Sean has told me before, almost apologetically, that he can’t get into U2. I told him not to worry at all, and I LOVE them enough for both of us!
We were talking yesterday after he got home from work, and somehow he said, “ I think my favorite U2 song is, “I’m a little while.” I gasped and told him that that is my favorite song! He just responded, “I know. I am played it all of the time!
I said to him, “Yeah, I guess I did!” Because I did in both of our apartments, and in our house. I still do it!:
Last week, when we went to the Cider mill, I used my Vanilla Maple chapstick. I actually broke the seal on the Vanilla Maple chapstick tube, that was in my box-o’-chapstick, because I didn’t want to mess with my bag-o-chapstick.
That was a complete fluke by the way, and that’s just how it worked out because I change my Chapstick each day. Vanilla Maple just fell on that day. I think it was a fortuitous fluke, though! I think that Vanilla Maple is my favorite fall flavor.
I have one more box of the variety 4 pack for Fall but then I think I will just get a four pack of Vanilla Maple. I think that I will do that in a couple years because I will just start my new tubes of Fall chapstick this year.
Last night, I finished my Pumpkin Spice tube:
So, as of right now, I am just rockin’ three bags of chapstick. Chai, Vanilla Maple, and Salted Caramel. Salted Caramel is my VERY LEAST favorite, but I have one more tube to finish before I never get it again!!! The other day, I had a sweet taste on my lips just before I reapplied, because my lips were feeling dry. But that’s not enough for me to get it again!
I think that it is absolutely amazing that I am even thinking about this, but now that I am homebound, and we know that I am homebound because my Mom read it to me in the Medicare booklet, I think of finishing a complete tube of chips stick as an accomplishment now.
I wondered why I did not receive a birthday card for Leia from her vet. But then I got this email at 3 o’clock this morning:
I was just about to go to sleep when I got that email and I thought of the Shel Silverstein poem from my childhood the one where he talks about onomatopoeia‘s. He was talking about holiday food and used an onomatopoeia that goes along with the holidays and he ends it with, oh me, what a dunce! I went, and ate them all at once!
Days are all running together for me and I’m still recovering from going to the Cidermill! But then I’ve got another email today from the company who chipped her:
Leia is 4 today. That is not her actual birthday because the rescue we got her from cannot give an actual birthday. When she went to the vet for the first time. they guesstimated that her birthday was today and we go with it!:
This is the most recent picture I have taken of Leia and her skin is still having problems which we keep in check with steroids and subsequently, she is a little bit tubby because of it. But, I am a VERY FIRM believer in, and I can attest to the fact that BIG GIRLS NEED LOVE TOO!!!
And we love her so much! The fact that she is four now makes me want to entertain the fact that I could put my Christmas ornaments up on my tree but it will be terrible if she ruins any one of them, so maybe David lights and beads again this year…
This morning, I awakened far later than I thought I would! And when my Mom came into my room, I told her that I am very concerned! My Mom shook her head and waved her hand dismissively and told me, “You were excited, ‘electric excited’ for the entire day! I was excited to see you that excited! That’s why it did not matter that it was raining! it’s just going to take some time to recover!”
Hearing that made me relax! I’ve been extremely concerned that I have not been bouncing back, and I wandered if I ever would. I was supposed to wash my hair today, but I decided, #DirtyHairDontCare because this recovery ain’t no joke, but I wanted to let you all know about #OurFirstFamilyTrip even though Sean was working:
This was Leia’s first long road trip since we have had her. We went to Rochester to Yates cider Mill. She was all alert and at attention for about 10 minutes until she decided to lay down. And go to sleep, but before she fell asleep, she farted which made my Mom yell and roll down the window
My MOM and I were on the phone with Sean and about halfway through the conversation, I had to bow out and say nothing more. I just couldn’t! It looks like this is a long weekend recovery! Long weekend because it’s Friday as well as Monday and I hope tomorrow I feel a little bit better. I’m starting to get the feeling that I am not going to feel better… 😒🤔😒
My Mom and I and Leia had a great time on Thursday! I told my Mom yesterday that it’s NOT without consequence!
For Example:
• I did not wake up until after 3 o’clock
•I was drinking my nutrition shake for breakfast at 4:35 in the evening
• I did not finish eating dinner until 12:04 a.m.
Recovery Day #2:
• I am still completely exhausted, but I think things are starting to normalize. I pillaged this evening and it didn’t take me as long as I thought it would.
I am too tired to write about it today, but this was a sneak peek of our day:
That was my view from the van, but it still was a GREAT time!!!
My Mom did not take the van back until today because it was raining yesterday and we were far away. I did not get out of bed until 4:35 in the afternoon. I drank my nutrition shake and my Mom told me that Creative Mobility has mugs to take so she took one; I told her that they are our peeps now!:
Now, I only drink water and I drink it out of my 30 ounce Yeti that she got for me for Mother’s Day in 2021. I use that cup every day!
I am so exhausted from yesterday, but in true college hangover fashion, she put cider in the mug, and I drink it, and I had to have a donut. I think that made me more tired though…
I scheduled this outing in April when I scheduled my entire year of van rentals! I spoke with Margaret when I did this and I told her my October date, and then I said, “And I need the next day too, because you HAVE TO GO TO a cider mill!!!”
She laughed and agreed. That’s what I’m doing tomorrow. My hair is cut and I have two eyebrows again but I am exhausted!!!
Thanking about it, this might be my last trip to a Cider mill EVER. That kind of stinks! I picked a good one if this is my last time, we are going to Yates!
