Things floating around in my head.

1. So I was taking Gabby to her 'job' last week. I drove around for a little while trying to find a parking spot. FOUND ONE!! 2 Hour parking on the street!! SCORED!! So, I happily back my car in, double checked the small print on the parking sign, made sure that it was not a street cleaning day...All good.

We do our job and head back to the car, climb in, and I see something on the windshield....probably propaganda about SOMETHING....NOPE.... A TICKET!!!! Grrrr!!! I look, for NOT pointing my tires correctly on a hill that is more than a 3% grade. Ok, MAYBE this road was a 3.5% grade. WOW! I look at the cost..... $48.00!!! WHAT?

So, instead of paying $3.50 for the parking garage, I end up with a $48.00 ticket!! Yea, not to pleased about that!

Well, a lesson learned.

2. I've been having a 'stabbing' pain in my shoulder blade for awhile now. I finally went to the doctor and she thought Physical Therapy, along with two medications for pain, one to take at night and one during the day would be beneficial. Well, I am not the best patient. I don't like taking meds and I didn't want to go to the Therapy.

So, I tried the meds and they WORKED! Finally a good night's sleep! I take the medication only when it is so annoying I cannot stand it anymore but have found some relief!

The Therapy? Who has time for that and does it really work? What will they do that I cannot figure out myself? Ok, so I reconsidered and thought I'd give it a try. WOW! I went to one session and she gave me exercises to strengthen the shoulder muscle. I do them every day and have noticed improvement after 4 days! Impressed!

I will go to therapy one time a week for the next 3 weeks in hopes to learn how to strengthen this area.

After talking to her about HOW I injured it, I think I've come to realize that perhaps I increased my laps in the pool to quickly a few months ago. :-/

3. Always interesting to me when Nancy Pelosi attends our church on Sunday mornings....or are we attending hers? Well, whatever..... I mean, she IS second in command of our country, and here she sits, usually with her husband, at the Catholic Church. I am glad to see her, listening to the SAME sermon as I hear, partaking in the Holy Communion and prayers for our country. Her secret service men are outside with ear pieces tuned in and standing next to their dark blue SUV's, waiting to whisk her away when it is over.

4. We bought a book titled, "New York, Washington DC and the Mid-Atlantic TRIPS! 50 Themed Itineraries and 1131 Local Places to See." We are planning our summer vacation with Taylor and are really excited! I've NEVER been to any of these places so it is an education for me too since History was my least favorite subject and I did not pay that much attention. Dick went on a similar trip with his parents and brother the summer before 6th grade and it was memorable/good for him.

We'll be flying into Boston to start the trip. We have tickets to Fenway Park to watch the Arizona Diamondbacks vs Boston Red Sox the first evening! WOOP WOOP!! Yea, the cost of the baseball ticket was MORE THAN the cost of the flight into Boston!! Something is wrong with that! CRAZY!! The Yankee are not playing at home while we are there but I hope to get a tour of the park.

Well, just wanted to update my blogspot on these things that were floating around in my head.... I think I'll go for a swim now while Taylor and Dick work on homework.