Sonya Schryer Norris

Accomplishment Day 5

My accomplishment today was realizing that I look like crap. I left off the vicodin last night in preparation for driving safely to my doctor’s office this morning – my first time behind the wheel in 6 days. I dressed successfully in the sweat clothes I slept in last night, put my hair in theContinueContinue reading “Accomplishment Day 5”

Accomplishments Day 4

My grand accomplishment for today was being able to take a shower in preparation for my follow-up doc appt. tomorrow morning. I’m a bit worried about having enough movement to both shower and go out in one day so I broke up the activities over two days. My back problems started when I was 12.ContinueContinue reading “Accomplishments Day 4”

Accomplishment for the Day

Well, I pulled a muscle in my back on Sunday morning. After 5 hours lying on the bed during which we hoped I would start to feel better and one attempt to get me into unLibrarian’s car that failed miserably, Hubby and I called an ambulance and I went to the ER for the super-duperContinueContinue reading “Accomplishment for the Day”

The Day I Called a 65 Year Old Sales Clerk “Honey”

Today I went shopping in a department store that took over Hudson’s and Marshall Field’s among others. Let’s protect their anonymity by calling them “m.” I was there buying Hubby a tie for Christmas. I can say this because Hubby does not read blogs, mine included. In any case, I found a great tie andContinueContinue reading “The Day I Called a 65 Year Old Sales Clerk “Honey””

Garage Humor Redux

Recently my family sat around one evening telling stories and Cousin M. contributed this garage-related gem. He was 17 or 18, home alone for the weekend while Ma and Pa were traveling. Being the industrious sort, he told his parents that he didn’t have anything to do that weekend, might they suggest a household projectContinueContinue reading “Garage Humor Redux”

Garage humor

A couple of weeks ago Hubby and I drove to Ann Arbor to visit my mom. She’d called to say she had a small household item that needed fixing during the visit but we wouldn’t need to bring tools. I say “we,” but really I mean Hubby. I inherited my fear of caulking, plumbing andContinueContinue reading “Garage humor”

Fall in Michigan

On Friday I announced it was time to rake. Hubby said fine. We decided to do the raking this morning. We had our breakfast and then donned outerwear and tromped out to the side yard, rake, broom and yard waste bags in hand. We begin to rake. And to bag. Rake and bag. Rake andContinueContinue reading “Fall in Michigan”