Taste Like Chicken Last February Monday 2/25

Chele, thanks for checking in. Remember you used to have two of those "he who will not be ignored"s. Did you do anything special or just the usual laundry, cooking, etc.? Hope you can carve out a little "me" time. Is your weather better today? It's only in the 40s but we have bright sunshine and it feels really good after so much rain. Lake is about 5 feet below full pool.

I now have 2 unbandaged, recovering feet. Doc says they look good, but I told Dale I don't think I'll be bouncing back as quickly from this one because the last time I still had one non-surgical foot.  I managed to get an unsupervised shower, which was nice. I thought I slept well last night but not according to Fitbit and I'm feeling rather tired after my trip. I tried meditation to fall asleep last night and it worked pretty well, staying asleep until about 4 am. Then couldn't fall back to sleep. And I didn't get much deep sleep, sorry to say. Hoping for better tonight.

Waving to the rest of the gang!

Karen, I am happy to hear the doc gave you the all clear. I bet it felt really good to shower under your own power. Meditation is a good way to fall asleep. I hope you can get better sleep soon. I do remember having two needy males in my life. I would do it all over again. It is frigid today. The wind really made the temps drop, but we have sunshine so I am not complaining. The Gardein “meat” balls are soy based and very good.

Liz, good to see you on a Monday. Sorry to hear about your headache. I am sure the heat in the office does not help. I guess Gary had other things on his mind, bit, oooh, vacation! I wouldn’t want to put decision making off. I hope he feels better soon. You are getting our weekend weather.

Kathy, four more days, four more days. May they pass swiftly and without incident. Pollen coating everything! Makes my nose twitch and my throat itch just thinking about it.

Linda, I am glad you had good weather for the city festival. I bet the plants are happy to be free and enjoying the better weather.

Becky, I am glad you had a walk and a car drive in the sun. Both are so enjoyable.

Iggy caught an earlier flight from Detroit but his luggage didn’t, so we drove to the airport to pick it up this morning. We had to take my car because his battery was dead. I didn’t notice but apparently he left the driver’s door ajar. We called AAA for a jump start. Then we went to the audiologist. To my surprise Iggy was craving Taco Bell of all things. I didn’t mind. I love their bean burrito fresca style (no cheese or sour cream). I guess we will have spaghetti tomorrow. We were going to go to the bank but he was starting to fade. He woke up at 1 am and started answering email. He is fast asleep right now. I think this jet lag will take him a week to get over. I am getting my me time right now with a nice cup of yellow tea. It is not caffeine free but is very low caffeine and quite tasty. I like my teas without milk and sugar so it is great calorie wise.

Liz, echoing Chele's comment about good to have you stop by on a Monday. Hope you nipped the headache in the bud before it got rolling. Sorry about the house being gone before you could reserve it. We exclusively stayed in Corolla or Corolla Light when we went to OBX. When we were on vacation, I always bought myself a week's pass to a fitness club in KDH, so I know my way around there  and there are some nice houses. That was back in the day when I was training for triathlons and I did enjoy checking out different fitness facilities when I was on vacation or at conferences. I wish my swag bags were large enough for grocery shopping. I hope you can get something scheduled in quickly for the week you want. How's Gary doing? Do you think it's flu or something food related?

No all clear from the doc yet, Chele. That won't be for a couple of weeks. But the bandages are off and he liked the look of the xrays. The xray machine is right next to his office and I didn't realize he was in there when the nurse asked me how I was doing and I replied that I was doing fine but glad I don't have 3 feet. Then I hear his voice say, "I wish you did!" Next appointment will be the 11th at 11, exactly 4 weeks from when I got the all clear for the right foot. The swelling is down enough that I can bend almost 4 toes on that foot, so progress! I'll have to look for the Gardein meatballs when I get to go back to Knoxville next month (I hope!). How did things go at the audiologist? Did you enjoy your tea? I've never had yellow tea. Is it actually yellow? Like you, I am a tea purist. Oops! on Iggy's dead battery. Every time my luggage hasn't made it, the airline has delivered. Don't they do that anymore or did Iggy decide you needed to get out of the house? The spaghetti will be better tomorrow anyway. Does your bean burrito come with a flour tortilla wrap? I used to love their bean tostada. I told Dale last week I would have to get some take out from the Mexican place we have been to that is good.

Linda, I'm glad the festival went well. Did it warm up enough that you didn't have to bundle up like an eskimo? Did you go to art class today?

You had sun, Becky? Isn't it wonderful? We had it yesterday and today and hopefully will tomorrow as well. But it's been cold. More wind? Just what we don't need. Hope the rain goes in a different direction as well because we need that even less than we need wind. I'm glad you were able to walk, despite the wind.

Kathy, the count is 3, and my guess is you won't do much but turn things in on Thursday. So pretty much 2 work days to go. Was everything back to normal today after the power outage?