Good morning!

@avidkeo Congrats on being an Aunty! Best job in the world! Those views are amazing, and the shoes...well they will add a bit of extra spice to your experience LOL. 7 days of working straight will do that too you. We used to do that for military exercises, 13hr days for 7 days straight, 1 day off and then 7 days on. By the 3rd day I was living off of McD's and eating all the candy.

The weekend went well, lawdy I needed it. Saturday was a slow day, I ran up to the ranch to drop some stuff off, get the mail, etc. Nothing exciting. We got the well certs back, we are right at 5 GPM. But oddly in our water test we tested positive for total coliform. I am not 100% what it is, but it is a natural bacteria in the soil and it can be an indicator you have other bacteria in the soil that may contaminate your water. We tested negative for anything else, but it is a bit of a grey mark on your well record. I think there can be a lot of false positives too, our first test did not show it I think. DH was on a cleaning kick on Saturday (not mad about that LOL). We had movie night, wine, Thai, and ALLLLL the salty snacks. Doh. Sunday was another slow day, DH and I did our grocery shopping. He wanted to make some sort of seafood bake, he ended up spending $75 on the ingredients!!!! It was good. He bough lobster tails and we laughed so hard because we were standing over the sink trying to figure out how to eat them without stabbing ourselves. Yeah, we are spoiled and the restaurants always did it for us LOL

Grey cat is hanging in there. There is a definite change though in his behavior. The splitting the house is going ok, I don't think whoever gets the back of the house is overly happy, but I think grey cat likes it because he can eat when he wants. I think we hit a good milestone in black cat's chemo, He is is putting on so much weight, he was emaciated when we started and he has gained probably 3lbs since we started about 10 months ago.

Sales picked up for the weekend a bit. I am about where I was last month at this time. I got a return request, it is actually a bit funny in an eye rolling sense. I sold a brand new sweatshirt. I got a return request b/c there is "horrible smell" and she said it smelled like "body odor and not sure what else" but when she tried it on it "made her puke" and she felt it was "dangerous and unhygienic". The platform she bought it on does not allow returns for size, only for issues. I really really wanted to comment back, "Sorry the shirt didn't fit". I am very certain she is trying to force a return. I don't have a problem with them, it is the sites policy not mine. I offer then on eBay.

This AM I was listening to a youtube lady that does motivation, life coaching and such. She said that all the negative energy we are exposed to in the news and near us will bring us down. We will feel sick, tired, fat, and generally terrible about ourselves. She said more than ever we need to do our gratitude exercises. IDK but that really struck me and I restarted my routine of during my drive in (which is about 5 min) turning off the radio and saying out loud what I am grateful for.

Going to try AGAIN on being more mindful about eating. No more buying candy to have at work to "ration out". I think I did well last week, not enough, but a step in the right direction.

@Avidkeo - congratulations to your brother and sil and to you too!! I hope you get to see the new little one soon!
That hike up the mountain was awesome! Did you go with friends or a group? My quads always hurt after a lot of downhill stabilization and my calves from going up. Hope you aren't too sore today and that you don't get many call outs!
@CMorning99 - glad things are going better on the resale front. Interesting on the return... I think I would figure something less ludicrous as an excuse though 😂
Is there any kind of treatment that can be done for the coliform bacteria?
That is great news that black cat is gaining weight again - always a good sign. 3lbs on a cat is a lot!
@quilteryoyo - is it still cold and snowy or has the weather reversed itself to the opposite pole again?

I had a rough day yesterday and last night. My arm was making life miserable so I took some Tylenol to get through agility class, which worked and we had a really fun class. The Tylenol must have worn off in the middle of the night though and I had the worst time getting comfortable. The overall achiness is back too. Tylenol doesn't seem to help it so overall I was a mess. Today is better and I want to do another of the Base3 workouts from RunSmart. I have to 30 day $1 trial and I am not sure I want to pay for a year of it. I was hoping maybe I would like it enough to motivate me to do more cross training but there is so much of it I can't do, like anything other than a standard plank and even then I have to focus most of my weight on my good arm. They do sets of side and star planks that I just can't do right now. I haven't progressed far into it enough to know if there is a lot I can/can't do but it is kind of depressing especially if my arm is going to take another long while to heal.

In the saga of the weird neighbors... they're baaaack.... The big truck returned today with all of its loud beep, beep, beeping.... Hobbes really hates it and it sets him off barking when he hears it just coming into our cul-de-sac.

@swenson19d - how are those puppies and kitties doing? Has Kevin learned any show tunes on the piano yet?

Good morning folks!

@shanaber Pain is so frustrating. I have so many aches and I don't even want to go bother with the doctor. Mom got so frustrated because they would just throw narcotics at her. I took a tall kitchen trash bag to the pharmacy after she passed.

