Yesterday, something amazing happened. I was upstairs getting ready for my day; the dogs were downstairs. As usual, Ty was barking at Brenna trying to get her to play. All of a sudden, the two of them were howling, howling, howling, just like wolves. I have no idea what set them off; there were no sirens or anything going off. Neither of them has ever howled before. But, there they were, just howling at each other like crazy. It was really funny, but also an amazing sound. I loved the music they were making together. It was awesome.
So, let me catch up with myself. What's been going on....I've been attending my Transitions cancer support group and really enjoying it. Tonight is our last night together until we have a reunion dinner on Nov. 20. It will be weird not to be with these women every Tuesday. I also have been going to the Thursday night group. It's a tougher one for me because there is a friend in the group who is declining, and I may not see him again. We all are trying to deal with this, and deal with it as a group as well.
I have started physical therapy to try and fix the pain in my bones. I had my annual exam with my PCP, Dr. Lynam. He did all kinds of exams (blood, ekg, etc.) and everything is wonderful. I'm a healthy 62 year old...except for a low Vitamin D level. He told me to take 2000 mg of Vit. D every day. Two things that a low Vit. D level can cause are bone pain and impaired cognitive issues. Yea! These are the two things in my life that bug me the most, so maybe if I can get my Vit. D level up to normal the bone pain will stop and my inability to concentrate will improve. Whoo-hoo!
Our friends from Ephrata, Dan and Barb, were here for the weekend. Their two granddaughters live here and were celebrating their 2nd and 3rd birthdays on Sat. We went to the party, too, and it was fun. Then the four of us went to Trinacria for dinner. That place it just so delicious it's almost indescribable. Quite yummy. Sunday Barb went to babysit, Dan and Mark played golf, and I worked on stuff around the house. Just my regular daily routine. Mark and I also had to take Leonard (our truck) back out to Nisqually to try and get the cruise control fixed, again. So, Monday night, we went out to pick up the truck and eat at the Nisqually Bar and Grill. We watched Monday Night Football, and we were there late enough (7:00 p.m.) to play the free Bingo they have on Monday nights. I won a drinking game with shot glasses and a spinner. I hadn't played Bingo since I was in elementary school.
Mark just called and he is not going to be going to MT at all now. The project that has kept him so busy for almost a year now still is not finished and, therefore, he cannot leave. There are just way too many moving parts, parties and people involved in this thing for it to ever get done, I think. Oh well. Hopefully he can take the week of Thanksgiving off and go then. We shall see.
So, that's it for now.
Funny, but I felt like howling, too! Hoooowwwoooo! There, I did it!
ReplyDeleteMaybe you just couldn't hear what they were hearing? Maybe the razor clams in Mocrocks were making a sound that they heard? I certainly can't hear them, but dogs have special hearing...
Too bad about Mark and his trip. His loss is an elk's blessing, I suppose.