Out of body experiences

This picture is from NYC.  We were getting in line for the ferry to the Statue of Liberty.  The man always had some boring reading material.  

I took the boys out to dinner tonight.  I always have the best of intentions.  And I know they must have a secret meeting before we go anywhere.  They plot the specific ways they are going to drive me crazy.  They have got to plan this ahead of time.  There's no way this is just an impromptu gift.  They have a script and they stick to it.  And when my eyes glaze over and my soul leaves my body, they have scored.

Tonight the conversation/argument was "what happens to a glacier if it's struck by lightening".

Son #3 had one opinion.  Son #1 decided to argue the point.  The boy could argue with a post.  He lives to argue.  Thrives on it.  Finds great joy in it.  He starts the argument, my eyes glaze over and then I'm gone.  Jim used to notice this and then he'd ask, "Where are you now?"  I'd answer, "I'm in San Antonio with Daughter #1", or "I'm eating dinner with Daughters #2 & 3 -- I am NOT here."

The sons do not notice this.  They just keep arguing whether a glacier would indeed melt if struck by lightening or if it would blow up.  

They make me tired.

The MRI is done.  The sneaky ENT failed to mention that I would be getting an IV for this so they could do one with contrast.  Jerk.

It took about an hour and was very, very loud.  They put earphones on me and set it to the radio station I requested.  Too bad that the only time I could hear it was when the machine wasn't taking pictures of my brain!  Oh well.  I kept my eyes closed and tried to relax.  I started to fall asleep during the last 5 minutes.  Go figure.

I won't know anything until next week.  

Well, that's it for tonight.  I'm going to have an out of body experience now and maybe take a walk down Broadway.  If I'm not back by tomorrow you might want to call the guys in the white coats.