The day started out meh, and about 11AM my sister called me to tell me our ma fell and hit her head and had swelling around the eye. I asked quite pointedly why she was calling ME instead of the doctor and she said our ma said she was fine. I hung up on her soon after that and called the doctor to see if I could get my mom an appointment today. I got the run-around from a receptionist and just drove the hell home. My mom had a mouse the size of a half-ping-pong ball on her left brow, and I called the advice nurse. We ended up going to “Immediate Care” where they determined she didn’t have any fractures and my ma, while looking horrific, seemed to be doing fine. I’m pretty sure she’s going to be sore tomorrow, but that’s about it.<\/p>\n
Oh, and it turns out she tripped on the curb and fell onto the sidewalk because she was looking in a window to look for Craig, who is about to become a father of twins.<\/p>\n
I discovered after all this that maybe my usual Thursday lunch of boneless chicken wings is less than ideal for the gym. I had a half of a turkey sandwich for lunch and did much better.<\/p>\n
Burger club this week went to Laurelhurst Market. It’s nice that a burger I’ve been talking up for months is as good as I remember. As was their cheesecake. And that’s it for now. It’s almost tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The day started out meh, and about 11AM my sister called me to tell me our ma fell and hit her head and had swelling around the eye. I asked quite pointedly why she was calling ME instead of the doctor and she said our ma said she was fine. I hung up on her soon after that and called the doctor to see if I could get my mom an appointment today. I got the run-around from a receptionist and just drove the hell home. My mom had a mouse the size of a half-ping-pong ball on her left brow, and I called the advice nurse. We ended up … Continue reading At least the day ended at Laurelhurst Market.<\/span>