IS IT A FULL MOON?

 

 Why yes, as a matter of fact it is.  A blue moon at that.  And you could tell it today too.  

Remember I mentioned the other week about a woman who came into the library without her card and I tried to find her name in the database under Elizabeth?  It turned out she used Betty and she reamed me out for not knowing that.  Well today she returned and of course I'm the lucky one who waited on her.  She handed me her card, I scanned it, and handed it back to her saying "Thank you" as I always do.  I scanned her books, got her date due receipt, handed her everything and said, "Thanks.  Have a nice day."  She proceeded to yell at me that I am the most unpleasant person she has ever had to deal with.  There was a man standing behind her who started laughing and told her I was the nicest one in the library.  She then became furious and said she was going to report me downtown.  Let her.  I did nothing wrong.

It was a mad house at work and I actually went home for lunch just to get out of the place.  I would have ended up working straight through my lunch.

After work I stopped at Rite Aid to get some water since we were out.  I was just about to get waited on when a woman started screaming at the cashier because the photo machine was broken.  According to her it's "always" broken.  She needed copies of some pictures to give to someone in a half hour.  So she screamed at the top of her lungs that she was reporting the store (and the poor cashier who had nothing to do with it) to "Corporate Headquarters" and literally slammed out the door.  I thought she was going to break the glass.  The rest of us had a good laugh, talked about the blue moon and told the cashier to calm down and not worry about it.  I told her about my experience this morning and the people in line who I didn't even know were laughing.  It made me feel so much better.

Tomorrow I am seeing the dentist at 9:30 a.m. and hopefully will get the root canal finished and the tooth will be done with.  Please pray that I don't get another infection.  I don't know how I would deal with that.

Then at 11:30 a.m. I have an appointment with my doctor because my left knee is so swollen that I can't bend it and I have trouble putting any weight on it.  It's been real fun at work today.  I know it's the arthritis I have, but hopefully the doctor will be able to give me something to relieve the swelling and pain.  I know I really have to see an orthopedist.  And soon.  After all of these appointments I will be headed for work where I'll be until 8:00 p.m.  *Sigh*

I tried a new recipe tonight for dinner.  

 

It was a shrimp stir fry, but since I don't eat shrimp I made it with some left over flounder cut in strips.  It had zucchini, corn and tomatoes and the fish was fried with garlic.  I put fresh basil and lemon juice on top of it at the end and served it over rice.  It turned out good, but it was hard for me to eat because the rice kept getting caught in my bad tooth.

It was really hot today.  Summer is back and I'm loving it.  And we had an awesome sunset tonight.

So now it's after 11:00 p.m. and it's about time I make it into bed.  It's going to be a long day tomorrow.

Sunny
High 90 degrees at 2:25 p.m. EDT
Low 68 degrees at 7:05 a.m. EDT
Sunrise:  6:18 a.m. EDT
Sunset:   7:48 p.m. EDT

TOOTH UPDATE

 

Just a quick update on what's going on.  On Sunday I started pulling myself off of the pain killers.  And surprisingly it wasn't too bad.  The infection has started going away and the pain has lessened considerably.  I took only four pills as opposed to the 12 I have been taking each day.

I stayed home from work yesterday expecting to get my tooth pulled.  The first thing I did was to call the dentist I've been dealing with -- the one doing the root canal.  He said since things have calmed down, to just wait until Thursday and keep my appointment to have the root canal finished.  When he sees me he can make the decision whether to go on or not.  But there is a good chance I will not need to have it pulled after all.  That would be wonderful.  It is my front molar on the left bottom and pulling that would shift all the teeth in my mouth.  Besides, I'd like to keep my teeth as long as possible!

I was going to go into work, but I am now having a lot of pain in my left knee from my arthritis.  At times Sunday and yesterday I could hardly walk and have had to use a cane.  It's no fun getting old, folks.  I did so much walking as a young adult that I figured it would always be that way.  Not so.  And I miss being able to walk miles with no problem.

So that is my story and I'm sticking to it.  I'm getting ready to eat and then take off for work for my late day.  

Joe is calling out for dinner tonight at a new place for us.  Hope the food is good.  If we like it, we can add it to our collection of take out places.  It's nice to have dinner there when I come home at 8:30 and not have to cook it.

Thank you all for your prayers.  I know that God is making me better because of all of you.  And to the anonymous commenter the other day, please let me know who you are.  I'd love to have you become my newest follower.  Your comment about the salt water was right on and I have been doing that.  Thanks.

BLACK CAT APPRECIATION DAY

I can't let the day go by without showing you MY black cat.  Jenny is the love of her daddy's life.  Joe and Jenny are inseperable.  A couple of months ago I wasn't feeling well so stayed home while Joe went to Cracker Barrel with Walt and Carole.  When he came back he had a bag with him.  I said, "Oh good, you got me some of the peppermint sticks I like.  Maybe they will settle my stomach."  He said, "Oh, uh...  Well I didn't buy anything for you.  I got a toy for Jenny."  That figures!  Ha, ha.

Go hug your kitties today, no matter what color they are!