EKG confirms heart beating fine

yes that is right, today's EKG which took some doing to arrange confirms the correct heart rhythm.  It was splendid news.

This morning was a beautiful bright morning after my feeble attempts at a bath, you see the hot water was still not working, oh yes the tank was in place but the 25 year old connections were in terrible shape and had to  be replaced and that required yet another day.  So I pulled hot water from the water fountain which happens to supply both heated and cooled water.  I took my little bowl of hot water upstairs and pretended I was in some primitive scene in a movie from another era.  It worked and has gotten me through the day but in a short time I intend to make sure the hot water is for real.

I drove to Mountain House which is a town created in the fields by dreamy developers before the crash.  My first appointment was at 8:30 which tends to be a chilly time of the day.  Even though it was a very small house by my usual standards it took some time to get down on paper correctly.  Then I quickly went through the interior and planned to see a second home but when I called to confirm they said they had NO appointment, of course later in the morning the lady called who did have an appointment in STockton wanting to know when I would arrive.  What a mess I've made of things lately.

Well I drove straight to Kaiser and signed up for the EKG but then there was a wait which I detest in the middle of a working day.  Finally I was called in and the person taking vitals told me my resting rate was 54, that was quite a surprise.  Then they stuck the little torture devices all over my body and I had multi EKGs, seems the leads were not acting right.

Finally I was able to move to the lab for blood work  and then I was free.  So I ventured to Starbucks and picked up a drink, headed home and found Shawn the water heater guy working and Ray supervising.  I went on in and set to work, Jessie had questions which I answered.  She prepared a sizeable deposit and had set up new orders and was ready to start writing a report.  Mid afternoon she had to leave to spend time with a friend and Shawn finished the water heater.  So I loaded up the dishwasher, did a load of laundry and have been writing since.

I was relieved to learn that the EKG was normal and my heart specialist wants me to stay on the heart medicine for awhile yet.  Sure makes it hard to accomplish anything as I feel so tired and lethargic.

There is plenty of work to write tomorrow and I'll see a couple in the field as well.  Seems I can never get caught up no matter what.

I'm thankful to have things back more normal again.  It really threw me for a loop to have the water heater out and the garage in a mess.  Now its all back to normal, Ray helped me put the new little boat which had been sitting in the front yard beside the house so I'm sort of back to normal again.

Now to get exercising again, that is what I need in the worst way and its up to me, no one else can do it for me.

Sending love to all,

Tim