Further South

 I made my first trip this season, with the Danielsons, further south to Mexico for a pedicure and lunch. It was great as always. It was busy, which seemed odd so early in the season. The little town of Progreso was all spiffed up. It appeared a great deal of effort was put into getting things tidied up and rearranged for all of us Winter Texans. I barely recognised it. We went down to see Hector, and I asked about the current prices of the meds I take daily. I was surprised to find there had been a significant drop in Xereleto, a blood thinner. Since April, it had dropped from $45 a month to $25. This is a med I checked on in Iowa because I was unsure I would be able to come down here, and wondered what it was going to cost. With insurance, it would cost me $247 a month!  I won't rant and rave about the highway robbery taking place in the U.S.  I will let you do that!

We returned to the park and took a nap before happy hour. It was a pleasant day.

Routine

I am developing a routine. Of course I am! It is human nature. My mail is getting here from Iowa at such speed that I have never seen before. I get previews of my mail. It is reassuring to know what is coming. It is a guess, but I think I will be able to wrap up the last of the loose ends soon.

I am still playing pool most days. It isn't going all that well. Time should take care of it.

Tonight is the first trivia session. There are lots of people who haven't arrived yet, so I expect a light crowd.

There are lots of adjustments to being single; some by choice, some by necessity. Time will take care of that, too.

Taken by me in 2012

Proof

 Well, I proved it once again! I can force myself to do things that give me small butterflies and chores I don't really want to do. I drove to the grocery store today for the second time. It may not be a big deal to you, but it is to me. :-) Do any of you remember this symbol for a smile in the early days of the Internet?  Just thought I would throw that in there.

This is not the entire cartoon; however, it is the part that made me smile.:-)