07 february, 2023 Wandering & Capturing Moments

    Had a quiet day with little sleep.  But feel ok.  I had an early chiropractor app't.  My pain has been under control this last weekend.  My SoftWave treatment went well.  Knee had fewer pain spots.  But my back made up for it.    

    After my appointment I went to Dairy Queen for lunch.  It is just down the street.  I could barely eat my meal.  Only barely half of fries & two thirds of my burger.  Dessert was better.  Felt sort of awful.

    I took my new shot  for weight loss yesterday.  Think it is working today.  No appetite.  At suppertime I wanted nothing to eat.  I did but could not eat all I had fixed.  Good?  Bad?  I was warned this would happen.

    I took a nice nap this afternoon.  I was really tired & fatigued.  I got a new med to help me sleep.  See if it works.  I work tomorrow but if I am as nauseated tomorrow I may cancel the entire day.  Work & Jalisco's.  What next???

    JS & SM video chatted live with me last night.  Great to see & hear them.  JS is a new man.  What a miracle getting away from stress will do.  He is really happy.  Makes me happy.  And seeing them makes me feel less alone.  JS texted me today & sent photos.

    Our low was 28F last night.  Better for sleep.  High today was cooler at 53F.  Rain starts wednesday evening & through thursday.  Maybe some snow mixed in.  Time will tell.

    Photos are a mix.  Nothing special.

                        

17 January, 2023 Wandering & Capturing Moments

    Had a busy day.  Up early to get ready.  Ate lunch early.  Then off to Hutchinson.  The day started with heavy fog with warnings of freezing fog & slick spots on the road.  No problem.  Too warm.  I had not gone too far when the fog lifted. 

    I saw my diabetic doctor.  Well, his PA.  I really like her.  She listens & lets me talk.  And she is kind.  We decided to start a new medicine for diabetes that will cause me to lose weight.  And maybe use less insulin.  A shot I give myself once a week.  See how pricey it is.  Medicare is not kind to people who use it.  Great!!!

    I treated myself to a dip cone in McPherson.  That is a vanilla ice cream cone dipped in chocolate sauce.  Not had one in years.  A nice treat.

    Got home & had gotten my monthly delivery from Amazon.  Too many things.  I have cancelled many things.  I managed to haul some stuff out to the trash bins.  Still more to do.  Glad I had little pain today, thanks to my pain patches.  They work pretty good.

    Tonight I fell asleep for a short time.  Tired.  Now my wrists are hurting.  It is always something.

    The weather is supposed to be getting wet here.  NW Kansas has 9 inches of snow forecast.  We will only get rain.  Or a mix of snow/rain.  Probably not much.  Hopefully no ice so I can go to work tomorrow.  I miss being there.

    Watched part of a basketball match of the 2 big universities in Kansas.  Finally my team won.  Finally.  Close game.

    Snowy photos again.

                     

Sheltering in Place, Mood Of Silence, Day 238......

 What a day full of memories and feeling.

There has been a big change in me. No idea why. My depression is really minimal. How did that happen? I think the events of the weekend have made a difference. After 4 years of unspeakable evil, the goodness feels great!! And hopeful. A relative in another state is just nuts. She is all hoo rah to go to court. And says ballots from "dead" people. And she wants EVERY ballot recounted. And she has posted several times that the end of the election will be God's will. I will refrain from writing to her on January 20 that it truly is God's will.

Also I have found a new pill and amazingly it seems to help. I am relaxes. I slept last night. And while not totally painfree, have a huge improvement. I walked last night I walked standing up straight and not limping. Today is sort of the same but I cannot go far. But so much better.

One year ago this weekend Kisse went missing on Friday. I could hear her but not find her. On saturday I never heard a peep from her. KN was in Kansas City but would not be home until Sunday. On sunday I heard Kisse again. KN came over and we found she had crawled in to the the air duct of my dryer. He took the back off my dryer and out popped Kisse. I never let her outside again. No more kitten under the house. I drove to town immediately got supplies. She escaped twice early on but not since. She is a welcome addition to my family.

My cousin posted a photo of her mom. And I had no idea her mom has RA also. Her parents are wonderful. Live too far away to see. Her father was in the Job Corp in Thailand and came home with a beautiful Thai wife.

JR and I ate at Jalisco's. It was sort of quiet. Then we went next door to an art showing of a friend of ours, GE. Good art. One piece I want.

Then  JR came home with me and carried some trash out. It was far too heavy for me to carry. Cleaned some things out. After that we went to the neighbor's and took photos of a very old truck. No one was working so I drove in. I am sure they would not care but..... Then back in town we took photos of 2 new murals. One is on the back of the public library and the other in a park. I love living in a town with lots of art and music and celebrations.

Covid 19 is growing by leaps and bounds here. I am scared to go anywhere. I feel safe at Jalisco's and maybe I should not but no cases from there. The White Peacock was going to close for coming inside. But now it is closed for at least 2 weeks. The owner's husband has it and so does one barista. I was there on the 3rd and they announced closing on the 6th. Should I worry? I am a little.

My brother's neighbor got a new tiny tiny puppy! It is adorable. They had it outside. They wanted to walk down the sidewalk, it wanted to go back in. It's legs are so short it bounces when running! Shared a photo.