Ahira's Hangar

It is, Duchess. I think you should get to take one.

Yeah, I hate that part. It's like I tell the cat every day when I leave: "Gotta go to work and make the monies, and keep us all in kibble."

It's going to be a major struggle working a "regular" job with the World Cup on - I can't stop watching it, and it's not the best time in Oz... 1st game starts 9.30pm, 2nd 12 midnight, and 3rd 4.30am.

Australia plays Germany 4.30am Monday - and I can't miss it! Brings back memories of a newborn...

Implement the age old advice regarding newborns then, Stevie.
When "baby" sleeps, "mom" sleeps.
If the family will let you, sleep after spending a little time with them after dinner, so you don't harm yourself with little or no sleep.

Enjoy the World Cup!

Bastard! I was rootin' for SA and all!

I don't know if it's my Aussie coloured glasses, but in my opinion, Germany has been the stand out team of the World Cup so far...

SA v Uruguay tonight (well, 4.30am again my time...) - go SA! Uruguay are boring boring boring - so I'm going for the fresh excitement of SA!

And for your enjoyment, here's a dive from an Italian player to rival all dives...



I'm half Italian, but about ready to renounce my heritage!

Quite a dive by a Portuguese player against the Ivory Coast yesterday. And the dumbbell ref gave a yellow card to the Ivory Coast player!



As much as a dive artist as Crosby in the NHL!

Yeah, Christiano Ronaldo is one of the worst offenders in the game - it annoys the hell out of me. It was pleasing to see 2 Germans get yellow cards for diving...

So Av, 3-0 loss to Uruguay, almost as bad as the Oz loss!

Sheesh, we was thrashed. Don't think the goalie deserved a red card, but even without it, we played a terrible game. Slim chance of getting through the first round now...Too much depends on what the others in the group do, and we have to beat France...Not expecting much...

--A

Wish you could take this to the Ice Dome--oh well any posting on the Hangar is welcome posting. (I only root for Portugal) Don't know what I'm doing today, probably enjoying my Grace before I have to ship her off to summer K-3 school and her after school program on July the 2nd. Jeez 8 to 5 or 6 o'clock? I feel like I'll never see her again! I've lost my baby!

I don't go into the Ice Dome...it's cold enough here right now as it is.

(Portugal surprisingly drew 0-0 in an uninspiring game against Cotê d'Ivoire couple of days ago.)

--A

I hardly ever get to see my 21 year old. He works as much or more than I do - as does the 17 year old.

And sure Danlo - I will start a Wold Cup thread.
edited:
WC thread made and stickied until the Cup is over.

And CPAP machine update:

Really glad Fist is there for encouragement and advise!

I make it through the whole night about twice a week now. I cannot stand to wear it about another two nights- usually because my nose is so runny from seasonal allergies. The rest of the nights I manage to make it through a few hours, then the mask shifts when I roll over, and cold air starts blowing on my face and wakes me up. At that point I usually pull it off in a blind fury and toss it off the side of the bed and roll over and go back to sleep.

I wonder, is there a mask with a different design, Duchess? Does the CPAP just give you more oxygen, or does it do something else as well? My aunt pulls around an oxygen tank; her "mask" is two nubbins on the end of a flexible tube. The nubbins sort of clip into her nostrils. Heck, you're a nurse -- I'm sure you know better than I do what I'm talking about....

I've been doing some tossing and turning lately, despite the new comfy mattress setup. I bought one of those memory foam pillows at IKEA and have been trying to get used to sleeping on it. But I think the foam gets too hot for me. Plus I fall asleep on my side, then roll over onto my back, for which the "side sleeper" side of the pillow is kind of uncomfortable. I've been waking up a lot to shift pillows around. I switched back to regular pillows a couple of nights ago and the middle-of-the-night flailing about has seemed to ease up.