; made it thru, but still not well, still not sleeping.
9/1 - Ozzie attacks Preston, Preston attacks Greg. Greg and Cindi go to ER and come home. Greg and Cindi go back to hospital; hospital keeps Greg. Cindi takes Preston to vet, vet keeps Preston.
9/2 - Preston comes home from vet - big bill, but reimbursed by neighbors. Cindi visits Greg in hospital, brings food.
9/3 -Cindi visits Greg in hospital twice, brings food.
9/4 - Maeve steals and eats all of Preston's pain meds and antibiotics. Take Maeve to the emergency vet ER to induce vomiting and go to regular vet for replacement meds for Preston ($381 for ER, $66 for replacement meds). Greg calls for a ride home from the hospital! On the way, I experience the joys of a flat tire on the 5 North during the Friday evening commute.
9/6 - replace 4 tires ($300)
9/8 - replace two cracked engine mounts ($340).
9/9 - do dishes, and discover water pouring out of cabinets below kitchen sink. Cracked hose. Will replace later today. Taking Preston back to vet at 11:20 a.m. for checkup.
I'm thinking of contacting my one Wiccan friend and asking for a ritual or spell to banish the bad luck demons.
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