Back To Normal Again

Back To Normal Again 

Sept 30 

We decided to come home from our vacation a day early. Our last stop which I didn't blog about was a bit disappointing. We were driving along on Thursday and thought hey, let's overnight it at Battle Creek, MI. Sounds like fun. There must be a museum we can walk around with vintage cereal displays and something about the Kellogg brothers. We recently watched a mini series about the two brothers on The History Channel and thought it would be interesting to stop in Battle Creek sometime and see what was still there from the old days. 

Not much. Our first stop was the Kellogg company. We parked in the visitor parking lot and made our way into the lobby. We walked up to the reception desk and asked about looking around at some of their displays that were precariously about twenty feet down a long marble hallway behind the reception desk. We knew they stopped doing real tours years ago, but could we just walk down and see those displays? We pointed, like the guy didn't have a clue they were behind him. 

"Sorry, folks. You need to have an appointment." 

"What? We can't just walk over there and look into the glass displays?" 

"No, I'm sorry. Do you know anyone who works here? Really, that's the only way I can let you through." 

I considered suggesting he call up my old buddy Tony The Tiger or my buddies Snap, Crackle and Pop but he was too young to find that humorous. I could tell. 

After that, with deflated enthusiasm we made our way to our hotel. It was an Executive Best Western, whatever that meant. So, we checked in and found our tiny tiled room. It was about as big as our guest room here in the condo but we made it work. 

Starving for excitement, we took off for the mall down the road a little later. We found Barnes and Noble without a problem but wow! The rest of the place was EMPTY. It is so sad for me when I see empty shopping malls. Makes you wonder how long before they are all torn down. 

The next morning, we decided we were too tired to do another day of just hanging out and wanted to get home and enjoy two days of pure relaxation-kind of a vacation from the vacation - before Dave went back to work today. 

It was a good decision. 

This am I ended up in urgent care with my silly foot. You know, from the first day at the lighthouse when it swelled up and hurt so bad I couldn't get it in any shoe? Well, I have had some severe pain since off and on. Yesterday, I drove to Target only two miles from our house and on the way home my foot was so painful I couldn't press on the brake or gas pedal without tears. I decided that was it. I needed to find out what was going on. 

After xrays and an appointment with a dr. who readily admitted to me she is not an expert in podiatry I was told she had no idea what was wrong and referred me to a specialist. That appointment is Nov 4. 

So, for the next two weeks I have to do some elevating, icing and taking it easy. I am not to drive but only around Verona, so I could easily pull over if I needed to in case my foot flares up like yesterday. As a person who likes to be on the move this will be a bit confining. But, I'll do it. Anything to figure this foot deal out. RRRR!!! But, what can I do but abide by the doctor's orders? 

That won't keep me from the three things I love to do-quilt, write and bake! So, I guess I'll live through the experience! 

Meanwhile, I'll keep you updated! 

The Quilter Cook