Most days I eat a very healthy vegetable and protein based diet. But then there is a day like today where I eat jelly beans and deli ham… but mostly jelly beans.

We made a long weekend last Friday-Tuesday of my annual neurology appointment in Denver. I had the car loaded with suitcases Friday morning before work. My husband and I locked up the office at 5pm, threw the cold snack bag in the car, and headed west grabbing the kids from daycare on our way.

Other than my son either not packing or losing his entire stack of pants and shorts somewhere between home and Winter Park, our time in Colorado was very smooth. We stayed at a friend’s condo. Fishing, biking, hiking, a mine tour, a gorgeous mountain morning 5K run, and the historic Georgetown railroad filled our time. Tuesday morning, we cleaned the condo and started back to Denver. One child got motion sick coming down the pass and lost all his stomach contents into a “Brain Flakes” toy jar.

My neuro appointment went very well. MS is still stable! HALLELUJAH! Those words alone are worth the 30 minute extra wait, hitting rush hour traffic, a tire low on air on interstate, and not getting home and in bed until almost 12:45am.

Full work day on Wednesday.

Thursday was our local county fair’s first full day. My kids joined 4-H this past year. My son took a Geology box with 18 rocks, minerals, and fossils.My daughter took a single stemmed zinnia flower.

Then we volunteered at the Kiddie Barnyard for two hours and ended up with a new housecat that the local veterinarian had up for free adoption. After we lost our 15 year old feline family member in December, I swore the only way we’d do it is if the potential pet met my very specific requirements.

Well… we walk in to volunteer for a couple of hours and there he is. Met every box on my checklist: 1) Male. 2) 4yrs old. 3) Litterbox/House trained. 4) Neutered. 5) Laid back.

He came with a sweet hand-written note from the person who surrendered him complete with how he likes to have his head rubbed and eating habits. He was obviously loved by his previous owner. My guess is the person either moved to a pet free rental or went to a nursing home.

Meet Sullivan – aka Sully. (This was when we first saw him, He has since been to the vet for a solid bath and his vaccinations.)

Following our pet adoption, the kids and I worked the 4-H food stand for 6.5 hours. I was the main cashier for $3000+ in food sales. That was more mental math than I’ve done in years. Doing it mentally was faster than trying to use the calculator. Needless to say, my brain was unable to function very deeply when I got home late last night.

So… here we are: A new housecat. Over a thousand miles for my neurology appointment. Projects entered in the local fair. Volunteer shifts done. Absolutely no motivation to be productive at work or at home. And one big bag of jelly beans.

Thank goodness it’s Friday!