It’s taken me some time to get back into the swing of things.
After staying with us for a week, my Mom went home on Sunday. We had a blast, and it kept me busy. The best part was going to a flea market in town; we spent all afternoon there and didn’t even see everything there was to see. I’d also like to thank my wife for being so wonderful and supportive through all of this. I love you more than anything, Stephanie.
This week, I played catch-up at work, and I’m still playing it. The e-mails are coming in faster than I can get through them. I flew Monday and Tuesday to maintain my currency since I haven’t flown in some time; we’re required to fly at least once every 60 days to maintain currency, but as a pilot in command, I also need to stay proficient. In total, I flew 6.7 hours toodling around the local flying area. Slowly but surely, I am also catching up on work.
I’ve felt really drained the last couple of weeks due to what we all went through several weeks ago with Wally, I’m sure. Last Monday, I went to the barbershop and actually fainted; that’s never happened to me before. I was sitting in the barber’s chair and I started to sweat and felt really light-headed. My vision began to blur around the edges, and the sounds became distant, as if they were coming through a tunnel. I stood up to pay, and the next thing I knew I was lying on the floor. I drank some water, put a cool rag on the back of my neck, and felt fine after five or ten minutes.
Today I came home from work with a splitting headache and immediately went to sleep for a couple hours. I woke up feeling fine.
Needless to say, I’ve been very busy and haven’t had any time to write. I hope to catch up on sleep this weekend and, with any luck, I will start writing again on Saturday.