Well, court was a bust, yet again. The defense lawyer said that LS still had not been seen by a mental health provider and we are right back where were were in Jan with the request he be seen in another county (provider already selected of course) since 1 of the 3 providers in our county adopted mom's dog. The Judge had also not looked at the motion to remove him, interesting he can make a ruling on a motion about him. So due outs for next week are Court check into requested Dr, Defense checks into our county Drs. Court is on Thursday which is usually in person, so I am curious if the Judge is getting annoyed and dragging everyone in.

I finally looked up to see how I ranked in the promotion and I actually scored higher than I ever have. The Commander wants to have a meeting on my "way ahead" even though I told him I am retiring. I don't know if he is really trying to help or just wants free leaders because he won't let it go that I technically have 1 more try (4 months before my retirement date). I told him I need to start making plans.

Still have not heard from the draftsman. My builder (bless his heart) reached out to him and was told he would call me yesterday. He never did. Builder reached out again and and I was promised an email today. Builder did say he had 1 more he knew of, but he is twice as expensive. At that rate, I wonder if it would be easier to build a "semi" custom home on already approved plans...or scrap this whole crazy idea.

I think I had my first anxiety attack the other night too, I was laying in bed and my HR was 90 BPM. I wasn't particularly worried about anything at that moment and I laid there for 20 min deep breathing and doing everything I could think of to slow it down. I looked at my sleep app and it said it finally dropped to normal a few hours later. I don't know why it is so foreign to me that I would be experiencing that. My therapist does not get how I lock it all way. I think a lot of it is how I think of these things, they are problems that I need to deal with...like anything else. At least that is how I mentally deal with it, physically seems to be another area I can't control.

I am still doing my gratitude on my way in: I am grateful for my job and home. I am grateful for the people who come into my life to help me. I am grateful for the opportunities that are coming to me when I retire. I am grateful for the home we will build soon. (some of these things aren't here yet, but going to be grateful anyway).

I did a 20 min walk/jog yesterday. My first bruise showed up on my calf. I always get weird bruises when I start running after a long break. My hip started hurting again already too. I know for a fact it is not inflamed after 3 months R&R. I know it got better when did an core workout every other day for a month...so chalking it up to flabby guts.

Haven't tracked calories all week. Haven't weight. I want to care, but struggle is real.

My space has been taken over by dogs. Every time I set up an area to be my own, DH or the the dogs take it. I bought a giant bean bag ad Kev has claimed it. Which is fine, if he can just use it without me. Ya'll tell me they outgrow wanting to be no more than a foot from me? or one me constantly.

Hope everyone is well. I ate good for two days then didnt lol!

@quiteryoyo You will have to give garmin a few weeks to get a baseline before believing or entertaining anything it says. I felt it was quite accurate with sleep compared to the Apple Watch.

@swenson19d - had to laugh at Kevin sitting at the door waiting to have it opened for him. We have a doggie door in your patio screen door and Hobbes happily goes in and out until he decides for whatever reason to refuse to go through it and waits and whines (to let you know it is urgent) until one of us lets him out. We are pretty sure he is just reminding us that we are his servants.
Hobbes follows me around still but he often just finds his own spot too. It depends on what else is going on. Today dh was upset about something he had done (he disconnected our cable/internet connection) and Hobbes was sure he was angry with him (bad words were flying) even though dh was paying him no notice. Hobbes as a result was glued to me for hours, followed me from room to room and wanted to be as close to me as possible.
Hobbes would love that bean bag too! We have 'dog' blankets for the couches too. A couple from Eddie Bauer that are always on the couch and then I have been buying these really soft seasonal blankets from Target for $10. Hobbes loves them and snuggles under them.
I agree with @quilteryoyo that you may have a problem getting them to sleep in their own beds now. Maybe try at least starting off with them in their own beds to allow you to get in and get comfortable before they join in... or try limiting them to where they can be on the bed?
Question on your ruggables... how does BOB work with them? Does he get tangled up with the rug cover? I am thinking about getting my own BOB... I do love the rugs!

@quilteryoyo - hope you like your new Garmin and that it gets the data it needs to be tuned to your patterns, sleep and otherwise. I like my Apple Watch and with the improvements the sleep monitoring seems better. It also sometimes thinks I am asleep when I am watching TV or working at my desk.

Arm - I see the ortho on Tuesday afternoon. It is tolerable until I move it the wrong way or try to lift something and get a jolt of pain and then aching.

I think the arm pain was masking the auto-immune tenderness/soreness. As the arm is not as sore, I have realized how much I hurt everywhere else. It comes and goes and I have had some good days and some bad days with it. I am still taking the new meds and hoping it will help in the long run.

DH's 74th birthday (!!) is Tuesday and I need to figure out something special to do/make for him. He wants to bbq steaks for dinner. I was hoping we could go out but it is up to him. We are also having the outside of your house painted this week and they are coming tomorrow to power wash it all around.

Good morning!

We have a BOB, I don't love it. I need to pick up a bunch of stuff before I turn it loose (cat food/water), mats. It also gets stuck in a particular area and I come back an hour later and it is still going in the same room. We have the Roomba.

