Great News!

At least I hope it is.

I saw my PCP today and it didn't take him long at all to diagnose bursitis in my hip. He said I could continue to use ice, heat, ibuprofen, and any creams that work or he could give me a shot. Since none of the other stuff has helped at all, I chose the shot. He said it could take a couple of days to work, but I can notice some difference already. Yay! He also gave me a prescription for Meloxicam. 

If things are feeling better in a week or so I have to go back, but he seemed pretty confident that this would help my leg including my knee. 

Fingers crossed and prayers going up.

Currently

I am enjoying the final hours of freedom before I return to work tomorrow morning. Don't get me wrong, I love working with the clients, but the drama that exists in the department following the last few hires is beyond annoying and unfortunately, the new supervisor they hired seems to be the biggest cause of it...and no one in management cares. She is golden for some reason. She can do (or NOT do as is more often the case) anything she pleases.

In spite of all that, our vacation was wonderful. It wasn't really relaxing with two young kids along, but we all had fun. The only blips were the times Tim didn't feel well enough to do anything, our grandson being hit with terrible headaches a couple of times, and my leg hurting so bad I took a cane with me everywhere and used it some of the time. We managed, though. We spent time at the beach, went on a pirate adventure, visited the Great Lakes Science Center, and Erie's Children's Museum among other things. 

I read Picnic in Someday Valley: A Heartwarming Texas Love Story by Jodi Thomas while on vacation. It was book 2 in the Honey Creek series. I enjoyed it. It was a romance, but it had a great story to carry it along. It wasn't just lovey-dovey stuff.

Mostly we listened to country music while we were away because we usually went everywhere in our daughter's vehicle. She drove, it was her car, so....her music. LOL

I did discover a new show on Friday and I've already binge watched the first two seasons. It's Dark Winds based on the old Tony Hillerman novels about the Navajo police detective Joe Leaphorn. I should have paced myself as there is a third season out, but I've discovered Hulu Live doesn't have AMC. I'll have to wait for it to hit Netflix.

Tomorrow Tim and I both have appointments, so that's what I'm thinking about. He's finally starting his cardiac rehab (nearly 3 months after the fact) and I have an appointment with our PCP. I was supposed to see him in May, but it turned out to be the same day they scheduled Tim for the second stent in his heart. I could have gotten in sooner, but I wanted to see the actual doctor and not the PA. We're going to be doing a lot of talking about my leg. There has to be something they can do for the pain.

We'll be celebrating our daughter's birthday on Friday. How did the baby of my babies get to be 33???

I'm very grateful that the doctors at Pittsburgh's Children's Hospital ruled out anything serious concerning our grandson's sudden headaches. Still, given the strong family history (on both sides!) of migraines, they want him to follow up with a neurologist here at home.

I'm giggling over...

 

Currently...

I am

Checking in... because this is probably my last chance to post until the 20th (give or take). I work tomorrow and Friday until later in the evening, then Saturday is dedicated to getting laundry washed, the house cleaned up, and suitcases packed. We leave Sunday for vacation.

Trying to read... "tidy the f*ck up" by Messie Condo, to be followed by "nobody wants your sh*t."  Terrible titles, I know, but the decluttering advice is great and strikes a chord like no other book I've read.

I'm watching... well, it's really more background noise than anything, Expedition Unknown. It's one of my favorite shows, but to be honest, I don't even know what it's about tonight.

I'm loving... the great deals I've found on Amazon's Prime Days, but maybe not so much the money I've spent.

Cartoon Don

Tomorrow is what I'm thinking about... specifically, about work. My co-worker, Don, is off again and I have been assigned his one-on-one (we'll call him M). If you remember I had him for a week last month and it went fairly well, but M wasn't feeling well for 3 out of the 4 days I had him. He was very mild mannered until the last day. 

He is feeling fine these days and has been letting me know all week that he plans for he and I to spend the day in the shredding department. He is not allowed there, but if he gets in there isn't much you can do as he will use physical force to get what he wants. My plan is to catch him outside, before he ever gets in the building, herd him into a van and keep him out all day. 

