03 october, 2022 Wandering & Capturing Moments

    Today was both my worst day & my best day.  I am one hot mess!!  

    I slept good last night with little pain.  But got up to high blood sugar.  Why???  I decided to up my insulin by 2 more units.  Did not help.  I had plans for tonight but cancelled.  Life has ceased to be fun.

    I took a nap & was OK for a long time but I changed positions & that was a big mistake.  My hip started hurting & no position helped.  The pain got worse & worse.  Walking was a joke.  Dang this is just miserable.  Nico was pretty good when I told him to lay down as I was too sore to go out.  No idea what he thought I said but he did not bother me.  Maybe the angels guided him.

    I called my grandson MK to see how his doctor appointment went.  We had a long talk.  He is a newly diagnosed diabetic & I was diagnosed 25 years ago.  I can answer some questions for him.  Wish he could answer mine.

    He is so good.  He offered to drive out to carry my trash out.  I got a lot of it out & the rest can just wait.  And he is not happy that I do not have hot water yet.  Well, I owe my guy money so no biggie.  He is getting me one in two weeks.  End of subject.  I told him how bad my house is & he said nothing matters except he loves me & will help me all he can.  Wow.  I am not used to that.  I almost cried & may soon.  I will let him put a heater in.  And help with trash anytime he wants.

    Then he hung the phone up & did a video call so the great grandkids could see me.  Never been told "I love you" so many times!  And kisses blown at me.  Just what I needed.  Lunching tomorrow.  Those little sweeties can say Jalisco!!  Nice to feel loved & hopeful.

    I fed Cinder after supper then looked out my living room window & she is sitting on my car hood.  Love cat foot prints!!

    No back door yet & KN is sowing wheat.  No time.  I have to have my propane connected before it gets cold but I guess they will have to walk through the house.  Great.  

    We have one very cold day this week.  High of 59 with rain.  Temps last night were 49 & 87.  Great sleeping weather.  Nico goes under the covers often.  May not stay long but he is getting in the routine.

    Good tv night.  Expedition Unknown is on all evening.  I am addicted to it.  Interesting & always learn something.  He just showed the Bullet Train in Japan.  Why can we not have that here?  Be great to go to Denver that way.  There is NO train from Kansas that goes to Denver.  Why??  To get there you have to drive to Omaha NE & go to Colorado Springs on a train.  If I have to drive to Omaha I might as well drive to Denver.  We are such a mess here.

  Photos today are collages with no special theme.            

02 october, 2022 Wandering & Capturing Moments

    Had a good night & a quiet day.  My blood sugar is still very high.  Stays in the 300s.  Wish I new why.  I got a new box of insulin.  Hope that makes a difference.  I am grasping at straws.  My RA seems worse.  I am hurting all over my body.  I had a sweet friend who lived like this.  It scares me that maybe that is my future.  Tired of pain.  I try not to mention it because so few people care about anyone other than themselves.  No more whining.  Sorry.

    Lunch was at Jalisco's.  They were really slow for a while then they got very busy.  We left then.  I needed to get home.  I was so tired.

    Did nothing this afternoon.  Just rested with Nico.  In a really blah mood.  Pain & loneliness are the pits for me.

    Weather is nice.  Temps were 55 & 86.  Nice.

    My turkey vultures are still here.  Just saw one when I came home.  No winter birds here yet.  I have heard a bird here frequently but did not know what it was.  Saw I saw it today.  It is a flicker.  Very cool.  And no deer here since Nico was running after them!

    Quiet evening.  Did have an email from a cousin in KY.  I have neglected in calling him.  I apologised.

    While I was at lunch, my friend from Morocco did a video text with me.  He is so sweet.  Wish we lived closer to each other.

    Photos are of autumn from a free photo site.

                    

01 october, 2022 Wandering & Capturing Moments

    My day was pretty good.  But, oh, what a night I had!!!

    Went to bed like normal.  Both of my upper arms & shoulders occasionally ache.  RA doc thinks it has something to do with my rotator cuff.  Last night my left arm went from an ache to bad pain.  I could do nothing with that arm.

