Multi Days of Rain
Going into our second day of rain, there is nothing like the power and grace of our Lord to slow down his children that feel the need to rush the fall work.
I, on the other hand, have had a busy day. It was an overdue visit to the Curry Comb for a hair cut at 9:30. Dennis was at the Veteran’s clinic at nine and then he got his ears lowered after that. This feels oh so good. When I left Dennis’ nieces’ business I headed to the grocery store.
We don’t do a lot of heavy shopping in our town’s grocer. I follow the sales ad on Facebook. I realize they have to make a living and they do employ local people, but . . . my dollar needs to be stretched just like anyone else’s.
I went on my way to keep the appointment at our eye clinic. Hmm. My vision went from 20/20 on the last visit to 20/30 for this visit. I needed new lenses and when they arrive, they will be put in my present frames. As it was, I dropped $722.00 in a heart beat. $547.00 for the lenses and $175 for three bottles of the EO capsules for eye health. They are omega 3 specifically for eyes. I have had a very slight detection of macular for ten years. Each year it has been kept at bay. The three bottles will last me for four months.
When I looked back at some posts of the past, I realized that I commented on tight hamstrings back in early September. They are the hamstrings that connect at one end to the pelvic bone. It feels like I am sitting on a railroad spike . . . one in each cheek. Our family doctor does a great job of fielding questions via the portal. Monday morning, I had asked if I needed to make an office call in order to be referred to the PT department. This morning before I left the house, I had a response. I could check in at PT for an appointment at my convenience. Leaving the eye clinic, I swung into the hospital and Lordy, Lordy . . . I can get my first appointment on the 2nd of November with my usual . . . Mike T. Let the healing begin.
I had kept the discomfort of the hamstrings under control and to myself by walking and doing other exercises. The discomfort topped out when sitting in the ER with Dennis last week for five hours on a super hard formed plastic chair. It sneaks up on one as the concentration is elsewhere, and too late, you realize that the pain can’t be worked out with the usual. I also knew I had obligations to see through. I knew, if I saw it through with Dennis and the care he needed before and after surgery, there would be and could be relief of my cheek-butts. The cheek-butts terminology came about when I was in quite a bit of pain and Dennis wanted to know what I was keeping from him. A delayed brain sets in sometimes and the mind can’t spit out the best response. Thus the “cheek-butts” came about. Here on Stauffer, it has caught on. Tee Hee!
It has been a successful day, all around, for the older folks on Stauffer Avenue. The rain is still a hit and a miss but not nearly as heavy as earlier. The birds love the puddles.