15 dpo , Definitely summer cold, but fever?

98.52 upon waking.   I have an incredibly sore throat, convulsive coughing jags.  Achey and  Headache  from all the coughing .  But I have not lost my appetite.

Still wouldn’t be surprised if It is elevated because I am so sick.

I slept reasonably well last night but I also took Theraflu.  No signs yet of AF and I will test tomorrow morning because my allotted time for progesterone is running out.  I shouldn’t use anymore after today unless I get a positive.

If I have pregnancy symptoms, I am feeling too puney otherwise to tell. 

So yesterday, I was told to expect Mr, Boss,  I freaked because I just knew he would come while hubby was at therapy and I was in no shape to deal with him.  I really thought he was coming to give us a pink slip   Thankfully this would not happen as Mr Boss got tied up. Mrs,  Boss called and it was decided that she would make a deposit for me over in St Pete.  We got our regular  month’s end  pay which I was REALLY  worried about.  And we can count on weekly pay this week.

By the time she called.  I felt horrible and put off finishing the unit that checked out yesterday.

So now it’s early Thursday morning ,  and   I had hoped to be out of here by Sunday,    I really don’t know how.   Geico got sneaky and accellerated a payment on us.  So that means a double payment is due TODAY .   I also have lot rent to pay again by tomorrow.  And I still need an alternator. 

Don’t know , guess we will see how much we can get done between now and weekend.   

I am going back to bed now.  Hopefully with a few more hours rest I’ll feel better and can get something accomplished.

 

13dpo. Triphasic pattern and low voltage blues

SO here is my chart.  I am not going to test before Thursday or Friday ( I refuse) even tho FF says I can test tomorrow,   but it is definitely showing two distinct temp levels.  Yesterday it was 98.71 , today is down slightly but higher than the first level. 98.55   Somehow I expected high temps but trying not to get my hopes up.  I have no real symptoms one way or another so I have nothing really to get excited about.

http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/1e3a54

And wouldn’t you know it ,  my car is having some kind of low voltage problem.    Sunday after going to the nest and back with no obvious problem I made a quick run to the store.  The first time I tried to start it, it acted like battery was low and had trouble turning over.  By the time I got down the street my blinkers were not blinking.  I went thu a drive thru so I didn’t have to turn off the car.  I got it home  but then it wouldn’t start again without a jump.

Same thing yesterday but now it was acting like it had a clogged fuel filter when i stepped on the gas  “Sputtering”  . 

So my hubby tinkered with it OFF and ON all day yesterday with no luck. And finally I called an Auto /ELectric guy I found in the phone book.  What a nice guy.  He didn’t even know me but offered some helpful information.

He told me to take battery to parts store.  Have it charged and tested.  Then go from there. After hearing my car’s symptoms,  he told me that  low voltage would cause all that and  IT was probably  not charging .  Chances are that it was   the alternator. 

That’s almost a hundred dollars we don’t have to spend but it could be worse.  Right?

Yesterday I felt very tired, and depressed.  Down in the dumps.   Last night I detected the makings of a summer cold.  Mrs. Boss had one when she was here the other day. 

Today, I have more hurry up and wait.   Although we had several phone calls and a few drop by, we haven’t rented any more rooms.    We should have our checks today or tomorrow which means another visit from Mrs. Boss.

Hubby has alot of running to do today.   The battery, Walmart to drop off his prescriptions and then physical therapy.   I can’t help with any of it because I can’t drive his old truck which has no power steering.

Meanwhile I have lots of stuff to get done and feel very stuck without the use of my car.  Fun Fun!!!

 So I close to begin my day here on the ( ha ha)  funny farm,

11dpo, Ready, Set, and Wait some more.

Would have been nice had I been able to temp normally this fine Sunday morning   but of course, my thermometer was no where to be found at first .   I finally found it under paperwork and temps up where they should be ( 98.3 or there abouts)  but are they reliable  ?  

I bent and stooped and huffed and puffed cold air ( exerted myself)  as I searched for it?  Would they be higher or lower had I been able to take it as I always do .  So now I have more waiting.

