Surgery Happenings – The cyst is gone! My PC referred me to a surgeon on Thursday and I was in the OR on Monday. The good news is that it was an outpatient procedure and they were nice enough to give me a very early slot – as in we had to be at the hospital at 0530. NBD, as The Wife and I are early risers. Plus, we were home before 11. The bad news is that I had to stop all my ibuprofen. Which I take a lot of for my joint pain. It wasn’t that it all came roaring back, but I started noting things starting to hurt a bit more.

Everything went well. I spent Monday pretty much sleeping on my recliner while listening to the first Honor Harrington book. And indulging in the fact that Publix has their key lime cookies back. I’m also getting my endurance back. Doing chores on Tuesday morning winded me a hell of a lot more than expected. And the doc said that he really wants me to take it easy for the next couple of weeks – so my boss said to stay home and recuperate.

Mother’s Day Happenings – Normally, we have the big Mother’s Day dinner at Ward Manor. This year, with me going into surgery on Monday and some of the family of on adventures in other parts of the state, we decided on doing something small. The Wife, MIL, and Mom have had a monthly pedicure appointment at a place across the main highway. While they’re getting their toes done, The Brother and I hang out at the Manor. Normally, The Brother and I play a board game from his extensive library, but this time we watched an Aussie show called Guy Montgomery’s Spelling Bee. The best description I could give of this show is someone saying “Let’s do a spelling game show, but only after we mainlined every single episode of Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Anywhoo, because it was Mother’s Day, the mothers decided on getting a late lunch/early dinner from Chicken Salad Chick, which has become a Manor Favorite. Well, it is among the estrogen side of the house. I like it fine, but my proclivities run more to typical quick-service fare. But, everyone enjoyed themselves, which was the most important part.