....and I actually thought I would wake up at some time during the night and could do my blog. But, lo and behold, I woke up once to use the bathroom but was too tired to stay up. Trusting in prior night's experiences, I just tucked myself back into bed and went right back to sleep. That was what my whole night ended up being like. Plus, I was halfway worried about missing my early appointment to get my test results from the other day so my sleep was restless, to say the least.
I woke up at 6:30am, and decided I could NOT dare go back to sleep so I showered and got dressed. I grabbed some coffee around 8am and went to get my purse to leave. The Beast (always forgetful), looked at me and said, *Where are you going?* When I said, *....to the doctor's!* He got this sheepish look on his face and said, *Oh!* I was glad I left just a bit early because there had been some kind of accident on my route that left the street lights knocked out and slowed traffic down to a standstill at several intersections. As it was, I still managed to get to the doctor's office 15 minutes before my scheduled appointment.
There were a few people ahead of me, obviously, but I discovered that some of them were there to pick up people having some minor in-office procedure or other. The regular appointments were scheduled for in-between those. It explained why there were so many women I could see working when only one doctor was working today.
When the nurse called me in, I was a bit nervous, wondering just what the *lab rat* tests would have told the doctor. But he came in, very upbeat and said they were all GREAT! He thinks the only reason my pulse seemed so much weaker was due to the fact that he didn't press hard enough to feel it since the artery was buried deeper than on an unoperated leg would be. He also felt the swelling of that foot is probably due to a problem where a vein and artery cross over each other in my hip area but he didn't want to get that tested because the dye used for checking that out can cause some pretty awful side effects on most people. So, he said that unless it really bothers me, he wouldn't worry about that aspect unless it got worse. Other than that, I don't have to see him for six months! That was good news to me and I left his office on an upbeat note!
I came home and just collapsed and promptly fell asleep for a couple hours. But this time it was a decent kind of sleep. Much needed and very welcome! The Princess was here (Gunner was taking his nap) talking with the Beast about her upcoming photo taking sessions with paying customers. She borrowed one of his lenses that I know about and I think she is going to be using his large lighting screen for tomorrow's session. I'm babysitting for the one she has on Saturday morning since she has to leave before Johnnycake comes home from work.
It's a good thing that they are next to us while waiting to close on the new house (which will be next Wednesday she found out today). Why is it a good thing? Because it gives the Princess and the kids a place to stay, play and rest (and sometimes eat!) while Johnnycake is sleeping. Me? I love how cute Gunner is when we play peek-a-boo. Or when he is hunting *sissy* (Chewlee) when they are playing hide-and-seek. Of course, it's always Chewlee hiding. Gunner hasn't gotten what it means to be the one to hide and STAY hidden. He always gives himself away by running out and giggling.
The Beast was testing one of his lenses (he hadn't used it in a while) and he used the Princess as a guinea pig. She kept complaining since her hair was a mess and she had no makeup on but that suited the Beast because he said he needed to test how the flesh tones came out. He kept changing his various focuses on the lens and taking picture after picture of her. I finally realized he was doing most of it just to annoy her and laughing over it. She would go in to see how it came out and then there was more complaining. Even I laughed over it and she threatened him if he kept any of those pictures to show anyone saying it was NOT fair of him to even think about that. Of course, what she didn't realize was that she put that thought in his mind when she said it......LOL!
I'm going to be curious how the Princess's photo session pictures turn out tomorrow. She takes some amazing pictures of Gunner but he's a ham and actually likes to have his picture taken (most of the time). He's a great subject but not every kid (or even grownup) is a good subject. Learning how to deal with those types is really going to be her greatest test.
Going to get this posted now. Love you all. Just a bit of advice for us all.....Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. ***Hugs***
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