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| Sheep Mtn Lookout Fire Station in Bighorns |
Wow, I actually slept until 5:45 this morning! I think the
world may come to an end on that note! Holy mackerel, what happened? Sure felt
good, I gotta tell you. I did a few
double takes when I woke up and saw the clock this morning. Especially since I
have been waking up closer to 3:00 just
about every morning for the past week, this was a really wonderful treat this
morning!
Yesterday was a really busy day in Sheridan .
First thing was Rob’s appointment about his wonky knee. It was fun having him go to Dr Quinn,
medicine boy, for the first time as a patient.
I have been telling him for years that Quinn is really good but has no
sense of humor or evidence of personality but I think, secretly, Rob thought he
was the one who could change all that, if only given a chance. So, he trots…okay, he limps in there, armed
with his humor and the fact that they both play racquetball, thinking he’s
going to get a conversation going with the doc while he gets examined. He came back out with the same weird
expression the rest of us do. Rob said
he mentioned how he injured his knee playing and Quinn just let it slide. Now,
I know for a fact that Quinn plays racquetball three times a week with two
other docs! Anyway, Rob also came out
with orders for an MRI and a very large bruise on his right thumb where he had
a cortisone injection. He’s had a
problem with “trigger thumb” for some time now and remembered to mention
that. That’s where your tendon in your
thumb gets wonky and starts slipping back and forth across the bone. I sure hope that shot helps him because it
looks like the shot was very painful! He has a big purple bruise surrounding his whole thumb from the shot! He said Quinn had to move the needle around a lot to get it where it was needed....yuck!
So, we had an hour to kill before Rob got his MRI and we
headed off to do a little shopping. We had to get a new camera bag for Rob as
his old one is falling apart and he’s having trouble getting all his equipment
in it since I got him his new camera and lenses for xmas. Man, those things are not cheap, let me tell
you! I guess they charge you by the
compartment. I let Rob go in the camera
store by himself while I took Thistle for a walk. We brought her along on the trip because we
weren’t sure how long we were going to be in Sheridan and it’s a good thing we did because
we spent almost the entire day there. Thistle was being a wild woman in the
field behind the camera store. It was a
pretty chilly day and the wind was whipping around pretty hard. That girl just loves the wind! The time flew by while Rob was in the store
as I felt like I was herding ten dogs instead of just one. I usually bring her
harness to walk her as it’s easier to control her but I just had her lead yesterday
and she was pulling me just about everywhere!
At 11:30, we headed back to Quinn’s office for Rob’s
MRI. The results showed that Rob has a
torn medial meniscus, just like mine was a month ago. I swear, that boy is such a copycat! Because we have three trips scheduled, there’s
a small window that he can get it fixed and still be okay to travel so he’s
getting it fixed on May 1st. We’ll
be gone til April 24th on our vacation and then we have a WYOPASS
conference in Thermopolis on the 26-28.
We’re also planning to go see my family in Alabama for my birthday in May and will be leaving for
that on the 22nd of May. So,
that gives him a good three weeks to recover.
I don’t think he’ll need that long, if my recovery is any
indication. His MRI was much better than
mine, no evidence of arthritis in the knee, so I think he’ll recover quickly
and be back to normal in no time.
By the time we got to lunch, we were famished as we are used
to eating early and it was almost 1 p.m. by the time we hit the Dragon
Wall. Of course, any time we go to Sheridan , I have to stop and get whatever groceries we
need at Albertson’s and Walmart, so we didn’t get back to Buffalo until almost 3:30. I had forgotten it was the first of the month
and that’s the worst time to hit Walmart because all of the geezers have just
gotten their social security checks and they clog the aisles like snails on a
rotten root. I usually try to avoid the stores until after the 5th of
the month, if I can. Walmart evidently never catches on to this first of the
month phenomenon since they never have enough cashiers working, either. The old folks are chatty, though, and make
the time pass quickly in line by starting up conversations with me.
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| Pronghorns in spring flowers |
Today is going to be a nice leisurely day for me in
comparison. I have my bi-weekly massage
with Carmen this morning. Thanks to
Joey, my PT guy, my shoulders and neck are doing much better so I’m looking
forward to a great massage. This will be
the last one before vacation, luckily, I’ll only miss one while we’re gone and
get right back on schedule.
This afternoon, I’ll be calling that clinical trial in Seattle to get things
rolling. I am dreading that phone call
as I just know they are going to ask for all kinds of paperwork I’m going to
have to track down. I’ve been trying to
think of all the stuff they need and have it up front, but I’m sure I’ve missed
something. Maybe I’ll get lucky and all they’ll want is for me to sign some
forms and they’ll be able to get most of the stuff themselves, but I doubt
it. Things are rarely that easy!
Hope you al have a fantastic day! I know I am since I’ve actually had enough
sleep for once! Amazing what a couple of extra hours can do for you! I’m really hoping that I get out of that
horrible sleep pattern while we’re on vacation.
I’m planning on hiking myself ragged so that I have no choice but to
sleep later!
Now go out there and show the world who’s boss today!
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