John had a fasting blood test scheduled for this morning at the clinic in Uvalde, so we were up and out of the house a little before 7 a.m.  The temps were on the cold side and that cool air hung around the entire day.  

We arrived at the lab just as the doors opened and it didn't take long before John was called in, his blood drawn, and we were out of there and on our way to Burger King for some breakfast.  From there we drove to Wal Mart where we gassed up the Honda, did a little grocery shopping, and walked around the store until it was time to check out and head back to the clinic for his doctor's appointment.  After examining his knee, she scheduled an MRI and x-ray for his knee and set up an appointment with an orthopedic doctor.   We need to find out the root cause of the swelling and stiffness and this was the place to start.  We went across the parking lot to the hospital and it didn't take too long to get the x-ray.  John will see her again on Friday and she will have the results of the x-ray and blood work at that time and should also be able to tell us when the MRI can be done.

When we returned to the fort, John headed off to the driving range and then played a couple of holes of golf.  As hard as it is to believe, golfing does not bother his knee at all, it fact, it feels perfect when he plays.  While he was gone, I made a hotdish to take to the RV potluck this evening.  A few more winter Texans arrived this afternoon and we had a pretty good crowd this evening.  As usual, we played cards after the meal.  John and I both lost tonight.