Mood:  hug me

I awoke to a nightmare of my husband’s ex-wife manipulating us in front of the children who didn’t have a clue what she was doing was wrong. It scared the crap out of me and I was startled awake shaking. That was about an hour ago and I don’t think I will be going back to bed anytime soon.

So, I made some toast to help me feel better. Did I mention I was sick? I started to get a sore throat on 4^th of July and it has turned into a stuffy nose, a nasty post-nasal drip, coughing up phlegm, and crackling and popping ears. Sleeping has been rough. Thank the powers for Tylenol Severe Cold & Sinus and Nyquil. That combo is the only thing allowing me to get sleep at the moment.

Life isn’t all peachy for Matt right now either. He went golfing with Tony yesterday and came home lobster red. I told him to wear sun block and he didn’t. He acknowledged I was right. He is in extreme pain at the moment. He sprays something akin to Solarcane on his burn, but that isn’t helping much. I have offered to slice potatoes real thin to apply to his burn, but he says he’s tried that before and it doesn’t work. Perhaps it is time to go get some aloe vera. Too bad my aloe plant is at work and not here.

The jewelry from Peru arrived yesterday. It is beautiful. Here is one of the necklaces we received. The circles are NOT as big as they appear. The dealer must have used a small white stand to display this necklace. Most people I showed the pictures to thought the stones were huge and I tried to explain to them that – no – things in pictures online are often not as big as they look. There are going to be some surprised people when I show them the stock. Everything is very wearable and beautiful. This picture is of a necklace with three pink circles of rose quartz, with two smaller earrings (one on either side) which are also circles. We didn’t get the oval shaped bracelet shown in the picture; we got a circle shaped one that matches the necklace and earrings. I like the circle bracelet better anyway.

I am listening to another great eBay find right now. I got "John Denver's Greatest Hits" album for like $ 1.99 plus shipping, which came to like a grand total of $4.98, which I think is just great! I also bought "Skeletons from the Closet Greatest Hits" album for the Grateful Dead for $ .99 plus shipping, which came to a total of $3.98. Amazon.com sells the Grateful Dead CD for $11.98 and John Denver's CD for $7.97. I would have had to pay shipping on those two CDs because the order wouldn't have made it to $25 for free shipping AND I would have had to pay sales tax too. SO, I saved a minimum of $10.99 going through eBay. I still want to find "An Evening with John Denver" which is a two CD set. I love that album. I played it to death when I was a child. Did you know that I just adore John Denver? Yep. When he died I was so incredibly sad. The world lost a great man that day. I still tear up when I listen to his music and think of all that he did to help others.

Oh well, now I am feeling slightly somber. Perhaps I should just go back to bed and call it a day even though it is only 9:30am?