Baby Steps

I am now on the second day of NO pain medications. This is good news. From the beginning, I was convinced that this was a case of muscles gone wild. I take so many medications that I am only allowed certain meds to relieve pain...but was having to overdose myself in order to get relief for more than two hours.

I'm not a pain weenie. Since my youth when I got migraine headaches (which I outgrew), I learned to endure. Complaining does no good. I was worried enough about the pain that I spent most of a day in the ER. I am just so grateful to be feeling better! I am still not willing to do anything stupid that might exacerbate the problem. I'm just glad to be getting by without pain now!

My daughter and son-in-law will be spending the weekend in Chicago at the Trump Hotel. La-de-dah! It's a long story. Suffice it to say that they will get to see the children, which makes it all worthwhile. Meg wanted me to take a road trip up to visit, but there were a couple of snags...not the least of which is that I am afraid to drive on Chicago city streets by myself.

I have done, basically, nothing over the last couple of days. My choice. I will be looking after my neighbors' cat while they are gone this weekend. These are people who have taken in my mail on my trips to California, watched my place, hauled off my yard trash, and plowed out paths in the snow for several seasons now without asking for a thing. The cat is aging. He needs love and attention, and I will provide that.

I called another neighbor twice today. He never hears from me...but I first thought I saw a bulge on his roof...then later saw that his "turbine" roof vent is broken. (He hasn't reponded to the latter.) I just try to be a good neighbor...whatever!

Made a big pot of goulash today. This is what I have learned: if you use low-fat hamburger, it doesn't taste as good, and using anything other than home-canned tomatoes is a waste! I have my sister's home-canned tomatoes but usually save them for when it's important that my stuff taste good. Unfortunately, today's goulash was less than good. I'm spoiled!

Please pray that my daughter's flight to Chicago tomorrow goes well. California is too far away!