Not My Best Week!

This is NOT my "Grateful Blog" but I have to say I am extremely glad to have this week all but over.  It was one that could have stayed off the calendar.

This weather reeks havoc on my bones and I've become even more cranky & bitchy than usual.  It looks like I'll miss Sunrise Service for the first time since I moved up here.  I saw the rheumatologist Wednesday and he's referred me to an orthopedist.  The appointment has been made ... for three weeks from now.  The Rheum'y did suggest I increase the dosage of my anti-inflammatory.  (And I probably need to increase the dosage of my dinner wine - strictly for medicinal purposes, you understand.)  When I requested a new rx (since I would now run out before the insurance company allows a refill), they faxed a new rx, for the same dosage!  Four phone calls later, that's now straightened out.

Wednesday was the seventh anniversary of my husband's death.  Sunday is Easter (his favorite holiday), neither the 'best of times' for me and I know these contributed to my less than awesome attitude.

The Patio contractor was here to give me an estimate on replacing my patio cover.  Anyone have a spare $1200 they don't know what to do with?  On the positive side, a friend poured and spread gravel on the mud pit formerly known as my driveway (for a really good price, bless him) so now I can not only drive down the driveway, people without 4-wheel drive can drive in, and ... I can once again walk the trash barrels to the road.  The boys who do my yard work and heavy lifting were here yesterday.  They mowed, edged, blew the parking area and the deck.  Katie's taller than the grass again. They brought in more pellets seeing as how winter doesn't want to give up.  I put two new lamp posts together and replaced the ones that had been at the end of the driveway and above friend will be back to anchor them for me.  We'll cannibalize the two that were destroyed in the storm and I should be able to make one lamp post out of their parts and I'll put it on the back deck.

There are cut trees, and downed trees still waiting to be cut, all over the yard but things are slowly  improving and returning to normal.  We're even supposed to see sun again by the middle of the week.  Remembering that the glass is always half full, I'm sure I'll shape up and will have my list of things to be grateful for by tomorrow.

Enjoy a beautiful Easter everyone.  Rejoice as the Lord is risen!