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Accountability: Tuesday finished taxes. Belated welcome @michellelawson00 MichelleElle in Seattle! Kim ((hugs)) Katla we put up the feeders you recommended, and lo! This week we had our first visitors. Think they are a male and female Anna’s like at yours. Giving Joe, me, even Tumble much joy to watch them. Thank you thank…
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Accountability: Monday 4/11 Joe took my car to town to swap from studded winter tires for 3-season. Woudn’t you know it, while he was in town, it hailed, then SNOWED. With temps hovering around 40 it won’t stick. Blustery winds bringing us a much needed atmospheric river. Sounds like a good day to finish taxes. Oh wait,…
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Accountability: Snuggling in bed with Tumble and Shadow this morning helped. So did in person church, fellowship and washing up after. Pastor’s wife is a gifted connector as well as cook. She sent some left over carrot cake, made from her home grown carrots, home with me for Joe. He said it was the best carrot cake he’d…
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Accountability: Never gave up on a dog before. Was so confident we could reform him. Grief and humbled pride. I absolutely wailed when we made the decision and have been bawling off and on all day. Poor Joe, that’s more crying than he’s had to deal with from me in 38 years together. Feels like losing Scooter and Jocko all…
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Sad day. We are returning Gino to the shelter. He's turned on Joe, me, Tumble and Shadow. We are at our wits' ends. Pray for Gino that someone stronger comes to his rescue. :heartbreak: :cry: :heartbreak: Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie failed at MOD.
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Accountability: Gino started out playfully stealing my new underwear but then wouldn’t give it up despite all my Mama dog tactics. Didn’t want to reinforce the behavior so grabbed the squirt bottle and sprayed water in his face. That got him to “Drop it!” Seems his prey drive is so strong it overcomes everything so what…
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Accountability: Had the best day! Chiro said knee x-rays looked better than hers, no bone on bone. Will reassess after MRI and develop quad strengthening exercise regime. Was early to meet T for lunch so took a little stroll on the boardwalk where I ran into the dog trainer who got Tumble through Canine Good Citizen and…
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Accountability: Nephew resting comfortably after surgery, thanks for all the prayers. More later as it is known. His sister, who has been with him throughout this ordeal, came out to find a $100 parking ticket on her car. Yes she was parked in visitor’s parking, had moved her car from emergency parking lot earlier in the…
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Accountability: Lisa, what Kim said, in spades. And Tina. Hope Karen’s rX eases the headache. Too late for this but in future, would a hardcopy rX be possible? Then you could walk it to the pharmacy and stand there while they fill it? Walking my Xray orders to the imaging facility saved days of frustration. Michele that…
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Accountability: Prayers, please, for our nephew Troy, in hospital with a brain aneurism awaiting surgery. Joe invited me to join him and the pack on a walk at the Harris Beach campground Monday morning. Misty, windy but good to get out. Kept to pavement so knee held up. Tumble is grumbling less at Gino and even joining in…
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Accountability: Morning dog report: Joe took all 3 dogs to the mailbox on leash. When they got back to the powerline meadow he released them and even Tumble couldn’t resist playing chase. The pack is solidifying. Gino tried to steal my napkins and showed teeth when I stopped him so, yes, another Mama/puppy conversation.…
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Accountability: Took Gino to dog group to show him off. He was good with all but two of the other dogs, a yappy puppy and the aggressive bull mastiff, but pulls like Tumble. Pack walk was a little too much for me, turned back less than half way. Stayed for the exercises but by then was really limpin’. Stopped at PO Box and…
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Accountability: Off to a good start with steps, CICO even a little morning activity and legs up the wall. Play training won’t be the concentrated 5 mins at a time, but integrating throughout the day. Gino already sits like a champ, so we’re working on come, down and STAY. Ashamed to be so wimpy about our blustery winds.…
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Barbie what you said about isolation and the friends on this thread. March Summary and April Plan No April foolin’, March was a big fat bust. Gimpy knee took its toll. Revised daily activities to 15 mins each, substituted 30 mins walking on even surface for dogs to powerline ‘til knee recovers. March details: April…
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Accountability: Many thanks for the fresh start, Barbie! Will summarize the March disaster tomorrow, maybe. Might just wave it good bye and move on. Katla “continue to enjoy life. . .” Bravissima! Lanette always good to see your smiling face. Welcome back @plantlady99. Sorry to hear your suffering, glad your surgery’s…
