All Done -- Now Let's Party!

Thank you all for your good thoughts yesterday. The prep was not fun, though not as bad as I was anticipating. And the procedure itself went well. The doctor removed one small polyp, which was sent for biopsy, but he said he was pretty sure it would be benign. I was surprised that I was awake for the entire thing! They did give me sedation, but rather than knocking me out, it essentially made me not care what was happening. I did feel a little sleepy afterward, but I think that was as much to do with the fact that I didn't sleep much Wednesday night, nor had I had real food since dinner on Tuesday. They gave me ginger ale and peanut butter crackers in the recovery room, and then we picked up bagels and coffee on the way home. After eating and caffeinating, I felt good enough to take advantage of the day off from work without Ruthie around to clean all the bathrooms and do three loads of laundry!

I did manage to finish up that last charity hat on Wednesday, and I blocked it and the others I recently finished so that I can send them off this weekend. As it's gotten chilly again, I'm using the radiator to help speed up the drying process:

Terrible photo quality brought to you by a dark and rainy day

I am glad I was feeling up to doing so much around the house yesterday because we've got a busy weekend of parties ahead. Tomorrow evening is the Mister's big 50th birthday bash, but we'll start the celebration tonight with dinner out with his side of the family and his aunt and uncle, who are coming in from Georgia for the event. And on Sunday we'll be gathering with my side of the family for lunch for my niece's second birthday. In between all those events, I'll be giving Ruthie some extra cuddles to make up for sending her away for a couple of days (and giving her a much-needed bath after I pick her up this morning, too)!

I hope you have a lovely weekend -- and in honor of the two birthdays we're celebrating, please feel free to treat yourself to some cake!