Whatever the case may be, they are still reasonably high.  For someone who wasn’t even gonna TRY this month, I know I am obsessing.  Other than the sore breasts and a twinge now and then.  No notable signs of conception OR dreaded AF on the horizon either.  I do have some back strain and sore feet but that is pretty normal by week’s end

So yesterday , the boss lady came and went without alot of drama. Although she was not happy about occupancy.   Nothing was said one way or the other about our leaving    She was gone by 12:30 or so.  We had a former guest come over to visit for a while  who said he would help us move some of the bigger items out next weekend.   The phone barely rung  all day again .    I took a late afternoon nap and I felt feverish when I woke  but temped to find my temps just as they were in the morning.    

Then we went to Ruskin to make our final payment on the RV.  YAYYYYYY!  I have title in hand.   It took some scrimping but finally.  At least we have a roof over our head when the inevitable comes down.

SO now it’s early  Sunday and I wish I would have been able to sleep in but I am wide awake.  So much to do between now and next weekend.  Hubby will do what he can do with light stuff but were still going to need that help when it comes down to the last few heavier items.

 I have NEVER been so READY yet ill prepared for anything in my life.   

Above all, I hate feeling the need to sneak.    At the same time I know that even the way they treat us is different and it’s just a matter of time before they decide they don’t need our service anymore.  And i feel that news could come anyday now.   I NEED to be armoured up when that day comes.

10 dpo, dramatic rise in temps, 98.51

Hmmmmmm.  Almost like I ovulated all over again which ofcourse doesn’t happen .  Orrrrrr, dare I think, maybe implantation.   Time will tell.  other than some ( very slight ) breast tenderness and what felt like ovary pain yesterday ( pulls and twinges) down low  on left side, I have  no real symptoms.  

Otherwise, it is business as usual.   I had another nightly Thursday night and unexpected check out on Friday.  So we are scrambling to get units rentable again.   Occupancy is down again, and I expect a visit from the boss today.    I don’t even care honestly what happens today boss wise.    God please just give me the strength to keep my mouth zipped should someone get anal with me

This should be our last week as managers.   Unless they  decide to send us packing  before next weekend.  Independance Day takes on a entirely new meaning.   We are planning to be gone by next Sunday regardless, alot depends on how we get treated today on how our exit plays out.

Tomorrow more packing and moving.

We are making our last payment  on Rv today with yesterdays pay,   our  regular  bills will be  paid with first of month check and hopefully one more check coming next friday which will give us running money until I get another paycheck coming in.   That would be the perfect scenerio.  But we will see.  It all depends on many factors 

Say a little prayer and send our way please.   Trying not to let this get to me.    Excited and somewhat scared.  But hey, we have pulled thru worse financial  messes.  At least we don’ t have alot of debt to contend with.

BTW,  I wanted to thank the few who read and comment.  I appreciate your concern and friendship.  I know I have pretty lax reciprocating lately.   I can’t wait until I have my life back and have a little more “Sherry” time so I can catch up with you all.

Please know I am not ignoring you.   Just not nearlt enough time.  And I have to steal the time I do have from the wee hours of the morning right now when I should be sleeping.

Thanks again and will :visit blogs soon.

 

 

interesting tidbits , ttc and otherwise

So  today is 6dpo, and my temps jumped up another 2/10ths of a degree . Comparing to my own charts, nothing special .  But I am so far  following right in line with a pregnancy chart that keeps popping up everytime I look in the chart gallery.    Hmmmmm.

So yesterday was just another Monday ( or so I thought) until about 10:55 am when Mrs. Boss Called.  She needed paperwork from hubby , this , that and the other.   She also wanted to get any money I collected since her last visit on Friday 

” I ‘m coming out.  Don’t know what time.”

Hubby went on to therapy.  I went over to wake a guest whose rent was due.  ofcourse after trying to convince me she was due on Tuesday ,  I reminded her that she was due on my son’s birthday,  Which was yesterday, the 23rd.    she started packing her car.   Yes, a check out.   

I mopped my own  kitchen floor as I waited for Boss instead of my job which is always the case when they come out to check up on us.  It always throws me off schedule.

Hubby came home after going to therapy and to docs to pic up new scripts.  They went ahead and gave him his new assessment instead of making him come out again today.  He now has a 10 lb weight limit which realistically doesn’t allow him to make a bed or even start a lawn mower.

