More snow?!?

Yep! It's snowing again. Whee hee.

When I got to the store this morning, I had no parking spot. Grrrrr! I hate that! There's only 2 spots for the store and one is MINE, dammit! :) I don't drive everyday of course, since I live only a couple of blocks away, but I hate it when there's cars in my spots. Obviously, they aren't my customers if they're there before I am...

My back is still not liking the weather right now, so I had to drive over. The sidewalks aren't well cleared yet plus it's very very cold today. That's a combination that can lead to disaster. A bad slip and fall on the ice could really mess my back up. So I have to be a global warming wimp and drive.

I know I used the term "spina bifida occulta" to describe my back issues a few posts ago, but I hate to use that term. What I have is so mild compared to those with serious spina bifida. It hurts but for me, it's more of a periodic inconvenience. 99% of the time, I can get around even if it hurts to do so. I can walk. So I have to consider myself lucky that it isn't far worse. Of course, that doesn't mean that I don't whine about it sometimes. After all, a good day is one where I don't really notice that it hurts. A bad day, and my left foot drags when I walk, my legs are numb from the hip down, both hips ache, I have a lump the size of a pound of butter over the base of my spine (right in between the dimples) and I can't get comfortable anywhere.

I was late getting here today because my back tried to seize up while I was in the shower. I had to wait until I could move without it really going out. I'm glad that I didn't run out of hot water while I was in there. Now, that would truly have sucked!

But I'm here, and I'm mostly mobile. That's pretty good.