Clear Eyed on Monday

Petersen Automotive Museum

My eye doctor's appointment on Monday went very well.  Cousin N got to my house by 11:00 a.m. and we left soon after that. We went in my car, with me driving us to the clinic and cousin N driving us home, afterwards.  My appointment wasn't until 12:40 p.m., but I had been asked to arrive 10 minutes before that, and I wasn't sure how congested the freeways (I had to take two freeways) and the surface roads might be, so thought it best to leave early.  We got there shortly after 12 noon, much earlier than I had anticipated.  I thought we might have to wait, but the technician was very pleased that I was early, because it gave her plenty of time to perform the peripheral field vision test and other preliminary tests in good time before the actual doctor's appointment.  Everything was pronounced to be fine - good eye pressure, no retinal damage due to diabetes, the cataracts are negligible, and the peripheral vision was good!  Yay!  I am to return in 1 year and we made the appointment before I left.  My copay was $20 and parking cost $14 (higher parking rates at this clinic because it was located in Beverly Hills).

As my cousin drove us home, we passed by the Petersen Automotive Museum with its distinctive appearance, and I was able to take a couple of photos to share.

Close up 

We got home shortly after 2:00 p.m.  I offered N some lunch, but she declined.  She also didn't want to take her birthday card, because, her mother, Aunt C, had told her not to accept anything until they can both come with their Christmas gifts (no, we haven't exchanged our Christmas gifts, yet!).  I told cousin N that it was just her belated birthday card, not a Christmas gift, but she called Aunt C and was told to leave it until they could both visit!  So, I just gave her the fish curry I had cooked and two jars of jam (a jar of strawberry jam and a jar of apple/cranberry jam).  She asked Aunt C about them, too, and was told that it was OK to bring the food!  LOL!   Apparently they will come to visit and exchange gifts, next week!  I am to prepare a nice meal, I was told, by my aunt!  LOL!  She is so funny!

Cousin N looked around the house, when she was here, today, and told me that the house is looking  nice!  It made me feel very happy.  Not that she would have said anything if it had been messy!  In fact, she has seen it messy, many times, and when I was undergoing chemo and didn't have the energy to clean, she used to sweep the house for me.  But, it made me happy that she noticed my recent efforts at keeping it maintained.     

I had my lunch (red rice, fish curry, green beans curry) after cousin N left and then, took a nap on the family room sofa, since I needed to rest my eyes (it was darker in the family room).  Later, I took the trash cans out to the curb, helped neighbor T with her trash, and handed her the emergency contact information she had requested from me.  Then, I did dishes and made a batch of yogurt - at least, I boiled the milk, added the last bit of yogurt from the container I bought, as the starter, and put it in the prewarmed oven to set, overnight.  I might warm up the oven, once more, before I go to sleep, to make sure the yogurt has a warm enough place in which to set. 

I called cousin R, in the evening, to check on her mother, Aunt T.  Aunt T fell on the Sunday after cousin P's surprise party and had to be hospitalized for a few days.  She is now recovering in a nursing home.  I plan to visit her one day, this week; I'll ask cousin P if she'd like to go with me.

Today, I am grateful for:
- Good results from the eye examination
- Cousin N making herself available to drive me back
- Cousin saying the house looked nice
- Another afternoon nap
- Daughter helping me with paying a bill online

Today's joyful activities included spending time with cousin and playing the piano in the evening.  I even croaked out a song or two as I played!  LOL!

Monday's To Do List:
- Eye doctor's appointment - DONE
- Take the trash cans to the curb - DONE
- Change my bed sheets - DONE
- Do a load of laundry
- Mail sister's card - DONE
- Make nephew's card
- Vacuum - SWEPT as needed

Tuesday's To Do List:
- Do a load of laundry
- Bring the trash cans in
- Call and wish sister
- Make and mail nephew's card
- Vacuum
- Clean the kitchen/mop

How was your Monday?  What are your plans for Tuesday?