SUNRISE

 Hello, friends!  Happy Thursday.  Hope you are all having a wonderful day.  It's still very early here.  I woke up around 3:00 a.m. and felt full of energy.  So I took advantage of that.  So far I've put a load of laundry in the washer, put a load of dishes in the dishwasher, and put my order in online to Shoprite for pickup tomorrow.  I was going to go to the store myself, but the list got longer and longer and I realized there was no way I could get everything by myself.  My knees are bad lately so I knew I couldn't walk around the store by myself.  I will have them put it together for me and pick it up tomorrow afternoon.  And the sun hasn't even come up!

Speaking of sunrises, I want to show you the first 10 days of January.  I didn't get every day of the month.  Some days I slept in.  But here are the beauties I did get.

Friday, January 1 -- New Year's Day

Saturday, January 2 -- nice and clear

I took a picture on Sunday, January 3 but somehow it got deleted.  I looked in the trash online and through several files but it is gone.  Gone for good.  But it was overcast and we had a little rain.  It looked very much like this one from Monday, January 4.

Another gray day on Tuesday, January 5.

Wednesday, January 6 was clear and pretty.

So was Thursday, January 7.

Finally on Friday, January 8 we had a beautiful and colorful sunrise.  I loved the clouds and they were much more vivid than these pictures show.  Gold and violet is a good way to start the day.

In fact, I took two pictures that day.

Saturday, January 9 was a pretty day, but very cold.  I took the picture through the window.  That's why you see the screen.

And finally Sunday, January 10th.  Another pretty day with some rose highlights in the sky.

It is very cold today.  The temperatures are in the 20sF (around -5*C).  I am going to try to stay inside and stay warm.  I actually have no where I need to go today.

I went to the doctor's yesterday and it was so busy that she couldn't see me until 2 hours after my appointment time.  It was worth the wait, though.  I am doing very well (besides the stomach issue).  She gave me a sample of a brand new medication for my migraine headaches.  It seems to be a miracle drug for a lot of people.  If it works for me, she will give me a prescription for it.  I don't have any headaches right now and I am not looking for one to come back, but I have it if I need it.  So it was a worthwhile visit.

And now I will take my morning medicine and get something to eat.  I think I will turn on the space heater again too.  I was warm and turned it off, but it is getting cold in here.  Be safe and I will see you later.

Kathy

I OWE, I OWE, SO OFF TO WORK I GO

I went back to work today.  I don't think I really should have because I was in a LOT of pain.  It wasn't too bad until I got on the front desk and had to stand for most of the hour.

We had four LAs in today, so I put myself on only once, the first hour.  However, we got a call to send someone to the McPherson Square Branch.  It was my turn to go, but I said I just was not able to, so Bob went.  Marquita was in for only a half of a day, so I ended up being on the front desk for 2 1/2 hours.  Usually this would not bother me at all, but today it was rough.  But thank you so much, Bob, for going so I didn't have to!  I really owe you one.

Two of my friends came to see me at work.  They were both worried about me and wanted to see how I was doing.  Aww.  That was so nice of them.  And I am doing better every day.  I think by the end of the week I will be back to myself.
 
I laid down for 1 1/2 hours when I got home from work and now I am feeling much better. When I got up I made fried rice and potstickers for dinner.  It was good.

The sunrise this morning was so beautiful.  I'm going to end with some pictures to show you that morning in Philadelphia is a beautiful thing.