| Wednesday , November 21st - Still very, very busy! | |||||||||||
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Let's start with all the gratitude entries I missed:
I have not been doing much more than working on photos: editing and resizing for my online gallery (which I hope to have updated by December 7th) It is such long and hard work, and I'm getting burned out, but it has to be done. I did take a break on Friday night, though. I had a girl's night out with my friend Heidi. We went to dinner first, and then went to the Herring Auditorium to see the musical Oklahoma. It was Heidi's first time seeing Oklahoma, so it was all new to her. I remember bits and pieces from when I was a little girl and went to see Oklahoma with my mother. When I was a pre-teen and young teen, my mother used to take me to see musicals a few times a year. It was our "Girls Night Out", and she'd leave my dad home with the boys. She'd also take me out for the occasional movie on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. I really enjoyed having her all to myself for those events, and I learned to love musicals and classic movies. The show on Friday was outstanding. It was opening night and the theater was packed. Heidi and I really enjoyed ourselves a lot. We saw Gip and Carmen there too, and they sat with us. We giggled a little when we heard Carmen humming along with some of the songs. I don't blame her - I was singing pretty loudly in my head. Haha! On Monday, Steve had an early physical therapy appointment. The healing of his shoulder seems to be at a standstill. He asked the doctor if he could have an MRI to see if there was anything wrong, and the doctor thought it would be a good idea too. After physical therapy, Steve picked me up and we ran all of our errands before it was time for him to get the MRI done. I took the car and ran even more errands while he was in the clinic. I came back at 5:30pm as instructed, and the doctor told me he had a really hard time injecting the contrast material into Steve's shoulder. Apparently it was very painful for Steve, and I felt terrible that I wasn't there with him to offer him some comfort. I know I would have wanted him with me if I were having something like that done. He didn't get out of there until nearly 6:30, and he was wincing in pain even then. He hasn't heard the results of the MRI yet. We picked up the fixings for a quiet Thanksgiving at home. We bought a turkey breast, since there's only the two of us. We both prefer white meat anyway, so it will work out perfectly. We're also having stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, broccoli and cheese and dinner rolls. For dessert we picked up both a pecan pie and a pumpkin pie. (I don't like pecan) Of course there's whipped cream to go on top too - a necessity for pie! Now that Steve has the day off, we will be eating earlier than we originally planned. He has to work on Friday, and there's no way I'll be out doing any of that "Black Friday" shopping. I don't tolerate crowds as well as I used to. I get too stressed out, and have had my ankles hit by shopping carts enough times in my life! You'll find me right here, working on my photos, website, and Christmas newsletter and cards. My plate is so full, and I feel so overwhelmed at times, but I find I do function best when I have a deadline. Don't get me wrong... I will be glad when I can breathe easy again. Here are a few photos I've taken over the last week.
Happy Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving Susan and Steve |
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