A boring post without photos because I've been working like crazy, and it has been raining like tigers and wolves this week, so my flowers are all sad-looking but well hydrated.
Doctor visit this past Wednesday. More blood tests ~ six vials and two culture bottles! I'm surprised I had blood left! Some of the tests have come back, highs and lows. A new medication for my diabetes. Add an iron supplement, stop a B one. Referrals to three other specialists, two CT scans, colonoscopy, mammogram ... the usual tortures. I suspect he suspects it is cancer, but I'm not jumping to any conclusions and will wait to see how things play out. I continue to lose weight without trying, and now weigh less than I have in the past 35 years, maybe longer. Almost 16# in just over two months.
Because I start training for a new job tomorrow, I cannot miss any time from work until training is over in about two and a half weeks. Even then, I don't want to take more than one day off a month unless I have no options.
I did spot a new "neighbor" sneaking off the back patio the other morning ... a [short tail shrew] ... and the night before there was another animal on the patio that I did not see or hear, but Charlie did. Baby bird grackle flew the nest just a few days after rescue, and while I'm happy for it, I was disappointed to have missed that first flight. I also have a very cheeky small red squirrel that jumps up onto the chair closest to the kitchen door to give me a "wassssup" look before I let Charlie out. It is much cuter than the fat grey squirrel that has chewed a larger opening in the plastic on my favorite feeder.
I decided not to attend the Renaissance Festival in nearby Lewisburg this year. The weather is hot, humid, and too many thunderstorms with wild lightning. I also noticed in photos posted on social media that it did not appear to be a festival of creativity and/or anachronisms, but more of a festival of "how creative can the women be in minimal clothing while still being a 'family-friendly' event." I didn't want to spend the time miserably hot and sweaty, nor the money to walk through the gate only to turn and walk out shortly thereafter.
Until next time ... and hopefully with photos.
good luck.
ReplyDeleteAnd your decision to avoid the Renaissance festival sounds like a very good call. Huge sigh.
Maybe next year. I would have been interested to see some of the crafts. I have a memory of a Christmas market in Koln Germany that was a "medieval" style and the handmade items were amazing.
DeleteMy hope is the doctor comes up with answers of the type you want to hear.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the job!
Day 1 of training is less about learning and more about getting into new software programs. It can be slow, boring, and frustrating for those who did everything yesterday.
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