Change of plans

What I was supposed to do last week:              What I did last week:

Tuesday: attend a going-away                             got sick
reception for my dear fiber art friend
and her husband who are leaving town

Wesdnesday: get my 2011 Christmas                 got sicker
ornaments in the mail

Thursday:  attend the holiday party for             got sicker
my fiber and textile art organization

Friday: keep sewing on a new quilt that             had a CAT scan
I started in a frenzy of enthusiasm earlier
in the week

Saturday: go to the opening reception                 had my gall
for the 42nd Annual Mid-States Craft                 bladder removed;
Exhibit in Evansville IN, to receive                      went home three
an award of merit                                                    hours later

For next week: scratch the parties and the Christmas lunch, hope to get the ornaments in the mail, read some trash novels and maybe do some handwork.  It only hurts when I laugh, which is too bad because I'm feeling pretty happy to have been diagnosed and fixed so quickly -- and on a weekend yet!  It's a far cry from the greatest healthcare system in the world, but when it works, and for us lucky folks who can afford to participate, it does have its moments of glory.