Yard work

I woke up on Thursday, just before the alarm and, for a change, with an unstuffy nose. BTW, I hate waking up just before the alarm goes off! If I wake up at even 5:00 AM, I can go to the bathroom and then climb back in bed. Even if I don't fall back asleep, it's a warm, nice feeling. But, if I get up and am in the bathroom when the alarm goes off, I somehow feel cheated.

I stopped at the outpatient clinic on my way into work and had my blood drawn for my semi-annual checkup next month. I was lucky. It only took her two veins to find some blood (usually it's three and a lot of rooting around, which really hurts).

I went to Lowe's at lunch to get another bag of fertilizer for my late-fall lawn feeding.

So, I gave the cats their treats and changed my shoes when I got home. I checked the gas and oil in the mower and started cutting the lawn. It was approaching twilight when I finished up, but I hooked on the fertilizer spreader, turned on the lights on the mower and fertilized the lawn. I got done just before 8:30 PM. I secured the house and came inside to eat dinner.

I cut a croissant in half, put on some lettuce leaves and then a big helping of the chicken salad. It was very good except for three things: I should have made the chicken cubes a little smaller; it had a tad too much tarragon and not enough salt.

I watched a hour taped show, but then turned it off and went to sleep.