Yesterday certainly had plenty of anxiety packed into it
because I had the dread procedure at 6:30 a.m for which
the surgeon arrived at 7:45. Par for the course, right?
It was freezing in my hospital gown while I waited in my
cubicle but the nurses were a fun group and the time went
fairly quickly.

My anxiety had to do with the fact that I hated being under
anesthesia at my great age for fear it would rob me of the
brain cells that have survived. They are sorely needed
around here.

Last night, I was invited to an investment club meeting
in a close by neighborhood and met a lot of nice women
who are having fun and making money. I plan to join for
the social aspects as well as for the investments. The
refreshments were killer good. It was my first pumpkin
pie of the season and very welcome after my day of fasting
on Monday.

Ellie's eye is still bleeding and obscuring her vision. She is so depressed. I really hurt for her because this
worry on top of Bobby's cancer is too big a burden to have
to bear. She has been able to count on her secure job
future and now the worry that her teaching career might be
cut short is consuming. The what if she loses her good
eye too is an ever present thought.

I am without any phone but my little cell phone while
waiting for a new modum from Vonage. I don't have a
smart phone, Ted and I have two small doro phones from
U.S. Cellular that meet our needs. Ted wants all the bells and whistles but so far I have restrained him.

I am elated by the holiday season. I am planning a
Christmas dinner party for my antique and collectables
club and Thanksgiving brings our extended family together.
There will be other parties too and fun times ahead.
Life comes down on you so hard sometimes that we need to
wring all the joy out of it that we can.

I baked white chocolate chip cookies yesterday but they
were not as good as the milk chocolate ones. I don't do
cookies often because it is so hard to stop eating them
when they are hot out of the oven. Cooking and baking is
very satisfying for me and I am sure a lot of you are
sharing my bliss.