Travel
My son and his family enjoyed the baseball game on Friday night. It was a level below a farm team I believe, but going to the game is the fun part. A representative from the Hudson Valley SPCA was there with an adoptable elderly black lab that was enjoying all the people going by, the pats on the head and hugs from the kids. Sandy brought me a brochure from the SPCA, a no-kill shelter since 2008.
It is so tempting to me except that I'm not ready just yet. For one thing I have quite a few people I want to visit on the way back and I can't expect every one to have open arms for a dog. Then I may be having surgery soon after I get back to CA, and while I don't expect to be out of commission for more than a day, I never know. My grandchildren are mostly in pre-school, kindergarten or grade school, and there isn't anyone who could stay full-time with a dog these days. I'll know when the time is right, if it ever is.
I had really bad leg cramps last night which may have been attributable to the walk I did. I guess some people just get them a lot, and it doesn't seem to make any difference when I drink a lot of water, little or no alcoholic beverages, exercise or no exercise, etc. Some nights are just worse than others.
The rain came down hard this morning but has eased up and the sun is bravely trying to get through the clouds. I'm not going anywhere today so it doesn't matter to me.
I forgot to say that on our walk yesterday evening I saw about four deer. The just froze in place and kept an eye on us, but didn't run off until my grandson made too much noise or veered in their direction. At least I didn't get skunked by the deer on this trip!
- My Time Hasn't Come (i Hope)
I had a minor scare yesterday evening - actually, I thought I might die, literally. I won't go into details, but as I sat there thinking, well, "I was ok with reaching 75 and even hoped I might do 80, but if it's my time then it's my...
- "down" Time
I've been feeling "down" since my visit with the eye surgeon yesterday. They took many pictures of both eyes, including several of the retinas, and it doesn't look good. He suggested that when I am ready, I can see a retina specialist,...
- Wheels
I have wheels today, and drove a few miles to a nearby market to pick up some fruit and half & half for my coffee. I didn't drive the van yesterday and last night told my son and d-i-l that I was nervous about driving it as it was larger...
- Oh My, What Happened?
After adding a little jog to the walk I did yesterday my legs felt a little sore but I figured like all other pains when I exercise hard, it would go away by the next morning, but my legs hurt from the knees to the ankles and it seems to be getting worse. ...
- School Days
School started today here in New York. For my youngest grandson it is his first day of (all-day) kindergarten and he was adamant he was not going to school today. Both his mom and dad planned to accompany him for the one-hour introductory...
Travel
Labor Day
My son and his family enjoyed the baseball game on Friday night. It was a level below a farm team I believe, but going to the game is the fun part. A representative from the Hudson Valley SPCA was there with an adoptable elderly black lab that was enjoying all the people going by, the pats on the head and hugs from the kids. Sandy brought me a brochure from the SPCA, a no-kill shelter since 2008.
It is so tempting to me except that I'm not ready just yet. For one thing I have quite a few people I want to visit on the way back and I can't expect every one to have open arms for a dog. Then I may be having surgery soon after I get back to CA, and while I don't expect to be out of commission for more than a day, I never know. My grandchildren are mostly in pre-school, kindergarten or grade school, and there isn't anyone who could stay full-time with a dog these days. I'll know when the time is right, if it ever is.
I had really bad leg cramps last night which may have been attributable to the walk I did. I guess some people just get them a lot, and it doesn't seem to make any difference when I drink a lot of water, little or no alcoholic beverages, exercise or no exercise, etc. Some nights are just worse than others.
The rain came down hard this morning but has eased up and the sun is bravely trying to get through the clouds. I'm not going anywhere today so it doesn't matter to me.
I forgot to say that on our walk yesterday evening I saw about four deer. The just froze in place and kept an eye on us, but didn't run off until my grandson made too much noise or veered in their direction. At least I didn't get skunked by the deer on this trip!
- My Time Hasn't Come (i Hope)
I had a minor scare yesterday evening - actually, I thought I might die, literally. I won't go into details, but as I sat there thinking, well, "I was ok with reaching 75 and even hoped I might do 80, but if it's my time then it's my...
- "down" Time
I've been feeling "down" since my visit with the eye surgeon yesterday. They took many pictures of both eyes, including several of the retinas, and it doesn't look good. He suggested that when I am ready, I can see a retina specialist,...
- Wheels
I have wheels today, and drove a few miles to a nearby market to pick up some fruit and half & half for my coffee. I didn't drive the van yesterday and last night told my son and d-i-l that I was nervous about driving it as it was larger...
- Oh My, What Happened?
After adding a little jog to the walk I did yesterday my legs felt a little sore but I figured like all other pains when I exercise hard, it would go away by the next morning, but my legs hurt from the knees to the ankles and it seems to be getting worse. ...
- School Days
School started today here in New York. For my youngest grandson it is his first day of (all-day) kindergarten and he was adamant he was not going to school today. Both his mom and dad planned to accompany him for the one-hour introductory...