The year of the rat

Today is Chinese New Year. We went out for Chinese food to celebrate. The little kids wanted to buy fans, for a quarter, so I gave them each 25 cents. Somehow on the way to buy them they got sidetracked by the gum ball machine and each ended up with a huge gum ball instead.

The night shift is not an easy thing, for any of us. Poor DH came home so tired today. Unfortunately for us he is a very light sleeper. For example, at night if the girls have homework late and he goes to bed the sound of the keyboard on the computer keeps him awake. So does the sound of the refrigerator making ice. You can imagine the problems. We have been trying to stay out of the house for most of the school day, and not run the washer or anything. We have some mattresses in the garage and it hit me today that we should drag them upstairs and set up a bed for him there. It's well insulated and mom and dad say they can't hear anything that goes on downstairs from up there. We'll see if he thinks it's a good idea.

Last week I went to the doctor for the annual adjustment of the medications appointment. I have had this weird chest pain for about 7 years. It comes and goes; sometimes it's really bad, other times almost not noticeable. Anyway between that, my high cholesterol, history of heart disease, age and weight he wanted to send me for a stress test. Which I was not stressed about. I went today and it was very interesting. By the end I was "running" 5.2mph, on a 14% grade incline on the treadmill (can we say out of shape) Sheesh! I won't get the results for a week or so but I did last 9 minutes and the tech said that 6 is the average and my heart was still beating at the end so I take that as a good sign.