{"id":694,"date":"2012-04-22T10:42:39","date_gmt":"2012-04-22T15:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/?p=694"},"modified":"2012-04-22T10:42:39","modified_gmt":"2012-04-22T15:42:39","slug":"under-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/?p=694","title":{"rendered":"Under attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday was a horrible allergy day for me.\u00a0 My eyes felt swollen and I can’t keep them open!\u00a0 I’m got absolutely no sympathy from anyone around here.\u00a0 Rich is nursing his arm.\u00a0 Rick was waiting to join his friends for a birthday celebration.\u00a0 Sascha just wants to be petted!\u00a0 Come on, someone says, “Sorry you feel so bad.”<\/p>\n

Sascha might not be helping my allergies either.\u00a0 Apparently, other husky owners are reporting an early blow out for their huskies.\u00a0 A blow out is when the dog starts shedding its thick winter undercoat.\u00a0 One person described it as snow furries.\u00a0 I noticed that Sascha was dropping a lot more hair every where she went.\u00a0 I started noticing dog hair bunnies chasing me down the hallway.\u00a0 Happy blow out to all the huskies!<\/p>\n

\u00a0As the day went on, I could at least keep my head up and my eyes open.\u00a0 I even ventured out to the grocery store.\u00a0 It was a decent day, so I bought Rich a steak for dinner.\u00a0 Grilled steak is always tops on his list.\u00a0 Coming home, I got worried that he wouldn’t be able to cut the thing by himself!\u00a0 I shouldn’t have worried though.\u00a0 He would manage to cut the steak no matter how much his arm hurt.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Going to the grocery store is always an adventure for me.\u00a0 I’m a people watcher and you see the most amazing things there.\u00a0 It likes the rules of civilization are suspended while you are in there.\u00a0 People block aisles, run over each other, make rude comments, and just in general revert to an animal nature.\u00a0 Must be why I dread going so much.\u00a0 I’d go in the middle of the night, if I could.\u00a0 Deserted stores are so nice.<\/p>\n

Rich was taking a nap when I got back from my adventure to the store.\u00a0 Hopefully, this meant he wouldn’t be crabby.\u00a0 I understand the pain and how much it effects you.\u00a0 Since Rich is normally quite healthy, I think it’s a little harder for him to take.\u00a0 Morphine wasn’t on the list of things the doctor was willing to do for his tendonitis.\u00a0 After the nap, he said he felt a difference, but he wasn’t out back pitching baseballs either.<\/p>\n

Rick got home from his trip out to Dave and Buster’s with his friends.\u00a0 He had an arm load of toys that he had won.\u00a0 Will any of them go to Jordan to say I missed you?\u00a0 He might not be that grown up yet.\u00a0 That’s okay, the lawn tractor was waiting for him.\u00a0 He mowed the front and side yards before the cold drove him inside.\u00a0 Today, he will finish the back.<\/p>\n

Yesterday was Thunder over Louisville, which marks the beginning of the Derby season at home.\u00a0 I started seeing pictures that people were posting.\u00a0 I love the fireworks that spill all over the river, but I can live without the air show sounds that run all day.\u00a0 Thanks to my friends at home for posting.\u00a0 Looked like another stellar year for the fireworks.\u00a0 I’m sure I’ll get all the details from my sister today.<\/p>\n

Derby has come.\u00a0 No Derby party this year because of the pig roast at the end of June.\u00a0 I’d love to go down for Derby, but Rick has his prom the day before.\u00a0 Kind of hard to be in two places at once.\u00a0 One year I’ll make it down for the festivities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It used to be a great time to live in downtown Louisville.\u00a0 Go to the boat races, watch the Run for the Rose down Fourth Street mall, go eat at the chuckwagons.\u00a0 Of course, we went out to our favorite bar for the all night pre-Derby party.\u00a0 The bar closed at 6:00 AM just when the gates at the Downs were opening.\u00a0 We’d go home, grab chairs, and wave to everyone going down Fourth Street to the races.\u00a0 A simpler time.\u00a0 So much for memories.<\/p>\n

Today should be quiet.\u00a0 I plan to clean out the refrigerator and chase snow furries down the hallways.\u00a0 Then maybe I can relax with a book or find a good movie on TV.\u00a0 All just so I can go back to work tomorrow.\u00a0 Oh well.\u00a0 As Diane K. says, “I love my job.”\u00a0 But I really do love my job.<\/p>\n

Happy Derby 2012, y’all!<\/p>\n

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