X-rayed, Q-tips, Finally hung, Baxter

Yesterday I got the x-rays done on my hand/thumb.  It was a pretty easy process, I didn’t even need an appointment.  I just walked in with the order from our clinic and about 10 minutes later I had my hand up on the x-ray table.  They took 4 x-rays which took all of 5 minutes and I was done.

I am hoping the combination of blood work and x-rays will shine some light on this mystery thumb ailment.   I am on my 2nd to last day of steroids.  The swelling in the thumb has receded but it has gone through this cycle three times before.  And even when the swelling is down, there is still pain deep in the thumb joint if I inadvertently try to bend it too far.

So last night I assisted Ali in a one of those projects that has been on the list forever but for whatever reason never got done, hanging family pics on the wall.  For years we had a number of family pics on the wall by the front door.  When we repainted the area the pics came down, it wasn’t a great spot for them since they took some sun damage.  Well that was something like 2 or 3 years ago.  Since that time those pictures have just been stacked up somewhere.

Hanging the pics in their new spot was a task I gave for Ali to solely complete but she indicated it would be too hard to do by herself since it helps to have one person back checking the orientation of the picture while another holds it in place.  In total we probably hung 15 pictures and we still have others that could go up but they don’t have a matching black frame.  The pictures look nice in their new home.

Getting the pictures on the wall allowed us to also set up Pop Pop’s old Christmas tree on the hope chest.  We didn’t adorn either of our trees with decorations yet.

Driving in our area has recently become much more challenging with the influx of Q-tips from the annual snowbird migration (old people) that are severely lacking in driving skills.  The maneuvers some of these elderly drivers pull off range from amusing, frustrating to downright dangerous.  I can’t tell you how many times I have seen an old person pullout in front of oncoming traffic abruptly either because they can no longer accurately judge speed/distance or they can’t physically turn their head far enough to actually see what is coming, they just throw caution to the wind and jump in.

Some of the Q-tips other famous moves are no look, no signal lane changes, driving 10 mph under the speed limit in any lane of their choosing and unexpected abrupt stops.  Dealing with the swell in numbers of these poor drivers requires extra caution and patience to be sure.  When you factor in r-tards whom are doing things like texting while driving you have a recipe for lots of driving disasters.

My sister posted that their dog Baxter died which made me very sad.  Baxter had a great personality, was very smart and obedient.  He had been part of the family for many years, my brother in law had him before he even met my sister.

I have not heard exactly what caused his demise although he was getting up there in years.  Regardless, he was a good boy and will be missed, RIP buddy.