YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW

The bike in front of me has a dog all decked out and riding with him. I see lots of neat stuff like this!

This little girl made it a priority to come to the back of the bus every day she rode just so she could wave to me.

My last school bus driving day was yesterday. I finished up before 10:00am, and came home expecting to hit the road running.
Wrong!
If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans!
I wanted to do stuff, but I was so tired, it wasn't funny. I took a nap, ate high protein all day, and drank lots of liquid.
Then, I looked at my iron pills and realized they expired last year.
Who knows? Maybe that was why? Who knows?

Sigh....

I'm so tired of being so tired.

I found out yesterday that the team at Lancaster General is abandoning the office one by one. The guy who was giving me diet, vitamin, and mineral information is going over to the new practice. This is great because the guys knows what he is doing. The bad thing is that I will have to wait until they get settled before being able to go there myself.
I am still due for blood work, but if I get it now, I don't know if I will be able to get the results as well as be able to transfer the information over to the new practice.
I am patient, but this is not a great time for me to have to wait.
Anyway, today, I feel better.
Since I woke up at 7:30am (I'm usually up at 5!), I have done a lot of things.

• I was able to boil 7 eggs so I can eat them with salads of my choice.
• I am running the sheets and another load of clothing through the wash.
• I listened to Ten Years After "Undead" album. I have been listening to old LPs for about two weeks now. Some of them, I've never heard before. I am able to work while listening. I am also trying to find songs I want to sing and play.
• I went through songs on my old computer (I have about 14,000 songs) to try to find songs I've never done before but are well enough known that people will identify with them and want to listen. I picked out 19 songs, recorded them to disc, transferred them to my IMAC. Then, I went online and copied lyrics. I transferred them to the word processing program, saved, and printed them.
• I have relative pitch (not perfect pitch) and am able to hear most of the chords. Over the years, I've played thousands of songs and know the chord structures and patterns to look for. I can usually figure out the exact chord the original song used so I can duplicate the sound.
• I found and brought up an old toaster oven. I cleaned it up in order to use it instead of the oven. No need to overheat the house or use the large oven for one small meal. I will be planning some casseroles in the future and hope to be able to fill my freezer with great tasting/healthy food. For now, I did a little pizza. Yes, I cheat once in awhile.

This afternoon and evening:

• I will try to take a walk. I've been having a tough time leaving the house. I will force myself.
• I will finish up the wash and put fresh sheets and pillowcases on the bed.
• I will play my guitar. I want to work on some of the songs I printed. I may have to start up the AC. It's getting kind of humid in here.
• I want to clear out the master bedroom. I've been packing some things that I want to organize, re-box, and get to the basement shelving.

Tomorrow:

• I will cut the lawn in the morning if it isn't too wet.
• I will try to take a drive to get away from the house for a bit.

I think I have been over thinking things recently. My mind is working overtime, and I wake up (still) in the middle of the night with all these horrible thoughts of the things I have to do but don't have time to do. I am overwhelmed and have to work through it.

Let's see what happens....

Storms abound, or are they crying "wolf"?

Below is a blog written by the new bariatric Doctor at LGH. He is a younger guy with a lot of enthusiasm and I wish him lots of luck. I will probably not go to see him, because I would rather stay with the guy who did my surgery. He is moving to another hospital closer to my home. I have been considering switching all of my care to the other hospital for various reasons. I won't write the reasons now because I am tired and have something else I want to say before I run out of steam.
Anyway, the cookbook reminds me of a lot of the things I have forgotten, and that is a good thing. I can use the inspiration every now and then.

Blog cookbook!

I have been looking for support from the post people who are further out than myself so I can plan my future health wise. I want to know what to expect, and have a ton of questions. I'll let you know if I find what I'm looking for.

A group of post people spent the day at Hershey Park and had a ball, and met some of their milestones, namely, actually being able to fit onto the rides. I have thought about doing that also, but am still not sure I won't end up dying, thereby ruining everything I worked so hard for. I still don't feel up to par and before I hop onto a ride, I want to know just what is wrong with me.
I will make a real effort to get my blood work done next week.

I have some things I am in a panic over, and I know that if I don't figure them out and fix them soon, I will be losing everything material wise that I own. The job market sucks and I really don't want to waste the rest of my life working a job that I hate doing.

The storms that have gone through the area have actually worried me because I don't have anyone here to back me up. If something happens, I am all alone. I don't like that feeling. But, there is also nothing that I will be doing to change that any time soon, so I will live with the fear.

My dreams have been vivid and disturbing recently. I do feel as if they are helping me to sort out some of the problems I am facing. Now, all I need is a good kick in the butt, and some actual support.

I have been toying with the thought of taking a drive across the country right after school is finished next Thursday. I have been doing some test maps on Google, and looking at lodging near locations I've always wanted to see. Here are some ideas I've stored:

• Fly to Seattle, L.A., or Las Vegas. Rent a car and drive back slowly.
• Drive the entire Lincoln Highway. This would prove to be impossible for now because there are several different routes that are considered "Lincoln Highway". The route has changed many times since it was new. This would also take quite some time and planning. I will put this one on the back burner for now.
  
• Drive to Vegas. Stay in a hotel for a week and visit all of the casinos on the strip. I don't gamble, but if you've ever been out there, you know there is so much more to do than gamble. Drive home by a different route. Vegas is also close to 3 areas that I've wanted to see. The lake, The Dam, and the Grand Canyon.
• Fly or drive to Orlando and go to Disney World. I've never been there, but after looking at how large it is, and how confusing planning is, I would rather put that off until I have someone to go with. It seems, I would come back more tired than anything because of the huge amount of information I would have to take in.
• Drive to Key West and veg out for a week. This one, right now, has the most appeal to me. I like driving my little red car, and it was made to drive with the windows down and the roof open. It's a shame I don't have anyone along to share the experience with. That's the main reason why I have been hesitating to actually take the trip.
  
• Taking a trip to Chicago. There is a place there I have wanted to see ever since I found out about it in 1983. You wouldn't know about it, so I'll keep it private. No, it's not the Playboy Mansion, although now that you mention it....

I have also thought about visiting some of my Facebook friends. I've met several that live in areas of the country I might want to consider relocating to, and a visit would kill two birds with one stone.

I have flown before with my CPAP machine without problems, but that was before 9/11/01 so I don't know if that would cause problems today. I also wonder about my vitamins being carried as well. I know what a pain it was way back when to have the airline store the bags instead of bringing them as carry on. This is especially bad if you have to transfer to another flight in between.

I have also considered booking myself locally into a resort motel, or even a cheap one and pretending to be a tourist. Or, maybe just going to Baltimore's Inner Harbor, taking the train to DC and seeing things I've wanted to see there. The Wall, and as much of the Smithsonian as I can. I've been to a few of the buildings, but not all. I've been inside the FBI, White House, and seen many of the monuments, but there is so much to see there, and I can now walk in the hot weather without problems. Might be fun, and I would work off a few calories.

Oh well, I could also stay home, work on the house, play my guitar, and get a job. Hmmmm.... choices.
Life is good!