12 Days Before D(eparture) Day: 1st Thyrogen Injection

Yesterday was rather incredible. We had to leave the house because the people who will be conducting the sale would be going in and out throughout the week. They prefer owners to not be around to help.

It was also the day to start my thyrogen injections. The doctor's office told me to be there between 9-11:30 AM. However, when we arrived after over an hour's commmute at 10:30 there was only a substitute receptionist there. She said the nurse would be in at 2:00 PM and that the endocrinologist had taken the day off. We were not happy at all about it but it wasn't the receptionist's fault and the person who did the scheduling was also out of town.

Aggravation.

We decided to go to the mall right next door. When we walked in we saw that there was a movie theatre. We checked the times and found that Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull was playing. We had just enough time to grab a quick lunch of Cajun bourbon chicken and got to the movie with 10 minutes to spare. The movie was loads of fun! I'm not sure why the critics were so hard on it. Maybe we just wanted to be entertained, but we sure were! The 2 hours sped by like the blink of an eye and when it was over, arrived again at the doctor's office by 2:09. Got the injection and headed toward our daughter's Chicago condo. Not much traffic. How amazing is that?

After arriving at our daughter's condo where we would be staying for the week, we decided to do some shopping. I found three terrific $6.00 blouses at Target that I love and our daughter prepared a fabulous dinner.

What a nice day! After that brief aggravation, somehow those lucky stars realigned themselves again and we were cleared for sailing. I'm pessimistic though. When things go well too long, I start expecting some equalizing hammer to drop. I've always felt that life is a balance of experiences. There's good and then bad that equalize itself. I'll be watching my back, keeping my fingers crossed and preparing myself to deal with whatever.