Sneezy

It is allergy season. My nose feels like someone has stuck a feather up it and is swishing it back and forth. I am not the only one. Everyone I see has a tissue in their hand. This is the worst allergy season I can remember. I took a Benedryl last night and am still feeling drowsy. I hope the trees bloom quickly so the pollen will go away.

Coming Along

My husband went for his 2 week check up on his broken foot. The doctor said he is healing well but still needs to be off of his foot. Since the first week after he had his accident, he has not stayed off of his foot. He keeps bearing his weight on it. The doctor saw this yesterday and told him to bend his knee when he uses the crutches. My husband said he can't. The doctor said," You can't or you won't?" They debated this for a few minutes and I told the doctor that there was no way he was winning this argument. He looked at me and then gave up. He is slowly learning how stubborn my husband is.

Brain Power

I saw my 2 year old niece yesterday. I had seen her two weeks ago, but that was at her birthday party. This time it was in a smaller group. She is a soft spoken little girl and when she was sitting in a play car we decided to ask he questions to see how she would respond. She knew her name, where she lives and every person at the party. She knew every animal and the sounds they make. Not just dogs and cows. She knew owls and monkeys also. She not only knew the words to about 20 songs, she also sang the tunes....on key! It was mind boggling to think how much information her 2 year old mind had stored in it.

Happy Mother's Day

I had the nicest Mother's Day. I spent it with 4 generations of my family. My parents, my sister, our children and our grandchildren. We ate great food and spent the afternoon in the backyard watching the babies play. The desserts were the best assortment of homemade treats and we are still on a sugar high. It was such a pleasant day and we have the pictures to show for it.

Unlikely Friends

Friendship comes in all sizes. It transcends age, religion and social background. A few years ago, I met a young doctor who is my younger son's age. We met at a time in her life when she needed a shoulder to cry on. In her professional life, she needed to be the strong, sensible person, but in her personal life she needed to have someone she could get unconditional support from. I became that person. Sometimes I feel like my shoulders are made of Kleenex, because they always become the ones to cry on. That is okay though, because that is what a good friend is for. I stuck with her through her hard times and she became one of the closest friends I have. I am glad I weathered the storm with her, because when the clouds parted there was a beautiful rainbow at the other end.

Don't Come Knocking

For some reason, in the past week, I have had a few solicitors knocking at my door. I think they are political volunteers canvassing the neighborhood. I never open my door to anyone that I do not know. I do not care if you are wearing an ID badge around your neck. For all I know it could have a picture of Mickey Mouse on it. I cannot see it from behind my peephole and if I open my door to look, at that point it doesn't really matter. If I do not answer the door in one minute, please leave my stoop. That means you are not welcome.

Slow Morning

I am off schedule this morning. By now I am usually on the road. It takes me about 20 minutes to get ready for work. It took everything else longer. Shelby wanted to stroll around the yard. He then wanted to eat slowly and savor his food. My contact lens turned itself inside out, so there went more time. The internet was slow opening. More time lost. I like things to go at my speed. Today they did not.