I woke this morning with a mother of a back ache. WTF? It was a struggle just to get out of the bed. My back was so stiff and sore I could barely walk. I didn't do much yesterday except laundry, knitting, a couple of walks to the C-store across the street, and grilling a couple of burgers for dinner.

I have no idea why my back felt the way it did when I got up. I made some coffee and downed one of the pain killers I have left over from when I injured my back on the job a long while back. It hasn't kicked in yet, but should soon.

I've walked around, stretched, and placed a support behind my lower back so I can sit in my recliner in relative comfort while I drink my coffee.

I could understand it if I had spent the day doing something strenuous but I didn't. Perhaps that's the problem. I'm used to working pretty hard every day while on the road. Maybe my back is like WTF? Why aren't we working? LOL

Or maybe it's just a delayed reaction to being on the road. I've had time to relax now after an extended period on the road, and maybe my back felt like now was a good time to bitch about it.

Ah well, it is what it is. I'll deal with it and get over it. I still have laundry to do, knitting to do, and since the dishes stubbornly refuse to wash themselves I guess I'll have to wash them. No time for sitting around worrying about a stupid back ache. It's not like it'll kill me or anything.

The sweater is really coming along nicely. I'm still doing the raglan increases but am much farther along and it won't be too much longer until I can slip the sleeve stitches onto holders and start working the torso which will just be a lot of mindless stockinette stitches. I'll probably slip half of it to another needle this evening and try it on for fit. If I do I may snap a progress pic at that point.

Mom is due to see her doctor tomorrow. She'll probably find out then when she needs to start chemo. I know she's really not looking forward to that as it really made her sick the last time.

Ah well, time for another cup of joe.