My week........

Well, I guess I had another failure with a doctor and it was really my fault. I never thought to get a copy of my blood test report to take along. Dr. Gong said he couldn't tell anything without it but, if he had to guess, he would say that I have a protein deficiency. This seems ridiculous to me because I tend to eat a diet high in protein and low in carbs. So, in my estimation, this could only be possible, if my body is not absorbing protein. This could be caused by Crohn's or Celiac Disease and I'm sure other things. Now I am deciding whether to have doctor here fax the test results to OC or go back to this doctor up here to explore this new angle. ???????????????

I had a good trip to OC with no car problems, as my horoscope predicted possible. Thank heavens!!! Going Saturday and coming back Tuesday was too short a time and tiring so I guess next time I'll try adding another day. I didn't have time to rest properly from the drive but Dean and I didn't have too much time to get on each others nerves.

Started cleaning yard on Wed. (weeding, weedwhacking grass in back, trimming ivy, blowing last years leaves out the gate, etc.)

Painted a small hallway and bath on Thurs.

Went to Lowe's on Fri. and bought some flowers for yard and got those planted.

Today, Sat., I papered a powder room in Great Falls and stopped at Ace Hardware to get a new umbrella, thermometer, hummingbird food mix, etc.

Tomorrow I am going to Dale City to do some finishing touches on a job that will be dragging on forever, I'm afraid.

And that is my week in a nutshell!!!

On the road again

My Horoscope says I'm am likely to have car troubles today. Glad I read that one!!!!

Its 6:30 AM on a Saturday and I am having my coffee and cigarettes to jolt myself awake enough to shower, pack and hit the road again for Ocean City. This time, I have an appt. with a doctor (Dean recommended him) about my hair and scalp problem. As is always the case, as soon as I made the appt., the itching, etc. stopped. This has been a daily problem since August, and now it stops??????????? Won't cancel the appt. because, I'm sure it will be back. Tired of my hair falling out also. Can live with thinner hair but not knowing if it will all fall out is driving me crazy.

Will return on Tuesday.

Should do my taxes before I leave but don't know if I can force myself to concentrate. My reasoning is that I 'll have time to do them when I get home and file electronically. I should just get it over with but I know I won't.

Pleasant day

I decided last night that I would fill one of my free days with going to visit my dad. So this morning I hit the road at about 10:00 and headed north to take him to lunch and just spend some time with him again. Who knows how much longer he'll be with us as he just passed his 88th birthday in February.

Vicki met us in Waynesboro at Pizza Hut because he is familiar with that place, or so I thought, but later he told me he hadn't been there for 5 years. I've had him there several times in the past 2 years but this has slipped his mind.

After lunch we went to the Eagle's Club, and he had a good day with gambling. As usual, I did not. Left 30 of my hard-earned bucks behind.

Then we drove up through PenMar Park and went up the mountain further to Quirok (sic) where you can see over the valley for 50 miles when it's clear. Then we drove out Buena Vista Road to get a better view of the countryside.

Took him back to the house, put flea meds on "Trouble" and cleaned his ears, and then I got back on the road and was home by 6:00 feeling good about the day. I only got bossy with Dad 1 time about changing his pants before I'd go anywhere with him because he had wet himself. This seems to be something he can't control anymore and gets defensive about it. He sure spills a lot of liquids directly on his fly!!! (haha) Maybe it's time for Depends????????