@swenson19d - love the picture od Kevin at doggy daycare! Maybe he needs a pool at home too 😁. We had one for Hobbes for a while but her wouldn't go into it, just dropped his toys in it and got frustrated that he couldn't get them easily.
Under the split are some links to games. They say for indoors but at least some of them could be adapted to outside. I also included a couple of other ideas too.

Sandy came home 9 days early from training. She is in heat. She's been fine at home. It's early, but I dont see any signs of her acting oddly. She is humping Kevin and he does his gator move. It like sun salutation for doggies, lol! Then they get in an argument over it, "you dont like that do you Kev? Stay of MY bongo butt" er, something like that. I have pants for her and she's good to wear them.
It's chaotic having them both back together, but it is familiar chaos.

Old dog & prozac
Maggie had a vet visit yesterday and I just laid out all my concerns. The visit was for dermodex. Mites/mange around her left eye caused by a weakening immune system. Typical in geriatric dogs. I mentioned the anxiety, asked for a cataract update, and assurance the large lumps were lipomas. So Dh is off to fill her first script yay! Hopefully, she'll feel better and won't bark when Im gone or follow me everywhere. They all do, but she's making sure the aliens dont get me.

Food.
DD fixed lasagna and I ate so much of it yesterday and a package of scones from Panera. Weight is up 4 pounds. oh well. I slept better than usually. Not sure if it is having the dogs back or the excess calories. I am zapped for some reason.

Exercise
I bought that reel mower for the backyard. It is getting easier and easier to mow. I get it every 2-3 days though so it's not harder than it could be. I also mowed Alex's plot and the others, which I need to get again. But it is near 100 today. Perhaps this evening.

School
No idea what I am doing. Waiting on the nursing dept to let me enroll... who is waiting on the lawyers to decide... what a mess I made by asking for assistance. Nursing is appealing simply because (Im interested), money and opportunities. Psychology would be ideal in the sense that I could work from home and do Telehealth and mind the dogs- or they can be my daily support system. The money isnt great. But I like the idea of working from home and not being on my feet 12 hours.

Hip
The first steroid shot seemed to help about a week. So I had another one last week, Thursday. So, I'm not sure what planned with the labrum tear in the front. Or if the Si joint(s) are surgical fixes. I have heard it helps, but also it is similar to having your spine fused and causes stress on other vertebral joints. Seems like psychology might be the safer bet. IDK what the plan is yet.

Thats all I got for now.

Good morning!

Another day and another dollar!

@swenson19d Sandy is in heat again already? Has it been that long? Mom's dog kept going into heat, I think 2x before she was 14 months...when they finally were able to do it, the vet said her uterus didn't look right and did a full hysterotomy and they wondered if she had hormonal issues.

@shanaber It was hot here on Saturday, almost 90 and not a slightest breeze. Woke up Sunday and were completely surrounded by pea soup fog and winds. Today is more of the pea soup, it is so thick it is dripping like it has rained.

The weekend was pretty good Nothing exciting. My hair stylist cancelled again, at least this time I wasn't walking out the door, I told her I was available again in June and she never replied...oh well, maybe I will just quit and save myself $200 every 8 weeks. Saturday I went to collect the mail at Mom's, drop some stuff off at the trailer (I bought these mouse repellant doohickeys that flash lights, siren, and have a low freq buzz), did some shopping and checked out my expensive goodwill. DH is so domestic, I find it quiet funny. He would rather stay home and clean than go out. The rest of the weekend I doubled down on my reselling, it is just so slow. There are some folks that are making it work but they are mass quantity and can get inventory cheaper than me so they are underpricing everyone else. I guess I will just keep working at it and maybe it will turn around, or maybe it will stay a side hustle.

This week is not busy but there are things that need to be done. Meetings, training, etc...oh and so much paperwork.

Scale was over 170 this AM, I have not seen that number 20 years. Not sure why, we didn't eat out this weekend and I don't feel like I gorged. DH did drag me out to dinner on date on Friday night and I had the strongest mojitos of my life LOL...I also ate enough for 4...maybe that was it.

Food:

I bought the UCAN starch and protein powder. It is 160 calories and supposed to keep you full. You aren't supposed to mix it with high sugar stuff, but I had some frozen berries I needed to use up. I also put in some adaptogens and maca root. I will log it here shortly. I also took 200mg of 5-HTP for mood, it seems to be upsetting my stomach...well something is. Lunch is street tacos. Dinner?? TBD.

Exercise:

Was thinking of doing a Peloton yoga class after work.

Mood:

Feeling pretty good actually. I took the 5-HTP Sat and Sun and felt productive and able to focus all weekend. Feel sharp today and motivated...but the tummy issues (nausea) kinda knocks me down a peg.

Best get to it! 5 days till vacay!

@CMorning99 A couple of years ago when I had a mouse problem, I purchased these plug in mouse things. They have a constant bluish light and supposedly emit a sound that irritates them. Once I got them out of the house, I haven't had any more issues. So, I'm thinking it works. Hope what you bought does too. Glad your mood is improving and hope your reselling business picks up.

@swenson19d SMH at the lady and shame on her for teaching her little girl to do the same. HORRIBLE! And then she will probably wonder one day why her "sweet little girl" is in jail or gets beat up.

Love the videos @shanaber ! I had to laugh when I read that Hobbes did really well until the video came out. Just like kids, they won't do what you want them to when you are trying to show someone else something cute they do. He did really good though. Sorry about your arm, again. I hope the PT has some answers for you today.

@swenson19d That's some storm. Love the doggies playing. They have a nice big area to run in. I'm sure they enjoy that. I hope the doc added the others just to consult and help with your degenerative diseases. When do you see your doc again?

I'm pretty sure @Avidkeo had CoVID and it hit her pretty hard, so she is recovering....I think it was her. @rheddmobile comments on the other thread some and so does @RunsOnEspresso . I don't know @karlundy.

@shanaber Your arm sounds so painful. I hope it calms down soon. It's so hard to not lift anything or reach for things. You do it automatically and then feel the pain and think, "Well, that wasn't good." or something worse. It sounds like you did good with food yesterday. I love pan roasted potatoes. I'm not a fan of hummus though.

My weight was up a little bit this morning and I have no idea why. I actually ate good yesterday and had a salad I had made for lunch instead of the kids lunch - which always makes me gain. I think it must be full of sodium, no matter what it is. LOL Anyway, today is another day. I'm working 7:30 - 4:00 and then have church with mom, so hope I'll have time to get in a walk. I am opening at daycare tomorrow, so will be getting up even earlier, so am really going to try to get to bed before midnight. I think that will be my star challenge next month, if we do it. I've been trying, but haven't been very successful at it.

@CMorning99 Sorry grey cat isn't feeling well again. I hope you can get him comfortable for a while longer. Sounds like things are moving along at the ranch. Everything just sounds so expensive. I hope you can get everything you need to done before Friday and have a great vacation.

@swenson19d I hope you get some answers from your doctors. I think we all have a hard time with "how long ago" things happened and it seems to get worse as we age....at least for me. I'm glad Kevin likes the new toy. Tippy was never toy motivated. She has a couple that she plays with a little. Food on the other hand is a great motivator. Those chicken enchiladas sounds great. I hope you enjoyed them with no guilt.

Kevin sounds like he's really smart @swenson19d . Glad he likes daycare too. Are you asking about my food or Tippy's? In any case, the answer is no.

I did take a salad for lunch today, but wound up eating some of the extra food they had for the kids. It was kielbasa and baked ziti. Pasta....it's hard to pass up.