@RunsOnEspresso I forget where you are located, texas or Arizona? I see Tasha at www.oicardmore.co for meds. I don’t know that any of the therapists can see anyone out of state. I do know Tasha can since she is a mental health nurse with advanced practice degree. Just a thought. She got me in within a week. Dh is working there, but they all work for themselves but are working together to provide care. So there is nothing in it for me.


My leg is killing me with this cold. No oculus games tonight. Just Netflix, Hulu.

I got a little video of the pups outside in the snow & ice. It was too cold to try to get any really cute stuff. My hands froze. Sandy was so happy she was bouncing and reminded me of tigger. They loved running and eating the snow and ice today.

@cmorning - I haven't seen a launch in a long while. I had a friend when I was working whose condo deck faced Cape Canaveral in FL. She had some serious photography equipment and would take the most amazing pictures! I also told dh about the video and he looked it up and had a great time watching them. Thanks for the heads up on that.
Glad you are feeling better and not so tired. Stress can really wreak havoc on your sleep to say nothing about kitty interruptions! Glad you are making progress on things with the draftsman and the movers!

@RunsOnEspresso - I would contact your primary care's office and just explain that you didn't get an appointment made quickly enough and the referral time ran out and ask if they can provide another or reset the one they already made. They should be able to do that within the online healthcare system, probably without even needing to get your doctor involved again.

@swenson19d - I was wondering how your leg/hip are doing. You haven't mentioned them for a while. Has your mobility improved some?
I love watching pups play in the snow! Most of them get so excited by it. It will be interesting this next week to see how Hobbes reacts if there is any accessible around where we will be. He wasn't very interested when we took him to the snow a few years ago in AZ but it was an area with lots of people and sleds and skiers so he was mostly watching them.

@avidkeo - glad you were able to get your cars fixed without breaking the bank! It is amazing how much water weight we pick up from eating differently or from stress or whatever! My weight is up about 4lbs and I just wonder if it is from whatever is going on with my body right now, inflammation or ??

Dh was talking this morning about things he wants to do and places he wants to go next year (2023) for his birthday. He will be 75 (yikes!!) so it is a big one. He wants to go back to Alaska to see the Iditarod again and also maybe take the European river cruise we have been talking about and planning for the last 5-6 years (things just kept getting in the way). He figures we need to start planning now and will probably need to make cruise reservations this year because they sell out so far in advance.

I am trying to convince myself to go out for a run. It is so windy again and it wasn't supposed to be. Just when I think it is dining down it whips right back up again. @CMorning99 are you getting it up your way too? I think I will go do some yoga and maybe take Hobbes just for a walk around the neighborhood to get a bit of activity in.

@shanaber Alaska sound like an enjoyable trip! 75 sounds like it's about the age you are almost an adult. My ex-mother-in-law said at 82 she didnt feel like an adult. Still so much of life to understand.

My leg & hip are or were in a state of baseline pain. Where I managed the day-to-day stuff in the house okay. I've been taking 800mg Advil (for some reason, it isn't getting my guts), and 2 Tylenol every other day. The duloxetine (antidepressant with ability to decrease nerve pain), was upped from 30 mg to 60 and that seemed to help a bit more with the pain as well. The change in weather, freezing temps, makes it all hurt and ache enough where I am back to dreaming about falling, unable to walk, etc. Pain is invasive in sleep. Next doc visit is in May. I am waffling on going. Hip labrum and bursitis (I think) are the source of the concern. But, I had one surgeon mention that more and more surgeries, are going to result in more and more damage. So the cost of fixing this or that may result in post surgical pain; like the incision to do the rodding twice. It is tender to touch but probably "normal".

Kevin and Sandy play on me and he just bit my rear. jeez man that hurts. He nipped me on the outside of my calf the other day, stepped on my bicep while I was laying down, nipped the other ankle... I am all dog abused, deep purple and blue bruised. He has this goofy "grin" he give you before he starts barking, just showing his bottom teeth. He's lucky he's so dang lovable. Sandy has turned into a little possessive love bug. She is quite good at protecting us for pets and cuddles from the other dogs. She gives Kev the stink eye if we pet him... Were gonna have to watch that.

