Episode 2 of Hamish Macbeth came to a close last night and it was 8:15, twelve hours since the “episode” of yesterday morning. I had eaten so much 0 point stuff that I still had 12 of 22 points available to I used up 7 of them on a piece of strawberry swirl cheesecake Bill brought home Friday. Bill was watching some old war movie with Jean Harlow so I dove into Episode 3 of Hamish Macbeth since it was too early to think about bed. I moved right on into Episode 4 at 9:30 figuring that would put me to bedtime when it finished. That was when I realized there were two disks and six episodes. OK….
I got to bed at a decent hour and finally decided I’ve already read “Sanctuary.” I didn’t really want to crawl out of my warm cocoon when the alarm went off at six but I needed to make sure I wasn’t feeling dizzy or lightheaded since I had to drive. My blood pressure was good this morning although the pulse was 105 again. Hmmm….. I’m still running a real low grade fever and when I went into the bathroom at church where there is a good light, I pushed my hair behind my ears. However, my right ear was a nice bright red so I covered that sucker back up! We got through the early rehearsal and the music went well despite no rehearsal on Thursday night. I had one time during second service where I felt a tad lightheaded while playing. I told God it would NOT be cool if I passed out and fell off the piano bench in the middle of church! Apparently He agreed because that passed and I made it home safe and sound.
I checked email, etc., while Bill got ready so we could head off for the afternoon. Despite my “symptoms,” I don’t feel particularly bad. I put the sweater I was changing into in the dryer to warm it up. It is ever so much nicer to pull on a nice toasty sweater than a cold one! The turtleneck heat felt good on my sore neck, too!
We headed out the door on towards 2 o’clock. I got into the car and reached for my knitting only to find it wasn’t there. I went back into the house, turned off the alarm, found the knitting, reset the alarm and was trying to lock the door when the phone rang. I dashed back and turned off the alarm again. Chatted with Robin a few minutes and told her I would call her when we got home. Reset the alarm and actually got out the door and down the driveway.
Wal-mart was the first stop. I tried to stay away from the fabric department but wound up there buying fabric for a cute whale quilt. Then we went down the road where Bill went to Big 5 and I went to Joann Fabrics. They didn’t have the particular orange fabric I wanted. I didn’t even think to look for it at Wal-mart. Duh….. I also got a piece of fabric to back a quilt panel Vi gave me a while ago. I met up with Bill at Big 5 and then we went over to the Dollar Store where we found a few odds and ends to add to our growing stash.
We finally made it to Gino’s for dinner around four. My 6:30 breakfast had long since run out so when they set some bread fresh from the oven in front of us, I slathered a piece with butter and dug in. Bill had a Caesar salad with the same Veal Caricciosa he had the last time. I had salmon bisque and Portabello - Crab, Smoked Salmon, Bay Shrimp, Clams and Spinach in a Vodka Cream Sauce over Linguine Pasta.
After eating the bread and soup, I could only eat half of my dinner, but I couldn’t resist a piece of cannoli since I haven’t had one for ages. This was quite different from the ones I had in the past, but it was tasty. Of course, I’m not used to eating that much food at one sitting so I waddled out of there stuffed to the gills!
Bill wanted to go back into Wal-mart so I tagged along for the exercise and found a lightweight aluminum camping table which will be perfect for the knitting retreat. That reminded me to ask Barbara is I’m supposed to bring my camp chair. I have to make me a list and get organized here! Our last stop was Target. I couldn’t find a red sweatshirt for Reign in today’s travels, but we found some little things to send Ronaldo and Jhon for Christmas.
I spent the day being hot, then cold, then hot, then cold. Sheesh! Everything still hurts to the touch. We’ll see how I feel in the morning and if I need to call the doctor. Can’t mess around here with the retreat coming up. I told Bill this afternoon that when I saw my red ear it reminded me of the times Clint had ear infections and had a red ear. I told him I can’t even have sore ear without thinking about Clint!
It was going on eight o’clock by time we arrived home and unloaded the car. I called Robin back and chatted for a bit. She loved her Autumn Dangler and has it on the door of her apartment.
Tomorrow is another day.
When we follow the path that God has for us, we find that God is a very kind leader. Only He knows our future, and His plans for us are good and full of hope! This does not mean that we will be spared pain, suffering, or hardship, but that God will see us through to a glorious conclusion! – God’s Minute
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