    Then Nico started barking for over 30 minutes.  As visicious as he sounded I assumed we had a lion in the yard.  This happened a couple of times.  Very early morning Nico wanted to go out.  I barely got the door opened & Nico lurched violently to go off the porch & I lost my grip on his leash.  We had 2 deer in the pasture & he was gone.  I was scared his leash would get caught on something & he could not get home.  Cinder was with me & we both were looking in the same direction.  And, of course, he never listens to me so coming back home was not an option.  The deer came back to watch me yell.  Curious about me.  Then Nico appeared in the drive way but never came near the house.  He has a path he takes when outside without a leash.  So I fed both cats while waiting for him to return.  But no Nico for a long time.  I saw a beautiful sunrise.  Then I noticed him standing at the back of the house.  He was caught on something.  On the way back to him I saw a white feather.  That means that an angel was near.  Grateful.  His leash was caught on 2 tall dead weeds whose stems were like trees.  Got him untangled & in we went.  I was freezing & grabbed a third blanket.  Finally slept a little.

    Calm day after that runaway episode.  Went out just before supper time.  Gorgeous outside.  Pleasant temps & a nice breeze.  No bugs.  Cinder joined us.  I took lots of photos of the two of them.  A very nice relaxing time.  Needed some outside time.  Stayed out a long time.

    No texts or emails or calls.  People who have families & friends forget about those who don't.  My life now.

    My blood sugar is no better.  Why??  Might increase my doses on monday or tuesday.

    Photos are a mix.  Nothing special.

                        

30 september, 2022 Wandering & Capturing Moments

    A really quiet day.  Feeling good except for my blood sugar.  Still over 300.  Worrisome.  But just my problem.  It will work out.

    Cinder was gone all day.  Glad to see her tonight.

    I had planned to sit out with Nico & Cinder tonight.  Got home & opened the car door & a convention of mosquitos covered me.  I was the buffet.  Sheesh.  I soaked me & my clothes in bug repellent to take Nico out.  And I sprayed the front doors.  Helped some.  Killed 3 in the house. Sprayed the sofa where we sit.  We need some really cold weather to kill those suckers.

    We were supposed to be a party of 5 at Jalisco's.  Got there early to get a table.  A favorite artist of mine sat next to us.  He was fun to talk to.

    First we got a text from PM.  He was sick.  My grandson & his gf were to be with us.  Then a text from them they were not going to make it.  Dang.  Just JR & I.  Short night as JR had to get to the HS football match.  I just went home.

    Nice weather today. temps were 63 & 85.  Pleasant.  Colder next week.

    Learned 2 new Spanish things.  We say tamale but in Spanish it is spelled tamal.  No "le" on the end.  Te veo el domingo --- see you sunday.  Something new to say to CT.

    Photos are not mine but all of them are about windows.

                    

28 september, 2022 Wandering & Capturing Moments

    Still great sleeping weather.  Love the cool nights.  Last night was 53F.  The high today was 79F.  Just add some rain now & then it would be perfect.

    Sat outside with Nico this morning.  So nice.  Had a great breeze.  Tonight I was going to sit outside with Nico & I got suddenly covered with mosquitos. Twenty or more!!  Yikes!!!  When I came in & sat down, I quickly killed 3 on me.  Yuck.  Hope that is it.  Hate to sit in the house covered with bug repellent.  Smells so nasty.

    I hope my family is ok in Florida.  I would have left the state 2 weeks ago.  I am not brave.  And swimming is not something I excel at.  Watching CNN.  Showing a fire station.  Water almost half way up on the trucks.  Firemen are wading in deep water.  They cannot drive the trucks but are still trying to help those who need to be helped.  The photos are just awful.  The one reporter was in a parking lot that was originally concrete & full of cars.  Now it is empty of all cars & sand covers all the concrete.  The beach moved from the beach to the lot.

    The mayor of NYC insulted the entire state of Kansas today.  How rude.  It is fine to beat your own drum but no need to slam others when you do not know anything about them.  He thinks he is so special.  He came off as snotty.  Kansas people are much nicer than he is.

    Today was a work day.  So glad to be there.  Nice to see everyone.  I finally got done with the Grasshopper school & started a new one.

    I am not well today.  I feel ok but my blood sugar is scary high.  Over 400.  Why?  Stayed like that over night.  Again, why?  I left work early to call my doctor.  They were to give him or his PA my message.  Never got a call back.  Nice.  I may be looking for a new doctor.  I checked before supper & it came down to a little over 300.  Maybe I am trying to get some kind of illness.  That can screw your sugars up.  But my vital signs have been ok.  I am not happy.  My bestie is worried & not happy either.  He was caring.  Nice for me.

    Supper at Jalisco's.  I skipped ice cream for me.  😧  They were rather slow tonight.  People watching the hurricane?  Strange.

    Photos are of one of my fave places, The Scheme.  Need to go back again.  The best pizza!  And such a nice atmosphere.