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| Things are as I left them, with no clue and no inkling of where the pill box went. I had high hopes that something would pop into my mind but nothing happened. I even prayed about it, but so far nothing there either. Someday, if it didn't make its way into the trash, it will show up. I hope! We had a professional Tree Trimmer come out and finish the job of cutting back our Fruitless Mulberry Tree. It didn't take long and they hauled away what they cut down plus raked up all the remaining leaves. Another job done, fortunately that is the only tree we have in our back yard so we don't expect to be raking many more leaves. My daily walks continue, but I know soon it may slow down. I'm a fair weather walker and don't go out in the cold, wind and rain. I can bundle up for the cold and wind, sometimes I do, but the rain is another story. It's the time of year to dust off the stationary bike and start working out inside. We don't live near a mall, besides they don't allow dogs. I thought about taking her down to Lowes and walking around the store, but I didn't do that last year and it probably won't happen this year either. We are expecting our first rain of the season this Wednesday. My wife and I are planning on spraying our yard with a pre-emergent to keep the weed from sprouting. The only problem is you need to get 1/4 to 1/2 inch of rain for it to work. Otherwise you have to water by-hand and that's a problem. It requires a lot of water and it causes our water bill to go up. Always something! Life Is Good - God Bless |
| Yesterday I had a conundrum happen that I can't explain. I took my pill box (I'm an old person) out of the table next to my chair and set it on the kitchen counter. I took the pill I needed and I thought I left the pill box on the counter. Later in the evening I went to get it, to take my evening pills, and it wasn't there. I'm at a total loss because I have no idea where it went. My wife and I have searched the house and it's nowhere to be found. I don't have the foggiest idea what I did with it. Where did my pills go? I'd hoped that it would come to me during the evening or night, you know like a light bulb going on, but that didn't happen. I took out my other pill box and started using it, hoping that the other would be found. We have person coming over in an hour to trim our Fruitless Mulberry tree. We have been hacking away at it for several weeks taking off enough to put into our trash and leave room for the house trash. It has gotten to the point we can't reach the branches left on the tree even with our extended poles. I don't feel comfortable getting up on a latter and trying to saw or cut the branches. What do you do when you can't get the job done? Hire someone! We had a company come out and give us a bid on replacing our wooden privacy fence, and take away the old one. She quoted us an outrageous price, so we'll have to find another route. I'm sure there is someone out there who can do it for a price more reasonable. We'll keep looking. Life Is Good and God Bless |
| I'm speaking of the days I missed writing in my blog. Something must have gotten in the way but darn if I can tell you what it was. My body keeps telling me that I'm not as young as I used to be. I'm feeling the two miles I walk daily. Sometimes getting out of a chair is an effort and taking the first few steps is a challenge, but once I get going I'm ok (I think)! I drove down to Yucaipa yesterday to visit my Mother. There had been an accident on I-15 earlier but was still causing a traffic backup. I chose to go a different route, taking Lake Arrowhead Road to State Route 138. This is a 2 lane road with many curves, I wasn't in a hurry but still found myself coming into several curves at a higher rate of speed than was advised. Fortunately I was able to brake sufficiently before entering the curve to keep my car in its lane. This happened several times and I should have known better. I take my iPad down with me so I can show my Mother pictures of her grand and great grandchildren. Along with pictures from Facebook to see what the people that are familiar to her are up too. We had a good visit and when I left I found the traffic was backed up again just beyond State Route 138. I took that offramp and instead of going the way I came, I took Summit Road (I'd never been on the road) along with a number of other people. It didn't have nearly as many curves to deal with and it was enjoyable ride. It came out on a road that I use when going to see my mom so I was happy because I was closer to home. My trip into the back country, did make me aware of the tinder box the whole area is! It seems like it's a catastrophe waiting to happen. We've been lucky the back side of the San Bernardino Mountains haven't burned since 1996. The weatherman said we could get some rain, a week from this Friday. We could use it, and I have some pre-emergent we need to put down before it rains. The only problem is, a half inch of rain is required to soak it into the ground. If we don't get that much rain then we have to water by hand. That's what happened when we first moved here in 2017. That was a Pain! Time to get moving and dealing with todays issues. Make that honey-do's. Just kidding Life Is Good and God Bless |