Wish me luck. 

Cartoon "M"
It's pretty accurate!

My body has me feeling... every minute of my age. I woke up Tuesday with my hand swollen at the bottom joint of my thumb and moving it around proved painful. To my knowledge I didn't injure it. Just another case, I guess, of how I can now injure myself doing nothing. LOL  I already had a brace that stabilizes the thumb so I've been wearing that. Not sure it's actually helping, but at least it keeps me from moving the thumb around and feeling pain.

I'm definitely celebrating... my ability to avoid most of the current drama at work. Let's just say this vacation can't come soon enough.

I've been enjoying... letting my hair be curly. I'm finding it does pretty well with minimal interference from me. So much of the curly girl advice out there tells you to use a lot of product and do a lot of fussing. Nope. Not me. I throw some curl cream at it, scrunch and go.

I talked with the other woman who helps care for the older blind man I do. I am beyond grateful... to her for getting all his clothes packed for his upcoming trip to camp (he is gone the same time I am). I've been stressing over getting him ready and it's a HUGE help. I just have to get his meds and toiletries together and clean out the fridge. I can handle that.

Our weather... is not too bad, temperature-wise, but enough with the rain, already! It looks like the weather for vacation will be a bit cooler than usual with chances of thunderstorms every day. I hope not. A lot of beach time at the lake is part of the plan.

Giggling...

Saturday 9: Lady Liberty

Hear Barbra Streisand sing it here.

1) This song is a Valentine to the Statue of Liberty. Have you ever visited Lady Liberty?  No, I haven't, but I would like to.

2) When you combine the lady herself and her pedestal, she stands 22 stories high. What's the tallest building you've ever been in?  I have no idea when it comes to traditional buildings. Having said that, I was going to say the Washington Monument, but then I looked and the Skylon Tower in Niagara Falls is about 200 feet taller than that...so that's the tallest "building" I've been in.

 

3) Her crown represents universal liberty with seven spikes for the seven seas. Without looking it up, can you name the seven seas?  The Mediterranean, the Aegean, the Red, the Black, the Caspian, the Baltic....am I close?

 

4) The song was written by Desmond Child, a Cuban-American from Gainesville, home of the University of Florida. In 1965, a team of UF scientists invented Gatorade. Do you have any Gatorade in your home right now?  Yes, there is apple and fruit punch Gatorade in the house. I drink it to help with leg cramps and the grands like it.

5) While best known for his work with KISS, Bon Jovi and Cher, Desmond Child was nominated for an Emmy for his work on the Muppets 2003 holiday special. This morning, as we enjoy summer, what's the first Christmas carol that pops into your head?  Jingle Bells

6) Desmond wrote this song specifically for Barbra Streisand. Watching her record it was a dream come true and he found himself standing very close to her as she sang. When he asked if he was "hovering," she suggested it might be better if he gave her a little more space. Does it bother you when someone stands very close or reads over your shoulder?  Yes

7) Fireworks were introduced to celebrate the 4th because they represent the "rockets red glare and bombs bursting in air." When did you most recently sing "The Star Spangled Banner?"  We played it a couple of times at work yesterday, but I didn't sing it. I don't have the voice for easier songs, let alone that one.

8) John Adams predicted the 4th would be observed with "pomp and parades." Does your community have a parade in honor of the day?  Yep, we have one of the biggest parades around. We also have a Miss 4th of July Pageant, a block party, concerts, a carnival of sorts, and fireworks. Believe it or not, it's actually scaled back to just a couple of pre-events (pageant and block party) and the big day with everything else. For years the events went on for over a week! Covid changed that.

9) Celebrity chef Rachael Ray says she considers mini-hamburgers, or "sliders," the All-American food. What will/did you dine on this 4th of July?  We had burgers, hotdogs, brats, and smoked sausage; potato salad; corn-on-the-cob; hobo beans; watermelon, cantaloupe, and cherries; blueberry cobbler; and cookies. 

Thanks to Sam for running the Saturday 9 and bringing

us the music and questions each week!