At least, our front yard is. Remember last year, which a good proportion of was spent dealing with the township putting in a storm drainage system (to help the people who live in the back corner of our neighborhood who were having a lot of flooding issues)? We lost 3 huge oak trees out front? …
When I was scheduled for my first (treadmill) stress test, the nurse took one look at me and said (or at least thought loudly), “Oh hell no.” Fast forward a few weeks, and I’m at the hospital for a chemical-induced stress test. They are so cute there. So worried about my modesty. What modesty? I’m…
Our fat cat Berta just keeps ringing up the bills. A couple of days ago, I’m ready to go to bed and Berta is not in her usual place near the hallway (so she can monitor any chance to be fed). Instead, she’s in the kitchen, sitting there. She doesn’t come when I call her. …
After today, I feel like I’m having to do a bunch of jobs someone else is being paid for. First. My primary physician no longer wants to prescribe Anastrozole (a drug for breast cancer survivors that reduces the risk of recurrence). He wants my hematologist / oncologist to take over. Usually, this would make perfect…
Ask my husband and he’ll tell you that I may have a tendency to drive a wee bit faster than I ought to. Okay, I tend to push it to the (speed) limit and then a bit beyond. Today, I enjoyed the benefits of being a fat old WHITE lady. I was late to water…
And I know how much you guys like my stupid little rants about stuff that really, in light of the state of the world today, amount to nothing more than a fat old lady howling into the wind. Anyhow. We’re currently having a snowstorm. I wouldn’t quite call it a blizzard (being from Michigan and…
Okay. Let’s be clear. Having a bone marrow test is not a walk in the park, but it definitely is not a terror-filled trip to hell. Seriously. Take it from someone who (now) knows. As you may recall, my bone marrow test was scheduled for Monday, but the CT machine broke down at the hospital,…
That was interesting. My brother-in-law retired from the U.S. Postal Service. My sister planned a huge (and well deserved) celebration at the family cottage on Long Lake. Knowing sleeping space would be at a premium, we decided to stay elsewhere. Unfortunately, both motels at the end of the lake were booked solid. But my sister…
Well, this is embarrassing – but when has that ever stopped me before? I pulled something in my left hip area. Owwwww. How did I do that? I’m so glad you asked. I was sitting on the recliner in the She Cave, minding my own business, reading this strange Shirley Jackson book, when uh-oh. Down…
As you may remember, our whole neighborhood is having storm drains installed by the Township. We are doing this because some people have bad flooding problems (we do not, but it was everyone or no one with this project, and it won’t help anyone’s property values to have the Okefenokee Swamp bordering our neighborhood). We…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 