| On my walk yesterday with Gracie, my Javanese dog, we encountered a large dog trying to work his way out of a broken fence. This particular house has 3 or 4 large German Shepards. They have always barked when we passed and it was scary to see the dog sticking his head and front legs between the fence slats trying to get out. I figured if one made it through the others would follow. Fortunately that did not happen. Once our walk was complete I went back over to the house and informed the owner about the problem and he told me had extra slats and he would take care of it. In previous post I've mentioned some of my medical problems I've had over the last several years. My journey continues! I was hospitalized the 1st 4 days of last month with Kidney stones. They didn't do anything other than give me pills to lesson the pain and help shrink the stones. I was released on a Friday and went back to the Emergency the following Wednesday with the pain. Again I was given some pain pills and released. My Urologist suggested I have Lithotripsy procedure that blasts the stones with radio frequency waves. I had this procedure done last Wednesday Nov 6, and I came out the same way I went in feeling fine. I haven't had anymore episodes after my last visit to the emergency but I still had 2 stones that needed to be demolished. It worked I haven't had any pain since. I feel like this is a Miracle! The horror stories I've hear over the years had me scared, fortunately I haven't experienced the pain of passing stones! Time to get to work on my chores for the morning. Rake leaves and mow the lawn, then walk the dog. I walk 1.11 miles with the dog then I take another lap around without the dog. Not bad for someone who is 70+. Life is Good and God Bless |
| I've tried several times to sit down and write in my blog, but I haven't been motivated, so I get up and walk away. Does that sound familiar to anyone else? I certainly have been busy with all the medical problems I've been experiencing, with some down time. All is good now and hopefully I can try again to get back to writing in my blog. If I can't follow through then I will shut it down again. I don't want to do that, but if you don't participate what good does it do to belong? I've met a few people online but since I quit writing, I'm no longer on their follow list so I will need to start anew. I will also need a refresher course in how to go about joining in the different writing blogs and contests. I want to figure out what my blog will be about. Do I want to write about current events or what's occupying my time. I think I'll stick with me and let someone else critique the current events. It's not that I'm more interesting, but I know me and what I'm all about! This is my first blog since my self imposed exile. More to come! Life is good and God Bless |
| It seems like the days slip by without my sitting down to jot down my thoughts. Can't believe that we are into August already, blink an eye and it will be Fall. I've had numerous Doctor appointments last month, with two more to come, in August and September. So far I'm firing on all cylinders, and I'm very grateful! I'm now walking 2 miles daily and riding the bike for 30 min. My youngest son is getting married, for the second time, in Las Vegas at the end of the month. We were concerned with the heat but now they're having an invasion of grasshoppers. I'm hoping that will be cleaned up by the time we get there and all we'll need to worry about is the heat. My wife and I used to be accustomed to the heat when we lived-in Needles, but Apple Valley is somewhat milder. Here's hoping we don't MELT! Two days after we get back from Las Vegas my wife heads back to Yuma, Az where she will cross the border and go back to the dentist who did her upper dentures and have the bottoms put in. She'll be glad to get it over with. We've been talking about taking some kind of vacation, besides Vegas, to get away and enjoy the ocean, not sure if it will be San Diego, Oxnard or Santa Barbara. We'll be gone for 3 or 4 days just enough to help us relax. A change of scenery is due and I'm going to look forward to it. Life is Good |
| My blood test was completed this morning with 5 vials drawn. Pulmonary Function Test tomorrow and Cardiac Doctor appointment on Thursday, then two more Doctor appointments on Monday. I would like to say my calendar is clear but I have another Doctor appointment in August and September. I'm keeping the economy going with Doctor visits alone. When we moved into our home two years ago we purchased a new stove. Since that time my wife decided she didn't care for it, so we bought another stove and the old one is in my garage. I put it up for sale on "Offer Up" and have had 2 inquiries, I've now reduced the price twice in an attempt to get some movement. I also posted it on My Neighborhood and no response from this app. Not sure what I will do if I can't sell it, maybe take it to the Thrift Store where my wife volunteers. The summer heat is upon us, it's 101 outside and will go up another degree or two before it starts to go back down. I'm not complaining these last few months have been wonderful and looking at Weather.com it looks like our temps will be in the 90's for the next week or two. For the High Desert you can't beat it. So much for todays writings. Life is Good |
