Welcome the Weekend

I slept in till 7:30 this morning. Spent an hour on the phone with my friend Steve, talking about absolutely nothing. Did some laundry, took a nap and now it's time to fix dinner.

Not that I worked that hard this past week, but I just seemed tired and glad to see the two day hiatus. The high pollen count could have something to do with my being tired. Lethargy is a big complaint I have at allergy time. It tends to knock me out.

My dear friend David had a needle biopsy done on his liver this past week. Of course, there are no results yet. Two weeks ago they took 8 vials of blood for testing, and they were all inconclusive. The doctor said there is something wrong, they just don't know what it is yet. He is worried and so am I. His GP asked him to try to lose some weight and he is down 30 lbs. He says whatever it is, he has no energy and seems to be always tired. I pray it's only a malfunction of something with nothing more seriously wrong.

My cholesterol is back up. I quit taking my Zocor to see exactly what would happen. In 3 weeks, it has risen to 200. But in all honesty, this past week I ate everything that was not nailed down. I did not practice my program and picked up 3 un-needed pounds. We had a luncheon at work for a co-worker who is leaving. There was just too much food, as their always is. I ate a little bit of everything that I wasn't supposed to. I had chicken, french fries, mac and cheese, the cheesy potatoes I made, a ham and cheese sammy on a croissant, pizza, chips, salsa and dessert three times. I didn't eat dinner that evening and if I remember correctly, I only had coffee for b'fast the next day. And then there were the left overs. I can see why my cholesterol is up. So for the next 7 days, I am practicing my program and watching very carefully what I put into my body. So far for today, I have taken in only 9mg cholesterol. I'll take in about 70 for dinner because I'm having a grilled pork chop. Next Friday I'll take another cholesterol test to see where I am and if I'm still up, I'll go back on the Zocor (I have a 35 day supply) and start searching for another doctor.

The weather was supposed to be very warm and sunny today, but we have overcast skies and maybe 68 degrees. Tomorrow should be nicer. I'll go to Floris for the 8:00 service, do a little shopping for (cholesterol free) groceries and enjoy the rest of the day.

Monday, my boss will be back in the office. I don't mind him at all. So far, he is very easy. He gives me a task and leaves me alone. I like that.

Nothing more is new, dear reader.

God bless you all.