The week is starting off well. My husband was able to sleep in this morning, which always guaratees a happy start to his day. We spent the entire morning reading emails and chapters of various books together, then went for a long walk before a late lunch of leftover lentil soup and beef stew. hahaha I really enjoy "Leftovers For Lunch Day"! We usually have some wacky combinations.
After lunch my husband went online and found his recent lab test results. For the most part they are very good, unexpectedly good. There are a couple of numbers on the high end of normal, but coupled with whatever results he gets from his upcoming scan there is likely lots to be done to help bring those numbers down. He braved up and called the sassy office manager at his doctor's clinic and found out the referral to the imaging lab was made and he is to wait to hear from that lab for his appointment time and day. If he hasn't heard anything from them in a couple of more days he will call them directly and see when the appointment is because we have to arrange things around the upcoming funeral for his sister in Alberta. At least we know now which lab he has been referred to, hallelujah. He did well on the phone, stayed calm and didn't ask me to make the call for him! BONUS! He IS feeling better today! Of course he is still too tired for me to be very relaxed about his health, but if we are still "only" dealing with CFS I know the pattern now and this too shall pass eventually, at least to some degree.
My mom had a successful taxi booking today to go to the ophthalmologist for her monthly eye injection, so she always feels good once she has mastered that stress. She sees the specialist again later this month about the eye that has pretty much lost all vision, to see if he can figure out why it hurts so much sometimes. No one has found any infection in it, so I pray it isn't anything terribly serious and that whatever is causing the pain that comes and goes will be something she can either get help with or can learn to live with.
Our son has three more weeks of excessive work at his job. The paintings for the artist he is working for have to be mailed to Paris by September 14th for a show there. Then things at work will slow considerably for a few weeks. It has been intense on the jobsite for the past three months, but our son has only this morning felt too tired to want to go to work this week. He is a workaholic like his dad and we pray he doesn't ever experience the same CFS issues his dad has.
We have an invitation out for a patio dinner later this week from a very elderly couple from my church. He just turned 90 a few weeks ago. They are a lovely couple and it will be an honour to be with them. They are lonely due to the former pandemic restrictions and want to have this dinner before the ever rising numbers force restrictions back into place, as it seems inevitable that they will. He is the most interesting fellow. In his college days he worked summers and holidays at the Lake Louise Lodge in the dining room as a server. In those days it was a popular spot for visiting Hollywood celebrities and he has a ton of fascinating stories about the old time stars of Hollywood, all of who have passed on now. We love hearing about his adventures with the then rich and famous. She is an elegant lady of an earlier time, so gracious, so well dressed and made up. We are excited to have this opportunity to share time with them. They are the definition of "class" and we are amazed they want to include us in their social circle. Another "classy" older couple will also be there and we love them too. He is from Amsterdam, nearly as old as our host and also happy to tell us stories of life from his younger days. She buys all her clothes in Amsterdam and always looks beautiful in her interesting outfits that she would never be able to purchase here on the prairies. I am envious, I admit.
The sun has come out today after a full day of rain, but there are thundershowers forecast for overnight. I had to wear a jacket for our walk today....talk about a cool down after so many very hot days earlier this month.
I am hoping to soon arrange a visit with my walking partner who has been on holidays and is just home. I haven't seen her in weeks and weeks, so am excited to get together once again.
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