Got home last night a little before 6:00. Got unpacked and laundry started before I crashed. I slept really well last night and woke up rested. I got up this morning just before the sun rose. I had to stop and watch it rise. I missed the sun rises and sun sets while I was away.
Went into town first thing this morning to take in a stool sample and get my blood drawn to check my thyroid levels. They wouldn’t accept the stool sample the way I took it in. It needed to be in a special solution and container. Wish someone would have told me before. I came home after having my blood drawn and about an hour later I was able to collect another sample so had to go back to town to take it in.
I took in a copy of the results of the stool culture that had been done in Peru so the doctor knew exactly what I had. I dropped it off at his office and was able to talk to the doctor for a moment. When I told him how they treated me he surprised me when he said they did good. He said local remedy’s work better than pharmacy drugs on things like that. Wish he believed that about other things too. I haven’t heard any results yet.
I went to Wal-Mart to get dog food and lettuce for the chickens. Also stopped at Bluestem and got a sack of chicken feed. Think I have everything my house sitter will need so I can leave again tomorrow.
This afternoon I made a batch of Chex Mix and some Rollo Pecan bites. At last my Christmas baking has been started. Kathy opened all the Rollos for me which was a huge help. Still have sugar cookies, peanut butter balls and fudge to make. Good thing Christmas is still ten days away. No need to panic yet – right?
We plan on leaving for Houston around 9:00 in the morning. Hope to get close to Houston tomorrow before we stop for the night. Will drive into Galveston Sunday and spend the day on the beach and then go back into Houston Sunday evening. The hotel we are staying at in Houston is right by MD Anderson. It has a shuttle bus to take us to MD Anderson so I won’t have to worry about parking Monday morning. I have heard that parking can be an issue. Hopefully we will be able to head for home Monday after my appointment and will be home Tuesday afternoon. Seems a long ways to go for a one hour appointment but am trusting it will put my mind at ease about what if anything I need to do next.
This afternoon we went over to Craig’s house. He had picked up the grandkids and the five of us scattered Maddie and Max’s ashes and buried their collars and tags. The grandkids seemed to understand what was going on and were very respectful. Hard day for Craig as those dogs were really special to him.
I am getting tired this evening. I haven’t sat still for very long today. I still need to do a couple of things so the house sitter will know how to do chores. I haven’t even started packing again yet. I did get all my laundry washed and put away so packing will be easy. Only going to be gone for three or four nights so won’t need much.
Busy reentry day. It wasn’t good timing to have to leave so soon again after just getting home yesterday. It felt important I get this done though so went ahead and took this appointment time. Grateful Kathy is going with me to help me drive. Not sure it would have been smart for me to drive that far alone as I am still tired from the Peru trip.
When I get home from Houston I seriously need to figure out Christmas. I am so not ready this year. Just hasn’t hit my radar screen yet. If I can get home Tuesday I still have five days to get it sorted out. I think I can! I think I can!
Busy day! Hitting the road again in the morning. So looking forward to January and lots of empty space! Feels good to be back on the prairie and have wide open space to look at. All is well!