surgery is next Wednesday afternoon...

the horses have fly masks on...

the bugs are terrible here with all the rain we've had the past month...

a very wide patch of brown eyed susans...

saw the surgeon and was having a very good morning...

not sick at all...

it is a thingy but not cancer...

there is a sack in the hair folical that is filling...

and it can get bigger and it can turn into a boil...

or it could stay the same the rest of my life...

I opted to have it removed because of where it is, on the spine...

this will be done in his office with a local...

not a really big deal...

the guys are relieved its not cancer...

I am, too...

then onto the next doctor later this month...

we shopped and ate lunch, then went to goodwill...

found some fun things...

but it almost happened...

they let me use their bathroom...

and a good thing...

I would not have made it to another place to find one or made it home...

then I got sick just like that...

spent a miserable afternoon in bed...

but its all better, here early in the morning...

I am hoping when the sun comes up here soon...

that the sun is shining...

;0)

got a home alone day...

might just use it to catch up on my sleep...

;0)

today's the day...

later this morning, I see my surgeon to see what to do with this lump...

ready to get this first meeting over with so we know what's going on...

took a drive last night before supper...

the ears are making...

and the corn is tasseling...

some of the beans look good...

there's a little yellowing in there...

but some do not...

just too much rain...

but it makes for good fishing on the dam...

couldn't find the cows...

not sure if they were moved or taken to the sale barn...

the chicory is blooming everywhere...

rainy day with the high in the 60s yesterday...

so unreal...

but that's the last of the cooler days...

90s by the weekend...

loved wearing a sweat shirt today and even turned the heat on in the van while riding around...

;0)

DH took the day off, so he is going with me...

so far, so good...

just throwing in some more of the car show photos up here today...

got to the dr on time yesterday morning after a really bad start to the day...

the big D...

anyone with IBS knows how scary it is to go out in public when that hits...

but, I went anyway and was feeling as sick as I get with this pinched nerve thing going on...

he checked the lump on the spine and wasn't concerned at all with it...

probably a fatty cyst thing...

but if its pinching things, its gotta come off of there...

so see the surgeon on Thursday...

(by the way, he is back from Afghanistan!)

then he sent me for blood work and stomach xrays to make sure there was no intestinal blockage there...

and it was clear...

tried to tell him I blew the toilet away before heading out to see him...

all the tests were fine...

we had a super DJ for the car show...

he's Craig's friend's brother...

he did a wonderful job playing oldies rock and roll...

so fitting and having music on the square was just fun...

so, Thursday, the surgeon...

then later this month...

I have to see a tummy doctor at Terra Haute...

a specialist...

yippee...

you know what they do...

uh huh...

hoping this cyst thing removed will take care of that and I can call and cancel that appointment...

hanging low today...

too many busy days for me in a row...

got to slow down before I crash completely and it takes weeks to get back on my feet...

;0)

have a fun day...

our early morning country drive...

trumpet flowers line the roadways here...

that's a derailer...

they had the flag up on the other rail...

so they know to stop...

if they don't, this will derail a train...

they were doing work on the line up ahead...

this keeps the workers safe...

some of the fields are not doing so well with all the rain we have had...

wild flowers line the country roads...

more farmers have opted to not mow them...

leaving places for wild life...

not a lot went on yesterday...

rested up from the weekend and getting ready for this morning...

I have an 8am doctor's appointment...

there is a lump on my spine...

going in to have it checked...

just to make sure...

but, I am hoping I haven't done something to a disc...

I will let you know what we find out...

have a great day...

;0)

grab another cup of coffee...

our 4th started with a car show on the square...

there was a fair number of vehicles for it being the first year for this...

and the quality was good...

they were parked on 2 sides of the square...

so they could have the parade later around the other 2 sides...

we went up and took shots of the cars and watched the flag burning ceremony...

1964- learned to drive in a car like that...

people take their old flags to the VFW...

and they burn them in a ceremony...

with honor...

they do a 21 gun salute and a bugle is played...

much like a funeral...

2 members stand with the flags and place them one at a time in a barrel...

its pretty impressive...

and they stay there all day until all the flags are burnt...

we know these guys...

the one on the left used to be our neighbor, now he lives on his parents home place...

his son now lives in his house...

and the one on the right, built our deck...

along with the other guy behind his right shoulder blowing the bugle...

we went back up for the parade...

my old neighbor again...

(he's a farmer)

he pulled the Masonic Lodge float...

you can tell its a farming town, can't ya?

Miss Marilyn...

one of my favorite people of all time...

so much spunk...

and the more people the better...

golf carts are a thing here...

so is our fire department...

the fire department and VFW put this on for the town...

things then moved to another part of town...

where the pool, ball diamond and golf course are...

we got there and bought our raffle tickets...

which we won the 50/50!

and we parked our butts on the edge of the golf course to wait for the show...

and this was our view of the fireworks...

they set them off straight ahead of us and we could see it all perfectly...

it was the best display I have ever seen...

this is the second year we have had the fireworks back in our town for almost 30 years...

last year it was just the fireworks, so all the extra stuff is new this year...

and now we have started a new tradition here...

and its only going to get better...

I did pretty good until the end of the parade and I got so sick...

the guys brought me home and I was in the bathroom for a long time...

Craig and Doug's girlfriend, Paula grabbed my camera and went up and shot the wedding for me...

while DH and Doug took care of me...

I took a nap and we went over to the fireworks...

all I had to do was sit and watch and wasn't sure I was going to be able to do that...

but we got through it...

migraine today...

so will take as much time as I need this week to recover...

I am calling the dr in the morning and getting in...

to see what's going on with me now...

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I hope you had a great time this weekend...