Time Flies

I have no idea how it got to be Saturday already!

As already reported, I got home from California on Tuesday.

Wednesday, my friend Ryan came over to rescue me and my car from Dead Battery Syndrome. He had the old one out in no time. He drove me to Walmart to turn in the dead one and buy new, then returned home where he had the new one in faster than getting the old one out. The car started right up, and Ryan left in a cloud of dust. I am one lucky woman to have such competent and willing friends!

Thursday, I drove to Avon for a blood draw prior to my cardiologist appointment on Friday. This is to check out cholesterol, etc. The technician that I got this time wasn't as good as the one I usually get. She had to poke around to get the needle in the vein, but miraculously, I didn't bruise. (Plavix usually makes big bruises out of little holes.)

Friday morning, I woke up to two inches of heavy snow on the ground. My neighbor had a path blown to my doorstep before I had to leave for the doctor. Of course, I had to clean off the car... The roads weren't good but I was only three minutes late for my appointment. The good news is that my cholesterol and thyroid function are good. The bad news is that my weight is up 10 pounds since my last visit and my blood pressure is a tad higher than the doc wants it. (He prescribed another pill.) He has also ordered an ultrasound of my carotid arteries because he thought he heard something. I really need to get going to lose weight and get back to regular walking. Now that the weather is breaking (I guess), I can convince myself that it's worth it!

Today, I have watched a lot of mindless television, but I have also spent some time listing things I want to accomplish in the next four weeks. Sometimes just having a plan gives me enough impetus to actually get off my fanny and DO stuff. I baked seven dozen cookies to use up fundraiser cookie dough that I bought from my grandchildren last fall. Those will either go to the freezer or to the Homeless Feeding program at church (depending on what I hear from Grandpa Phil about that). Grandpa Phil is our grandchildren's paternal grandfather, but also the chief cook for feeding the homeless through our church. It keeps him out of trouble!

I'm getting excited about March! I am helping to plan a 50th anniversary party for my sister and bro-in-law at the end of that month. Megan and Denis will be with me, as will the children. It will be the first time that my family will meet my son-in-law. We won't stay in Springfield, IL, long, but hope to have a nice celebration as well as see some Lincoln sights (for Denis and the children). The 26th is also Megan and Denis's first anniversary. Hope to make it a special occasion for everyone!

Snow is thawing, so everything is messy...again. I'll just be happy when the cold and snow is over. As dry as it was late last summer, I didn't think I'd ever say that. I just need sunshine!