Well, it's Sunday, not Friday lol, but finally gave some time to check in with you all.

Gail- hope those meds work for you. My sister went on a lower dose and then added a half pill mid day to help. Anyway, I sincerely hope you all find what works for you.

Snooozie- Love all the humor! You are always good for a chuckle.

OWR sounds like you are going through some rough times. Hope things are working out well for all.

Hi to Patrice, Carol and Vailara and anyone else who may be stalking the board lol.

It has been super crazy settling back in, and as of last night I came down with a cough and cold- darn! Loading up with Zicam , airborne, Claritan, aspirin and throat lozenges. This too shall pass, right?

My trip was rewarding in many ways. It felt good to actually be able to be there to help my mom, and I accomplished a lot for her. It was really nice to spend time with her, and she was well aware of who I am in spite of her dementia. Here is a pic of us having some ice cream at her new residence.



She looks happy, right? Well that's when she was taking her meds. Unfortunately I hear now she is absolutely refusing to take her meds and spits them out, etc, and without them she is as ornery as they get. I am hoping this will be resolved!

I did manage to get away for a bit in the northern tip of the thumb of Michigan at a place called Pointe Aux Barques. Haven't seen so much green in quite some time!











Oh my goodness, nothing like enjoying a cool lakeside breeze!



While I was there I ran into a friend from high school whom I hadn't seen in like 40 years, as well as the older sister of a good friend of mine who passed at the young age of 14. I hadn't seen her sister since high school either. We used to have a cottage up there when I was a child, too, so there were a lot of great memories.


Then back to Detroit where I was treated to a ticket to see the Rolling Stones- felt like I was in my twenties again!! They were fantastic!!!



And was also able to catch up with my best friend from high school that I hadn't seen in decades which was so fun. We met for lunch at noon and closed the place down at 4 lol.




Had a little family drama that went on, of course, particularly the last evening, but overall I was felt things went well. I was exhausted, between taking care of my mom and trying to get in some play time, too, but it was all good.

It's taken me awhile to get settled in back home, and now I caught this dang cold from one of my students. But I am trying to get back to healthy eating habits within my goals, and so far so good. Gained three pounds while gone, but have already dropped two of them and am motivated to keep going. I'm laying low with exercise until I can breathe and not cough, etc.


Hope everyone enjoyed their weekends in spite of the heat, and here's to a new week starting Monday full of health and wellness

Thanks so much for your comments, Snoozie. It's good to know that somebody understands! Honestly, this is so not like me - I'm naturally quite calm and easygoing. Even with PMS, I used to get physical symptoms, but wasn't too bothered by moodiness. Now it's a completely different story!

I hope work goes OK for you. Well done on coping with shifts. I know I'd struggle if I tried to do it now. My brain has switched off by the evening - lol! And my body follows shortly after! But I suppose if you've worked in your lake walks and lunch into the mornings, then it's going to be harder working a normal shift. Do feel free to whine!

OWR, I am sorry , I didn't know about the little Harry's medical issues. So sorry to hear this, his moma's milk will be the best thing for him to help heal up from this...keeping you all in my prayers.

Susan, I am so glad that Mom knew it was you. I sat with a lady for 3 years that had dementia or Als....and she was able to know all 5 of her children till the end....she lived to be 90. Her short term memory was nowhere to be found. Funny story, I had to sit with her in the hospital one night, and go to work the next day, ...I had to answer the same 5 questions a hundred times...I finally got smart and answered them all when she asked the first one. I managed to get a bit of sleep that way. .lol

Snoozie, you are so lucky if you are retiring next year. I know it has been tough with all this different shift work...you will be a new woman when you get used to it next year!

Carol, Young Son was talking about how hot it is up in Corning NY. He said what made it so bad was that the week before , he had to wear a jacket in the mornings .


Third day of meds...A bit better, no running to the bathroom....too much...hoping it will get better with time.

not exercising yet...maybe after the meds settle in..
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