Oh, my aching back!

Ever since Saturday afternoon, my back has been bothering me. I didn't lift anything or wrestle garments from the washer or anything physical to make it act up. All I can figure out is that I stood for a good deal of time at the Sprint store, getting Justin's new cell phone. After we got home, I noticed my back felt a bit goofy and got the heat pad out. It hasn't helped much, nor has the ice pack. Justin had used the ice pack last and couldn't find it in his room so while I was gone to dinner with Nancy W., he made me a new one, using salt and water in a Ziploc bag. Clever boy! 

I must feel better by the weekend because Justin and I are hosting the speaker for the LWMS rally here, and her husband, plus the Rally is on Saturday. I need to be up and running again. My nice massage lady, Carol, can see me tomorrow at her home instead of at the shop. Works for me, I just need to be able to get around. So strange what sets it off sometimes...

I mentioned Nancy and I going to dinner. I had been hungry for TX Roadhouse and she was game. Since my back was aching, I asked if she would drive us. We stopped at Ross so she could run in to get something she'd passed up the previous day but I waited in the car. Sure didn't feel like running around in a store, and in two minutes or so, she was back again. We were so surprised to see a couple dozen or more people milling around outside the restaurant, and it wasn't even 6:00 pm yet. We decided to not even try getting in and went to Sonny's BBQ instead. Close enough, and our meals were wonderful, with plenty of leftovers, at least I did!

Besides my back troubles, I also had a dental appointment today. It was supposed to be a cleaning and check-up but just like last year, Peggy found something amiss. Again!!!??? There was a spot on the gum in the area around the bridge on the lower left, the bridge pre-dating Justin's birth by a year or more. There was no pain or anything, and I thought we could just ignore it. Of course, that is not wise, but the x-rays were inconclusive. Peggy could see some clouding but it was not specific to the root canaled teeth holding the bridge. An appointment was made for me to see a specialist next week, in Mandarin, for a consultation. Great....just great. It might be a simple thing like lancing it for cleaning out, or worse case, loose the bridge. Ugh!

Nancy sent me a text message this a.m. wondering if I thought it would be okay for me to house the speaker for the Rally, since she's from Africa. I explained to her that the lady was coming from WI and had not been anywhere near where Ebola has been running rampant. I was touched that Nancy was concerned about me this way. Truthfully speaking, it had not occurred to me that exposure would be a problem. But, I did hear that the CAMM rep was coming from WI so I was fairly certain she'd be Ebola-free. This is such a scary situation we are facing with this potential pandemic. Hope the medical folks know what they are doing. Like my dentist does!