My Birth'day'

The day started rocky.

John and I are sharing one car right now. I got into a wreck three hours from home last Wednesday - the final day of my 3 1/2 week trip. So, "my" car is in the shop being fixed.

As a result, I'm having to drive John into work and pick him up if I need the car during the day. Which, so far, has been everyday! Tomorrow John has to have the car, and I'm stuck at home!! I'm totally (seriously) thrilled by that!  Guess who's cleaning house?? I don't like to clean house - but I LOVE a clean house!!

So, as I said the day started rocky. I didn't get to sleep Sunday night until 3am Monday morning....not sure why. It just took forever for the drugs to kick in. Anyway, when John woke me up (6:30) to drive him into work, I was groggy, to say the least! The meds (Ambien) had only been in my system for 3 hours - they normally take 5-6 hours to work through my system. I apparently told him several times that I was fine to drive. He did not share my assessment of my condition...

I was supposed to get some lab work done, and again, I kept telling John that I would be fine to drive myself. In the end, John drove me to LabQuest, waited while I gave blood, drove me home, told me to nap and to call him when I woke up. In addition to blood work, I HAD to renew my license that day.

And no, I didn't necessarily leave my license stuff until the "last moment." Remember, I only got home last Wednesday, and we had to take care of my car - get it to the mechanic that would evaluate and fix it!

I got home by about 8:45am and laid down fully expecting to wake up. I can never normally nap once I'm up - and when I try to do it, my body responds with, "Oh, my, you're laying down? No. No. No. It's time to wake up!" Apparently, there was a lot of medication still in my system because I slept for 3 hours! I know most people would have slept much longer but my sleep patterns are way beyond a normal person's!

Once I woke up and called John, he brought the car home for me, and I headed over to the Driver's License location. The phrase "camera card" was written on my renewal form. I'm still not exactly sure it means but I had all the correct paperwork, and so breezed through there. That NEVER happens, right?!?!

And while started out rocky - the day came to a fabulous end - manicure and pedicure!

Also, John fixed my birth'day' dinner: a Fager family staple - Tacos. Actually, Taco Salad but the combination of ingredients is the same.