Whew ! I’m glad my VA
appointment this month is over ! I’d resolutely put it out of my mind so I could sleep
last night – didn’t work well, but at least I got some rest. Then I over-slept
and had to race through the medical stuff, Wii
Fit, a shower, and breakfast. Needed to leave a little early ‘cause I’d
promised Dearest Son, months ago, that the next time I took him to an
appointment, we’d get the heavenly-scented by-the-slice pizza sold there. So we
did.
It was delicious, but it
gave me a tummyache, luckily between my two appointments. How Dearest put away
half of my huge slice and two of his own is beyond me, but he was very happy.
Misread my appointment list and checked into the second one first, which meant that
I raced upstairs then back downstairs once I realized my mistake. While trying
to catch my breath, I got a phonecall from my second appointment – where was I
? On my way there, I’d just finished my first, but it was still a half hour
before, what was the deal ? In the end, I raced back upstairs, they took my
vitals. . . and we sat around for the
rest of the time ‘til my appointment, then an hour past that. I still don’t
know what the rush was.
And, of course, after
waiting all that time, I saw the doctor for four minutes. Seriously. I timed
it. Of course, you don’t need an hour to tell me things sound good, healed
better and faster than expected, there’s some slight improvement, and keep up
the Wii Fit. We got out just in time
for Rush Hour. After coming to a dead stop three times on the highway, I was
strung out and decided to pull off to Previous Town’s thrift store for a break.
And I got one. A minor heart-break.
They had a nearly complete, in good shape Monster
High school playset – for $6.98. Arrrgh. I wished I could have bought it,
but I had no use for it, in fact, I’ve barely used the one I have. (sniffle) I
hope a kid who will love it finds it, and soon.
I did find something I’ve
been wanting – a three-light floor lamp. I’m sure it was a Mal-Wart $15.
college dorm special a few semesters ago, but it was only $5. today, and it was
just what I wanted to add some light to the ‘Room With A View’ scene-set. One
of their table lamps had a bulb in it, so I tested all three ‘cans’ and they
worked, then put the bulb back in the lamp I borrowed it from. Someone else was
sure to need it, and we had a small stockpile of lightbulbs at home. It even
fit in the backseat, so we weren’t a traffic hazard on the way home ! Also
snagged Roger Cera’s Treasury of Great Cat Stories and one
of those old roller cutters, with two blade sets. Like this bad boy right
here. No box, but I got the instruction sheet. Not entirely sure what I’m gonna
do with it, but in the same way I’d buy another Veg-O-Matic, just out of sheer
nostalgia, I got this today. Who knows, I might start buying onions again. Not
a bad haul for less than nine bucks total.
The Walgreens across the street
was a disappointment. Got us some drinks and a small snack, and thought I’d
pick up the week’s special, a pack of five mechanical pencils for 29¢. Too bad
I couldn’t find them, and no one in the store knew about the special (on the
high right corner of the front page of their ad), which ones it included, or
where to find ‘em. Seriously, the cashier had four people trying to figure it
out. Finally, someone from Pharmacy said they were on the top shelf in the Back
To School display, but they’d sold out, so they ripped the sign down. (sigh)
That took so long, I had Dearest swap out our sweating drinks for cold ones. Evidently,
the only ones who know what’s going on in the whole store are working Pharm.
And we made it home safely,
thank Everything. I may actually play with my dolls tonight !
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