This is a "Timmy expression", used he wanted to stop at the convenience store for a chocolate milk on the way to school. In my 'stack of stuff' somewhere is a note from a speech pathologist at St. Johns who had done an evaluation on Timmy before Christmas of 2000. She had some recommendations for how to 'train his tongue' so he could correctly pronounce or shape the letters he messed up on. He would call his aunt "Wynn" instead of Lynn, yet would call yogurt "logurt". So, it was not that he could not form the L sound but rather used it in different places than other people did. Just like his piano practices: "I play it the way I want it!" In hindsight, it was not a big deal how he held his mouth when forming his words...Isn't it interesting when all things are put into perspective?
The reason I am "firsty for somefing brown" is that I am fasting until my appointment at Life Line Screening today. At first I was not going to make the appointment for today because it would have interfered with Bible study, but when Pastor told us we were not having class today due to Maundy Thursday services tonight, I was able to make the time. Unfortunately, in delaying the arrangements it was hard for me to get a morning appointment.
Thus, I now fast with drinking only 'moderate' amounts of water until my 2:00 time comes around. Apparently I need to be empty for the abdominal aorta ultrasound, besides the blood work they will do. I pay extra to have the blood work done; it is cheaper doing this with Life Line than at a lab. The doctor always wants more besides what LL does, in regard to the blood work, but it is my choice to do the screenings. The techs use Doppler devices to listen to the blood flow in the extremities, the carotid arteries and so on. Last year I was on north Blanding at the same facility where Kathy B. was waiting, on the same day! I held up the whole show with my 'check-up' because the technician was new and they had to do several of my procedures twice!
For dinner last night, I ate late in hopes to stave off hunger as best I can for today. Wednesdays are the cheap day at McDonald’s, where I can get two cheeseburgers for $1.29 or something like that. I normally stop for those on the way home from choir rehearsal. Justin wonders why I don’t just take the McDouble from the $1 menu, but my theory is that two cheeseburgers, the smaller ones, work better for me than one regular-sized burger, gone in one sitting. Likely I would not be so hungry if I was able to eat but did not, but because I must not, it stirs my growling tummy! No soda either which I would rather have than food.
Yesterday I got busy with the Pledge multi-surface cleaner in my room and took care of cleaning off my night stand. The first book I took off the stand I could literally blow the dust off the top, that’s how bad it is. So unbelievable!!! The same thing happened when I picked up my crossword book from the back of my toilet one day---blew across the pages and disappeared in a poof of dust!! Like a haunted house here!! I use my laptop until I go to sleep, usually, closing the top and placing it on my dresser. Every morning I have to sweep my hand across it to remove the dust settled over night. The same is true for my cell phone, which normally is tucked away in the daytime. Overnight, as it is on the charger, it becomes coated with dust. Unfortunately I cannot blame any pets for this, so must blame myself for having fabrics, paper, skin shedding, and hair gel going on in the same room, plus my doors opened when it’s nice out.
My mouse pad alongside the keyboard on the gas-powered computer was sort of sticky so I used the Pledge there as well. And the mouse, too…ooops! Bad idea! I killed it with kindness, it seems. Off to Office Max I went to get a replacement, plus I picked up a padded envelope for mailing a DVD to Manny for his birthday. The guy wanted to sell me extra coverage in case anything happens to this mouse, but without knowing the cost of the coverage, I refused. For heaven’s sake, it was only $30 for the new one, and then I would buy extra insurance in case something happens to it? I won’t use Pledge on it again, I can safely say. If I had gone to Wal*Mart, it would have cost less for the mouse but I would have likely spent more just by walking in the store!
