'AWWWW NUTS'..... MY MORNING X-RAY DIDN'T TURN OUT SO SWELL:((

PHEEBS AND I TOOK THE FREEDO VANDITO FOR A TOOT THIS AFTERNOON

Just me in the Jeep this morning at 8:15 as I headed to Goderich's Alexandra Marine hospital for a lower back X-ray.  I again was lucky after first registering at the desk to have my name called within a minute of parking my buns on a waiting room chair.  Had to take my pants off and put on a pair of spiffy looking hosptial trousers.  Liked them so much I was going to ask if I could wear them home.  The lady remembered me from last week's X-ray of my upper spine.  She had me lay on a table while she took two X-rays of my lower back.  And that was it, I was out of there.  Little did I know what those 2 X-rays were going to reveal just a few hours later.

SPIFFY HOSPITAL TROUSER BOTTOMS

ALL FINISHED I QUICKLY HEADED BACK OUT OF THE HOSPITAL

From the hospital I grabbed a McD's coffee to go and headed home to scoop the Pheebs.  We didn't waste any time getting ourselves out in the country south of Bayfield.  I was almost convinced I had died and gone to weather heaven.  What an absolutely marvelous morning and I was immediately aware of how much better I felt both mentally and physically.  This cooler air feels so much better on my skin.  That oppressive heat and humidity can really take it's toll on someone like me with the same depressiveness as a cold, damp, and lifeless November day.  Either of those two extremes can be sooooo unhealthy.  Luckily this morning's warm sunshine, no humidity, and a cooling breeze off the lake made for an overall beautiful day.  Had I been able to do it without hurting myself I would have jumped six feet up in the air and clicked my heels.

I SCOOPED THE PHEEBS AND WE HIT THE ROAD

OHHHHH TWAS SUCH A LOVELY SUMMER MORNING

'GREAT MORNING FOR A JEEP RIDE EH PHEEBS'

'YA DARN TOOTIN DAD':))

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT THING IS HANGING ON THE BACK OF THIS FARMER'S TRACTOR

Home again I puttered around outside for a bit.  Then the phone rang and it was the Maitland Valley Medical Center with the results of my X-rays this morning. Seems a suspected spot in my lower back has been diagnosed as severe degenerative disc disease at the L3 location.  Oh Geeezzzz what next!!  Kelly looked it up on the internet and it said this is usually associated with lower back pain but luckily I have not had any lower back pain.  Well not yet anyway.  I had bad lower back pain problems years ago but nothing in the last decade and a half.  So it kinda looks like after all these years of reasonably good health I am suddenly beginning to fall apart.  First the prostate cancer diagnosis, then the emergency removal of two of three kidney stones.  And now they tell me I have a severe degenerative disc disease.  Well I've also heard it said that things sometimes come in threes so hopefully that is my three and I can relax now.  Ya'think!!

BLUE MOON IN THE MORNING SKY

Sorry I have to make part of this post another 'medical report' but having decided to write about all this stuff after my prostate cancer diagnosis there really is no other way for me to continue this blog if I am not honest with my readers regarding what's happening each day.  I'm not very good at trying to keep the lid on anything anyway.  

Pheebs and I took the Freedo Vandito for a drive this afternoon.  Slipped around part of the same southern Bayfield route we had slipped around this morning in the Jeep.  I really like the feel of driving a sure footed nimble van again and I'm more convinced than ever a smaller RV is the way for us to go right now although just a 'wee bit' bigger would be alright too.  

PHEEBS CHECKS OUT THE REAR SEAT AND BED COMBO

Ran across a post today I wrote 9 years ago that had me chuckling at myself.  We sure have had our ups and downs with RV's over the years by the looks of it......Beware Of The 'Wow' Factor.

LIFE IS GOOD IN OUR FRONT YARD POND

GROANER'S CORNER:((   Harry was finally a groom and was very excited about his upcoming marriage. He was on his way out of the office when his boss came over to him with an outstretched hand, "Congratulations Harry! I just wanted to tell you I've been married for twenty two years, and I am sure that you will always remember this day with the fondest of memories, as the happiest day of your life."  "But sir", said Harry, a little bit confused, "I'm not getting married until tomorrow!"  "Yeah, I know," said his boss.------------------------
"Are you writing a thank you letter to Grandma like I told you to?"  "Yes, Mom."  "Your handwriting seems very large, why is that?"  "Well, Grandma can't hear well, so I'm writing very loudly."
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