December 3, 2014
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| Snowman from Crazy Alice Christmas Elf |
I have been part of the study for a new diabetes drug for three years now. Every three months I go to the clinic where they poke, prod and drain various and assorted body fluids from me.
I was up at 8:00 for my 9:00 appointment. I put the kettle on for instant Joe and ran around the shower for five minutes. I turned on the local news while I savored the flavor of cheap instant coffee.
I have to say this for the Local News, it's a lot less depressing than the International News. Still, I should have watched an episode of Family Feud.
I pulled into the clinic parking lot at the same time as Gus the nurse who does the study. He was dressed like a freakin Eskimo. Big fuzzy hat,giant mittens and a puffy Mr Michelin Man jacket. It wasn't even that cold. He said he would be with me in a few minutes. Which was good because I left the bag with all my study paraphanelia sitting on the kitchen table. I'm going to end up one of those old men walking aimlessly around the mall trying to remember why I'm in a freakin mall. So I jump back into the truck,
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| Gratuitous Dog pic |
drive home, get the stuff that I forgot and was back sitting in the office ten minutes later.
I didn't sit for long Gus was waiting for me. He told me that this wasn't a full physical. They would only do the full physical twice a year now instead of four times of year. Fine with me I'll just hang on to my bodily fluids, thankyou very much!
He asked me a lot of questions about how my health has been in the last three months. Took my blood pressure which for me was very good 125 over 85. My blood sugar which was perfectly normal and my weight 282. 6 pounds. I weighed 339 pounds when I started on the study three years ago. And of course, I started my diet at 324.6 pounds on May 2, 2014. After my study appointment with Gus, I always have an appointment with my doctor, Dr Eddy.
He's very happy with the way things are going with my health. He told me he holds me up as an example to everyone else who's in this particular study. I'll walk out of there one day and some fat diabetic with an inferiority complex will be letting the air out of my tires. Thanks a lot Doc! He gave me a requisition form and told me to call the lab and make an appointment to have a scan done on my kidney. He also told me to drink two glasses of water and a glass of beer four times a day. I called the lab when I got home to make an appointment. The first time I called the phone rang about a kabillion times and no one answered. When I called back twenty minutes later I got an answering machine. I left my name and number and by the time I realized that no one had called back,
the lab was closed.
It's because I was distracted by the Telus guy coming to fix my TV. Every once in a while the sound goes out of sync with the picture. Then it turns to snow. Usually when the ball game is tied.
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| Musical Snowman |
I was given a two hour window between 11:00 and 1:00 and I was told that he would call my cell half an hour before he arrives. I was in the office working on my Christmas video with the headphones on and never heard the home phone ring at12:30.
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| It's not out of focus, you probably had too much Eggnog |
When I came out to get my tenth gallon of water, I saw that there was a message on the home phone. It was the Telus guy saying he was ten minutes away. No sooner had I hung up the phone when there was a knock at the door. It was the Telus guy.
He handed me his card, his name is Keith.
He said "I didn't know you were going to be here, I need to go get my tools." I asked him why he didn't call my cell? He did, unfortunately they had given him the wrong number. It's nice to see that even in the Optic TV department the phone company, is still the phone company. Not as inept as the government, but close.
Two hours later, we were best buddies and I had a shiny new remote. He's a music guy and was digging the concert pictures that our friend Michele took. When he left I should have got to work on the Christmas lights in the back of the house, instead I did nothing!
I stretched out on the bed with the TV on and may or may not have napped. I don't recall I might have been asleep. I tell you, nothing tires you out like a nagging pain.
I got a text from the lovely Lisa telling me she was on her way back to the studio and would be home in about an hour and a half.
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| Starry , Starry Night |
I immediately spring into action. First, I took the pork that I bought for yesterday's dinner and let it sit out on the counter for half an hour to temper. While it's warming up I put together a nice Squatch salad using the leftover veggie platter from Lisa's Tea Party. I put the broccoli and carrots from the same platter into the steamer.
Out of the yellow box labeled pork I emptied the pouch filled with delicate herbs and spices into the included plastic bag. I make a wash by beating an egg with half and half cream salt and pepper.
I cut the extra fat off the pork. I will fry that up later! Just kidding?
Then, "It's shake and bake and I helped!"
The lovely Lisa had been home for about twenty minutes when dinner was ready. She could hardly keep her eyes open. We had a nice dinner and she told me about her day. I pretended to listen.
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| Shakin and Bakin |
We watched a couple of episodes of Family Feud. Well, I watched a couple. The lovely Lisa watched one and a half. That's when she fell asleep on the couch. I tucked her into bed and came out here to write this blog and watch a little TV. It's Papa Squatch Dayscare tomorrow, me and my minion Christo. Sorry about the lack of pictures, I'm a little unfocused at the moment. I put in some random Christmas shots as filler. The lovely Lisa's Christmas Extravaganza!
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| Lot a stuff |
That's all I've got
Till next time
Peace out y'all
©2014 Dave Squatch Ward
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