Sunday, November 08, 2026

Alphabetical COVID Diaries: C

It's NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month) and the project I'm doing is my Alphabetical COVID Diaries. Go visit San at The In Between Is Mine to sign up to be part of NaBloPoMo or to find a list of bloggers who are participating.
A bridge along the riverwalk. 

Called and accepted the job offer from B---- D-----. Called in sick and went to bed. Called the candidate for the FAC ED position to make an offer. Came back to the hotel and didn't leave again until a brief foray out to get a salad for dinner. Came back, did some CPL work, and did laundry. 

Came home and both Hannah and Zelda just wanted all the cuddles. Came home and collapsed. Came home and sent so many emails. Came home and T-- and I went to Woodman's after I picked up the CSA in the pouring rain. Came home and watched Taskmaster. Came home and worked out. Came home for lunch, ran for groceries, walked Hannah, and went to a yoga class. Came home for the afternoon Came home to storms and had to get Hannah out in between thunder cracks. Came home, did some CPL work, and ran some errands around town - paying the water bill and getting a dog license. Came home, took H to a grooming appointment, picked up the CSA, worked out, and went to the grocery store after dinner. Came home, worked out, and stuffed some Christmas cards.

Campus lost power, so T-- came home early and was able to go to the FACTalk with me. Campus Town Hall was a bit more optimistic than the more recent ones, but Madison's decision to stop F2F classes is reverberating through the system. Can be discharged tomorrow if things continue to go well. Can buy hand sanitizer and Lysol wipes reliably again. Can do better. Can't blame her. Can't go into the vet office, but had to hand her off in the parking lot. Can't wait to go home tomorrow.

Cancelled DoL meeting. Cancelled programming committee meeting for tomorrow. Cardio class after work. Career Fair this morning, book club, and a stop over at the One Stop for a quick visit with the new Success Coach. Career Fair volunteering this morning. Carolers came to the door - not sure if that's sweet or stupid or both. Carpooled with L---- because her car was in the shop. Carved a pumpkin after dinner. Carved our pumpkins after dinner. Carved some pumpkins this morning since the ones we carved with E--- and R----- went bad. Catch up day at work.

Caught up on bills, laundry, and wrote some letters. Caught up on my blog today, ran to the library, did some cleaning, and made granola. Caught up on some blog work. Caught up on some email. Caught up on some of my grading/class prep. Caught up on Taskmaster. CCB meeting. CEC again today. CEC for work this morning. Celebrated Zelda on International Cat Day. Changed the air filter and humidifier pad because we're going to have to turn on the heat tonight.

Checked in at the Air BnB and went to see T---! C------ resigned from FAC today. Cherry cordial Hershey Kisses on sale at Walgreen's. Cherry pie in my belly!

Chill day at home after the exciting day of socializing yesterday. Chill day mostly spent reading on the couch. Chill day. Chill day. Chill Saturday afternoon and evening.  Chill Saturday. Chill Saturday. Chill Saturday. Chill Saturday. Chill Saturday. Chill Sunday. Chill Sunday. Chill Sunday. Chill work from home day. Chilly, rainy day.

Chore day Sunday. Chore day! Chore day! Chore day! Chore day! Chore day. Chore day. Chore day. Chore day.  Chore day.  Chores on a Sunday. Chores today - H bath, getting stuff at Festival, fixing a tie for T--, laundry, vacuum. Chores today - laundry, making Hannah's snacks. Chores with T-- after dinner - groceries, Target, and the pet store."

Christmas cards are done. Christmas cards are mostly done! Christmas cards are officially on their way. Christmas cards came in the mail today! Christmas Day! Christmas Eve Eve! Christmas Eve Eve! Christmas Eve! Christmas Eve! Christmas tree up today! Christmas! Christmas! Christmas! Christmas!

Church bells are loud. C----- and A--- made a sign for when I picked R------ up from the airport. 

Cleaned a bit downstairs. Cleaned downstairs. Cleaned house, did laundry, made dinner, and walked the dog. Cleaned it up. Cleaned out my closet and dresser drawers and took a bag over to Goodwill. Cleaned out my inbox and tried to get prepared. Cleaned out the linen closet to make room because the new towels are very fluffy.

