Rainy Days and Rehab always bring me down...

It had rained here overnight, but had stopped by the time I left for work on Tuesday. As I was about to pull out of the driveway, I noticed the little wicker table was still there. I suddenly decided to keep it rather than throw it in the trash, so I put it (now newly washed) back on the porch and drove to work.

It started raining again just after I got there (whew). I left about 10:50 AM to the Botsford Center for Rehabilitation for my 11:00 AM consultation. I went through the usual talk and then the push/pull stuff. I explained that all I wanted to get out of it was my core strength back and my left arm to work better. I was getting up off the table when I got yelled at because I didn’t do the log roll and get up thing (I had completely forgotten about that by now). She said NO ONE with a spinal fusion should ever just sit up!

The receptionist helped me set up a schedule that that worked for both of us and gave me a copy. I left with that and a sheet of exercises to do at home.

Since I was right there, I stopped in at the Ackroyd Scotch Bakery and bought a cold beef meat pie for my lunch back at work. The girl behind the counter started telling me oven times to warm it back up and I told her I would be at work with just a microwave. She said, “Well, it will get kind of mushy in a microwave.”

And, since it was made with a puff pastry crust, I suppose it did, but it tasted great! In fact, since it only cost me $2.75 US, I wished I’d bought two. I ate my apple for dessert, instead.

It started raining softly again about 3:00 PM and continued until just before I left for home. So, I took the freeway, although I still had to use the wipers due to the splashing from the cars and trucks.

I got the mail and then got in the empty garbage can. I went into the house and treated the cats and then went out to check the rain gauge. I was surprised (and a little disappointed) to find that all the rain activity had only resulted in less than 1/4 of an inch here. But, it will keep the new grass and grass seed damp, I suppose. BTW, we reached the high today sometime around midnight and the temperature has been falling ever since. It was 60 degrees F. here at 5:30 PM with a chilly north wind.

And, it’s supposed to be in the low 40 degree F. range tonight. Fall has come, I guess.

I just did some chores around the house until dinner time (vacuumed the rug in the living room and the two walk-off rugs downstairs to get rid of cat hair, emptied the dishwasher, etc.). I called B___ and told him the junk hauling story and he reminded me it was cheaper than a dumpster and at least I got rid of a lot of stuff (all of which is true).

I warmed up the chicken and the squash for my supper. This time I took a picture for my Brother Carl.

I watched a couple taped episodes of NCIS and then another episode of Breaking Bad (I find its better to watch just one at a time to let everything relevant sink in). I went to sleep at 11:00 PM.