Today has been totally mixed up. It was pouring rain this morning, so no dumpster in the driveway and no work on a new roof that I can’t afford in the first place. Will it be tomorrow? Saturday? Monday? Who knows when the work will begin.

The physical therapy was a complete waste of time. Turns out that I should have canceled the appointment. So hours, days, of worrying and crying, and when I tell him I have no pain, he says, “oh, I’m sorry. Did you have to take off work to be here? That’s too bad.”

Now because I was there, and he needed something to do, I suffered through an “educational session.” He went in search of the fake spine so that he could show me what bones and disks look like and tell me how they work. Then we discussed sitting up straight, having a good chair at work, walking a lot, and other back care tips. And when I was released I did my grocery shopping for the week. I didn’t need to go back to work, so I figured I might as well accomplish something. I found however that lots of kids and parents are wondering about the grocery store in the after-school, before-dinner hours. Another educational moment.