@shanaber I hope you get some answers on your arm!

@quilteryoyo I just guessed it was anxiety, made sense based on the circumstances. I have never had any heart issues other than the occasional palpitation. I thought about making an appt but you have to word it so carefully because as soon as you mention your heart or chest pain, they send you to the ER.

This weekend was busy! I had to be up at 4:30am on Saturday to be out the door by 5am to drive 80 miles to the the aid station I was working. I didn't realize it was so remote and I ended up having to pack 10 gallons of water out to the station from the fire road. It wasn't far, maybe .25 miles, but ouchy I hurt LOL I had a blast helping, it was a tough race, 35 miles through canyons with 11K feet of climb. I saw lots of blood, puke, and tears. Our station was at the halfway point and the runners had to come down a really steep hill to us...which they promptly had to go back up...evil. I met a lot of really nice folks, no one I really clicked with. I worked till about 2pm (9hours) and then had to drive home. I barely ate and had 2 small bottles of water. There were obv no bathrooms and and the natural facilities had poison oak everywhere so I only braved it twice. I came home shoved a frozen burrito in my face, took a shower (smelled amazing from all the helping with packs and such) and was in bed and slept for 13 hours.

I woke feeling like a truck hit me Sunday but needed to get to the ranch for burn day. We had to start early b/c the wind has been picking up around 1pm. We worked on burning all the big branches that would not go through the chipper and right on schedule the wind came so we had to hurry and bury the fires. (lots of shoveling). I ran a few errands and came home smelling like bbq and tired.

This week is a big push to get our deployers out and we have a base exercise. Not looking forward to it.

Draftsman promised me an invoice last week, never got it. Need to go sign the tax stuff today. Guess I better get to it.

@CMorning99 I love the roomba bob. Yes, I have to pick up dog toys, shoes, and gather the big stuff. But it does a better job that I do. It currently runs 3 times a day. Thats how horrible the mess is! Kevin asked for a bath last night, and I happily bathed him. Today he is covered in mud... already. It does a great job with the pet fur.

@shanaber bob has no problem with the rugs. The living room rug is the extra thick padding and it has to put a little more effort in to getting over it in certain areas. But I never have to help it. It also is fine with the standard thickness rug pad. The rugs are very secure against the pad. Kevin likes to dig it upside down and chew the padding. I have to put cayenne pepper on it. ugh puppies. I washed the living room rug twice. It is easier to handle after being washed a few times. The bedroom one needs washed but is under the bed and dresser, im not up to fighting it just yet.

EtA We have the doggie door to the back in the storm door, but Kevin thinks he needs out front, just in case walkers want to meet him.

Sandy keeps bring me a chew toy to nibble, then I throw it... Shes feeding me. haha!

@swenson19d Love the rainbow. That cloud does look sort of tornado-ish. I'm glad it didn't touch down any closer to you. They are so destructive. I didn't hear about the accident. So sad. It's a little funny about your drunk male classmate. Sounds like you made a good decision to ignore him. LOL Good luck with everything today.

@swenson19d - I have to say I was doom-scrolling the weather for Ardmore to see if you were safe. it is so scary that it came so close to you! The rainbow is pretty though... did the dogs react any differently?
I did see the news on the 6 HS girls - so very sad and I can't imagine what their parents are going through. Have you heard anything on what caused it? I was thinking weather related but haven't really seen anything.
I love that Kevin needs to be out front in case walkers want to meet him! If we had a fenced front yard I am pretty sure that would be Hobbes too!

@cmorning99 - the race support sounds intense but fun. Hope the draftsman gets back to you!

I saw the ortho late yesterday afternoon. Not great news but not unexpected. He is sure that I have a complete tear of the long head of my biceps tendon and I need another MRI to confirm (waiting for them to coordinate the scheduling with the PM technician). Assuming it is confirmed I will likely be scheduled for arthroscopic surgery. In the meantime I am not allowed to lift anything and he said only light personal care - no cleaning, no cooking, no gardening, etc.. even offered to write me a note if needed 😁 The good news is I can run, as long as there is 'no pain'. I still have bruising and he thinks the tear is still angry so nothing that will make it any angrier.
We are puppy sitting Beaux the Vizsla puppy for a week the 1st week of April and hopefully I can manage it without doing any more damage.

It is really, really hot here these few days (over 90F already). We are having out house painted outside and they have wrapped all the windows and doors in plastic except the garage. They also wrapped the air-conditioner condenser. The house stays reasonably comfortable during the day but has been so hot in the evenings. I would never turn the air on at this point, just open the windows is typically enough but we can't, so tonight dh took all the plastic off the condenser and we turned the air on... hopefully we will sleep tonight! It should be cooler by the weekend.

My weight is up 3lbs and seems to be pretty stable there. I am hoping getting in some walks and runs when I can will keep it under control until I can get the arm sorted and back to my regular routine.