Pats on the back and gold stars here. I went to GI doc this morning and made appt for colonoscopy on Tuesday next week. Made appt for breast squishing Monday, and tomorrow I see the cardiologist for a calcium score test. Sent an email to my PCP letting him know that I am a super good girl. The subject for the email was 'All the testing because I listen to my doctor', which will result in him laughing like a loon.

It's my birthday. To celebrate, I went to the doctor and got poked with two needles. The shots don't seem to be doing anything to stop the migraine, unfortunately, which means that tomorrow I guess I'll go to the ER.

I am obviously rescheduling my birthday. Also, this weekend is my parents' anniversary, and I refuse to be sick for that.

Glad you're home, Sue.

Dana I hope you have a happy birthday in the near future.

Things from rehearsal reports that make you go hmm: "Could we please have a couple backup Emancipation Proclamations?"

Is there any way you can take another day?

I think I am going to take tomorrow off.

I have plenty of leave. I have five days of bereavement leave, and I may try to argue to use my family illness leave for taking care of my dad. Fortunately I have a ridiculous amount of vacation, (5 weeks this year and I have 5 more banked) so whatever happens I am fine.

Good, good. One of my staff just had to take off suddenly again for family care, and I'm just glad we get so much vacation. I mean, I'm sure she'd rather do something fun, but at least she's getting paid.

Ugh, Dana. I'm sorry.

Glad you're home and have time off coming to you, Sue.

I am back at home, being reminded of all the stuff that still needs to get done, that Getting Ready For The Trip, and Taking The Trip got shoved off for.

Trip back was very unexceptional. Aside from the "new" Tappan Zee bridge, which has gone up and is already in operation (at least one span of it) since the last time I drove down that way (how many years since Mom died?) and also since I was using Waze, which I didn't have the last time either, it took me through CT over the Merritt Parkway, which has the damnedest set of Art Deco bridges, each one different, as though they'd held a design competition and then decided that they were all so fabulous they'd just build them all.

Timelies all!

My turn for dance practice tonight. Our group has a gig Saturday. Hopefully a set list will be made before then...

which has the damnedest set of Art Deco bridges, each one different, as though they'd held a design competition and then decided that they were all so fabulous they'd just build them all.

Oooh. I want to see! I love bridges.

I loooove the Merritt Parkway. It's stressful to drive (it was built a long time ago so there are stop signs on the entrance ramps and it's curvy and narrow and everyone still drives 80 miles an hour in their BMWs) but it's super-pretty.