***The Senior WW Challenge*** - FRIDAY 4/26

Rosie looked great after her grooming but I noticed in the afternoon she was shaking and I think so much of her hair had been trimmed she was cold so I wrapped her blanket around her and she stopped shaking and went right to sleep. But the groomer said the only problem she had was in trying to trim her face as Rosie does not like having her face touched but she worked on it a long time as she kept it gentle. I said I’ll work on her not liking her face touched by using a warm washcloth and rubbing it over her face in the mornings. But she just looks so good I was very happy as was Fred so we asked if we can request the same girl for next time and they said no problem. What was the best is in the past you dropped off your dog at 7 am and picked them up at 3 pm. Well the groomer called Fred at 9:30 and was asking more questions about the type of cut we wanted and then called at 10:30 saying she was done and we could come get her! Fred said he wondered if they had even given her a bath and I said Fred they probably had the bath and nail trim done when they called as the actual trim is done after all that. She really smelled good too! But I am noticing she walks gingerly outside and I think her nails must have been trimmed again after last week and might be sore as might be too short. Of course she might be walking like that due to the uneven ground and she doesn’t want to face plant again! I think getting groomed put her in a bad mood as she barked at everything when she was on the porch and it was not a soft bark like usual and then when she was inside she looked at the tv and started doing a low growl and then barking ferociously at it! She really barked a lot at our neighbor that she likes but he was bringing back his garbage cans from the curb and she had been sleeping in her chair on the porch and the noise woke her up and you aren’t supposed to wake the queen from her beauty nap!

Supposed to start raining at 9 am and continue all day with thunderstorms tonight but then no rain forecast for quite a while. Of course it would be raining the day after Rosie gets done and looks so good as her paws will get muddy and not look bright white. But I’ll wait until tomorrow after it’s dry out and wash her paws. As much as she doesn’t like it I’ll put a sweater on her when she goes out as it’ll only be in the 50’s today.

Good morning. Spent a lot of time trying to sign in. Changed my passwork, but still didn't recognize me. Guess I'll be a Guest here.

Sandy my dogs always pranced around after being groomed. I believe they know they look good and show off.

Dreary this morning but no sign of rain, but looks like it can pour any minute. church, Kroger for bird seed and then a lot of laundry. Tomorrow I'm going to Alabama for an all day retreat. To night making dinner for two friends. Trying a new recipe.

Gracie is now going out regularly and is extremely happy. She was just laying in the bed out back when I looked out. Of course it is close to the bird feeder, but nothing in it yet so so birds.

Took Jeanne out for her birthday dinner last night. I had baked cod and it was wonderful. Half in refrigerator for lunch today or maybe dinner tomorrow when I return around 5 p.m.

Geri

Geri. Glad you got here

Rosie is quite a character . I love hearing about her.

I have got to go back to Walmart I bought the rubber feet to go on my cane. It takes 4 and one is broken so the part is exposing the metal and makes the cane crooked. I opened the box and it only has 3 so evidently someone kept one and returned the rest. And I have to go to Publix to pick up my new med.

Bingo last night was ok but i didn’t win. I sat at the table with Nancy and Elmer and they both bingoed so they won $140.

Now that people are heading north , my church goes from 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 services down to one at 10:00. That shows what it is like to live in this area. The 8 and 11 services are traditional and the 9:30 is contemporary. I am not a fan of contemporary because I don’t like the music. Now the 10:00:tries to combine and I don’t like it either. The minister has retired so now looking for a new one. I might be looking for another church. I have gone to this one for 5 years and I am a member . I really hate changes. I Will most likely try to stay and see how the changes go.


Current book is western historical fiction A Love Discovered by Tracie Peterson. I never read her books before. I have been trying new authors

Greetings:

Well, we drove yesterday to Casper, coming through Cheyenne  and seeing my friend. I was surprised at how worn out she looked. She's had a few medical issues and the doctors have been experimenting with meds for her. She said she just came off one that seemed to make everything worse and she looked that way. I'm worried about her.

QOTD:

When was the last time you were lost?  Just a couple of times stayed in memory. The first was when my folks moved to Orland Park, Illinois. My great aunt and uncle lived in a nearby suburb and had taken us out for dinner after we put my father back on the plane. So, it was just mom, my sister and me. The problem was that it got dark and we hadn't made notes of how to get back to our suburb. Mom had asked great uncle to go to dinner in our suburb so she thought that's where we were. Turns out he'd forgotten that and after they drove off we realized that none of the three of us knew where we were. We drove around for awhile until mom recognized some landmark. After that I always wrote down street names! I only stopped with smart phones!  The other time was when I was driving from Tucson to northern Colorado. I wanted to try and get there by following what I thought was the road. The only problem was the the road didn't go where I thought it went. I had to back up and go north on the last road going north! That was more  a funny thing than anything else.

