The Mitten is cold. Crunchy cold. The thermometer on the back porch says 2 degrees.
Not uncommon for January, but I am telling you anyway.
There is not a lot to talk about today. So how about a list?
1. It would appear that I have scheduled many maintenance appointments this month. Teeth, The Festival of Boob Smash, PT.
2. I started physical therapy for my lower back. My therapist says my hips, pelvis and my feet are not friends. They have issues.
3. Electrical stimulation and heat on my lower back feels good, when it is not feeling zingy.
4. As I suspected, my core has had a meltdown. It is nowhere to be found.
5. Appointments three times a week at all different times is causing me and my ADD great angst. I think I am going to have to nail them down to one time, to relieve the angst.
6. If this therapy actually helps my back, I will be the happiest girl in the whole U.S.A.
7. I don’t actually know that song.
8. We had lunch at a yummy Middle Eastern restaurant yesterday with our family and The Boy’s new Friend. We have decided that it is our new favorite place to eat! And we all agreed ! That never happens!
9. The Boy’s new Friend needs a blob name.
10. I went to the library to check out The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder. As you know, I read it every year, to extinguish any self pity I might feel during our relatively easy by comparison winter. I am always humbled by the Ingalls’ resourcefulness and tenacity. I am also reminded that I would have made the poorest of pioneer.
11. While at the library, I also checked out Fifteen (which I have read many times) and Sister of The Bride (which I have not had the pleasure of reading) by Beverly Cleary. What am I ? A pre-teen?
A couple of weekends ago we had watched Beezus and Ramona, which was quite cute by the way, and they had a little clip of an interview with Beverly. It brought back all of my fond memories of reading her books when I was young. I loved her books so.
12. Thank you all for your very sweet birthday wishes on the blob’s birthday! Here’s to another year, To infinity….. and beyond!
So tell me, what have you been doing? Reading?
3goodkids said,
January 24, 2011 at 8:48 AM
We have been freezing. The heat isn’t working in the back half of the house. (the bedrooms) We don’t have forced air, so a call to the neighbor and or heating and cooling company is order. As you know it seems you only have heating problems on the coldest days off the year.
Marlene said,
January 24, 2011 at 9:02 AM
Yep, i would not have made a pioneer either. Nice list. I LOVE Beverly Cleary. She was my first ever famous author way back in grade school. NOW that’s a long time ago!!!
tammy said,
January 24, 2011 at 9:45 AM
I am reading The Book of Household Management by Isabella Beeton. I have the 1893 revision and it is the most fascinating book I have read in quite awhile. I have only read bits and pieces since I am finishing up The Long Winter, but just reading the homeopathic chapter with so called cures for Typhoid fever and meningitis just keeps my jaw to the floor. BTW…..Happiest Girl in the Whole USA was recorded by Donna Fargo, I am just smart that way.
Laurie said,
January 24, 2011 at 11:52 AM
Hope the PT helps loads. You MUST get your hips, pelvis and feet on the same page!!!
Have a contest for The Boy’s friends blob name. Girl, boy or neutral name?
I’m currently reading “Trinity” by Leon Uris — a story of Ireland. Some interesting characters, a lot of Irish history, a little difficult to muddle through.
Nan C said,
January 24, 2011 at 5:27 PM
When I think of Beverly Cleary, I think of listening to Ramona books on CD read by Stockard Channing. Stockard had such a way of giving Ramona that certain type of mischievous personality. (I NEVER pictured Beezus to be anything like Selena Gomez, therefore I never wanted to see that movie.)
warren said,
January 25, 2011 at 3:36 PM
Well thanks for asking…I have been working like a madman! Also, I am in PT for my screwed up shoulder and I like it zingy!