Internet problems and more

This I didn't need today. The first thing this AM Jim says the internet was down. I looked out and the sky was clear as a bell which meant Hughes,Net was down again. It's getting really old and for the price we have paid and have to pay monthly it's sickening. We loaded up the laptops and headed into town so we could get what we needed but in my hurry I didn't close my mail down on the main computer. While we were gone it started up so I couldn't get my mail. All the while I'm antsy with no reason besides the fact I'm still a bit depressed about my lab results.

When we get home I notice a message on the screen from my Yahoo from Dawn. Now that alone starts ringing my bell as it's cryptic just call me ASAP I can't find your Tel.#. Now that's not unusual as David had it programed into his new cell phone but not hers or their new phone.
So , I call her and I knew right off my neck hairs had tingled for a reason. She asked if I had seen my e-mail yet or watched any news to which I said no. "What's happened?" as I quickly open my mail and see a message from David. Mean while she's trying to explain his message before I can read it. Her first words are he's OK, he's safe and of course by then my heart is pounding. The message from David is very short and says he's OK not to worry, there was an explosion on the oil well and a fire. There was a few men burned, not bad and no deaths. His comment was "subsea equipment did as designed, and why our jobs are so important"He can't go into any details but just wants us to know he is ok. Meanwhile it is sinking in to me what Dawn is saying. She got a call from him at 1 AM telling her about the fire and assuring her he was safe and to call me as soon as she woke up hoping to get to me before I saw any news or his e-mail. She just kept saying he was safe and he'd be home Sat. on schedule. All I kept thinking was here he did 22 years in the Navy under hazards and he was safe now this. When he said he was taking this job I really never gave it this much thought. I'm assuming his job out there includes making sure equipment is working right, pretty much like on the submarines. As of yet I haven't seen anything on the news about any of this. He also says even with this he is keeping the job. He's kind of like his Mom this way as when a commitment is made he sticks to it.

So I guess I'll have to wait till Sat. to find out what happened.

On an other note. Jim put our Christmas lights up outside yesterday and we figure on putting up the tree when he gets home. That way I don't have to worry about the kitties driving me nuts while he's gone. I will look for my candles and at least put them in the windows and probably put some of the other things out.

Still no scrapping done but I haven't really felt up to par either. It started with a bout of sneezing and the realization my throat is scratchy. It has now gone to sore throat and sweats. I'm afraid to take to much as some meds aren't to be taken by diabetics and I'm trying as hard as I can to get my levels down. I also started to walk this AM and if the weather holds up I'll do it everyday. Jim has to fix my DVD player so that I can do some walk aerobics indoors as the weather turns. I'm determined to get a hold on this thing and also drag myself out of this slump.

That's it for tonight.