I was itching to leave him to deal with boss.  I went to Walmart.   Conveniently I waited for a good hour  for script to be filled.  By the time i  was headed back over to the pharmacy , hubby had left two messages on my cell.  Mrs Boss  had come and gone.

And he told me all about her visit.  Apparently we are being “shopped.”   The boss has someone call periodically  to see how we deal with potential guests over the phone.   Somehow I knew this was going on,  but it still iritated me to hear it . 

 Apparently I get it right every time!  YAY!    (  I do because I have a speel I use which allows me to be friendly and professional yet  avoid lengthy nonsense conversations )   but she wanted to talk to hubby about  his practices of giving out too much information.

Otherwise, from what I could gather second hand , it was business as usual, like our jobs were never in jeopardy.

Hubby didn’t seem bothered by any of it and we had an otherwise pleasant evening.  

I just want to get thru this month.  Get the RV  paid off, get the rest of our pay for the month  and move on.

Sometimes it feels like we’ll never get out of here.

 

10 dpo , temps back up to 98.08

Nothing dramatic but as high as my first post ov spike and certainly higher then yesterday’s temp.

So yesterday I went  down to the lazy river.  Interesting. I decided that whereever there is the human element involved, there will be drama.  Just the nature of the beast I guess.  Sighs.

 Last week I made arrangements to turn in my  rental agreement and pay my lot rent today .   And I did so as soon as hubby called to tell me he  had deposited our BIG monthly check which was larger than we expected.   Mr. Boss had compensated us for the extra work.  I was also pleased to get a notice that our rebate check was on its way.

Left here mid afternoon, and drove down  to Ruskin.   The outer lobby office was open at the park  BUT there was noone there.  I wondered what to do.  I decided to write a check and leave a note.  I tucked the corner of the note in a rubber band of bundled mail that was sitting on the counter not yet put in tenant mail slots.  TO keep it from blowing off the desk.  Had I had a paperclip I would have put ALL TOGETHER in  the payment slot.  

That’s when I met two of my new neighbors.   One eyed me supiciously and asked if I was going thru the mail? ” What?   :No of course not!”

The younger of the two, was nicer and less accusatory.   She was being the diplomat in a most uncomfortable situation.

Apparently the older one  worked at the park some times  ( in the office ) but didn’t have keys and a name I didn’t recognize  so I didn’t know who she was  so I was hesitant to talk business with her.   She   seemed to be just as surprised as I was to find no one there.   The two women made some little gossipy comments about the woman who was filling in  not being at her post.  But after she saw my paperwork, the check I had just written and the note, she eased up and I think felt rather stupid about her over reaction.  OFf to a GREAT start eh?

Later I learned that she also worked at the post office as a mail carrier  where I do business here and had subbed my route before.   Oohhhhhhh.  I knew my mail lady drove a small red SUV.   So now I was EVEN more credible in her eyes. 

Then I went over to the RV and unloaded a few things from the car.  Then I just puttered around for awhile.  Cleaned a little and imagined myself actually living there which i did easily.

I saw her once after that walking down the street and talking on a  cellphone.  I asked her if she had gotten in touch with  the person I was supposed to meet.   No.  Not yet but I got the distinct impression that she was trying to do so.  

     “This really is a nice park, we are just between …”  ” Management”  I quipped  ,  finishing her sentence.

“Yes,” she said.  And then she chatted with me like a welcome wagon lady would do for a few minutes.

She finally started acrossed another lot towards her own RV and I went about my business.  

Though it was hotter in the RV then I needed it to be despite having two small AC units running  .   I found myself prolonging my  stay.   I was simply wishing that we were already settled in and I didn’t have to even come back here.

I finally headed home about five oclock.  I knew already that Hubby was already here waiting.  He was not feeling well.  His stomach as been bothering him and lately having some chest pain.  He has a ulcer.  And I think all the stress from this job is triggering the symptoms.

