Getting Back on Track.

This week was a start at getting back to normal. I’ve begun my training for the Gate River run. The soreness in my ankle, knees and hips that I had after my trip in Texas has gone away. The hands still hurt and are weaker and more painful than they should be after 5 ½ weeks. I was looking at my left hand in church today and it is still swollen on the heel and the thumb and 1st and 2nd fingers. It hurts to type with it right now. The thumb and first finger on the right hand hurt but I can use my right hand for most task with no problem. So I’m back to getting some exercise but not with the hands.

The other item I’m getting on track with is the shed and shop. I went through the storage area and cleaned it up significantly. I actually opened up the storage area to where I can finally move some stuff we currently have in the garage out to the shed. That was the intent all along but you know how things get in the way of what you intend to do. I’m in the process of reorganizing the shop to make it more usable and efficient. I’ve made good progress toward that goal this week. I’m going to try to finish the shop this week – there’s one of those intention things again. We will see how I do.

Today I was working in the shop. I had the door open because it was a beautiful fall day. I looked up and 3 of the cats, Velcro, Meredith, and Bianca (white) were all in the shed cautiously exploring the area around the doorway. I let them look for a while and then shushed them away before they got too comfortable. They spend a lot of time under the shed but when they saw all that new territory to explore inside the shed the really looked excited.

We found out at church today that next Sunday will be the last one with a 7:15 mass. We knew this was coming. Now we have to decide if we still go there to one of the other masses or whether we go to ST Mary’s or St Peter’s.


I’m at a little over 7000 words on my novel. That’s about one third as many as I should have if I’m to finish in November. It’s not going to be easier to write at the end of the month with travel and the holiday so I need to put more time in it. Maybe I don’t need to finish the shop this week.