Upbeat

Feeling better, save for the tightness in my neck from the swollen lymph glands - be my luck it turns out to be mumps - take six!  So other than turning my head easily or looking up, I have been busy getting ready for winter and seeing far too many doctors!

Last Friday, I had to go in for four blood draws.  Two were for just boring old blood chemistry - which I will be talk to about since I had a coke the night before.  Oh dear lord, it tasted soooooo good!  After eight stabs, they sent me to the blood center since my veins refused to be punctured.

At the blood center, they took seven tries.  The poor tech was in tears because I had holes all over me and not a drop of blood to spare!

So, Monday, I took myself out to lunch.  I was so nervous I could not even be bright and witty with my favorite waitress!  But, I did drink a half gallon of iced tea and take a codeine as I left.

To blocks away is the blood center and a wuzzy Kris floated in.  I handed them my paperwork, they took me back - and it was the same tech!  She did not want to do me, but I encouraged her to try and VOILA! blood all over the place!  She got my chemistry samples and the two timed infection samples.

Everybody was happy.

I had to do some repainting my newly painted bridge.  My son ran a hand truck up the ramp and put six holes in the paint.  So redid those.

Worked on my furnace to get it ready for duty - but it is dead.  So Dutchman will be over tomorrow to see what is up with that.  Thankfully he is an electrical engineer (scientist?) so is a whiz with that black magic stuff.  On the other hand, never buy a car from him!  It will have nothing but electrical problems!

Swede came over yesterday and spent 11 hours talking about genealogy and DNA testing.  And, there was no turning the conversation!  He was worse than a dachshund with a rock!  No idea why or what but I finally turned NCIS on and watched that.  But, he was undeterred.

And it is time to flee to the physical therapist again.
Sigh .....

And tomorrow one of my favorite students will be back in town, so I will get to catch up with where they are in life!  Might be good - I hope not sad, I am too happy at the moment to be sad.