SO I timed my trip.  The park is  exactly 10 minutes by car outside the little town of Ruskin.  Once in Ruskin I made a quick trip to check out  the Dollar store and to Sweet Bay Supermarket for a few things.  I  started timing again as I left te grocery store ,   and was another  20 minutes getting home.

cd28, but slight spotting/staining for 2 days

and temps have YET to drop off.    Yesterday I had a VERY faint second line ( more like an out line)  on HPT.  You know what I mean.  In the right light and all that jazz.  Last night, I used a tampon for added protection .   We had to go out for a little while last night and I was out of pads  .      Still NOt what I would call AF .  But feeling real yuck like any second now.    But I  have been feeling that way OFF and ON for a few days now.  I am agonizing on whether I should continue with my progesterone.  OR would i be just prolonging  the inevitable.

Stil pllan to take it easy for a couple of days and see what happens. 

In other news, last week a manager claimed he was car jacked.   And got to play on a property last week.   Supposably the cops recovered his vehicle and he was supposed to get it back Thursday night.  And was supposed to report back to work yesterday.   When they didn’t hear from him, they checked up on him.  (Them) I should say.  GONE!  Took the money, bookwork, everything. 

Hubby who was home because he didn’t get his regular  Thursday OFF here was dispatched over there yesterday afternoon for awhile. H e had to go back over there today for awhile.

Yesterday evening the phone rang, 

“Hi Sherry, this is Mrs Boss.   Are you getting ready to quit?”

“uhmmmmm no!”  Silence.

I have Never been a GREAT liar.

That’s when I decided to give her a good talking to.  Verbal vomit.   It all came out.  Everything,  Al my concerns, frustrations, anger .  Even offered to be the company sleuth.  checking up on new management teams, collecting money etc.

Two things in particular.

How we are working our tales off  while others slack  and take  them for their worth.  In essense, getting rewarded for insubordination and walk off scott FREE

That they need to start prosecuting, even IF there is no recovery.   Just to make these people miserable for awhile.

Another thing.  How we all should be on a level playing field.  Like there are four units with pets at one of the other properties.  and I have to turn away nice folks with well behaved, well groomed pets on a daily basis.

How unfair is that?

An then YOU know what she said.    “Mr. Boss believes that Kat ( who is now gone)  was letting pets in to keep her occupancy rate up” 

DUH!

She also said she was going to tallk to Mr Boss about letting us do the same

I said  :   Well I have no doubt that’s why she did it and I  am glad that he sees that.

She also said that occupancy has been down AT ALL the motels, NOT just mine.  And already knowing this to be true and feeling vindicated, I said.  Thank you.    She said  ‘Your welcome” 

But I believe I got thru to her and we had a positive  talk.

By the way,  on the way back from making our payment.  We passed three motels.  None of them had more than three cars in the parking lot.

So as it stands, we plan to get get the RV paid off and take it week by week from there  Who knows, maybe this time they will listen.  And maybe things will turn around.

 

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cd26,14dpo. Geeez

With my ridiculously low coverline, my temps dropped today but only slightly. So still way up in the post ov zone.  Dunno.  I am waiting this one out.    Yesterday I had a neg test,  (using a cheapy test)  so I’ll be damned if I test again in he next few days .  I’m curious to see if AF shows .  I am thinking she probably will.   I had a backache yesterday .  Starts in the tailbone.  Feels strained when i make beds.   Lift laundry and stuff which i have been doing alot of.

Yesterday started out OK.   freshened up all but one of my six empty units.   Was initally pleased with my accomplishments yesterday BUT … Six.  Damn.   Hoping for a few guests.  The phone didn’t even ring, even into the evening.   It is scary.    My books close today and it’s not pretty as if this moment.

Hubby came home earlier then normal.  Seemed edgier than usual.  Which makes me edgy. 

To top it off.    The toilet was running in one of the units.   I shut off the water supply valve behind the toilet.  Seemed logical.  Well he went over to check it out and it had flooded undoing the work I did in there yesterday.   Apparently it leaks at the valve if it is not done just right .  Oh Joy!    Seems he already  knew of the problem because he didn’t get  all bent out of shape. At least outwardly BUT he was upset.

i also let a guy show/ sell a truck in our parking lot ALL WEEK  so he would have his rent money on Saturday.  Oh he sold it and apparently they will not be renewing.   When will I learn?

Throughout the evening the agitation increased.   Hubby  went to bed just after eight.  Leaving me to my own devices.  I felt rather abandoned.   I went to bed about 10:30.