Ha! @rheddmobile!! Laughed out loud at the raccoons! They know a soft heart when they see one. I bet they were saying 'Go see if the lady that gives us a water pool will let us inside where its warm!' The one that came in must have been voted to do the asking 😂😂😂
I really hope your power stays on. I do think there are some areas in TX that also were without power but not the large swaths like last year or whenever it was.

@avidkeo - hope you have a good night at work. Great job getting your long run in!

@swenson19d - I think you should keep the appointment even if you don't want to have more surgery it will give you an opportunity to ask questions and see about other things you can do to help with the mobility.
Hobbes used to bite at me and I don't recall what we used to do to stop it other than sharply yelling "ouch". He also started to resource guard me with dh for a while and we had to put a stop to that.

I did my yoga (OMG am I stiff and I used to be fairly flexible) it proved to me I need to do more. Took Hobbes out for a very short neighborhood run and ended up going down to the trail. Saw the HS cross country runners - a pair a girl and boy crossed the big street just as we were approaching. They were in shorts and I think the girl was about 5'6" or 5'7" and all legs. She looked like a gazelle - so pretty when she ran. I am pretty sure I never looked like that running or doing anything else, ever in my life... The boy was struggling to keep up with her. I saw her again when I got to the middle trail entrance (less than a mile) and she had gone all the way around in the time it took me just to get there. Saw the boy a bit later, he was no longer able to keep up.

I need to go to the grocery store. May have to go tomorrow or after dinner tonight. Dang wind messed up my day completely!

@rheddmobile I hope your power stays on. Love that the raccoon tried to make himself at home and that you fixed them a nice warm spot to sleep.

@Avidkeo Good job in getting your long run in and glad it was a good one.

@shanaber I'm pretty sure I never looked graceful when running either. I love to see those who do though.

@shanaber Have you received the sample from ruggable? I was going to wash one today, but decided it isn't a priority just yet. Kevin and Sandy brought mud in yesterday and dirtied the light one, Abalone. Nice to not worry about it. I may see if they have small ones for just inside the doors instead of these woven ones that you shake out. I could even out one where dh makes a mess consistently in the kitchen 🤔.

Bear Bear went to the vet...
The vet wanted to keep him for the day. Give him some ketamine and see what was going on with him. Probably just an abscess. He had a bit of a fever and you can tell he doesn't feel well. Hopefully, it's a simple abscess.

Kevin is shedding.
I guess he's losing that curly puppy coat. awww, he was so cute curly! It's just a little wavy now. I found out this morning, after cleaning a mess they made on DH'd watch... Why is his "watch" never watched?... a full bottle of simvastatin, ibuprofen, rugs, rocks, shoes, rubber mulch... Kevin liked to be vacuumed with the brush wand. OK! well that's easy! Kevin also likes bananas. DD said "that boy ain't right".

I've eaten too much this week.

Sigh. Tired. Only 5hrs sleep last night. Had a mouse in our room courtesy of Leo. He was disappointed he couldn't fine it. It was on my bed at 5am and ran along my back. Now I don't generally mind mice, but not in my bed. So been awake since 5am.

Food today sux. Can't be bothered. Hungry so eating.

@swenson19d - I have the small rug I ordered and we. love it. Dh thinks he may want the thicker pad in the big rug when we order it so I ordered some samples so we can see what we like better. I have one sample for thee living room and one for my office so we'll see. I haven't had to wash it they of course. Yours is pretty big, I will bee interested in how it goes with washing it.
I have heard of other dogs that love to be vacuumed. Hobbs is not one of them. He isn't afraid of it but definitely moves away when I get anywhere near him with it. Hobbes also loves bananas! He pretty much loves all fruit, even citrus.
I hope Beary is ok! Sending him hugs and hoping it is something easily treatable!

@CMorning99 - would black cat tolerate a sweater? It might make him feel more comfortable with all the hair missing.

I don't mind mice either @Avidkeo but I would freak out if one ran on my back while I was in bed! I hope Leo eventually found it or it otherwise made it outside!

We had a great day today. I started with taking Hobbes for a walk and met a lady with her pup and the 2 dogs ran around chasing and playing off leash. She lives locally and is a hiking guide in the prime season and gave me all kinds to tips on where to go and hikes that I could do with dh. We did the one trail open to dogs and then drove through the park stopping to take lots of pictures. The weather was cold initially but then warmed up to 60F. When we got back to the hotel it was warm enough to sit out on out deck and have a glass of wine while we enjoyed the view.

