June 13, 2016
10:00 p.m.

I'm sitting here in a velour shirt and double socks in the middle of June. It rained off and on all day, and we saw only intermittent signs of the sun. Ugh. I don't want to be cold in the summertime!

Actually, I doubt it's really cold. It's just me, certainly.

Still don't like it. Blah!
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I returned to Colorado from Wyoming on Friday, June 11th. I got to do a road trip with my brother and my Dad! It was awesome.

I have lived here for nearly seventeen years, and this is the first time they have seen my home. Too bad it was because my brother was checking out my leaky roof! The good news is, he actually thinks it won't be as complicated to fix as I thought it would be. Yay!
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It was really hard to leave Wyoming this time. If I didn't have so many medical issues to work on, I would probably still be there! I miss my family already, especially my parents. It always feels so good to be home with them.

In the meantime, I do have an appointment scheduled this week for yet another medical test. I'm hoping this will be the last one needed to make a definitive diagnosis. Then I can learn what I need to do to live with this.

Next on the list: dental and vision appointments.

Gotta take care of the main home I live in, the saggy, baggy old body my essence resides in.

You know, our bodies are amazing things. The more I study, the more I appreciate how lucky the majority of us are. With the many, many things that can go wrong with us--before birth and every day afterward until the end--it's miraculous how many, many, many things go absolutely right!

Every test I've had, every disease process that has been ruled out, reminds me that I am really very lucky. There are a lot of things that could be going on that are worse than what the doctor thinks my problem is.

I'll remind myself of that every time I think I can't stand it if I never get to eat another pickle.
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A couple of years ago, I quit watching "The Walking Dead". Everyone has assured me that it redeemed itself after the Governor fiasco that drove me away, so I have decided to give it another try. Naturally, I had to start all over again.

I love Netflix.
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I spent a good deal of my time at my parent's house going through old pictures. The memories! It's amazing. It makes me want to go through more of the geneology records they have, and research more on my own.

Family members have checked their DNA, and I would be curious to have my own done, but there's a part of me that is suspicious of the motives of the companies offering the service. Am I crazy?

I guess that's my question of the day: Would you consider having your DNA tested, or would you be worried about what else might be done with your sample? Give me a shout out and let me know what you think.
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Last thought for the day: I wrote a little novella. Won't you check it out?

http://a.co/2e8qF87

Thanks!

And for now, Good night!