Today was one of those "go to the doctors" days. Why I schedule appointments so early is beyond me. To even make matters worse, the scheduled appointment that I made in the office for my future visit is 40-minutes earlier than today's appointment. Go figure. There was good news to be found during today's visit. It seems the new medicines are working like they are supposed to work. I got to see the chart with the latest run after the pace test. It was very obvious that something was working well as the graph showed a marked decrease and that is the results the doctor and I were trying to achieve.
When I was called to come get the vitals done, starting with the weigh in, I stepped up on the scale and said to the scale: "forgive me Father for I have sinned". Since the last visit, I had been out to eat with my brother, went off the sugar wagon and had some donuts---and some killer double chocolate ice cream---and, oh! least I forget, the dutch apple pie. I figured that if I had been to confession in real time, three hail Marys and three Our Fathers would not be enough to cover the atonement for that list of no-nos. In all fairness, the dutch apple pie with double chocolate a la mode was really good.
After bidding farewell to the doctor, nurse and receptionist, I headed back toward the pharmacy. We are under a Winter Storm Watch for a sleet and freezing rain event beginning tomorrow and going through Monday so I really wanted to get my errands done and get home and pray that no one looses power from any ice bringing down power lines. I have a fire place but have not used it in so long that I would not want to use it if the heat did go out. Maybe I should have a chimney sweep come check out the chimney again.
The wait at the pharmacy was right on cue. The technician said it would take 20-minutes to re-fill the script and that's exactly what it took time wise. Next stop would be K-rogers. I always spend a bit more at the grocery. It's just one of those things that I don't even worry about anymore. I am still taking weight off for the most part, despite the extra pound gained at the doctor's office. Of course, we didn't do the less three pounds deduct for clothing, shoes, jewelry, etc.,etc. It's taken some wrangling to keep the health in eating, but for an old man, I've done very well. Of course, now you have to watch everything because you don't want a Type II diabetic to sneak up on you. Still, I do reward myself for sticking to my healthy life style diet.
Forgive me father for I have sinned. It's been three weeks since my last confession. I'm Presbyterian by the way. And, of course, before someone gets their knickers all out of sort, I am not making fun of my Catholic friends and family. There could be a full length novel on religious cross-overs in the written text don't you know.
When I was called to come get the vitals done, starting with the weigh in, I stepped up on the scale and said to the scale: "forgive me Father for I have sinned". Since the last visit, I had been out to eat with my brother, went off the sugar wagon and had some donuts---and some killer double chocolate ice cream---and, oh! least I forget, the dutch apple pie. I figured that if I had been to confession in real time, three hail Marys and three Our Fathers would not be enough to cover the atonement for that list of no-nos. In all fairness, the dutch apple pie with double chocolate a la mode was really good.
After bidding farewell to the doctor, nurse and receptionist, I headed back toward the pharmacy. We are under a Winter Storm Watch for a sleet and freezing rain event beginning tomorrow and going through Monday so I really wanted to get my errands done and get home and pray that no one looses power from any ice bringing down power lines. I have a fire place but have not used it in so long that I would not want to use it if the heat did go out. Maybe I should have a chimney sweep come check out the chimney again.
The wait at the pharmacy was right on cue. The technician said it would take 20-minutes to re-fill the script and that's exactly what it took time wise. Next stop would be K-rogers. I always spend a bit more at the grocery. It's just one of those things that I don't even worry about anymore. I am still taking weight off for the most part, despite the extra pound gained at the doctor's office. Of course, we didn't do the less three pounds deduct for clothing, shoes, jewelry, etc.,etc. It's taken some wrangling to keep the health in eating, but for an old man, I've done very well. Of course, now you have to watch everything because you don't want a Type II diabetic to sneak up on you. Still, I do reward myself for sticking to my healthy life style diet.
Forgive me father for I have sinned. It's been three weeks since my last confession. I'm Presbyterian by the way. And, of course, before someone gets their knickers all out of sort, I am not making fun of my Catholic friends and family. There could be a full length novel on religious cross-overs in the written text don't you know.
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