Thursday, the 6th

OK, the lawn's mowed, I picked up some 'critter' food for the rabbits and squirrels in the back yard, I'm about ready to take a bath, and then change my stupid bandages. This should be interesting.

BTW, except for a 'nature call' I was able to mow the lawn in one session, compared to the last time when I had to stop quite regularly to rest my back. It's amazing what good pain meds can do for a person's performance.

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Nancy, her two daughters, Shelly and Dee, and Shelly's daughter, Jamie, stopped by last night to play on my swing, sit in my hammock, and to cheer me up. They did a pretty darn good job, too. Cheering me up, I mean. Although they did have the swing just a goin'.

It was nice to see the girls outside of Wal Mart, which is where I usually run into them. And it felt good to be able to talk to them.

Years ago, I tried to cut off three of my fingers while up North at my buddy's cabin. Shelly happened to be there and asked me, with my blood all over me, if I were going to cry. When I said that I wasn't, she confided to me that she might. Shelly doesn't like seeing blood.

So, I kept an eye on her when I showed off my brand new "Power Port." Well, I showed where it was buried under the skin, anyway. But, since there was no blood, I guess it passed inspection without comment.

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I really believe that I'm eating less now than I was before due to the medication schedule.

I stopped at Hardee's this AM for a Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Biscuit. I've always liked the strong tastes represented by this sandwich. Since I can't "wolf" a sandwich down anymore, I was left with a third of the sandwich by the time I had to stop to be able to take my next meds on schedule. How strange is that?

Guess what I'm having for lunch.

It's off to the bath now!