So, Mark and I and the puppies went to the beach Saturday! This was my first trip to the WA coast, and the puppies' first visit to a beach ever. They had a blast -- running, running, running. It was a very warm and sunny day here, but the beach was overcast, cool and breezy. It was terrific. It was a nice drive, very little traffic, and pretty much a deserted beach. We had lunch at The Green Lantern. Good burger with a toasted bun (makes all the difference). Saturday night and Sunday were pretty ordinary -- watching TV on two different levels Saturday night, Mark played golf on Sunday, and I puttered around the house and then ran errands and went shopping for a new pair of sport shoes. Of course they had to be ordered because of the narrow width, and then today the store called to tell me they are backordered and not sure when they will be able to get them. Oh well.
Today was just another regular day -- I have no idea why I seem to always be running errands, but I do. Today was no different. Another oh well.
The puppies are enjoying a rawhide chew bone right now, and I'm going to go finish cleaning up the kitchen. I may even try reading something tonight, since my evening wrapped up fairly early (football started at 4:30, so it's been a quiet night for me downstairs...).
And that's it for now.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Friday, September 7, 2012
Lots of fun lately
It's been the regular sort of stuff lately, except that we had a 'luau' for friends and neighbors on the Sunday before Labor Day. It was fun. Lots of laughs and great food. The weather was perfect and we were able to be outside until way late into the night. We grilled teriyaki chicken and Sonnenberg's sausages (great sausages from a Spokane meat/deli). We had fresh crab dip, homemade quacamole, shrimp cocktail, homemade berry cobbler and backyard apples and berry pie with ice cream, really good jalapeno mac-n-cheese, a beet salad that was 'to die for' and all sorts of other goodies. No one went hungry, or thirsty. Brenna and Ty had an amazing time because they had lots of people that would pay attention to them, and Jon would always throw the toys for them. We actually can't find one toy, it may be up in the bushes somewhere, and the puppies were both so tired by the end of the night. Ty was even limping a little bit, but that didn't last long.
We also had a fun evening at Fish Tale Brew Pub with some folks from Mark's office and a guy from the Spokane office who is doing a detail over here for a few weeks.
Mark and I played golf on Labor Day and had a really good time. The weather has been so amazing! And the course was not crowded, so we got to play by ourselves. Mark finally gave me a few pointers and it made a big difference in the way I hit the ball. I need to bug him to give me more instruction when we're actually on the course.
I got the front stitches of my gum surgery taken out this week. Yea! The back ones will come out in two months. Good thing none of this hurts or is bothersome.
I was not in the mood to make lunch for Mark on Tuesday night because I had been 'battling' with my computer and printer all night trying to figure out how to download some drivers. So, Wednesday we went out to lunch at Top Food. We like eating there -- they have a good oriental counter. We had some really fresh spring rolls and an Empress chicken bowl. Yum.
I'm taking care of Scampi, our neighbors cat, again. She still likes me when I feed her, but gets grumpy after I feed her, much like "I'm done with you now, so you can leave." She's very funny.
I worked my Weight Watchers shifts yesterday and today. Both were good; fairly productive.
I wasn't in the mood to attend my cancer support group last night; I'm not sure why. But, I didn't go, and that's ok. I'll make it to the next one.
I made a big pot of veggie soup yesterday, and I think I'll go get it and start heating it up for dinner. Right now, it sounds pretty good. Plus, it's another beautiful day, so I should go sit outside and read for a while. Chill out, etc.
And, that's it for now.
We also had a fun evening at Fish Tale Brew Pub with some folks from Mark's office and a guy from the Spokane office who is doing a detail over here for a few weeks.
Mark and I played golf on Labor Day and had a really good time. The weather has been so amazing! And the course was not crowded, so we got to play by ourselves. Mark finally gave me a few pointers and it made a big difference in the way I hit the ball. I need to bug him to give me more instruction when we're actually on the course.
I got the front stitches of my gum surgery taken out this week. Yea! The back ones will come out in two months. Good thing none of this hurts or is bothersome.
