What a pretty good weekend i had

This is my second to the last free weekend. next weekend will be my last days of time off till I get my next batch of vacation time in january. I am really trying to make the most of my time off. I am feeling really good, surprisingly. I thought that it would take a while to get back to feeling good, but I'm am good now. Every once in a while I get a pain in my side, but it doesn't stay around for very long. Just long enough for me to say ouch and touch my side near the hurty spot. then, its gone. Just like that. I am happy for that.

I have been walking every day this week. Before the surgery, I was walking four times around the park around the corner. the last day I walked, I did five times around. Its a really big park, so five times takes a while. i did five times around today again, and it took an hour to get back to my house. My legs were tired when I was done, but it felt really good. I could feel the muscles wanting to work like that. It is a strange kind of feel good hurt. I am going to keep up the five times around. One day, my legs will be toned again.

Anyway, what happened this weekend. Friday there was a meeting for the vfw and ladies auxiliary. Two weeks before, I finally signed up for the LA. I really didn't want to, but to stop the battle to get me to do it, I signed up. So friday, i had to take the raised hand swearing in to the ladies Auxiliary. So i sat through this meeting, and guess what, by the end of the meeting, I was Historian and chairman of cancer projects. What the hell. I take pictures of everything anyway. But the ladies only want me to take pics of them. i told them no, I will take pics of what I want, and include you. for the cancer thing i only have to send in the reports that other people do to support cancer. i can deal with that.

Then, on saturday, there was a clean up day at the post. the building had to be cleaned and swept before the inspector came, so a bunch of us went out there and did what had to be done. it only took two hours, then they made us lunch. I was so hungry, I couldn't believe how hungry I was. i ate two hamburgers. Its not like they were huge, I was just really hungry. My appetite has shrunk these last few weeks, so the whole two hamburger thing surprised me. We went home shortly after lunch, it was getting too hot to sit out there int he sun.

When we got home, it was still early enough so i went to donate blood. I got down there, filled out al the paperwork and shortly after, they called me to make sure I was able to donate. They take a small sample from your finger and drop it in some green stuff to see if it will sink. My blood didn't sink fast enough, so she did a second test on me. I failed. I failed a blood donating test and they sent me home. I have never had that happen. she asked if I had been eating much meat, and aside from the two hamburgers earlier, no, not really. I will have to remember to eat good before I donate next time.

and finally today was a very good day. We had planned on cleaning out Alex's car so it will be ready for us to take to Monterrey this week. it has a sun roof and is a really cool car. so while John was doing that, I went into the sewing room and made some purses to sell at the chile cook-off. They are really cute, and i think they will sell for 10.00. when I ran out of supplies for the purses, i pulled out my glue gun. I have been saving the corks from the wine we drink. How embarrassing. You would not believe how many corks we have. anyway, I have had this project to make a cork wreath with all the wine corks. I ran out of glue sticks before I ran out of corks or space. I will decorate it with plastic grapes and take a picture of it when it is done. i have no idea what i will do with it when i am done. maybe I will give it to someone else that drinks wine. we will see.

OK, that is what I have been doing this weekend. I have an appointment with my day spa in the morning. it will take all day. I CANT WAIT. I LOVE THE DAY SPA. ok, see ya all in Monterrey probably.