Cleaned the downstairs pretty thoroughly. Cleaned the floors, did taxes. Cleaned the house, bathed the dog, and did a long workout. Cleaned the house, T-- did taxes, and we watched a lot of Taskmaster. Cleaned up a bit, did laundry. Cleaned up some of the leftover holiday chaos - putting presents away, breaking down boxes, etc. Cleaned up the house and made some buckeyes. Cleaning D--'s house. Cleaning the litter box.

Clear and very cold outside. Clear off the driveway just to have it covered an hour later. Cleared things up, but it snowed again when the sun went down. Climate change right before our eyes.

Clipped Hannah's nails and then took her to W--------- for a bath at the pet store. Coke was #3 for both of us, which is utterly shocking.

Cold AGAIN. Cold again. Cold and blustery today. Cold and rainy again. Cold and rainy here - pretty unpleasant weather. Cold and rainy. Cold and rainy. Cold and rainy. Cold and rainy. Cold and wind set in, too, so it's hard to say if it will be better tomorrow. Cold and windy today. Cold and windy. Cold front came in last night. Cold front is coming in - looking forward to a high of 1 tomorrow. Cold front! Cold November rain. Cold weather came back with a vengeance. Cold wind blew in this afternoon and it's chilly out there. Cold, drizzly day. Cold, grey, rainy. Cold, rainy day so Hannah loved it, obviously. Cold, rainy day. Cold, rainy day. Cold, rainy day. Cold, rainy day. Cold, rainy day. Cold, rainy day. Cold, rainy day. Cold, rainy day. Cold, rainy day. Cold, rainy Sunday. Cold, rainy. Cold, sunny day. Cold, wet, dreary. 

Colonoscopy prep today. Colonoscopy was normal. COLS Advisor interview on campus. Come home a tiny bit early, had a good workout. Come home early because I felt like crap. Come home this afternoon, took H for a long walk, worked out, and then went back to campus for a poorly attended advising event. Come home, did laundry, and T-- and both zonked out. Committee meeting at FAC after work. Completed a boatload of life chores - updating my blog, FAC stuff, paying bills Completed a couple of applications at UWW today. Completed a jigsaw puzzle with Ted in the morning. Cookies and Cocoa at work. Cookies and Cocoa event. Cool stationery shop and a guitar shop to pick up an instrument he had some work done on.

Cool weather has arrived Cool. Cooled off today and even rained a little. Corn maze this afternoon. Coronavirus craziness.  Coronavirus news seems bad, so it's kind of nice to be just hanging out at home! 

Costco after dinner to get stuff for Thanksgiving salad. Costco after dinner. Costco after that Costco after work. Costco in the morning and Woodman's after dinner. Costco trip this morning. Costco, laundry, cutting Hannah's nails. Costco, Woodman's, and Mounds. Costco! Costco.

Couple of fitness classes after work. Couple of interviews at UWW, board meeting, and going to E--- and R----'s after dinner. Couple of meetings, worked on a Qualtrics form, and generally goofed off a lot Couple of work meetings and that was that. Couple of work meetings hits morning Couple of work meetings online Couple of work meetings today and then yoga class with I--. Couple of work meetings today, chancellor's chat (we should be prepared to pivot at any time). Couple of work meetings, and G----- family Zoom after dinner. Couple of work meetings.

COVID booster really wiped me out. COVID cases are really spiking, so it's scary to be out. COVID shot at Walgreen's after work. COVID test on campus today - it was negative.

Crappy weather. Crazy busy day at work, followed by a tornado warning right at the end. Crazy day! Crazy day! Crazy dog. Crazy Monday. Crazy people on city council and school board and vetoing money for the school district. Crazy shopping day. Crazy since they were the ones under attack. Crazy times. Crazy traveling day. Crazy weather. Crazy. Crazy. Crazy. Crazy. Crazy.

Creepy! Crossed off lots of things on my to-do list. CSA and working out this afternoon. Curbside pickup of a library book, ME & My Pets for some dog supplies, Woodman's for groceries, and then I got the CSA. Cut back a lot of cup flowers that were overhanging the driveway. Cut H's nails today and she was pretty good about it. Cut my finger. C------ texted that Buddy died - poor, sweet dude.