Just Listed

Yup, I am a to-do-lister.  I can't live without a to do list and a calendar, both are necessary to keep my life functioning in the splendid manner it does.  I am still old-school, pen & paper please.

1.  Print out a list of  phone #'s for everyone in my ward (church congregation).  I am sure it would just take a few minutes but it's been on the list for about a month.

2. Make dental appointments for all the Wallworks.  Except Brutus, the doggy dental bones will have to suffice.

3. Look into joining a CSA.  My garden this year was embarrassing.  I've decided to source it out.

4.  Go get my dishes back from a friend I brought dinner to.   I hate having piles of other people's stuff at my house so I need to get them out of her way.

5.  Visit ladies in my ward.  Get to know them better, see what their needs are.  Hopefully their needs are needing a friend to go to yogurt with and listening ad nauseum about how precious their chihuahua is.

6.  Have Glenn empty my SD card.  I've only had the camera for about 5 years, I am sure I'll learn to do it myself but these things take time.

7.  Get a haircut.  My last one was October 2011.  I can't decide if I am lazy or cheap.  I am thinking both.

8.  Ask my mom to help me sew all the mending that's been piling up.  I help by watching her do all the work while I try and talk her into letting me organize her home for the billionth time.

9.  See if everything's all set with the kids new health insurance.  Glenn's in charge of this one because apparently filling out paperwork is too hard for me.  I was in the National Honor Society in High School but I swear paperwork eludes me.

10.   Clean & organize the guest room.  This is always on the list.  It usually gets done seconds before company arrives.

11.  Call a new lady in my ward to see if her son wants to walk to school with Emry.  I met her husband while cleaning our church building on Saturday morning (just the kids & I, Glenn was surfing.  Whenever he doesn't want to do anything church related he plays the "I went on a mission for 2 years" card.  Apparently it trumps everything) and he was complaining that his wife was a taxi driver and why weren't there buses here?

I told him welcome to California we have no money for teachers let alone buses.  And buses are crap anyway, they cost an arm and a leg which is ridiculous seeing as (most) children have their own limbs they can use to transport themselves to school.  Then I go off on a tangent about how I walked 45  minutes each way to get to junior high in the ghetto and then for some weird reason people start rolling their eyes.

12.  Call Dr. Freney to see how the whole Remicade situation is going...................................

Which leads me to the one thing I didn't need to write down.  A heartfelt thanks to all of you who expressed concern for me regarding my last post.  Either written, in person, or by phone, it was appreciated and I do not take your kindness for granted. 

I am feeling much, much better.  I am learning that for me - my arthritis bounces around and sometimes the flare ups are exceedingly painful and out of control.  I want you all to understand my words were not a complaint, just journaling the reality of my life.  I am not bitter or even sad about it.  No one's life is perfect and as far as health ailments there are a million others that are worse.  I am glad with the one I've got.

I actually feel stronger being able to come through that night intact.  I went running for the first time yesterday after a 2 week break.  It felt wonderful.  I went early enough that it was cool, I ran the whole 6 miles and I had a cute little chihuahua to keep me company.  The pain may get in my way, but it will never stop me.