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Accountability: Reconciled MasterCard, this time to the penny. Really need to get taxes done, need that refund to cover next month’s anticipated medical and DDS bills, Ugh. Spent hours at computer today, writing up board meeting minutes, itemizing charitable and some of our medical expense deductions. Did make myself get…
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Accountability: Aaugh. Cookies for breakfast, cookies for dessert, too doggoned many cookies! Rita praying DS’s continues to heal and strengthen. ((hugs)) Karen o m g, Olivia ! Heather :love: the color of Bea’s hair! Ginny thanks for the Keurig story, bravo to Son for “…whatever you want.” Michele “…waterproof keyboards…”…
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Accountability: BP continues down, loved it but didn’t trust so changed batteries. Still down to 111/61. Must be the beetroot powder ;) Whomped up a couple batches of Katla’s and Debbie’s syrup for the hummingbird feeders, no takers yet. Joe took down the big hanging plastic owl, ineffective at deterring the squirrels, cuz…
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Accountability: Took last of antibiotics, yay! Swelling and discoloration persist, having doubts about dx. Need to get up off my butt and get those legs up the wall. Lisa thanks for the pics and serious points to you for your restraint :devil: Katla thanks for the recipe and your recommendation of the stick-on-window kind…
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@Katla49 do you have a recipe for the syrup you feed the hummingbirds? Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
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Accountability: Betsy ((hugs)) ::heartbreak: ((hugs)) Welcome @rosemary1818 ! Debbie ((hugs)) for the loss of Umaku. Hardest but kindest. Kay likewise ((hugs)) for the loss of your new kitten. So hard. After a little over an hour on the burn pile and similar time cooking veggie tacos, I crashed out. Got up, did veg prep,…
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Accountability: First time Bingo at the Elks’ today with T and C. It’s a whole thing, new to me. People take it so seriously, have special carriers for their various daubers, and good luck charms set up “just so.” Not sure I have the needed attention span and it was too much sitting today for my bum knee, Lunch with T and…
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Accountability: MRI Scheduled April 8, grateful only a two week wait. C’s DH has been waiting over a year for his MRI from the VA. Communication SNAFUs. Leg seems better, swelling down, knee more reliable. Couldn’t quite make step goal, but doubled yesterday’s count. Looking forward to Elks’ Bingo tomorrow with T & C. Saw…
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Accountability: 2 or 3 lbs returned this morning, but still happily under 140. BP continues downward, starting to wonder if machine needs new battery ;) Frustrated today, took almost 90 mins to reconcile visa and bank accounts, tasks which usually take 15 mins each. All my mistakes, looking at things wrong, mixing up…
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Just popping in from phone to get updates from pip Michele and Katla . Pip doing happy dance for the good news and hope the pain eases soon. Karen oh my very dear God! Thankful he’s in a different and better group home now. His artistic talent makes his depression/confusion all the more heartbreaking. May fill in more…
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Accountability: No instances of lightning bolt ice pick yesterday, thanks to Voltaren, resting elevated. Edema/cellulitisdown some this morning, thanks to antibiotics. Scale dropped 2.9 lbs maybe same reasons. Keeping up with the pre- and probiotics ;) Today will do some shopping. Fingers X’d. Welcome @readandlift Lucy!…
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Accountability: No hot tub for me, at least ‘til after this course of antibiotics. X-rays showed subchondral cyst, wear and tear. Anti-inflammatory gel and aspirin for the wonky knee while waiting for MRI to be scheduled. Ice, elevate, walk on flat smooth floor, wear knee brace, avoid salt (edema & BP) and cheese (for the…
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Accountability: Cautiously returned to in-person person church today. Of the ~40 people present, two of us were masked. Headed off hugs by extending hand for shaking. Sat socially distanced during services, and next to known-to-be-vaccinated gal at council meeting. Doc had advised me that keeping mask on indoors minimizes…
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Accountability: Down 3+ lbs this morning, thankful to fiber and probiotics ;) Knee still unstable so Joe’s taking dogs down to powerline. As I am more and more confined, he’s getting more active. He actually walked all the way to the mailbox this morning, over a mile round trip, long walk for him. Did make progress on the…
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Accountability: Up 2.4 this morning. Blaming it on the antibiotics’ side effects. Time for Kombucha and sauerkraut, alternately not together :laugh: BP down 8 points from 135 average, could it be abstaining from tea or the wii games? 40 mins sorting/filing and the piles seem undiminished. Heather thanks for the Robert…