I was not in the mood to make lunch for Mark on Tuesday night because I had been 'battling' with my computer and printer all night trying to figure out how to download some drivers. So, Wednesday we went out to lunch at Top Food. We like eating there -- they have a good oriental counter. We had some really fresh spring rolls and an Empress chicken bowl. Yum.
I'm taking care of Scampi, our neighbors cat, again. She still likes me when I feed her, but gets grumpy after I feed her, much like "I'm done with you now, so you can leave." She's very funny.
I worked my Weight Watchers shifts yesterday and today. Both were good; fairly productive.
I wasn't in the mood to attend my cancer support group last night; I'm not sure why. But, I didn't go, and that's ok. I'll make it to the next one.
I made a big pot of veggie soup yesterday, and I think I'll go get it and start heating it up for dinner. Right now, it sounds pretty good. Plus, it's another beautiful day, so I should go sit outside and read for a while. Chill out, etc.
And, that's it for now.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Still enjoying it here
Yes, I am still enjoying living in Olympia. We were told summers here are wonderful, and that has indeed been the truth. Too bad summer didn't show up until almost the end of July... But, it really has been nice.
I'm still going to my Thursday evening cancer support group and really liking the people in the group. I'm still dealing with the lymphedema in my arm, but my compression sleeve helps, and it's comfy. The gum grafts I had done earlier this month are doing very well. Yea!
Mark and I tried using Smart Phones for two weeks, but decided that we really aren't 21st century sort of people, so we returned them. However, during the short time we had them, Mark became completely addicted to playing Angry Birds. He even downloaded it onto his lap top so that he can play without a phone.
Our friends from Ephrata came over and spent a couple of days. As always, we had a really good time. Dan even stayed an extra day so that he and Mark could get in an extra round of golf.
I met with a new doctor and really like him, so I think I will be comfortable now with a primary care physician.
Our friends Susan and Brian brought back crabs from their cabin on Lopez Island and we went to their house and ate our fill. It was delicious. Plus we were joined by friends Connie and Paul. Lots of laughter and fun.
Mark went to Butte for his annual guys golf trip with Jason and The Other Mark. Mark met up with Jason in Spokane and they drove to Butte. The Other Mark drove over from Wyoming. They had a lot of good golf and steaks at Barclay's in Anaconda. I had a very productive four days of getting my office files organized and other puttery stuff around the house. I also got 'trained' to work at the new Weight Watchers store that opened on August 27.
I am managing to get to yoga about every other week. I need to be really much better about going each week. It feels so good when I do it, and I really enjoy spending time with the other folks in the class and having fun lunhces together.
One of Mark's co-workers from the Spokane office is here doing at detail, so we had him over for dinner last week. We grilled some Sonnenberg's sausages that were really tasty.
I worked a couple of days at the WW store doing data input. That was kind of fun. Hadn't really done that kind of work in a long time, and there were others there, so we got to yak and laugh.
Mark and I worked in the yard most of this past weekend. He cut down several broken branches from our neighbor's tree that were laying on our trees. Then we cleaned out the gutters. Real exciting stuff.
This pretty much is a run-down of my day-to-day life so that I can look back and try to remember what I was doing at any given time during this year. Lots of other stuff goes on, I just don't remember it because it all happens so fast and all the time. I play with the dogs, run errands, try to read (but that's still difficult for me, so I get frustrated and stop). I think about really cleaning the house and cooking good meals, though most of the time neither happens.
I'm getting a hair cut tomorrow, and then working at the WW store on Thursday and Friday mornings. We're having a Labor Day Luau on Sunday, and Mark and I are going to play golf together on Monday.
And then, it's pretty much September, and Fall. Wow.
Well, that's it for now.
I'm still going to my Thursday evening cancer support group and really liking the people in the group. I'm still dealing with the lymphedema in my arm, but my compression sleeve helps, and it's comfy. The gum grafts I had done earlier this month are doing very well. Yea!
Mark and I tried using Smart Phones for two weeks, but decided that we really aren't 21st century sort of people, so we returned them. However, during the short time we had them, Mark became completely addicted to playing Angry Birds. He even downloaded it onto his lap top so that he can play without a phone.
