SNOW!

Yippee! I have today off work!! It's been snowing like mad here. All day yesterday and it looks like all night too cause our courtyard is full of new snow! I'm waiting for Sue to get home. She spent a few days at mom's and in Kamloops and she's supposed to be getting home on the bus today. She was scheduled to leave Sicamous on the 2:30am bus but due to the snow in BC it didn't actually arrive until 5:15am. So instead of being home now, at 9am, I expect that she won't be here untl afternoon. That's going to be a really long bus ride for her. So other than wait around to pick Sue up, I don't have too much planned for today. I am enjoying my vanilla latte and going to have some breakfast soon. Rice Krispies I think. Then I have to go downtown and pick up my new contact lenses. I had my eyes tested last week and every time I go get them tested, they get worse. This time it was only a small change, but noticable. Then I might go and check out the library to see if they have any books on spinal injuries. My neck has been giving me grief lately. Speaking of which, I have to remember to call my lawyer (note to self). My muscles in my neck and shoulders have been so unbelievable tight and giving me such bad headaches and overall pain, it's been a tough few days. It's very convenient working for my doctor though. She's changed a few of my medications around and so far they seem to be helping because the pain wasn't as bad when I woke up this morning. She has me taking Valium at night, just a small dose, to relax the muscles. I hate taking medications but I'm still too paranoid to try massage therapy or anything where people have to touch my neck. I havn't reached that comfort level yet. So anyways, my lawyer needs to get his ass in gear because if I don't start improving my next job change will be from full time to part time and I can't afford to do that yet. It's been a stressful few days thinking about all of this. Not fun stuff to have to worry about. I just keep reminding myself that it could have been worse.

Anyways, enough doom and gloom, I have to tell you about my new favorite thing. I'm trying really hard to cut down my caffeine intake but I really like having a hot drink in the afternoon. So I tried a vanilla steamed milk. I love it. I never thought that I could drink straight milk but so far so good. Unfortunately it's not helping the caffeine problem, because now I have a latte and a steamed milk in the afternoon, but just think about how awesome my calcium intake is now!

For anyone who loved the Shopaholic series you now have to read Can You Keep a Secret? also by Sophie Kinsella. I'm just finishing it and it's so good but maybe not quite as funny as the Shopaholic books. Definately worth the read. I'm waiting for Sue to finish The Undomestic Goddess so I can read that one too. I love her books and every time I look at it, it reminds me of my little neice Sophie cause they have the same name! Silly I know but fun.

Hmmm...I think Snap, Crackle and Pop are calling my name from the cupboard. Emma you really need to come back and teach me how to make more than bagel sandwiches cause while I love cereal I just don't think it's appropriate for two meals a day, a bagel sandwich being the other meal.... Speaking of cereal for dinner, have you talked to Lee lately?? ;0) Gotta run, happy Friday!