GOOD NEWS Tuesday!!!

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Today is a "funny" day - ready?  11-12-13!  Too funny!  Also, at 2pm, if you talk 'military' it was 11-12-13-14 hundred....and that's funny, too.   Oh, my.

I woke up this morning around 9, which was good, because I had my alarm set for 10, because I had planned on getting up, showering, getting dressed and all, and leaving the house at 11.  Well, it didn't quite turn out that way.  I was supposed to meet my former co-worker for lunch, but she ended up not being able to get away from her new job, so we had to postpone our lunch til another day.  I just left a little later than I had planned, so when I first woke, before my alarm went off, I just stayed in bed and read a little bit.  After Kathy had texted me and told me the bad news, I read a little bit longer!  I finished the book I was reading and started a new 'give to Ruth' pile, too!  Nothing like doing something positive to start the day, right?
Then I got up, got my shower, got dressed (no deodorant today! ugh) and all, and piddled around until time to go.  I took pictures out both the front and back windows of our first snowfall.  I was kinda surprised that I actually got to see it.  Everything I had heard was that it would disappear by the time I would get up, so I was glad I was able to see it.

Off I went to enjoy a solitary lunch before my mammogram.  I am so glad this day is here - my nerves are getting on my last nerve!  I take my time, enjoying the scenery on the way over to Milford.  The sun warmed the inside of the car up nicely, too, so I was toasty on the ride over.  I decided to go to Crackhead Barrel for my lunch (which turned into breakfast...lol) just because I can't resist to look through the little store.  I did my browsing before going in to my lunch, and again, took my time (hahaha - anyone who has shopped with me is rolling on the floor laughing right now) doing so.  I chose to have the Double Meat Breakfast and had French Toast instead of the pancakes.  I sat there and read my book and quite enjoyed my food!  When I finished my food, I read to the end of a chapter, then left, went and paid and got back on the road.
I stopped by the cemetery to visit Smitty.  I don't get to Milford that often, and I do this whenever I get to Milford.  It's only right, I think.  He was just about the nicest man ever.
Then on up the hill to get this damn mammogram over with.  After sitting in the waiting room for half an hour, they call me back.  Yay!  Another half hour later, it's over - good thing it was just a follow-up on my right breast.  Sigh.

I have to sit in the little room until the doctor/technician comes in to talk to me.  Finally, he shows up.  "All clear," he says.  I melt in relief.  He keeps talking, but I don't really hear a lot of what he says.  It WAS more of 'all clear' type of stuff, I do know that much, but it didn't really go into my brain.  I ask him about the shadows, and he said that they were still there, but that they hadn't changed in all this time (a year), so he wasn't going to worry about them, and I shouldn't either.  We would go back to regularly scheduled mammograms, I wouldn't have to do any of these follow-up appointments.  As soon as I got out in the car, I texted Ron, Josh, Chelle, and Jean.  I did just walk out to the car, although I could have danced <<happy danced>> all the way out there!!!  LOL

After I got home, I got on the pute, got my games caught up, then just piddled around on Facebook until Ron got home.  I had to leave again for my TOPS meeting.  We decided that Ron would make spaghetti for supper while I was gone, and off I went again.

Ready for more good news??  I lost 3 pounds!  Yay, me!  I guess riding that damn exercise bike does some good, after all!  I am to 20 minutes at a time on it...and have turned up the tension.  eeeeeeeee

When I got home, I enjoyed a big, and I mean BIG, bowl of spaghetti with 2 butter breads for my supper.  Oh, I wanted some comfort food.  I needed to shovel food into my mouth!  I don't know why - I guess some kind of emotional something or other.
When I put all this food into myfitnesspal, I was still over 400 calories short for the day.  I was surprised!  I thought it would be really, really close - like yesterday was.  But, no.  So, I was real glad for that.

Today is getting five stars for food, and ALAS none for exercise.
It is getting TEN stars for good news!!  The all-clear and losing 3 pounds, too.  I am happy!