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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…

No. I think he is a stubborn savant though. He was opening the front storm door a few days ago and now just looks at you to do it for him. It's the same look he gives me with the piano. The tasks are beneath him. He stinks. Its doggie bath time but Im paying someone to do it. He likes baths, just my back & hip are tried of…

I asked Dh to get out with me today and just look at furniture options and replacement for the shrubs that were sacrificed by the foundation work. He bought new furniture and 3 replacements. One is a giant green arborvitae 😍, I wanted 30 of them for my fence line. okay I wanted 130 of them. The others are similar, and I…

@shanaber I do think you would make a great counselor and I would definitely come to see you and um... Kevin 😊 Do you think maybe your classmate was just looking to take a class with someone he knew already and wasn't really being weird? Waking up this AM with marked hip pain leads me to rethink the nursing choice. I just…

@quilteryoyo Yay! sounds like you had a good visit with the cardiologist. You do want to get that diastolic down. It can lead to an enlarged heart... and congestive heart failure. Hope the diuretic is tolerable. Kevin ...plays the piano. I took him, er he invited himself to lessons yesterday. I can't get out of the house…

@quilteryoyo Kevin usually has a quiet bark in his sleep. Last night was full awake-like barking. Sandy is bad with the whimpers and paws fluttering, now and then she kicks like a horse and it mostly seems to be in my sore leg. When we got home from the park yesterday and she relaxed, so happy to be home, she lays in the…

Kevin is barking in his sleep. haha. He woke himself up and is like "WAHT. WHAT. WAHT" He's so stupid. Sandy is sleeping too and toots when she stretches. I was on a Zoom class and thankfully the audio was muted. Gurl. They are still wore out from the park today. It doesn't take much. I found a doggie day care so they also…

just a drive by post Aww. thanks for the shout out. Im good. tired mostly. be back after fartty puppy nap. (sandy is a stinky tooter no matter what I fee her)

@quilteryoyo Had a hypertrophic scar and had a few steroid injections and it it helped immediately. The scar is flat now and need itches. Keloid scarring will grow outside the boundaries if the incision. Those can be quite large. Hypertrophic usually looks like a pink caterpillar is your best (itchy) buddy. Hydrocortisone…

@quilteryoyo That is the best way to explain that random grief that I have ever heard. Im going to remember that and share it with others who need it. @shanaber ouch. Thats terrible that it looks like it tore again. We had sleet last night, thundersleet. I think Oklahoma might need to adopt some Inuit terms for snow. the…

No idea why, but the pups won’t get off of me today. I need to get serious about foods. Scale is reflective of diet choices

I had the first google phone when they bought Motorola, which is now owned by Lenovo. I liked it and only gave it up when we switched carriers. I like Samsung, would pass on Google although I was tempted to get one until I was having security issues and chose Apple. personally I dont foresee buying anything but apple. IMO…

How did it go ? @quilteryoyo Nothing new here. Kevin & Sandy, especially Sandy, are digging at bedding. It's hard enough to get your blanket from under 2-70 pound dogs without them just taking it from you. I had violin yesterday and need to practice. dd sent me this just during. I was in a left-over angry state after…

@shanaber Good to have at least the idea of what's going on and a trusted doc. @quilteryoyo Sound like you have all the more reason to get out there and make new friends. Live in the moment. Dont hesitate to talk to someone in a professional manner. Finding a counsellor who specialises in the older population may be a good…

@quilteryoyo It is hard to return to running after rehabbing. Walking is just as good for your heart as running. So call those walks, slow runs! Perhaps you could trick yourself in to a short run. Get ready to walk and dressed for a sneak attack run. Walk a warm up and run 10 feet, walk and run 10 feet. Just a warm up run.…

@RunsOnEspresso It's okay to take a break. Call it a recovery day/week and don't add stress or worry. You did inspire me to log the last two days and get on the scale. It was ugly, but I knew that was coming. I made a pot of beans today. But already ate too much and haven't even reached the half way mark on the paper. I…

@CMorning99 Peanut butter pretzels and coffee with bailey's sounds awesome. There's half a tub if ice cream in the freezer. If these guys would finish up, I'd eat it all. I really want a nap. but again, guests. Its really cool though, moving the house, hearing it creak back into place. Main guy has been in enough that…

@shanaber Thanks for that. I'll work with her today. DH says I "shouldn't ever do that" DD is in a relationship with this guy who she says isn't always nice and she 'd planed to end it but is still seeing him. One of the foundation repair guys is new her age-ish, adorable, and had been her 1.5 ago i.e. steady job... you…

Foundation repair guys arrived today!!!!! 11 days early. So happy to get that taken care of. Kevin is everyones friend. Sandy ran and hid in the woods, in the thick brush and I had to drag a 72 pound dog 100 yards to get her in the house. When the guys come in to use the washroom, she is fine; lets them say hi and pets. I…

@shanaber I have the stinkiest chews for Kev and a dog bed outside. I anticipate he'll happily lay in the sun and chew. Kev is always the instigator so hopefully it won't be too hard. Sandy did not miss him, loves being the only big dog and is no where near as clingy. She isn't destructive and high maintenance like Kev. Im…

@Avidkeo Aww Leo is so cute-sie! I wanna rub that belly! Our cat that turned in to the outside cat, used to bring us stuff in the middle of the night. Her first catch was a juvenile bunny she dropped in the bathroom. So hard to catch when you're half asleep. Thankfully, bear just brings in snakes and skinks. Bear boy-o Hes…

@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…

@shanaber Ya that's about all I can do, yell "ouch" and grab his muzzle. It's an honest mistake. He and Sandy are playing and Im in the way. I have to hold Sandy back if Kev wants a cuddle. She is getting a bit needy. Dh came home and didnt' make a fuss over her and he whined and pawed him for pets. I read that females…

@rheddmobile Embrace the call of the Racoons! haha! Might look into building them little apartments, "Coonie-ville"

@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…

@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…

My anxiety stems from ASD. Dh is adhd and has lots of anxiety too. I keep trying to sell him on meds, but he’s determined to deal with it through willpower. I’m taking the meds. I catch myself singing, I chat with all my animals, etc… so must be working. I also have a better ability to just say “no” to someone or air…

Nothing much new here. Bear-bear update. He has a vet visit tomorrow, depending on the weather. We may be in for a wintery mix. I thought perhaps a coyote got him down but it looks more like a contusion, he may have been clipped by a car. His hip is still swollen but he is feeling better and eating all the shrimps and…

@Avidkeo ER to most Americans A&E to the brits. ED to health care workers in US 😏. Hope for a good day!

@Cmorning99 Maybe you dh would settle for a Man Tree house hahaha! Nah, but really why not something with a loft? Between septic tanks sounds like a potential problem if and when one or both need dug up. No Idea what the life of those things are, it may be someone else's problem, eh? We have septic and all I know is to…