Today is a busy day. Bubs has an ice hockey game down at the Hollydell Ice Arena, then I have back to back softball games (weather permitting). I better get going, but here’s a few pictures from last evening, Abbe and I headed to the Sand Stand after dinner and took our ice cream for a walk down to sit on the floating docks at Beach One. Beautiful.
OK, first off… HOLY SHIT WHAT A HOCKEY GAME LAST NIGHT!!! WOOO HOOO FLYERS!!!! TWO HAT TRICKS!!!
So, I did accomplish what I promised myself – troubleshooting these sleep issues. I am going to be seen by the pulmonary unit at Deborah Heart & Lung in a couple weeks, probably for a sleep study. The folks I spoke to on the phone were so nice – they remembered my mother (Mom is a retired RN) who worked there and my father (Dad had a quadruple bypass there) as a patient. I saw my doctor that afternoon, and he let me know that the nasal spray I had been using off and on has a side effect… insomnia! He wrote me a script for the sinus issues and wants to hear back after I meet with the folks at Deborah.
The other troubleshooting idea I came up with was purchasing Night Recorder, an iPhone app that allows you to set a recording level (so you set it just above whatever ambient noise there is in your bedroom) and it records anything above that. The first night using it revealed the following…
… maybe I learn something, or maybe I find out all the stuff that goes down while I’m catching some Z’s. I think Titan might need a comfy dog bed and Abbe needs some cough medicine!Bubs had his first practice with his ice hockey team last night and he had a blast. On the way towards the locker room, standing there helping his son get his gear off was none other than Chris Pronger. And me, being the smooth operator that I am, was so awestruck to see this future first ballot NHL Hall of Famer, all I managed was to point, stare and say, “that’s Chris Pronger!” And of course, Chris happened to make eye contact with me just as my pointing stupid finger was at it’s apex. I felt a bit like an ass, here’s this guy that is recovering from a probably career-ending concussion and just came to the rink for his son and there’s dorkasaurus rex pointing at him. Thankfully, Bubs was much more cool and collected.
Here goes another tough week. Viv’s softball season starts this week. Bubs’ spring ice hockey starts this weekend. I have a meeting tomorrow morning in North Philly. My furnace still has not been fixed and now I am put in the unenviable position of calling a new HVAC guy after the friend that originally worked on it has stopped returning my phone calls. And then there’s a couple of projects that should be finishing this week. I better get back to work.
Hugo
- although this move is beautiful and the story was good, it never really grabbed me. In fairness, I’ve heard the 3D version is pretty amazing and I only watched the 2D version.
I got a ton of work done yesterday. Bubs stayed with Abbe and I last night and Viv spent the night at her buddy Nora’s for a sleepover birthday party. Bubs, Abbe, and I headed to Ott’s for some dinner (I had a great beer with my Cuban sandwich – Unibroue Don de Dieu) and to watch the Flyers clinch their playoff spot against the Habs. Bubs and I gave Abbe our undivided attention during the game as you can see from this picture Abbe took last night…
We headed home afterwards and Abbe and Bubs made a couple of sundaes with caramel sauce, chocolate ice cream, and topped it with Reese’s Minis. Yum!
Today, I’m going to do my best to get some resting done. Go.
