It’s a beautiful rainy day out there today. It was coming down so hard that less than 30 seconds in the rain and you’re drenched. It never rained like that in California. It wasn’t just coming down hard but it was windy as well. We had the wipers turned up high yet it was still pummeling the windshield.

Good thing I got the new mattress inside when I did. I was shocked that it was delivered at just 7:30 this morning. Fortunately, I was able to pull the 80-pound box in myself since he was in the bathroom at the time.

Went to the lab this morning and it was convenient to be able to check in by phone and text them to let them know we were there. One option was to be texted when they were ready for me while we waited in the car which was definitely more comfortable than waiting in the store.

Shortly before 9, I was in the lab room. It was chilly as hell in there. Their thermostat was set to 66 degrees. The guy that drew my blood had trouble as usual and had to draw from my hand instead of my arm which hurt a little more since that area is more sensitive. Love the new Band-Aids which is this tape that clings to itself really well so all they have to do is wrap it around your arm or hand and then you don’t have to deal with ripping off sticky Band-Aids that take your hair with it.

So tonight, the blood will be at the main lab in Tampa and hopefully, my numbers will be posted (without phone calls) in about 48 hours.

Made an appointment with a female dentist in Spring Hill. It’s actually two women dentists who work there. I was a little surprised that the woman I talked to never heard of using the laser for fillings.

Yesterday was the second project in less than six weeks although it wasn’t much of one…until the rain clears up. Some guys pulled out a dead tree. It was small and they didn’t need to use any loud saws or anything, although I did hear a couple of rounds of hammering. I have a feeling that’s just the very tip of what I’m in for though. I knew the hammering and inevitable sawing would get in on the action any second.

Yesterday we washed the valances in the living room and his room but soon we’re going to be ordering new curtains for both bedrooms. Mine will be purple and his pink. I figured the pink would contrast nicely with the sky-blue wallpaper we’re eventually going to put in that room. And of course, purple always goes great with pink.

I also picked out pretty pastel pink and blue wall outlets and a double switch plate since the lazy idiots painted over the outlets and switch plate so they didn’t have to bother removing them and putting them back.

Yesterday we printed out a set of nail stickers, and while the design looked lovely, the quality of the stickers was horrible. I didn’t even have them on for a few hours before I finally took them off because of the way the edges were lifting and catching in my hair when I would scratch my scalp.