Last week was a busy one - on Monday, I went to Stampin Up for the first time in two months due to snow storms and also my trip to Arizona. It was nice to see the gals and we assembled 119 card for people in the Hospice center and also several for the volunteers that help them all out each and every day.
We had art class with Genevieve on Wednesday and it was so nice to see her. Our project was needle felted Easter eggs - everyone had an original design and it was fun to do and we had some good conversation.
A couple of near 70° days made it easy to go for some good walks, although my leg strength and energy level sure leave a bit to be desired.
I saw the opthamologist on Friday to talk about options for treating my extreme dry eye problem. It doesn't matter the conditions - warm or cold, windy or not, bright or cloudy, drops or not, always watering and I wanted to get another opinion. In the past, I have been advised to use wetting drops many times a day and moisturize with Vaseline. This guy's approach was completely different. He said that my eyes are producing too much quantity and enough good quality tears - the oil ducts that produce the good quality tears appear to be blocked - his recommended treatment is to apply hot compresses twice a day for two weeks and then let him know. He also used a small tool to open up a part of the eyelid that secretes moisture. Already, my eyes are not watering nearly as much except when I go outdoors nd even that is an improvement.
Saturday morning was the third 'No Kings' rally in the US, in protest of Donald Trump and an estimate of 3 million people showed up in many locations through the country. I had planned to go with Leslie to a small location in Bloomington, but she wasn't feeling up to it and I couldn't find anyone else to go. I taped my signs to my car and went past the rally, honking my horn and waving the peace sign.
After driving past the rally, I met Ben and Charlotte for coffee and then later on, went to their house for dinner. I hadn't seen them all since mid-February, so it was good to reunite again. We also had some things to talk about before they head out on their vacation next week and I house and dog sit for Yoshi.
After getting settled in at Ben and Jill's house this afternoon, I watched the launch of the Artemis Spaceship that will be the first space mission to circle the moon and will be in space for ten days. It has a crew of four astronauts, one being the first woman to go to the moon. It went off without a hitch and I just felt chills all over as I watched. It is incredible technology that humans are capable of. I will be spending the next week here and Tom will join me tomorrow evening, as he has spent the last 3 days traveling from AZ
