Hey all, I feel bad for not posting much in the past couple weeks! I've been lurking though, just been so busy and tired that I just haven't been able to post much. BTW Lisa, I got your PM with your wedding photos, they were gorgeous and I'm so happy for you!
Things have been pretty good for me in my first month of married life. I'm still enjoying my job as a pharmacy tech and I'm so glad I went for it. I appreciate all the advice y'all gave me about that when I was needing to jump ship from ADT to save my sanity. It's turned out to be such a blessing. The pharmacy manager is a woman with a type-A personality, so while she's a good person, it takes awhile to get used to working with her, and she can be very difficult. But things have gone well, I've learned how to work to her particular style and she's overall extremely pleased with me, and makes sure to tell me so often. I'm working 30-35 hours a week consistently, which is significantly more than the 15-20 I was promised when I got hired 4 months ago.
DH's health has been deteriorating, mostly because of the heat, but honestly because he needs to get his pulmonary valve repaired. He's still set up to have that done in October, but due to the heat and his rapidly deteriorating health, he's going on short term disability effective August 1st. That's one of the big reasons I haven't been around, I've been having to help him a lot and go with him to several doctor's appointments to get his disability claim started. I'm glad he's going to be staying home now though, he's not supposed to go outside if it's more than about 85 degrees F, and it's been about 100 here every day lately, not counting the heat index.
Probably the worst news right now for me is that one of my kitties, Kuja, has been diagnosed with some sort of neurological disorder, a week before her 7th birthday. We can't find out exactly what it is because that would require an MRI and/or CT scans, and those cost thousands of dollars that we simply don't have. She's not suffering really, just has a lot of trouble with balance and coordination. The vet gave me prednisone to give her, and it's helped some, but it's clear that she's never going to be the active, playful and outgoing cat she used to be, at least not anymore. I'm not going to put her to sleep though, not until it's clear that her condition is actually causing her suffering and pain. At this point, she's just not as active. I just hate seeing my baby like this. She's been with me since the beginning of my sham of a first marriage, through all the hardships and struggles the last 7 years. Life is finally starting to get good for us, and she can't really enjoy it with me. That makes me really sad.
Anyway, that's pretty much it for now. How have you all been? I'm dying to hear what y'all have been up to!
