The Carousel Ride

Up and down this journey goes, today was an up day.  Yesterday was my dear friend Bob's birthday.  I meant to call him, but after all the insanity of getting family packed up and on the road I fell into the quiet hush of peaceful land and didn't answer the phone, didn't call anyone, just laid back and rested.  And because I rested so well yesterday and went to bed early, I woke up with a swollen and red foot, but not too uncomfortable.  I took my naproxin, it has to help and got dressed, with my brace around on my left foot and off I went to work.  I parked in the loading zone and thought, it there is a problem, they will come get me.  Otherwise, if I have to walk from on top of the hill or all the way from the grass parking at the end, I might as well just go home.  So I hobbled up the stairs and to my office.  I kept my foot raised a bit off the floor, hey, better then nothing and I tried to combine as many trips as possible to stay off of it.  Then I realized at lunch that I had not gotten a cake for Bob yet.  So off to Publix, where shopping is a pleasure, and I bought him a mini chocolate fudge cake.  Big enough to share, small enough to take home and eat the whole thing yourself.  I also got him a gift certificate for an ice cream cone.  It was for his birthday after all.  


And I got several projects taken care of and then headed at home with work I can do sitting in a chair with my foot propped up with ice on it.  But on my way home I stopped at Ms Moon and interrupted her giving Owen his bottle and trying to get him to sleep for a little nap.  darn.  She was as sweet as ever and even made me the most beautiful tuna casserole you have ever seen.  Yep, I love tuna casserole, especially with peas.  It is comfort food and I am so looking forward to it for dinner and probably lunch and dinner tomorrow night, Ms Moon takes such good care of me.  


That is about all there is today, feeling good, thinking of friends on their birthdays, sitting at home with ice on my foot, just enjoying the ride.  I think my foot has "peaked" and is actually getting better.  I don't think it is as hot or swollen today as it was yesterday.  So good things all the way around.