In concluding this seasonal blog series, I thought it would be appropriate to reflect upon this last week—especially since it seemed to float by in a fog. (Truly, I was never quite sure what day it was).
That being said, I have had a busy month…working more than usual and tying many a bow on the innumerable packages the crossed my path. In such a draining routine, it is not that unexpected that I would let a bacterial infection get a little out of control and send me to the bed with fevers, body aches, and chills for several days.
In trying to discover the etiology of my pain and illness, I was taken for a chest X-ray. It seemed the physician really wanted to well and truly rule out influenza before diagnosing me. In this quick-doctor-roadside-shop, the tech took the chest x-ray and then scanned it in while I watched.
It must have been forever since I’ve had an x-ray. I mean, I know I had a DEXA scan over a year ago, but it was more about displaying colorations based on bone densities rather than illustrating bone placement. Plus, I’m not sure I saw the results.
This time, I did take a peek at the computer as the image was scanned from the x-ray sheet. My lungs looked clear, but it was obvious that my back was crooked.
I know I have some degree of scoliosis. I don’t really try to hide it, but I’ve never really taken a good look at it either. But there it was, in all of it’s glory, a curving lumbar spine. Hmmmm, so that’s what I look like.
Note: Mine is NNNOOT that bad@
My Y memory is a more recent one. By later in the week, finishing my regimen of antibiotics and weaned off of the pain medications, I was excited to welcome my family to my small apartment for to celebrate Christmas. As a part of our planned festivities, we spent some time Saturday evening, putting together, cutting out, and baking shaped gingerbread cookies. What emerged where cute and deliciously yummy stars, evergreen trees, bells, reindeer, and gingerbread women.
Icing these cookies took a little more skill. It turns out that digging out the last of the red icing from the very very back of the grocery store shelf will result in icing that is not quite as flowing or as adhesive as the other colors (white and green). However, the shelf-life did not affect it’s flavor. Still yum-yum. Yep, cookies were a success, a beautiful mess of a success.
And just to backtrack a bit to pick up that Z…..on Friday evening, I accompanied my boyfriend, his father, and his sister with her bf to the local zoo for “Zoolight Safari.” I have no idea how many lights were used in this display, but it had to be the reason why I could find no tree lights in any store a week earlier. All around the main pavilion and lagoon area, there were bright twinkling lights synchronized to the Christmas music in the background.
While, sadly, the exotic animals were blocked off from view (they must have been sleeping), it was a fun evening to be out and about, watching the children wander around in awe, and to marvel at the bright display. Of course, I do like to maintain my illusion that the animals were in the back partying….Madagascar style.
Grateful for a wonderful Christmas, time with family, and blog readers.
Really…. thanks for bearing with me on this journey. It was an interesting one. It was nice to be able to set a goal (and reach it) even if the attainment of the goal may not always have been on schedule. I liked to see that some days the gratitude notes were more general and others were more specific, but I was grateful for them all.
So here is a quick review…..
I am grateful for:
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