Saturday’s Story

I guess I was really tired because I slept until 4:00 AM! I checked the snow conditions outside and I’d guess we had about two inches of snow here, but it’s supposed to be worse north (where I’m headed).

I seriously considered canceling my doctor’s appointment, but I decided to just get it over. It had stopped snowing here so I got cleaned up and headed out for Richmond at 8:00 AM.

It was dicey here and it was very interesting on the expressway. You could tell who has the money or time. In Wayne County (where I live), two lanes had been plowed, but not salted, so it was a slow, snowy slippery go.

Once I got to Macomb County, three lanes had been plowed and salted, so I could go a maximum of 55 miles per hour!

But, the minute I hit 26 Mile Road, there was nothing! It was two tracks in the snow and dicey again (just south of Saint Clair County). I got off at 32 Mile Road and even the ramp wasn’t cleared.

I can’t tell you how many accidents, or cars in the ditch or cars off to the side I saw.

And 32 Mile Road just had two tracks, with no salting or plowing. But, I persevered (white-knuckled) until I got to Richmond. Gratiot sucked and the side road to the office complex had not been plowed. Even the doctor’s office parking lot hadn’t been plowed!

It was still snowing=and I would guess they had had at least five inches of snow here.

We did the usual (I’m cool, I’ve lost weight, blah, blah, blah). She did say my cholesterol is so good she wants to reduce my medication. Unfortunately, that means I have to come back in three months.

She did surprise me by asking why I hadn’t switched to a doctor near me. I explained her predecessor (Dr. McClellan) had been my doctor since we moved up here and delivered both my boys. When she took over (as he retired) I met her and loved her accent. She’s Austrian but its close enough to German that I find it familiar.

I told her that I liked her and trusted her and didn’t want someone else. She said she like me too, and didn’t want to lose me as a patient, but wanted to give me the option.

I headed back home after calling my friend B___. All I go got was voicemail. So I hit the express ways. I got home at 12:30 PM. So, two hours there, and one and a half hours back home.

I returned a call from my daughter, Melissa. We talked for a bit, and the we hung up. I realized I was beat, so I took a nap. Then I returned a call from B___.

Next I got out the Dutch oven and put in quartered baby red potatoes, smoked sausage cut on the bias and a bag of sauerkraut for dinner.

While that got hot, I watched the movie “Jeremiah Johnson” for about the 20th time. (I still love it! I want to be Jeremiah Johnson!) When it ended, I went to bed.