I didn't really eat breakfast then at lunch we were in the park and only had leftover snacks in the car - so tangerines and popcorn. Got a burger for dinner that was delicious but I feel like I ate way too much and I barely touched the sweet potato fries that came with it. I am not even going to try to log... maybe not anything this week. we'll see. I guess I did have some pita chips and hummus with my wine so that probably contributed to my feeling so full too. I really need to get out for a run tomorrow!

@shanaber Sounds like you had a great first day. Glad Hobbes and you met that nice lady and you get to do a lot more hiking. Wine on that balcony must have been wonderful!

@Avidkeo Your cat is so cute stretched out in the sun.

@Avidkeo - Leo looks hot but he is also saying 'mom, that mouse was your present and it shouldn't have run away!' 😂

I am realizing I am just not able to get out to run in the cold morning. I never used to be this way and I look forward to running in new places but this trip I just can't do it. Thinking maybe this afternoon if we get back early enough we can go for a short run when it. is warmer. Or just opt for wine on the deck again instead 😊

Good morning!

Another day! I wasn't too mad about coming into work today LOL Probably because I see an end in site on this stupid program. Not that the next tasks are fun, but I will get through it.

I worked on that stupid program ALL FREAKING DAY! I got nothing else done at work. DH went for our walk and had leftovers for dinner. I never did finish tracking calories. Such a pain. I did go to bed hungry so that was a cue. I was supposed to start that everlywell women's hormone test yesterday but I just did not understand the directions. You are supposed to do it on the 3rd and 20th day of your cycle. You do the blood test and saliva. But they only gave me 4 vials for saliva (and they don't match) and I "think" I am supposed to 4 different times during the day...for both days? I am going to have to do some research. I also researched how to register the mobile homes. Some of the data seems wrong on the titles, but it worked for mom for 20 years, it will work for me. I am not even sure why I have to register them, it is only $31 year.

I am feeling a bit tired today. When I was digging through Mom's files looking for registration stuff, I came across her file on PD and her accounts of different encounters...a long with all the notes he left on her gate telling her to do things "or she wouldn't like it". There is also paperwork about when he tried to blackmail her. He called the water company and told them she was stealing water, he also called all the neighbors and told them "watch out for her stealing". He sent one of the illegal workers he had living on his property up there to tell her to pay him $10K to make it stop. I think this was maybe 10 years ago. But just other day one of the neighbors mentioned the "stealing water". But that got me all wound up and I could not turn off the whole inner monologue on what I would tell him.

I have a couple more things to add to this last program and then move onto the next one...Safety. I have to have a meeting tomorrow with the commander about the the program and when I asked the last guy who ran it where stuff was, he said he just "kept personal notes"...fffffff great. I keep getting calls from the "QA" guy with bright ideas and yeah, my plate is full dude. My request to have someone help me was ignored so I will triage and get to it when I can get to it. I feel my adrenaline running and I know it is gonna bite me later with punch drunk fatigue.

Grey cat was pukey again this AM. Only thing vet can recommend beyond what we are doing is internal medicine, but since he can't be sedated, not much they can do. I might look into a sensitive stomach food for him, but he needs to be on the kidney diet too. He gets prilosec every day and we have been having to give him cerenia as well up to 1x a week now.

Black cat is very self conscious (and it probably feels weird) of his nekkid belly.

Well, best get to it. Make a list and don't stray from the path!

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@RunsOnEspresso - it has been that way for me since last Friday off and on. Sometimes the news feed updates eventually... I can go to a friend's profile and see their updates but that isn't reasonable. I also discovered I couldn't see pictures anyone posted on the newsfeed (@quilteryoyo had that issue with the one I posted of Zion) but I can see their pictures from their profile. I don't know what they did but they seem to have screwed things up again... I also get logged out multiple times a day whee I used to be able to stay logged in.

That sounds about when it happened for me as well. I don't frequent the website much. And I noticed I had to log in each time
Weird. Glad it's not just me!

