Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
health & wellness

appointments

Jake had his final appointment with the orthopedic surgeon yesterday evening. Everything looks good with his knee. He still has some restrictions, but those will be gradually lifted over time, so that is good news.

In other doctor news, Jake has been sick since late last week. We thought it was just a cold, but it turned out that he had strep throat. We went to iCare on Monday morning (after he was sent home from school) and got some antibiotics. Laurel Peds couldn’t fit him in until later in the afternoon and I didn’t want to wait that long for something as straightforward as this. Well, he had a number of adverse reactions to the antibiotic (which is odd because I’m quite sure he’s taken it before), so we had to get something different prescribed. This time we went through Laurel Peds, so we made a trip there yesterday afternoon. That said, he was feeling a lot better by last night and went to school today, so things are looking up there, too.

movies

the nice guys

I wasn’t so sure about this one, but I ended up really liking it. I got a little distracted at the end because the movie was a little long for what it was. Basically, it was about a private eye and his sidekick who are investigating the death of a porn star. While this might sound serious, it actually had quite the number of laughs (more than some recent comedies I’ve seen).

My rating: 3.5/5

movies

the girl on the train (movie)

Brian and I watched this last night. It was much less confusing to watch than read. And, it followed the book pretty closely, too. Bonus: despite the fact that the main character was British, the story took place in America. I might have enjoyed it more if I had not read the book first, since I knew what was coming, but I much prefer to read first, then watch.

My rating: 3/5

live entertainment

lisa lampanelli

Last night, Brian and I went to see stand-up comedienne Lisa Lampanelli at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg. I wasn’t familiar with her stand-up but Brian’s been talking about her for years, so we decided to go. She is known as an “insult comic” and there was a lot of interaction with the audience (basically her making fun of people in the front rows). We also got to see her berate a heckler, so that was kind of interesting. There were some funny moments for sure, but I guess I’m just not that big on this style of comedy. Brian had similar feelings on the subject as he hadn’t seen her perform in a while and his tastes have changed. Still, it was a good way to spend a Friday evening. We hope to check out some more comics in the near future. At this point in my life, I’d rather do that than go to a concert.

dream house

crunch time

It’s hard to believe, but Jake is going to be a senior next year. That means, we can move any time after he graduates. Whether we’ll be ready to move is another question. There are a lot of things we’d like to accomplish with the house before then, just to make it more appealing. I suppose we could always sell without doing all of the improvements, but some of them are non-negotiable.

Last weekend, we took a tiny step and painted our bedroom window trim and installed new blinds. You would not believe how much better the painted trim looks versus the stained trim.

One of the things that is going to set us back in our goals is that we have to have our sewer line replaced (it’s tentatively happening at the end of this month) and it’s going to be EXPENSIVE. Also, we’ve been trying to get our neighbor (who we share a driveway with) to get a new driveway for about 10 years. But, whether he’s with us or not, that’s going to happen for us this year (that is definitely one of the non-negotiable improvements that we need to do). Between the two of these things, I don’t see how we’re going to have money for anything else.