Our friends from Ephrata came over and spent a couple of days. As always, we had a really good time. Dan even stayed an extra day so that he and Mark could get in an extra round of golf.
I met with a new doctor and really like him, so I think I will be comfortable now with a primary care physician.
Our friends Susan and Brian brought back crabs from their cabin on Lopez Island and we went to their house and ate our fill. It was delicious. Plus we were joined by friends Connie and Paul. Lots of laughter and fun.
Mark went to Butte for his annual guys golf trip with Jason and The Other Mark. Mark met up with Jason in Spokane and they drove to Butte. The Other Mark drove over from Wyoming. They had a lot of good golf and steaks at Barclay's in Anaconda. I had a very productive four days of getting my office files organized and other puttery stuff around the house. I also got 'trained' to work at the new Weight Watchers store that opened on August 27.
I am managing to get to yoga about every other week. I need to be really much better about going each week. It feels so good when I do it, and I really enjoy spending time with the other folks in the class and having fun lunhces together.
One of Mark's co-workers from the Spokane office is here doing at detail, so we had him over for dinner last week. We grilled some Sonnenberg's sausages that were really tasty.
I worked a couple of days at the WW store doing data input. That was kind of fun. Hadn't really done that kind of work in a long time, and there were others there, so we got to yak and laugh.
Mark and I worked in the yard most of this past weekend. He cut down several broken branches from our neighbor's tree that were laying on our trees. Then we cleaned out the gutters. Real exciting stuff.
This pretty much is a run-down of my day-to-day life so that I can look back and try to remember what I was doing at any given time during this year. Lots of other stuff goes on, I just don't remember it because it all happens so fast and all the time. I play with the dogs, run errands, try to read (but that's still difficult for me, so I get frustrated and stop). I think about really cleaning the house and cooking good meals, though most of the time neither happens.
I'm getting a hair cut tomorrow, and then working at the WW store on Thursday and Friday mornings. We're having a Labor Day Luau on Sunday, and Mark and I are going to play golf together on Monday.
And then, it's pretty much September, and Fall. Wow.
Well, that's it for now.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
The last 2 & 1/2 weeks...
Again, I'm not keeping up on a daily basis with my blog so that I will remember what I have done with my day-to-day life. Oh, well.
Mark and I went to an office BBQ on July 27 at a nice park near here that Mark now takes the dogs to so they can go swimming. It's got a nice beach area where they can easily get into the lake. Brenna runs and jumps in; Ty still wades. He hasn't quite figured out the whole water thing yet.
On the 28th we went to the Mushroom Festival. It was OK, but not something we'd go to again. Just one of the many Olympia festivals that as New Olympians we needed to attend. I think we played golf the next day. The weekend weather lately has been really nice, so I'm pretty sure we would have gone and played golf.
Our friend, Jessi, from Wenatchee came over and spent two nights with us. She and Mark had diversity training out at Nisqually Wildlife Refuge. We grilled, sat outside and enjoyed some spirits together. We had a good time.
I went to my cancer support group again. It was a really good meeting with some new folks there. Jules and I went out for dinner, spirits and lots of gabbing afterward, as usual.
Mark and I went to the Thurston County Fair on Saturday and had a really good time. It was really hot, so there were very few people there. But we got to see lots of bunnies, chickens, goats, cows, sheep, llamas, and horses. We watched some equestrian events, and ate Fair food. We played golf on Sunday. Again, it was really hot, so no one was on the course, which was really nice.
I had two gum grafts on Monday and felt ok that day, but the next day was yukky. The antibiotic I was taking was making me sick, so the doctor changed it. I feel much better today. I slept in the guest room last night because I didn't want to wake Mark up, and even though I've slept in there a few other times, last night was the first night I noticed that the ceiling is covered in glow-in-the-dark 'stars'. It looks like the Milky Way in the guest room. It is really amazing! I had a hard time going to sleep because I just loved staring at the ceiling and feeling like I was sleeping outside. It kind of makes me want to sleep in there all the time. We may have to make that our regular bedroom...