What book had the most significant impact on you?  I was consumed with the Diary of Anne Frank and To Kill a Mockingbird, but I also was caught up by a book of short stories I just finished. I like short stories. I know that not everyone does. Anyway, the book is NEIGHBORS and written by Diana Oliver who was a young Black woman who died in the mid-60s in a motorcycle accident at 22. These stories are of Black life at the time and they each seem so hard and tragic in their telling. I haven't stopped thinking about it and I finished it a couple of weeks ago. I put in requests for books at the library when I read something about them and they sound good. The problem is that I don't remember where I've heard about most of them. I'd really like to remember where I heard about this book.

If you could disinvent something, what would it be?  There are so many candidates for this "honor". I would like to tweak our political system to reduce the time available to campaign. I'd like to limit all candidates to maybe six weeks before the election. Then we wouldn't have this constant mess every few years.

I was interested in the Cuban food. We were in Florida years ago with Bill's friend and his "girlfriend". Her daughter's in-laws lived there and we were going visiting. We were going to a Cuban restaurant for lunch and everyone raved about the bread and the sandwiches. I've always loved breads and I was really looking forward to the bread. I was so disappointed. It was just a plain white roll. The restaurant seemed to be a big deal, but the food wasn't anything special. 

Because Bill's son has a two-floor house and we stay on the second floor I said it's time we started walking up and down into our basement daily, so Bill has started. His old recliner is downstairs. He sat in it the other day and it's so much better for him than what we have upstairs. I'm hoping I can find one like it for him.

Jane, the MRI results sound so good. I'd agree, the med would be better on an as needed basis, particularly if the other might make you sleepy, but it's good you have two to try out.

Sandy, Rosie is quite a demanding pooch. Maybe she's just coming into her own and feel very comfortable with you.

Karen E, I read an interesting article on simple things to resolve issues. The one that stayed with me was if there are issues with colon blockages, one simple thing to do is sleep on the left side. The way our systems are set up, sleeping on the left side provides some natural support for blockages. That's assuming it's possible, but I pass it alaong because it sounds so simple.

Geri, everything sounds so perfect at your new home. 

I think we need a new bed. We are sleeping in one that goes back to the early 90's. It's got two air mattresses, an early version of that bed. We just add or delete air as needed and it really does work okay. I think Bill would benefit from one that allows him to adjust the back. But he's not interested. 

Then we drove on up and went through a pounding rainstorm. I was hoping that it would drift off to the east or west, but didn't happen. At least we'd taken the interstate rather than the two-lane road which was an alternative. There is just nothing to look at. Bill dozed most of the way.

There are a couple of sights we're going to see. A western art museum and an interpretative museum.  I think I've been to both, but it would have been sos many years ago I don't really remember them. Except for the picture on the internet of the interpretative museum.

Good afternoon!

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It was bright and sunny earlier today but now it's very cloudy and we're expecting rain to move in around 3pm. Jerry had an early afternoon cardiologist appointment, so I hope he makes it home before the rain.

I decided to try a new Unstuffed Cabbage recipe so I got busy right before lunch and got everything in the crock pot for supper tonight. It's starting to smell pretty good so I'm hoping it tastes good too. I also just finished cleaning both bathrooms so as soon as I'm done posting, I'm going to go relax for a bit.

I finished the book I was reading yesterday, Educated by Tara Westover. Denise brought over a few books the last time she was here so I'm starting on We Were The Lucky Ones next. Has anyone seen the Hulu series?

Luncheon and then a visit from former coworker was just fine. It almost made up for the heavy rain and dark clouds. The sun is out now.   More storms in the night expected.

Karen C my DB has neuropathy and finds some relief in a cream from Mary Kay for restless legs.  

Hey all. Happy Friday. Hope everyone had a good day. Karen E. hopefully the tornadoes stay away from where you are and from my DB in IA too. I just saw on our news there is a large tornado in the Des Moines area. Stay safe.

We had a very cloudy day with rain starting this afternoon. Wasn't too cool, but cool enough for a long sleeve shirt. Didn't have too much on the agenda and did get everything accomplished I set out to do.

Wishing everyone a great Saturday.