Prilosec and nexiuum have failed to help with my upper GI issues. My PCP has prescribed protonix. I'm going to pick it up from the pharmacy tomorrow. I read up on it. It has a lot of side effects, but hopefully I get lucky and get off easy. I hope it helps.

My morning computer time is also bonding time with Buddy. He gets up and down, but spends long periods of time curled up in my lap. He's starting to dig his claws into my thigh as he jumps up which means it's time to clip the cats' nails again… UGH… It's such a project…

I have to get Buddy first because if he sees me cutting Rocky or Dottie's nails he'll run and hide, and he's fast and so small he can hide anywhere. But Rocky can't see me clipping the other cats' claws either. I have to wait until he's passed out to cut his nails so he doesn't realize what I'm doing until I'm almost done or he'll fight me so hard I'll be lucky to cut any. Dottie doesn't care. She'd let me pick her up and cut her nails five times in a row.

I guess I'll do my own finger and toenails today, too. We may as well all get manicures. I wish I could polish my nails, but I can't because I have a slight tremor. I can't wait until I can drive myself to the nail salon to have someone do that for me…

Speaking of driving…
I'm finally going to the DMV tomorrow!!! I'm so excited!!! Things have been stagnant for so long, it's feels surreal. I've already put the paperwork I need together and checked it 100X, but I know I'm going to OCD it again today, tonight, and probably tomorrow morning, too.

Hopefully that specific restriction on my license is lifted tomorrow and we'll be visiting the insurance agent after the DMV. I'm worried about the cost of the policy. I have no idea how much it will be, but I know it will be very expensive, and I have to pay 20% of it down, so my imagination is going wild.

I'm still a little worried that something, somewhere will go wrong, but mainly I'm really excited because I'm in the home stretch. The final step in the process can happen pretty quickly after this, and I may have my license back very soon