I remember The Grinch and a story about the nativity. I also remember having a meal of yummy Cajun seasoned ribs....left overs from a half rack, measuring about 8 by 4 inches, that was my restaurant dinner the day before. (Should have gotten a picture...duh).
I actually don't remember much about Monday other than I ate the remaining Cajun seasoned ribs. I also remember waking up about 11:45 that night with a serious case of heart burn....Oh, ya.
Remember, too, the Maalox, ginger tea, water, water, water and Tylenol. Oh, ya.... and at what point does one call 911? Eventually I went back to sleep. Even at this moment the twinges linger....
And I remember Tuesday....went to water aerobics after the fitful night. When we were done a couple ladies beckoned me to join them in the hot tub. Should have gone with my first instinct to decline. But....it looked inviting....so I stepped in, forgetting that the first step is about 2 feet rather than a few inches. When my foot failed to touch the bottom before my other foot left the floor I tumbled not very gracefully head first into the water and just kind of rolled in....with the lady next to me holding me up "so I wouldn't drown". Awkward...
Early afternoon Louie called, sounding all excited. He had just gotten his hearing aids and was delighted with all he could hear. On the way home he asked Burt what was the noise he was hearing in the car. Burt said it was the fan on the heater....Lou hadn't heard it before. He is eager to come out here on January 17 for a month.
Later in the afternoon I went to Fred Meyer's for some shopping and stopped at the service center to inquire about them approving my ads for piano lessons. I was informed that they only post notices for non-profit or neighborhood activities.....so they WERE taking them down all this time. No advertising here.....bummer.
Wednesday was lunch out with 2 elderly lady friends I haven't visited with for several months. Good conversation about Alaska.
Squash soup, chicken salad with pecans and cranberries sandwich, AND marionberry pie
Church play practice in the evening....
This morning I got to drive 25 minutes to the endodontist for him to check on the tooth he did a "redo" of a root canal. Even after having the lower molar extracted 8 weeks ago the upper tooth is still aching. Appears the root canal tooth is looking good, though I need a new crown. More waiting and more dental work.
While I was in that area I decided to check out a possible recording studio for the children's CD and DVD I want to produce. I talked with the owner 3 years ago and then lost contact with him after 6 months. Though his web info is still available there is no response from him. Yet his address is only 1/2 mile from the endodontist. After some searching I found the address.....it is a package shipping and receiving location. Part of the mystery solved....part of it even more mysterious. Probably means I will look for a different recording studio. Oh, my....
While driving home amid the huge evergreens I realized what it is that I like about Vancouver in spite of the traffic.....Vancouver is a "forest city". There are no high rises. The various roads, businesses and housing areas are interspersed among trees and greenery, fields and yards housing horses and goats and views of mountain peeks. That's my VC.....
On the way I stopped at a shop that buys and sells gold and silver. I have a few pieces of jewelry I have wondered what their value is. I was amazed at how much (how little) they are worth compared to what I paid for them. I do have a gold crown (that I didn't have with me since it is not in my mouth any longer) which he said goes for between $20-$40. Might get a little something for the stress....
Back home after sitting around for awhile I decided to do some outdoor decorating. (Christmas is a week away and no decorations up yet.) Rain was forecast to move in about 5:15. That allowed about 2 hours to work outside. Well.....this is the PNW. So....after rummaging through the garage to find the scattered items and rummaging through the house to find other items I headed to the front yard....worked about 5 minutes before I felt little wet drops on my head....then bigger and more of them.....this is the PNW. Decorating will have to wait.....rain forecast for the next 7 days.....
It's looking a lot like Christmas.....
(NOT my house....)
(Did you know they have green snow out here?)
This has been a good 5 "things don't go as planned" days in the life of Grandma G.
"But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel." (Matthew 2:6)
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