Hmmm...

Was just writing a post when I hit some key and everything disappeared! If it seems that I don't know what I'm doing, it's because I don't!!

Ahem! As I was saying...I didn't have a plan for today so ended up doing, basically, nothing. I did take a nap (just to get my feet warm). I did feed myself. Oh...and I did dig the car out in order to venture to the store just to say I had done it. Other than that, nada! I really function better with lists. Guess I should start one, eh?

We haven't had above-freezing temps since Christmas, and the forecast isn't for anything above 32 for a few more days. I'm tired of winter already! I kind of chuckle...my "childhood sweetheart" who was raised in northern Wisconsin but has spent all of his adult career in Alabama, just longs for cold and snow. Perception is everything!

Felt sorry for my sister and bro-in-law yesterday. Roger was scheduled for an MRI on his back in the morning. (He has had a bad back for decades. Has endured surgeries, tests, etc.) They showed up at the hospital at 7:00 AM as required, but through a series of faux-pas and inattention, they came home at 11:00 with no MRI. First, they misplaced Roger's chart. Then they let him lie on the test bed (narrow, hard, and uncomfortable...especially for people with back problems) for over an hour without anyone coming to administer the test. He was cold. Had to ask for a blanket. Since he is somewhat claustrophobic, they usually sedate him to get through the machine experience...but that wasn't happening, either. Roger is a bit shy in the "patience" department anyway. He'd had enough! Eventually, he refused the test and motioned for Shari to take him home. I was reminded of the night, 2 1/2 years ago, when I was Life-lined to Peoria from a hospital in their town (Springfield) for what we were told would be emergency brain surgery for a ruptured aneurysm. Shari and Roger raced to Peoria...at least a 2-hour drive...to be there with me...only to be told that they could go home because the surgery wouldn't occur until the next day. Roger was understandably frustrated! I hope he has recovered from the experience today. He declared that he had lived with the back problem and would continue to do so...but I feel for him. Twenty-five years ago, I watched him crawl up a set of steps on his hands and knees when his back went out because walking was impossible. Bad deal!

Will head to church in the morning. A new study group is starting based on a book called Everybody's Normal* Till You Get to Know Them. I hope to learn something from it.

Stay warm and dry. Gotta love it!