today is a good day. it really is.......so far so good. yayyyyyyyyyyyyy!
it's amazing to type that and mean it!
i'm coming down with something, a cold or a sinus infection but i'm less wiped out today than i've been all week, so poo on negative for the next few hours.
i mended a pair of jeans today. i like sewing, but it's very hard these days to thread a needle. i need big needle holes! laundry is almost done......woo hoo!
my car is in the garage. i was coming back from a horrible rheumatology appointment when my car began shaking/vibrating terribly. hands at 10 & 2 praying to make it those last five miles safely. the next day AAA towed my car to a mechanic i've never met. he said there was a knot in the driver side right front tire, that it was a very good thing that i didn't drive it there, it might have exploded!
thank God for that strongly implanted trust your gut feeling!
so i'm getting a new tire and they are fixing another problem as well. sigh, didn't even know it was a problem and had to trust that this mechanic is honest and true. which is hard for me......i've learned to be wary due to shamefully naughty auto repair businesses that try to overcharge or try to have you repair something that is totally unnecessary. i spoke to sam and he said it was a must repair. i called another garage and they reported the exact same price for the work. so based on that i gave this man the go ahead.
it will hopefully be ready on Monday by 5 pm. so i'm grounded.
this forced me to reach out to Mary Ann to ask for a ride to the auto shop on Monday. to rely on a nearby neighbor....Mary Ann lives across the street from this business......I met Mary Ann at a senior lunch for our church this year.
when we talked she invited me to go to "Taco Night" at Midway Church for dinner with herself and another nice lady named Beverly. they are picking me up around 4 pm today.
me, going somewhere not doctory. gives me hope.
i will miss Stella's party tonight. which i do feel bad about. this party is to celebrate her 53rd birthday Columbian style. she never had her big 15th birthday party as a girl in Columbia so tonight she will celebrate it in traditional Columbian style as a quinceanera.
fyi.....:
In Mexico, a girl who is having her 15th birthday is called a quinceañera. It is a combination of the Spanish words quince "fifteen" and años "years".The term may also be used to refer to a girl's 15th birthday party, although this is more often referred to as a "fiesta de quince años" or "fiesta de quinceañera."
she has a beautiful hand beaded tea length gown in a brilliant deep blue........she's going all out! she asks that everyone dress to the nines and she will pass out masks to all of the guests. her good friend Marta came all the way from London to celebrate with her childhood pal. they became friends in Columbia when they were only 11 years old. ahhhhhh!
there will be wine, great food and music for dancing! she says they will probably dance until the wee hours of the morning! it sounds fantastic, but way more than i can handle. i've asked to get to see all the pictures of the party.
working on health issues......appts set up for rheumy, pain clinic, dentist, and a lady named Meredith is working on getting me approved for in home iv transfusions to help improve my immune system. as soon as the 1 mg prednisone arrives, along with the prescription folic acid and the methotrexate i'll get those all going too.
i told sam and deb that i need to not go to the mountains on friday, the 19th. sam still wants me to try to go.....but frankly between the big dr bill this month and the car repair bill i NEED to stay put and be ok about it. if i feel this good next friday i still might be tempted though........it's so pretty there and only 1.5 hours away.
i need to make the bed now, pick out clothes for Taco Night and not freak out when the symptoms hit later today. to lean in, to try to not get so thrown.......the pain in my back and hips is up up up.......but i still want to go today. my regular cane is in the car.....but i do have a big cane here.......one with those big feet on it, oh yeah, called a quad cane. so i can use that.........
love to all and to all a good day. i've been teary and in a lot of pain mixed with a lot of brain foggy confusion all week so today is met with genuine gratitude. what is different about today that makes it better? maybe the better question is how to capture it in a bottle to use later.........hugs, ruthie
p.s. little miss mia is in the doghouse for being a real stinker. she destroyed a vase filled with cottage roses.....knocked over a basket of goodies......scratched my foot something fierce.......she's hiding cause she got fussed at. she knows she's used up one of her nine lives........she's cute as all heck but she needs to learn SOME manners too. rio says hello and wants to know if he sent Mia to one of you would you keep her forever? he's semi ok with her sometimes and other times he really likes her and then he starts hissing again when she gets on HIS BED...(sigh, in reality MY BED).
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We did a quinceanera party for Bev when she turned 15. It was so fun! She actually found a real quinceanera dress right here in PA. Imagine that. I guess girls around here like them for the prom. Who knew? I'm sorry about your car. That sounds horrifying. I'm glad you are getting it fixed before it does something worse. Power on, girl. Love you.
Hugs Ruthie! Glad you're feeling OK for the moment. I've been overdoing but not in a flareup so I'll keep doing. Starting my 3rd Etsy shop. I'll tell you about it once it's really up and going.
Take care!
Hug hug!
Hope you are still in your "happy mood" today. If so, I would love to know your secret !!!!