End of Summer
Well, what a way to end the summer. Had some pain in my wrist - went to the doctor right away - since I had a feeling it was carpal tunnel syndrome. Turns out, yes, that was it. So a brace for my left hand - to be worn 24/7 for the most part for a few weeks - and then at least at night after that. I have been good about wearing the brace and my hand feels much better. Still wearing the brace at night - will continue to do that for a while.
The Sunday before school started was a hot Sunday - we had an outdoor worship service and a picnic outside afterwards. It was a nice day - but hot. Came home and sat in the coolness. Monday morning - the first day of school - I just did not feel well. I was subbing for Richard though - who had been sick for the past week - so made it in to school. At first I thought I had the flu - and not the 24 hour kind - I just couldn't seem to shake whatever it was I had. I got through the days - barely - getting the minimum amount of work done, coming home to lay down and not do anything else. By Friday, I still wasn't feeling well and decided it was time to go to the immediate care facility. Paul took me when he got home - and it turns out I have community-acquired pneumonia. Had a chest xray to confirm. Started taking medicine and really started feeling better - though not 100%. Feeling better every day now - the medicine and cough syrup are helping - plus I'm still trying to take it easy. I have to say though that I have not been that sick in a long time. I actually stayed home from work on Thursday - I could barely move.
School has now started - we are almost done with the second week. So far, so good. The weather has been very summer like - warmer than it has been, of course, but not to bad. The library is slowly getting back to normal, most of the new furnishings are in - still need to label bookcases and remove things that shouldn't be there any more. The reaction of people to the new color scheme and design has been interesting - not sure anyone really loves it. Some of the things they did are nice and are positive changes, other things I might have done differently.
Getting ready to start church activities for fall. I am going to try team-teaching the 5th & 6th grade class. We'll see how that goes. Missed the first choir rehearsal since I wasn't feeling up to it. Looking forward to fall - a change in season and some different things coming up.
The Sunday before school started was a hot Sunday - we had an outdoor worship service and a picnic outside afterwards. It was a nice day - but hot. Came home and sat in the coolness. Monday morning - the first day of school - I just did not feel well. I was subbing for Richard though - who had been sick for the past week - so made it in to school. At first I thought I had the flu - and not the 24 hour kind - I just couldn't seem to shake whatever it was I had. I got through the days - barely - getting the minimum amount of work done, coming home to lay down and not do anything else. By Friday, I still wasn't feeling well and decided it was time to go to the immediate care facility. Paul took me when he got home - and it turns out I have community-acquired pneumonia. Had a chest xray to confirm. Started taking medicine and really started feeling better - though not 100%. Feeling better every day now - the medicine and cough syrup are helping - plus I'm still trying to take it easy. I have to say though that I have not been that sick in a long time. I actually stayed home from work on Thursday - I could barely move.
School has now started - we are almost done with the second week. So far, so good. The weather has been very summer like - warmer than it has been, of course, but not to bad. The library is slowly getting back to normal, most of the new furnishings are in - still need to label bookcases and remove things that shouldn't be there any more. The reaction of people to the new color scheme and design has been interesting - not sure anyone really loves it. Some of the things they did are nice and are positive changes, other things I might have done differently.
Getting ready to start church activities for fall. I am going to try team-teaching the 5th & 6th grade class. We'll see how that goes. Missed the first choir rehearsal since I wasn't feeling up to it. Looking forward to fall - a change in season and some different things coming up.