Simple Womans Daybook for October 19, 2011

FOR TODAY

October 19, 2011

Outside my window...
The sun is getting low in the sky. Another half hour and it will be down behind the nearby mountains. The trees are changing into their fall wardrobes, and the grass is nicely mown. Sweet Hubby did the last mowing of the year on Sunday.

I am thinking...
our medical insurance company, Blue Cross of Idaho, sucks big time. My hysterectomy surgery, called the Da Vinci Surgery, was to be done with robots. It's supposed to be much safer with a very quick recovery. My doctor is one of the few in the country who is an expert at it. However, our insurance company decided today that they will not cover it. Period. My doctor has to do Laparoscopy surgery the old fashioned way. I am a bit pissed about that.

I am thankful for...
my husband and daughter. They are going to have to take care of me for at least 2 weeks.

From the kitchen...
delicious smells. I have Dilled Pot Roast in the crockpot. There will be mashed potatoes, gravy, and some kind of veggie to go with that later this evening.

I am wearing...
a red tunic with layers of small ruffles down the front and my black slacks. It goes well with the incredibly ugly red plastic bracelet the hospital slapped on my wrist yesterday when I went in for some pre-op bloodwork and an EKG. I am not allowed to take it off until I go home after the surgery. I went out to lunch with friends today, so I dressed up a bit.

I am creating...
not a whole lot. I'm doing more UNcreating. For every 2 rows I knit on the Wheat Rib sock I find myself undoing 1. I spent a couple hours on Monday working on putting the crystals on Luis, triumphantly declared that step done, then discovered I'd switched directions the crystals were leaning as I put them on. They are all supposed to point the same way! I've set it aside for another day when I can concentrate a little better. The brain is just not working all that well right now. It does that when there's a lot of stress in my life.

I am going...
well, from here on out, pretty much to the hospital. I have to go in tomorrow for another blood test, and Friday is surgery day.

I am reading...
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon.
It's about an English nurse in 1945 who, while on a second honeymoon with her husband, accidentally gets sent back in time 200 years to the Scottish Highlands, where she falls in love with a Scotsman and marries him. There's lots of emotional conflict because she loves both husbands, and the story is full of lots of adventure. The book is over 600 pages, but it's moving along very quickly cuz I have a hard time putting it down when I read it.

I am hearing...
the tv. My daughter is watching Mythbusters.

Around the house...
it's looking pretty good, actually, I've been cleaning it here and there all week in preparation for being out of commission for awhile.

One of my favorite things...
is a real good Corned Beef Hash and I got some today at the restaurant we had lunch at. It's called the Garnet Cafe. They serve brunch food and it is very very good.

A few plans for the rest of the week:
to do everything the doctor tells me to do and take care of myself so I recover quickly.

Here is a picture for thought I am sharing...

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