It has been quite a day! I got up at 7:30 which is an hour later than I usually pull my slothful ass out of the bed, because I had an appointment at 9:10 to get my blood drawn. I was supposed to be there a few minutes early to sign in so I was stressing a little bit on my drive there because I was afraid I'd be late which turned out to be a ridiculous worry as I had to wait in the large waiting room for over an hour before I ever saw a phlebotomist.
I feel certain I got covid in there and if I didn't, it's a damn miracle.
I hear that their technology was down, whatever that means, and they'd overbooked or something. But you know, it was an experience. As I told May today, it's not like I had a meeting I had to attend at 10:00 or anything. It was just a little boring. But there were amusements like watching everyone do the same thing I did which was to go to one of the check-in portals where you have to enter your information and scan your driver's license and insurance card. All went well until I got to the scanning part and I was like, "What? Where?" Then I saw a little tray in front of the portal that had a little pink note on it that said, "Scanner not working."
Okay. I used the other portal. And then, like I said, I watched about twenty other people try to use the broken one and joined in with the rest of the waiting room to chorus, "That one's not working."
By the time I'd been waiting for half an hour, people were starting to get a little testy but it did not come to fisticuffs.
After I'd finally been vampired, I met Jessie for a late brunch which was really fun. It was a place I'd never been before but Mr. Moon has gone a couple of times and always tells me about it. We solved the world's problems over our food and got schedules coordinated for August and Levon pick-up for next week.
And then I went to May's work to see my darling girl and drop off some books and puzzles for her. When I got to the restaurant where she works, it was noon which was horrible timing, so I went to a nearby thrift store and walked around. I bought a book.
Then back to Midtown Pies where I had a very fine chat with May. She's just been on vacation in New Jersey which I mentioned a few weeks ago and showed me pictures and we talked and laughed and she introduced me to a regular customer who told me that she loved May and then she introduced me to a guy who just started working there who, like Mr. Moon, is very tall. He was so sweet! I find that tall guys often are. He told me that without a doubt, May is the coolest person he's ever met.
"Well, yeah," I said. Or something like that.
Everyone adores May.
After that, I went to the library which was not closed, and then to Publix to pick up a prescription and then home where I caught up on a few household chores and made a pizza dough and set it to rise.
So it's been a full day.
But look what Mr. Moon just did!
I gave him a dirty look. If I was any sort of a really good wife, I would have helped with the heavy ones too but that's not my specialty when it comes to being a good wife.
I got a call from Lily who said she had a nursie/kid/grandkid question. I said I would try to answer it. Turns out that Magnolia June had been attacked at her school by a...SQUIRREL!
Now I have lived in Florida for most of my life and have been surrounded by squirrels at all times and never have I once even heard of a person being attacked by a squirrel unless maybe it was one that was caged and provoked.
Come on!
But of course Lily wanted to know if they should take her to get a rabies shot and I said, "Well, that is pretty crazy behavior for a squirrel so maybe, yes."
I don't believe squirrels carry rabies. How weird it scratched her though. Usually it's all about avoidance.
ReplyDeleteI think Mr moon had too much fun. I'd have done that and asked him to go to lunch in your place.!
I'm pretty sure that getting the branch down was fun but the sawing and loading and hauling afterwards not so much.
DeletePoor Maggie....... too much squirrel trauma. And sheesh....all that waiting for a blood draw.....ugh. I trust you people watched during that time.....and now at least THAT is done! Happy evening!
ReplyDeleteSusan M
I did people watch. I wanted to chat with people but it was a room so devoid of anything but chairs and what might have been benches that people were sitting on (and leaning up against walls) that anything you said would have been heard by every person in there and that's okay but it was weird.
DeleteI saw that fire lily at once. Beautiful.
ReplyDeletePoor Magnolia June. Torn between hugging the squirrel and squealing "oooh, get away..."
I wonder if it was traumatic for her. We'll have to chat about this.
DeleteBlood draw has become a nightmare for me. Finding a vein and then having it dry up...even when they call in the "vein whisperer" it's painful. And i try my best not to indicate they are hurting me.
ReplyDeleteThat is truly bizarre about the squirrel and i am so glad they nixed the rabies shot. I have heard it's in your belly and very painful.
I have a vein that I call the Phlebotomist's Delight. You could hit that thing with a dart from across the room. I'm lucky with that!
DeleteYeah. Rabies shots are no picnic at all.
Maybe the squirrel recognised an animal lover and ran to her for protection against all the other kids.
ReplyDeleteRabies is something we don't have here and we do a lot to make sure we never do. You can die from a bat bite, though. Some other nasty disease.
Hmmm...
DeleteWell, that's a thought. "Save me Little Girl!"
How terrific that you don't have rabies there! It's sort of a miracle that it hasn't been imported. Bats do carry rabies here. I'd just as soon never get bat-bit.
I'm glad Maggie's ok but that's quite something - being attacked by a squirrel of all things!
ReplyDeleteI know!
DeleteI'm glad we live in the age of antibiotics.
ReplyDeleteMe too, lady!
DeletePoor Maggie, what a shock that must have been. Thank heavens for antibiotics. And thank heavens for handy men who know how to clean up a yard.
ReplyDeleteAnd today he mowed and it looks amazing!
DeleteDamn! I've never heard of a squirrel attacking a person. How strange. Glad Maggie is ok.
ReplyDeleteMe either, Jennifer!
DeleteMr. Moon is such a champion! He ticks all the boxes! Your day sounds wonderful of course, excepting the scratchy squirrel! When the ranger came to our house about the mountain lion and fawn under our forsythia he said that he would rather deal with a mountain lion than a squirrel any day. At least our little Magnolia will have a tale to tell- an excellent Florida tale. Scary , never trust a rodent dressed fit to kill!
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DeleteGlen is pretty awesome which is not to say he's perfect nor is it to say that sometimes I get SO ANNOYED with him. I'm sure you understand.
DeleteI've never known that squirrels are so wild! They look so cute and docile as they run about the yard. And you're right- Maggie will have a tale to tell.
I've seen squirrels in urban parks run up people's legs if the person appears to be holding something edible. Maybe this squirrel is used to people tossing peanuts. Nothing vicious about it-- but disconcerting, and possibly infection-causing.
ReplyDeleteIn my experience, feral animal scratches = antibiotics.
Yes. I've heard of that happening at state parks where people feed the squirrels. But this was at a school and I'm pretty sure they don't let kids feed the squirrels there.
DeleteI totally agree with you about the antibiotics.
Sorry to hear about Maggie's squirrel adventure. Scary for her! Hope she heals up quickly. Mr. Moon has lots of skills!
ReplyDeleteLily said that the scratch barely broke the skin so I'm sure she'll be okay. At least physically. She may be traumatized, though.
DeleteWhen I was a student at USF, the squirrels were amazingly brazen because everyone fed them. They'd climb up a pant leg, for example. I bet kids at school have been feeding those squirrels and they've lost their fear of humans.
ReplyDeleteI once touched a sick squirrel that I found near our house in Florida and for weeks I was convinced I was going to get rabies. I'm not sure squirrels even carry rabies.
(That was when I was a kid -- if I'd been an adult I'd have gone to the doctor but of course my mom just scoffed at that idea!)
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