The good news is that I did not go into a massive downer like I did for the 4th of July. The better news is that I actually did pretty good all weekend in spite of the broken rib.
Friday night was quiet. I had worked from home in the morning and then went to the office for a couple of afternoon meetings. On my way home, I realized I had not eaten since my morning latte so I stopped and picked up Chinese at my favorite place. Once home, I figured out how to watch streaming movies from Netflix on my iPad. Man, is that dangerous! A person can go into a catatonic state watching all that is available from Netflix!
Saturday was errand day as usual. Dry cleaner, getting the cars washed, oil change on the Element, Lunardi's for groceries, Walgreens for my prescription, Trader Joe's for some specific groceries, etc. Rather mundane but it must be done. I had planned to make a BLT for dinner on Saturday because it just sounded good and I had tomatoes already from Bill and Lillian's garden, the neighbors across the street. At Lunardi's, I picked up sandwich bread, lettuce and potato salad from their deli case. When I got home, I realized I forgot the bacon...duh! So much for my BLT!
The big deal on Saturday was taking Shauna and Idjit Dawg in to the vet for bordadella vaccination and a blood draw to check for heart worm. I brought along all the doggie medications from the house and the technician patiently grouped the stuff I needed so I could better manage their medications. I also gave them the stuff I can no longer use. Mary always took care of the dogs meds, which are dispensed monthly. Once we get the results of the blood draw, I will start with the monthlies again.
Sunday was Farmers' Market in Los Gatos and I got both tuna and salmon. The corn folks are still there so I bought corn on the cob and that is a great late summer treat. They said they'd be there for another week or two and then the season is over. The apple guy appeared and that is a big clue that we are heading into fall produce and summer is just about done. I loaded up with fruits and veggies otherwise as the cupboard was bare. Part of Saturday's chores was to throw out everything that was questionable. After all, I had not really been shopping since July so I figured it was time to do a good clean out!
I was to meet my goddaughter, Emilie, and Ingrid for breakfast at The Purple Onion. Ingrid appeared but Emilie did not, she overslept and we missed her. Ingrid stopped in for a visit and did nursing duties trying to get the rather large and ugly lump on my arm to be less intimidating. It is a build up of blood and tissue from the fall on the bike two weeks ago and is a beautiful purple color. The three doctors I saw last week all said it would go away in a month or two. Ingrid was trying to hurry it up. She doused my elbow with a solution of Domeboro multiple times all day while we watched movies--I cannot tell you if the Domeboro made a difference in the size or color. I really have no pain with the left elbow or right wrist if I stay on my advil-tylenol regimen. However, as soon as I skip, they start singing at me. The pain from the rib is also well controlled unless I try to do something stupid which includes sitting in one position too long, slouching in a chair, coughing, sneezing, picking up something too heavy, laying on my left side and, unfortunately, simply trying to get up out of bed--although that may be because by morning the painkillers have worn off.
Monday I hosted one of the Habitat Executives who is leaving to attend an MBA program in Spain in another week or so. We took the better part of the afternoon and set up her blog page and I showed her how to do the photo links, etc. You can check it out at http://www.erinbyer.com
All in all, a nice uneventful weekend. Back to the grind in the morning.
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