| It takes more than a small effort to sit down and write in this blog. Prior to my heart attack and bypass surgery, I could write a blog with no problem. Now I seem to be hesitant to put words to paper even though I have a plethora of things I could write about. I've been spending a lot of time reading these last two months and not doing anything that is productive. I've no excuse for this laziness and wish I could change and do something constructive. My wife never sits, she is always on the move and I feel ashamed that I don't have that same mentality, but I don't and I'm sure I never will! I had a scare yesterday when I got the results from CT I had for my shoulder. I was told I had a mass or tumor next to my lung, I was given a Dr's name and told to give him a call and set up an appointment and have the mass removed. Needless to say my mind went to the big C word and I wasn't sure what to do. I had a copy of the CT report and after discussing it with my wife, I stoped by my Primary Dr. and had them make a copy of the CT for their records and then went to my Cardiologist and did the same. The Dr. was there and he was handed my report and he said "what's this?" I told him "it was the report from my CT and the Orthopedic Dr said I had a tumor and needed to have it removed." The Cardiologist said "this is fatty tissue bound together and nothing to worry about. You don't need surgery unless you want cosmetic surgery!" So what do I do? I will wait, I have blood work on Monday, a Pulmonary Function Test on Tuesday, and appointment on Thursday with the Cardiologist to go over the result of the blood work and check my pace maker to see if I've had any A-Fib episodes. I meet with my urologist on the following Monday along with my Primary Physician later the same day. Will this ever end? I must admit I'm getting a little tired of all these doctor appointments and not knowing for sure what's going on! I'm going to a memorial in a couple of hours for a gentleman from my church. He had been in a convalescent hospital for over a year. I stopped by to see him a couple of times when I was down visiting my mother. The service is being held at my church and lunch will be provided afterwords. I think this is enough of my woes to last awhile. Life is Good |
| Have you ever felt like you're a pin cushion? I know when I was in the hospital I was poked a lot, but here lately I've had a quite a few blood draws for various doctors and reasons. I had a nuclear CT where they put some type of potion in me that burned at the injection site and made me feel like I needed to go to the bathroom. Two days later I had a nuclear Stress Test, and they kept adding shots into the catheter while I was walking on the treadmill. I'm scheduled to have a Pulmonary Function Test next Tuesday. I'm hoping that the end of test and blood work is near. I planned to take care of a leaking faucet outside. We had pipe laid from the main to the backyard to water our grass instead of using what comes through the house that is regulated. When I had this done I had them put in two faucets (after my wife requested one of them to be moved). He used a 3/4 inch galvanized pipe to come up from the T. This pipe had a leak, and I figured I could fix it with little or no trouble. WRONG! The job took me three hours and I had to wrap the threads with plumbers tape several times before I was able to get the leak stopped. After completing that project I got cleaned up because my wife and I had an appointment at the DMV in Victorville. My wife was renewing hers and we both wanted to get new licenses that are required by 2020. You must provide your birth certificate, social security card and two bills addressed to you. The place was busy but we managed to move through the process with little or no trouble. It was nice to get it completed and have it behind us. Life is Good |
| What the hell does that mean? Hello from the other side of What? I don't know, it was a catchy title and I used it. According to the note on my blog links section, I haven't written a blog in 4 months. Where does the time go when you're having fun? Out the door I guess because I haven't been sitting doing nothing for four months. I check in on WDC and look at the newsfeed, but I haven't been moved to sit down and put my thoughts on paper. I've been seeing a lot of doctors and trying to get my health up to par. My cardiologist told me I was bleeding internally after reading my last blood test. I scheduled a colonoscopy and endoscopy and nothing was found. I've been put on iron in an effort to get my blood count up. I've had my right arm begin to hurt and I was afraid I was having the frozen shoulder in that arm like I had in my left. Not the case the orthopedic doctor says it's bone on bone causing the problem and I've been going to Physical Therapy twice a week. He had me do a CT of my shoulder since I can no longer do a MRI account of my pacemaker. I due to see my urologist in a few days to see if my prostate cancer has come back. Getting older and having your body fall apart isn't any fun. I'm thankful all of this didn't happen earlier in my life, like what happened to my father. Wife went to Mexico last week and had all her upper teeth pulled and dentures put in. So she's recovering and eating soft foods till things get better. Then she'll go down and have some of lowers pulled and have bridges put in, so that shouldn't be as bad. My youngest son (43) is getting married for the second time in Las Vegas in the latter part of August, and we've made arrangements for a hotel and a show. Of course I'm picking up the tab for 8 seeing the show and dinner, and 5 for rooms. Family you have to love them, and I do! We're getting ready to head for Costco and pick up what we need, and a few other items. That seems to be the case at least with us. $$$ keeping the economy moving is my object. Life is Good |
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