I got out of the house yesterday!

Jeannie & Autumn picked me up and we spent a few hours shopping at Costco and then Bel Air grocery.  I can't tell you how much I enjoyed being out among people - I was so wired I could hardly get to sleep last night.  The good feeling is carried over to this morning as well.  You know your life has changed beyond recognition when you can get such a charge out of going to Costco and the grocery store!

I need to make some hard decisions about getting out of the house most days.  I should walk, but walking in this neighborhood is depressing to me for some reason, and if I go out the front gates I will have to cross Sunrise Blvd., which means an interminable wait to get the walk light.  And then wondering if cars making right hand turns will hit you even though you have a walk light.  I just can't understand why people sitting in nice comfortable vehicles get so antsy if they have to wait a few seconds to turn right on red, or let a pedestrian have his or her right of way.   If I'm the one making the right hand turn and allowing a pedestrian to cross, the cars in back of me start honking their horns.  Where in the world is the fire, that every second sitting still is causing agony among most drivers.  End of rant!

I feel so good today and hope I get some decent news when I visit the doctor tomorrow for a follow up from last week's procedure.  One way or another, I am not letting it worry me although it still sits right in the front of my mind.

One of my sons was in Hawaii on business last week but fortunately was back home before the big scare.  I doubt we will ever know the true story of that event.

Several times a year I find myself wanting to get a dog so badly that it's all I can think of.  The yearning for a 4-legged companion (a male black labrador retriever) eventually goes away but will pop up again - that's for sure.  I can barely take care of myself much less a dog, but I still want one.  And only a male black lab will do!

I finally got dressed and here it is lunch time already!  As always, I'm hungry.

Hope you all enjoy the week ahead.

I'm still in a cloud!

I haven't been myself the past week, partly because of the medical procedure that was done on Tuesday.   But I thought I might be doing better.

I got showered and dressed this morning, and then went to put my cellphone into the pocket of my sweat pants.  I was having trouble finding the pocket when I realized I had put the pants on backwards.

That told me I'm not ready to be blogging yet, so if you don't hear from me in the next couple of days, I'm ok, just still in a fog!

Today is going to be a do-nothing day!

I had the medical procedure done yesterday.  I had been dreading it but as it turned out, my wonderful doctor kept it pretty much pain free.  Today I am suffering aches and pains but am determined to not take anything (such as an Advil) for it.   I am sleeping off and on, and just taking it easy.  Maybe I can write a decent blog tomorrow.
 

Busy Morning and a Shock!

I got my B-12 shot this morning and sure hope it gives me a boost in energy.  I didn't notice it so much last month, but I feel pretty good right now.  After the shot, I made my way to my chiropractor appointment.  I needed to get gas and decided to stop at Safeway before heading on to my appointment.  I was surprised to see the price of gas was $2.73/gallon, and pumped a full tank.  When I hung up the hose on the pump and got my receipt I couldn't believe my eyes - the price went up to  $2.83/gal.  I have never seen it go up that much at one time  - usually they spread the increase out a few cents at a time!  It was a shock, but I'm glad I got there in time to get the lower price.

I had a good visit with the chiro, and also had a progress check this morning.   I had to step on some kind of device which measures how balanced you are standing.  I was nearly perfect!

The rain has been falling heavily all morning.  I have a couple of umbrellas in the car but didn't bother to use one at any of my stops - just dodged the raindrops as well as I could.   I will never complain about rain as I know we will have drought conditions sooner or later.  I'm going to have to heavily treat my yard for all the grass & weeds that are growing however, before the springtime property check.   

I'm hungry for lunch already, so I'll just wish you all a great day.

A Great Weekend

I spent yesterday with Jeannie, Donald and the girls, first at a local craft brewery.  They have a large room where you can bring kids and/or pets if you like, and there are plenty of different kinds of games to keep the kids happy.

We then went to a restaurant called Macaroni Grill - I don't know if it's just a local business or part of a national chain, but the food and service was wonderful!

This afternoon I met my brother Steve and his wife Nancy at Denny's for a chat over pecan pie & whipped cream!  They were in town to visit some friends here and I was delighted they could spent some time with me.

Other than that it has been a really grey day, but a good one nevertheless.  I went to the gym this morning after an absence of nearly two weeks, and ran into my daughter-in-law Sarah.  Life is so much better when other people are in it with you.  I was getting pretty lonely last week sitting home by myself.   I really need to get back to walking every day as my knees are starting to ache when I stand up or sit down.   I've always had "good knees" and the thought of them aching is not one I want to think of.

Tomorrow I get another B-12 shot.  I was disappointed last month and I don't think I got the same effect as I did the month before.   Maybe I still haven't gotten to the actual cause of my fatigue.  I'm not ready to give up yet, but getting a bit closer to throwing in the towel.

I wish you all a good week ahead.  Stay warm!

Another Day Spent at Home

I had thought I'd go out for a while this morning but changed my mind and ended up staying in all day.  I'm not feeling very energetic which could possibly be because I'm not doing much of anything (except eating!).

I look around at my house and yard and realize I'm going to have to put some money into fixing a couple of things this spring, and of course I need to have some money to spend on my trip to NY.  So I will just stay in as much as possible.

Nothing has really happened today to give me anything to write about, so I'll stop here.  Have a good weekend coming up!

2018 is here!

I'm going to have a good attitude towards this year, as my horoscope tells me this could be the best year that a Scorpio could possibly have.   Of course, I have to account for my rising Gemini sign that isn't quite as optimistic, but I'll just take the Scorpio.  I'm half way joking here folks - I sometimes read my horoscope which usually doesn't have anything at all to do with my current situation.  I think it can be fun as long as you don't try to plan your life by it.   And I won't apologize for having a little fun wherever I can find it at my age!  So now, Scorpio, bring on all the good times and good luck!

I had fun yesterday afternoon and evening.  My daughter and her husband were moving some of Ara's belongings to a storage unit and I had Autumn and Arianna here with me.  They can really keep me laughing.

Today I'm back to more mundane chores, such as laundry.  I have been really tired the past few days and I can't figure out why.  I have another week to go before my next B-12 shot.  I guess it helps but it certainly doesn't have me clicking my heels or dancing! 

I love comparing the temperatures around the country - Wisconsin, where my brother lives is the coldest, about 12 degrees colder than NY where my son lives.   Wasilla, AK is a balmy 39 degrees, while I am shivering at 58 degrees.  It's all relative, and I'm happy being at 58 for now.

I did get a glance at the beautiful moon last night - nearly missed it because it was more over my house than where I normally find it.  I inched as close to the window as I could and looked straight up. 

I hope you are all dealing with the cold or whatever weather you're having,  and the best to come for the year ahead.