10/16 Misc

I got a beautiful picture frame with family engraved on it for Boss's Day. It's gorgeous and I appreciate it so much--also the funny card that came with it. Made me chuckle.

Gussie is so cute in his "shorn" state, but now that the weather is cold I almost feel guilty about having him shaved. Guess I can let his hair grow again until spring. We'll see if I'm patient enough.

Last night I started teaching a new course--Social and Cultural Conditions. It's going to be a great class--10 students who are near graduation. It's a senior level course. Last night started well, and I sure hope it continues.

Today I saw my doc--my bronchitis is totally gone. Yesterday I saw a neurosurgeon. He said my spinal stenosis was bad but he's seen worse. :) He also said I will need surgery some day because it's going to keep getting worse, but that I'd know when I need it, and then he'd do it. So that sounds like a deal. I'll hold out for a long, long time. :)

Decided today that I'm going to walk in the Avon Breast Cancer Walk, instead of working on the crew next year. I'll do my fundraising and my training. And if I can only walk a few miles, then so be it, but I'm going to do my best to walk the whole way.

I really miss my kids. It was amazing how sweet they were to me. The only bad thing was that when I had to go back to doing things for myself, my back started hurting again. However, I'm used to it again, so things are back to normal. :)

Love to all.

2/27 Almost done packing

Just returned from outside with the dogs where I fell into a big hole in the empty lot next door. Fell right on a small sharp stump. Yikes. I'm just grateful there's no real damage, except for scrapes and mud. What a dolt!

Today I went to Walmart to buy another tub to store things in. When I got to the parking lot, a truck started backing up and nearly hit me. The driver didn't even look as I was directly behind him. Luckily he was very old and very slow, so I screamed, "Stop!" and ran out of the way.

Seems like it wasn't a good day, but something good did happen. In the parking lot I saw Linda (Tom's sister). She said, "Oh, good. This will save me a trip." Then she went to her car and got a gift for me. It's a combined going-away and housewarming gift from Belk--six glasses that are adorable. Covered with different colored polka dots. I love them and can't wait to use them!

Okay, back to work. I actually only have to finish up with all my files, plus a few more clothes, and I'll be done packing. Yay!