So he tells me he has been dispatched to do the other properties books this evening.  He’ll be late.  Not only does he not have his usual day OFF here on the property.  He’ll be LATE.

All I can think about upcoming wedding, and our move.  Where the hell is our rebate check?  when I check IRS  still says NO information is available. 

12dpo, temps still high

No sharp drops since 7dpo.  Temped twice this morning.   And first reading was 98.19 ,  The other was higher than yesterday.  About 3 minutes apart at 3 am.  WAY safe in  the post ov zone with my ultra low coverline of  97.  4. Since my usual luteal phase is 12 days .  I am beginning to wonder now.

We’ll see what happens in the next 24 hours or so.

hmmmmmmm.

And I managed to avoid the HPT aisle last night at Walmart even though I passed it at least  four times.  I HAVE to give it one more day.  For sanity sake.    i don’t want to drive myself crazy OR waste money.   God but I have an urge to pee on a stick.  Silly huh?  Logically I know what will be, wil be ultimately.

Othwise, I had a bout of nausea yesterday after eating a ham sandwich.  Hungrier it seems but for something  specific although not sure what that is. I DO know I  Never seem to have what I want here at home.   Gassier than usual,  BOOBS tender but that IS nothing new.

I accidently ate a marie Callenders Meat loaf dinner meant for hubby  the other day and I loved it.   I have NEVER liked meatloaf.  But that is what we had for dinner last night because i bought some last night at Walmart .  Again, enjoyed it.

Had my hubby gimme his reading on   “weather” conditions the other night.  He said drier than usual but not DRY .    Even  that IS odd for this time in my cycle.

Otherwise NO horrible pms symptoms.  At least none that stand out which the progesterone does, I guess.

So I have my work cut out for me this week.  Lots of coming and going.   I have to work on at least three rooms that i know of.

Right now I think I might go back to bed while I still can.   Not much else going on here other than the norm.

 

Dry Toast and today a definite dip

First, I want to send out all kinds of congrats to the new mommies and mommies to be.   How awesome for you all.  Hope it rubs off on a few more of  us.   😀  

So yesterday, I worked and worked some more.  Tweaked my honey do list.   Finally made it to Walmart,  brought motel supplies and TV dinners for the survivalist  and waited for hubby’s  homecoming.  He got to spend the night.

Awwwww isn’t that sweet?  He brought a gift home.  His dirty laundry.    Wasn’t that sweet of him?  We  ( me and the dogs) heard him pull up and I met him at the door.   I managed a self satisfiied smirk.  At least I am a good  for something.  LOL.  He is a spoiled man.

I mean He has his own laundry facilities over there  and always  prided himself on being so independent

I guess he likes the way I do his laundry.  Ok so I am not amused.  But found it somewhat interesting if you know what I mean.

So we had a nice evening and Had a nice dinner.  He seemed happy to be home.  Even called his mom and filled her in on the recent particulars

We Watched some TV and I’ll spare you the romantic antics .    

So I woke at 3 am .  And i have a definite dip in temps  97.93.  Still way above my riduculously low coverline.  But down  5 /10ths of a degree on 7dpo according to FF,

 

From yesterday (early morn)

5 or 6 dpo, Respectable BBT, Very low coverline

lowest ever, and my temps are way out of the ballfield with that low of coverline. 98.42 today.    Soooooooooooooo.  I wait and wait some more

I feel a bit funny this morning.  Like I need something on my tummy ( like toast)  and it’s only 5 am.   maybe I should just do that.  Would probably be a good idea.    After going back to bed and trying to sleep, and feeling the same each time I woke.   Not really hungry, I did DRY toast and felt better.  Hmmmm???  That was different.  Rare anyway.   Felt almost like a hangover OR morning sickness.

So another day begins  in paradise.  Thursday

Pretty soon, hubby will be stirring  and i will be packing up his TV  dinners and sending him on his way again.

Today I don’t have much to do but get to the post office to send out mother’s day cards  and hopefully rent a few more rooms.  Oh I have to pick up my chairs that I bought the other day.  Even if I have to do it one at a time.  I can probably manage two at a time .  I have a huge trunk.

Otherwise it business as usual!  Havea GREAt day everyone.