Ok Ken, just for you…
Grania on Jun 15 2009 at 11:11 pm | Filed under: Friends, The Journey
My dear friend Ken complained that I hadn’t written 1000 words about a cat hairball or some other trivia in my world, so I’m here to report that there have been no recent hairballs, (YAY!) but life has been busy. It’s SPRING people! There are lawns to cut, plants to water, sun to enjoy.
Saturday I had the pleasure of taking my aunt to her great neices dance recital. She is learning Polynesian dance. All different styles of hula. The kids were adorable, my niece did really well, and the professional troop just made me want to go back to Hawaii. The spirit of the performance was very much what I experienced there. The dances were beautiful too. My 90 year old aunt enjoyed the whole thing, and even Old Bro who’s a dick to everyone, was marginally nice to her. It was a good day.
Sunday was ok. I slept in, and woke up sore. At least the kidney flare up happened after the fun evening with my family. I sat around most of the day, drank a lot of water, and played this ridiculous addicting game that my kid gave me. I beat the game after a few hours, and felt better once I rehydrated, so I got up and planted the rest of my garden plants, mowed the front lawn, and finished a couple of chores.
Today I woke up, still a little sore, so I only did 1/2 mile on the treadmill, more to loosen up than to get any cardio in, but I have to be reasonable. When my kidney is bleeding, I really shouldn’t purposely be raising my blood pressure exercising. My back and legs were sore from the gardening yesterday, so I got on and did an easy 30 minute walk. I felt better afterward.
On Facebook this morning, I learned that one of my good friends from High School days lost his father to cancer over the weekend, so I spent this evening writing him an e-mail. He’ll be OK. I hope my few little sentences give him some comfort.
The bed people called today too. Most of it arrived last week, but there was one box that was damaged, so I refused it and they’re re-shipping it. I should have it Friday, so hopefully next weekend I’ll be setting up my new bed. YAY!
I can’t let a blog post go by without mentioning this story. Think about what kind of world it would be if every human on the planet responded to tough situations with such grace and humility.
So there you go Ken. 438 words. Just for you. Happy now? I’m going to bed.