@swenson19d - is Kevin getting neutered today? Surprised they would keep him over night. How are you going to keep him quiet when he gets home? I thought that was really hard!
Love the picture of Sandy! They are both such pretty pups!
Yikes that access looks bad! Glad you got Beary in to have it checked and that he is feeling better now. Seems like cats that go outdoors, especially, get so many more of those especially if they fight with other cats.
I am hoping my Ruggable 'samples' will be there when we get home so I can get the big rugs ordered!

@CMorning99 - I am sorry you had to revisit all the terribleness your neighbor brought on your mom. I assume the PD are aware of all of it? if not you might want to turn it over to the detective you spoke to about him previously.
I got to the point with people who were previously in a position I held and trying to get turnover that I expected nothing to be there and was pleasantly surprised when there was.
I'm telling you Black cat needs a little t-shirt or sweater!

I did a little hike today (dh stayed in the car with Hobbes) and did about half of it. @RunsOnEspresso did you do the Canyon Overlook hike? I have found that I am getting dizzy looking up at the sheer cliffs or down at them and going up the initial part of the hike I was feeling unstable I guess is the best way to describe it and wasn't really comfortable doing it by myself. I should have kept going though because I understand now that the 1st part is the worst part of the trail. The views even from the part I did were incredible though.
After we got back to the hotel I took Hobbes out for a run and it was amazing! Also 64F! So beautiful! I posted a bunch of pictures in the challenge thread if you want to jump over there to take a look.
I had half a Thai wrap for lunch and we got salads for dinner. I feel much better about my diet today than yesterday.

Good morning!

Yes, the Detective knows all about PD. He said they were so surprised that so many people asked if he was involved. The also have all the "415's-Reports" that Mom had on him. I can't find the paperwork I saw briefly for the temporary restraining order she had against him. My handyman hung the big NO TRESSPASSING signs for me. He built a whole frame b/c I feel like I remember a time when Mom told me that PD had ripped signs off her gate. But they have no probable cause for any kind of search warrant and nothing to go on unless the kid breaks silence and says someone gave him the address or something. Even then I am sure it would be very hard.

Yesterday was a productive day. I am 99% done with that stupid program, and got my update slides done and emailed in. I still have so much training to do! I was feeling ok until about 2pm when I started to get sleepy. There was a mouse in the office (we work in a warehouse so not surprising) and the guys spent all afternoon devising mouse traps. When they all left, I propped the door open and let the critter go. I absolute despise rodents, but won't kill one. It is funny, after mom's death, I have a bigger respect for all life. If I weren't so lazy, I would be a vegetarian full time LOL

I looked at some more house plans and found a few solutions for areas in ours. I was also looking and realized after looking at PD "plans" for the "new" driveway, it won't work with what I am building. Looks like if he wants that driveway moved, he will be paying for a 1000' ft asphalt driveway...and I think for my time, he will need to throw in an electric gate LOL I did rough math, and that would be about $200K (rounding up of course) for 300' of dirt road in front of his house. He is narcissitic enough to probably pay for it.

DH and I went for our walk and we had the tray of Costco taco's (cause duh, Tuesday LOL). I really didn't have any paperwork to do so that as nice. No word on how the pump test went on the well. Haven't gotten a quote yet on a well set-up either. I swear, people these days. I worked on reselling and sales have picked up a bit thankfully. Had to deal with puky grey cat again. Finally got some nausea meds down him and his meds. His stomach gurgling this morning woke me up it was so loud, not sure if that was good or bad.

Bit slow on the roll getting up this morning. I got sucked into a YouTube video on the premier nanny school in UK...it is the equivalent of an associates degree (3 year program). They learn, basic medical care, emergency care, nutrition, handling, food safety, communication, child rearing, defensive driving, self defense...they are in such demand there is a waiting list to get one and when you graduate it is a guaranteed job in a "posh family" making 60K a year on probation, and then after that you get your certificate after 1 year on the job training, and you can make 100K!

Grey cat was hungry this AM and kept it all down. Someone broke the back window of my neighbors car last night, probably kids, nothing was stolen.

Today at work I have some meetings and DH and I need to swap out some lightbulbs. Dinner is taco pie...not sure how it will turnout...I am going through all my old recipes to see which to keep and which to toss. Hopefully I hear something about the wells today...and nothing from the mobile home movers.