WEDNESDAY HODGEPODGE #569

Thank you Joyce.

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1. Something that's had you 'chuffed to bits' recently? 

I had to look this up....."Someone is very pleased or delighted by something"

Actually I had my bloodwork done on Monday. The results were in my email on Tuesday morning and I didn't want to look at it.  As it turns out I was very pleased. Since my bloodwork always says pre-diabetic my primary doctor decided to do further testing. 

I was normal all the way through each section. Also, my bad cholesterol levels have gone down. They are still above normal but I changed my diet back in November and it is working! 

2. Tell us about an instance recently where you were tempted to 'throw a wobbly' (expression used to describe tantrums thrown, usually by adults or people who should know better) 

This is something I should not have felt but I can't tell you how hurt I was. I'm embarrassed to tell you guys. Sunday was National Grandparents Day and not a word from Adam. They have extremely busy lives and I should never have felt this way. 

I was going to say that this day is a new thing but I looked it up and it started in 1978 which means that I never celebrated it with my grandparents. That's Karma for ya!

3. Something everyone seems to love but is not your 'cuppa tea'?

I am drawing a blank on this one. I will go with hot green peppers. We grew peppers this year because Mark like them but they are way to hot for him. This plant is producing better than anything else in the garden. 

As it turns out, Gabby's aunt makes salsa with them so we have been able to bring over several bags of them to Gabby and she gives them to her aunt. 

4. Fish and chips, bangers and mash, shepherd's pie, roast beef with Yorkshire pudding...which entree would you choose? Yes, you have to choose. 

I will go with roast beef but I don't have a clue what Yorkshire pudding tastes like. However, I bet it is pretty good. 

5. Something you want for your birthday this year? 

Honestly, I want to feel good. I had shots in my back on the right side months ago. I think it was February. They are supposed to last 3 to 4 months. At the time I also had shoulder pain and was set up to have shots in my shoulders. As it turned out the pain in my shoulders went away after the back shot. 

The middle of June my back started hurting again. It was pretty extreme and then it started to settle down. Since then it has gotten worse and the shoulder pain in extreme. Saw my primary doctor and he gave me pain medication which helped but now it's not helping at all. I have a referral for pain management but I haven't call there yet. 

I also saw my rheumatologist who did the previous shots. I am getting the shots next Thursday, two days before we fly to Houston. Hoping they work. Because of this I would have missed a few weeks of bowling so it is best that I left the league. However, it still is breaking my heart. 

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

We did see Adam, Gabby and James last Friday and had a nice evening. We brought a watermelon that we thought was ready but sadly it wasn't. However, it did have some great flavor. 

On Sunday night, Adam, Gabby and James went to an evening Halloween event at Disneyland. Her sister and family went with them too so James got to be with his cousins. 

I asked Adam if James was crying in this next one but he said "no." He was just screaming!