Winding down and gearing up

Well, I've been out of touch for a while because we had friends visiting. We did so many cool and fun things! I'll post about those starting tomorrow. So we are winding down from several great holidays this summer, but we are gearing up for business as usual. At work, Steve has lots of e-mails and projects to catch up on. At home, I have lots of laundry, reading, gardening, and cleaning to catch up on. 

On the way home from taking Randi and Adam to the airport, I decided to stop at Dobbies for some plants. I got penstemon, lavender, rosemary, goldencrest, violets, and pansies. I put everything in the ground except the pansies and violets. I'll get those in the ground tomorrow. I really love gardening. It's tough digging all of those holes in the rocky soil here, but that's okay.  My only issue is my allergies here. Something is really messing me up. I've been stopped up and coughing for about 2 months now! My ribs hurt. My lungs feel heavy. My nose spray and tablets don't seem to be working anymore (I've used benedryl, zyrtec, and claritin). I think it's time to go to the doctor. I've ordered an air purifier with a HEPA filter for our living room. I hope that helps. Have any of you had luck with air purifiers helping your allergies? There is no air circulation in houses here unless you open the windows, but with allergies.. well, you can see my dilemma.

Today we went to Kung Fu. We've been out for a week due to our friends' visit here and me being sick. It was pretty tough. I couldn't breathe well, and I just didn't have much energy. I'm glad I went, although I did have to take a nap when I got home. Later, Steve and I took the dogs to the Countesswells forest walk. It's so pretty out there!

Look at this slug!