Good morning to you all. Sorry I didn't get in here all weekend as we were super busy. It got pretty cold here over the weekend but we are supposed to get warmed back up all week.
I have a bunch of work today today and this week and I am waiting on a call from the scheduling nurse about the gyn test. She didn't call Friday. If they drag this on, it is going to have to wait until we come back from the cruise and I am going to have to go back to the doctor's again and start all over. You either have space to do it or you don't. Right now it is up in the air so I hope she calls today.
We never did get to the movies so am hoping we can go on Saturday. Jack has been working overtime and though it is nice, it messes up trying to do anything.
Susan: What a mess! I get so tired of the outsourcing and then not being able to understand the person supposedly going to help you. Most of the time I feel they don't understand what you want let alone you understanding what they are saying. It's ridiculous. The car has been fun finding out all the things it does. We took it out on the interstate and found some of the safety features to be great. It has a back up camera, back up sensors that warn when you are close to something, forward sensors too and nifty mirrors in the side mirrors that light up when someone is in your blind spot. The car needs washing, but it still has paper tags on the outside so we unsure whether they would be ok going through a car wash so it will have to stay with bugs until we get permanent tags. I won't bore you with all the other stuff, but it is fun.
Maggie: Glad Will is feeling better.
Jean: I have a different problem with UPS if it is this one driver. He is probably in his 30's, black and nice enough, but he stands and knocks at the door forever until I answer instead of just knocking and leaving the stuff. Why? He stares at my boobs! Why he would want to stare at some old ladies big flabby boobs I have no idea but I completely quit answering the door for deliveries anymore. I have shades on both windows so he can't see in. He even went so far one day that he wrote up a note and stuck it to my mail box even though my gate was unlocked saying he would deliver the next day even though he could have put the packages inside the gate or up by the door. He must have thought better of it as he came back a bit later and knocked and got a faceful of my husband, whose boobs he didn't care for I guess. He hasn't been around or just leaves it now as I get stuff all the time so I wonder if my husband scared him off I did complain, but I had no info as to who he is or a badge number or anything as he has nothing on his clothing and from what I understand, unlike commercial deliveries, you don't necessarily get the same guy all the time.
Everyone have a great day.
We used to have the same UPS driver all the time, and he was so good! When he retired there was a huge open house for him where they have their warehouse and people from all the little surrounding towns came. I think too many delivery people have the "oh well" attitude and NO pride in their work. 
Amanda is going to Ian's football game.
It seems if I don't get my chores done in the morning they don't all get done. Glad you have a date from the nurse.
Let us know how your surgeon appointment goes. A friend asked what I do with my time since retiring. She is afraid to retire thinking she will just sit home and stare at the walls. I gave her a volunteer list at the hospital for starters!
on growing out of your jeans! 
I imagine you enjoy being able to run errands whenever it's convenient for you to do so. I've heard we are supposed to be cold but not as much snow this winter. We'll see I guess.
I'm with you and no tattoo for me either!
It seems like paperback books go faster. I hope your hospital procedure can be done ASAP so you can move on to the next step. I know you are looking forward to the cruise. Amanda was telling about the parent/player meeting, for the next football team. The kids and parents have to sign a contract saying there will be no drugs, etc., and if there are any derogatory remarks or yelling at the refs, the person will be asked to leave the game. They have to request special permission to stay somewhere besides at the hotel with the rest of the team. There is a chartered bus reserved for the OK game, but they have to win both games in Minneapolis first. That same weekend is a Vikings game and a home hockey game on top of these kids and families all coming. They are playing in the Gopher (?) Dome, whatever team that is. 
I have clothes in the washer that should be done by now. I have nothing planned for the rest of the day -- I'm tired for some reason. Bob went to the office to see what he has missed during harvest. If there were any problems or questions they called him while he was farming. Our hard maple tree leaves are beginning to change colors. When they drop they cover the yard like a blanket. It takes several pickup trips to get rid of them.