Tony and I took a really nice walk this afternoon along the river to enjoy the setting sun and gorgeous warm weather.
We surveyed the little plot of land that contains our herb bed. It looked good after the nasty winter we had. A few herbs will need to be replaced, and we need to plant our annual basil. Maybe freshen up the mulch. But it looks great and only has a few weeds (although I'm sure as the weather gets warmer more weeds will sprout).
Another gardner planted lettuce. Lettuce is a cool weather crop, and I love the way it livens up the garden when everything else is still brown and dormant. I used to grow lettuce every spring when we lived in our first home. You haven't had a good salad until you've had one with tender fresh lettuce leaves pulled right from your garden and immediately washed, dried, and dressed with a little oil, lemon juice, and S&P. Sooo good. And healthy.
Mom and I took my brother for his biopsy this morning. We had to be at the hospital at 5:30AM. I pulled myself out of bed when the alarm went off at 4:00, made coffee, and surprisingly moved around at a pretty good clip getting ready. Right about now (10PM) I'm starting to feel it. The biopsy was performed on an outpatient basis, but he had to be put completely under due to the sensitive location of the mass behind his eye. The doctor said there's no sign that the mass has spread beyond the eye area - we were happy to hear that. We'll know the results of the biopsy in two weeks.
Typical March. Completely unreliable.
This past weekend was yummy. Blue skies. Warm weather. We actually turned on the AC yesterday.
"What?" you say. "AC??" "Are you crazy?"
We live on the 4th floor of a condo that's very well insulated top, bottom and sides. We rarely have to turn on the heat except when it gets really cold (saving us a gazillion dollars over the last two years since we moved from our huge 3700 square foot house with a cathedral ceiling that sucked up every bit of heat and pinched our pockets from the utility bills each month and I love a run-on sentence don't you.) Downside is we do have to sometimes turn on the AC a little earlier in the year and leave it on a little later in the year. But our checking account is STILL waaaaaay ahead in the end.
And what do we have today? Cold. Thank you March. I love you, but I'm so over it.
I didn't sleep well last night. Things on my mind. Hitting the sack early tonight with a warm glass of milk. When someone first suggested drinking warm milk I literally gaged. I couldn't think of anything worse. I love milk, but only cold milk. Then I tried it warm and I LOVE it. It has a whole different, nutty, sweetish flavor, and it really helps me sleep better. It's a comfort food to me now.
The hospital called Mom today with dates for my brother's biopsy. On Wed he has an appointment to talk with the anesthesiologist, and on Friday he gets the biopsy. Since I'm off work on Friday, I'll be going with them.
Pud Muddle:
Baked Trader Joe's chocolate croissants for breakfast (a decadent and unusual treat for us - and far from the high-fiber twigs and sticks I usually eat every day).
Took a Lightroom 3 class sponsored by Camera Club of Richmond. I've been an avid user of LR 2 for just over a year now and love it.
Laid a new rug down in the living room.
Ate a delicious dinner cooked by the hubs: steak on the grill, grilled asparagus drizzled with balsamic vinegar, baked potato, and of course red wine. We haven't had grilled steak in over a month (we don't eat a lot of red meat), and it was sooo good! And the weather was perfect for grilling.
And - whoohoo - picked up my camera and took a few snaps today. I've missed my Nikon D300.
Anthony Rumley - our Lightroom 3 instructor this afternoon. He's an extremely accomplished and talented photographer, and terrific instructor. And as you can see, a real funny guy. :)
My brother is in a lot of pain due to the tumor behind his right eye.
He went to the doctor yesterday for more x-rays in preparation for a biopsy early next week. We originally thought the biopsy would be yesterday, but the doctor needed to run more tests first.
Until the biopsy is done, we won't know if it's malignant or to what extent it has spread, if it all.
The doctor said treatment will likely cause my brother to become partially or fully blind in his right eye.
Mom will be his major caregiver during this process, with the help of everyone else in the family. Mom is retired and thank goodness can take my brother to the doctor and other treatments that he will need. All the family will pitch in, of course.
If you are the religious type and have a moment, a prayer for my brother would be most gratefully appreciated. Thanks.
Two hard working MBA grads trying to make a life and have fun.
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