I certainly had a tough week! Tom was out of town last week in Atlanta on business. He left Tuesday morning. That evening I was busy cleaning the kitchen and gathering up the recyclables. I dropped an empty wine bottle in a plastic bag and it went right through the bag and dropped onto my toe! It hurt so bad, I was pretty sure it was broken. I know they can't do much for broken toes. I did the usual-ice and elevated, but my entire foot was swollen the next day and I could barely walk. I had to call out of work on Weds-I could not get my shoe on! Instead I figured I could go to the doctor and perhaps get a boot to wear for work. I made an appointment that morning and they decided it did not look seriously broken-no bones sticking out!. They skipped the xray since they would not do anything even if I had a hairline fracture. So I requested a boot to wear to go back to work. The clinic I visited was out of boots my size and they sent me to another facility across town. I headed over only to find out that the boots they have do not cover toes. And in a hospital setting, you need to have your toes covered! They sent me on a wild goose chase calling all sorts of medical supply companies in the area, but no one had any boots with foot covers in stock. I would have to buy something online and wait for delivery, not to mention pay over $100 for a foot splint. Not worth it.

By Thursday I could at least slip my shoe on, even though I was still hobbling along. But it looked like I was going to recuperate. Or so I thought. On Saturday night I got the chills and ended up with the flu! I was stuck in bed for several days. I haven't been this sick in quite a while. I even had the flu vaccination. It does appear to be going around. Before I got sick, I had spent the day out and about. Scott and I started off the morning volunteering with the Boy Scouts for the Cub Scout Klondike event. Scott's troop mans a rope bridge. We also serve hot chocolate and coffee to many grateful adults. We spent a few hours in the morning assisting boys across the bridge and pouring hot chocolate until Scott had to get to work. After dropping him off I headed over to my mom's place. Her phone was not working all week, so I had to chase down some staff to get it up and running again.

Timing could not be any worse. My department at work decided to let one of our OT assistants go. She was having a difficult time performing her job due to medical issues. So that leaves a bit more work for me. Also, she was supervising a student. So that responsibility went to me too! Fortunately the student has been at our facility for several weeks and felt comfortable taking on a bigger workload. And there is still another OT assistant in the building to help out plus my supervisor. I just want to rest up so I can get back to my busy schedule.

I had already planned on working an extra day last week since our staffing was down. I could only work  a 1/2 day Friday since I had already made an eye appt. for myself and had a follow up vet appt for Cookie in the afternoon. I have not been to the eye doctor in about 2 yrs. I know my vision has gotten worse, but I can survive with drugstore glasses. I just wanted to make sure I did not have any medical issues with my vision. I even had the extra retinal photos taken for future reference. And my eyes are very healthy(if not a little worse for wear). I just need those glasses for very small print, and maybe a pair for distance. And Tom says I should get a pair just for computer use. Wow, it is tough getting old!

I am probably doing a little better than Sheila Bozyk who is recuperating from gall bladder surgery. Hope you are feeling better soon Sheila!  They decided not to do surgery on Mom B when she was diagnosed with gall stones. I hope that does not keep acting up for her.

I also hope I did not share any of my germs with the rest of the family. Allison was home last weekend(briefly). She had a frisbee tournament at Uof Maryland College Park. She decided to bunk in her own bed for the weekend. She came home Friday night but was gone most of the day on Saturday, and then off again on Sunday.She had games on Saturday and Sunday and then headed back to school. The girls won half and lost half of their games and came in 3rd place overall! She also ran into one of her high school Field Hockey team members who is playing Ultimate Frisbee for Uof Maryland. I think it must have been strange to play against a former teammate. She also had a new experience at school. Riding out a tornado warning with her two roommates in a tiny downstairs bathroom of their condo. Looks like Spring has arrived. The storm came through on Weds night. Scott and I experienced a pretty typical tstorm that night while traveling to the boy scout meeting. Looks like Virginia had worse weather with 8 reported tornadoes. Spring is here! Tom missed all the bad weather in the South and came home Friday.

Scott managed to put together a weather oriented Boy Scout meeting complete with indoor board games  and a Bill Nye Science guy weather video. . He will be happy when his programming role is done next month! He will still be busy with his Video Club, his guitar lessons, schoolwork, Sports Club job and next week, Track. He would like to go out for the shot put event again. We dropped off his paperwork this past week. And his workplace wants him to take on a bigger role at the Sports Club. He just does not have any more free time!  His robotics team wrapped up their build. They actually have to bag the robot so no one can work on it anymore. The trial competitions are coming up in March. Scott also worked a few days last weekend. We have also been letting him get more driving time in. I let him drive to the park for the Cub Scout event. He definitely needs some parking practice as he bumped the big pick up truck in front of him while pulling into his space. He panicked when the parking team waived him into a specific spot. I am just glad he did not panic too much and hit the gas! Tom started to have Scott drive to work and back under his watchful eye. One day he will be driving himself!  Unlike Allison's job, when she just worked as a skate guard, under new management Scott has been asked to take on more roles. Last weekend he spent his shift in the cafe, making pretzels and selling pizza. He also learned how to operate the cash register. Good life experiences.

Speaking of life experiences, Allison is busy looking for a summer business management internship. She got an email from a former mentor. Allison spent a day in high school shadowing the owner of a family run Chemical company in Baltimore through the Girl Scout program. Allison keeps in touch with the owner who said she may have a job for her this summer covering the Accounts Receivable position while her sister has surgery. That would be something!  Just in case, she is keeping all options open. Before you know it, summer will be here!

Tom finished up his first class and signed up for another. Which he hated. Not crazy about the prof. So he dropped it and signed up for a different class. Which he prefers. He has also been busy with a few household projects. He got our taxes done. And our kitchen faucet needed replaced since it was leaking and the brackets had all rusted out. He ordered a replacement online. Now we have a touch on/off faucet. I am still not sure if I like that or not.

We are also sending out a Big Happy Birthday to Susan (Seitz) Potts! Tom sent her some baseball tickets for the pre season baseball games in Sarasota.  She can catch the Orioles along with her husband John(who will be celebrating his upcoming birthday) as well as Mom and Dad Seitz(also who will be celebrating an upcoming birthday in March)