The 4th and a few Shingles

It's the 4th of July! Our little corner of the world is celebrating. The Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast is the morning staple for local festivities. All day long there will be activities, food, milk carton boat races, kids fun, wine tasting, and microbrew tasting at our local lake. It should be lots of fun!

The Mister is working today and hopefully he won't get any grumpy customers. They tend to be the ones he remembers in detail and he loves to give an account of their every minute of his interaction with them. You know 30 years in law enforcement and he was very discreet about what he shared. Retired and working part-time, and he suddenly has become the detail oriented and memory king when it comes to icky experiences. They are always colorful, detailed, dotted with hyperbole, and annecdotal in nature. But, he's talking, and sharing about new things other than 2nd amendment issues. Note to self: Pay attention, smile, be positive and encouraging, laugh at his humor, and for heaven's sake, flippinwatermom, stop telling him he's a light weight when it comes to customer service and retail sales.

Extra 4th of July note: I have broken out in shingles, yet again. Don't feel sorry for me. I know the drill, medication, lysine, ointment, and prayer. There's a few stumbling blocks though. The pharmacy that takes our insurance is closed today. It'll be a few days before I get the medication, but fortunately, I still have some ointment. Why am I continuing to break out? Wel....I broke out in the same nerve ending band area in May. I guess I am having a few issues that I'm not resolving. Oh bother! I am a flippin stress freak! The very first breakout I ever had was 2 weeks before my wedding. Sheesh....for 30 years now, I am still breaking out. It's a pain, literally, and bothersome. Keep smiling and pray for a short duration of the rash. Oh, yeah, I'm not going to the pancake breakfast. I am opting for the bbq with the Mister later this evening at our neighbors and I'm hoping that the pain, burning, icky pattern will be on the decline. I cut my morning walk short. Note to self: Keep a POSITIVE ATTITUDE! and....STOP WHINING!