A little bit of this and a little bit of that ...

Once again inspired by reading other people's blogs, I trot myself over to the computer keyboard to compose an update on this life of mine.  It's a long weekend with Monday celebrating Queen Victoria's birthday and the school kids in our area also had a Pro-D day off Friday.  Two of my three offspring are away at Sunnybrae Bible Camp enjoying (I hope) a huge youth May Camp event.  So the house is pretty quiet.

The countdown on prednisone continues:  I started with 10 pills per day (50 mg) on May 3, reduced to 6 on May 8, reduced again to 4 on May 13, and went down to 3 today.  The initial "high" was great, but it is good to get down from that dosage as soon as possible.  I'll get blood tests done this week and see how the muscle enzymes are taking this onslaught of steroids!

It was a steady day at the Historic O'Keefe Ranch today.  I was on duty in the gift shop all day, and the two other interpreters divided duties between mansion tours and general store-keeping.  We also had a wedding going on in the afternoon (as well as a rehearsal for another wedding tomorrow) so there were people all over the place.  I did manage to keep ranch guests paying and wedding guests free, so they all got what they came for.  Being on the front desk is a bit nerve-racking, especially when I messed up the first transaction of the day and then couldn't "void" it out of the till properly.  Well, I'm sure I will hear about it when the bookkeeper is back in after the long weekend.  Then there were the times when I rang in a credit or debit card transaction as cash ... or debit as credit ... well, I'm sure it wasn't this complicated last year.

I did miss doing tours today, especially the families with children.  I love making history come alive for ranch visitors.  But it is handy to know as much as I do about the ranch, because even people in the gift shop have questions, and I was able to answer a few today.

Well, that is all the excitement for now ... I thought I was in a much more reflective mood.  Just enjoying my blessings today.