merry christmas

Merry Christmas...I dont celebrate this just 1 day a year-so I may be tardy sending out greetings. I outwardy celebrate this the second Thanksgiving is done. Bring out the decorations & continue until the New Year when the dreaded taking down of decorations & lights takes place. I do put this off as long as possible.
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I have not been available for a few weeks, so I wil explain. DH was out of town most of the last 6 weeks. We took a long trip to Richmond to spend a long weekend with him at the beginning of the month. That was fun. A long drive-but we had on Christmas music the entire way & it was delightful.I will share that later when I have time. Upon return I had many trips taking my dad to the dr. He had some new problems that they felt needed immediate attention. That was exhausting & draining. Then I had my usual yearly tests-cat scan for pitutary-mammograms & body scan..my dr added a series of neck x-rays. A few days later I got calls that i need to go back ???hmmm rather than do the initial freak out I tossed it up to blurry pictures. I get calls from my 2 drs that they found some `odd' results & want more indepth studies...so i begin with the ultrasounds for the next step after mammograms. They did that kept me on the table to check results. The dr comes in & they do more while he watches. Then he says that he will talk to me after I dress. ughhh well they found a few things that I will need further studies on. So I have to see my Dr's. ughhhh I see my normal dr 1st & he has me scheduled 1st for some cardio workup. I have to have the dye shot for them to watch & it will help decide what next. I have another dr this fri. Oh the neck tests found 2 disc's bulged back...? I ceased hearing what was said after possible heart attack..so I cant really say more at this time. Pretty much my leg & back pain is not just `complaining about getting older' well kinda hehee. I have so many tests & drs that I hontestly have ceased dealing with it. I just go wher ethey point me. I have a heart thing Mon so my folks are coming over to watch things here while DH & I go to the hospital for this. So... all is just `confusing' right now & i have not been at the computer or phone. I have just been doing the basics. I apologize for my absence. I adore my friends & family, but I have been `off' and not even reading the computer. I hope to catch up soon but I reliaze that I am saying this too often & I have to make choices for my time. I will get thru this challenge....things could be worse.

so on the lighter side I will write about the fun we have been having:

We had a few excursions planned while we were in Richmond . First was a trip to the swimming pool in the hotel. Then dinner at a `big city' restaurant. Living in rural NC all we really have avail is fried food-(they will fry anything if its not fried its BBQed :( uck ) but we dont partake in that tyoe of food. Even the big chain restaurant serve the rural NC spin on the dinners. BUT in Richmond food was wonderful. We got a good nights sleep & woke up to no chores. (not having to make the bed or clean up--heeheee... hotel living has a plus). We took off for the DC Zoo..1st we drove about an hour then took the train another 45 min-well several trains. The trains are really quite nice-not dirty etc..we had to make a few transfers then we walked to Starbucks for a warm latte and across the street was the Zoo. It was a COLD day-while back in NC it was in the 80's? OH well. I will post some pictures later & chat more about it. but the time together was delicious.
HOLIDAY LOVE TO YOU ALL
k