I spent today getting some work done in my office, finally. Fortunately, I have nothing on my calendar for the next two days, so I am hoping to get more work done in here.
It seems like there were more things/items/stuff I wanted to remember, but, of course, since I didn't do this on a daily basis, I have forgotten what it was. I need to be better about keeping myself up-to-date.
And that's it for now.
Mark and I went to an office BBQ on July 27 at a nice park near here that Mark now takes the dogs to so they can go swimming. It's got a nice beach area where they can easily get into the lake. Brenna runs and jumps in; Ty still wades. He hasn't quite figured out the whole water thing yet.
On the 28th we went to the Mushroom Festival. It was OK, but not something we'd go to again. Just one of the many Olympia festivals that as New Olympians we needed to attend. I think we played golf the next day. The weekend weather lately has been really nice, so I'm pretty sure we would have gone and played golf.
Our friend, Jessi, from Wenatchee came over and spent two nights with us. She and Mark had diversity training out at Nisqually Wildlife Refuge. We grilled, sat outside and enjoyed some spirits together. We had a good time.
I went to my cancer support group again. It was a really good meeting with some new folks there. Jules and I went out for dinner, spirits and lots of gabbing afterward, as usual.
Mark and I went to the Thurston County Fair on Saturday and had a really good time. It was really hot, so there were very few people there. But we got to see lots of bunnies, chickens, goats, cows, sheep, llamas, and horses. We watched some equestrian events, and ate Fair food. We played golf on Sunday. Again, it was really hot, so no one was on the course, which was really nice.
I had two gum grafts on Monday and felt ok that day, but the next day was yukky. The antibiotic I was taking was making me sick, so the doctor changed it. I feel much better today. I slept in the guest room last night because I didn't want to wake Mark up, and even though I've slept in there a few other times, last night was the first night I noticed that the ceiling is covered in glow-in-the-dark 'stars'. It looks like the Milky Way in the guest room. It is really amazing! I had a hard time going to sleep because I just loved staring at the ceiling and feeling like I was sleeping outside. It kind of makes me want to sleep in there all the time. We may have to make that our regular bedroom...
I spent today getting some work done in my office, finally. Fortunately, I have nothing on my calendar for the next two days, so I am hoping to get more work done in here.
It seems like there were more things/items/stuff I wanted to remember, but, of course, since I didn't do this on a daily basis, I have forgotten what it was. I need to be better about keeping myself up-to-date.
And that's it for now.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Wow, it's been a while...
Where do I start? Let's see.... Mark got home from Montana early enough on Saturday, July 7, for us to go to the 2nd Annual South Sound BBQ at Cabela's. We got there around 4:00, so the pulled pork with bleu cheese and slaw wraps were gone, but the alder smoked salmon and BBQ'd brisket we got instead were awesome, so it was ok. The day was really nice.
My cancer yoga class started up again after a two week hiatus while Joanna taught a teacher training. It was really nice to see everyone again. We had a fun lunch and catchup session at Hearthfire Grill after class.
I went to my second cancer-girls-night-out dinner. It was a smaller group this time since some folks were on vacation, but still lots of fun. We ate at El Serape again, which has been voted the best place to meet because it has big tables for groups, is centrally located for everyone, and has a menu full of corn products for those who cannot eat wheat.
Our truck's window got a crack in it on Mark's way home from Montana, so Leonard (that's his name) got a new windshield. It's really clear!
Since were were contemplating breeding Ty with Dick and Mary's dog, Lulu, we took Ty to the "happy ending" vet in Lakewood. He was a bit confused by all the 'commotion.' Unfortunately, he's still a little 'young' and is now taking supplements and vitamins to help him 'man up.' We'll check him again in a couple of months. Maybe he'll be happier about going next time since he now knows what happens when he goes to this vet!
We went to Des and Judy's in Snohomish the weekend of July 13-15 and, as always, we had a wonderful time. Mark and Des golfed Saturday and Sunday. Judy and I went antique shopping in Snohomish. Duncan and Waylen came over for dinner Saturday night, and Shannon and Clint came over on Sunday. It's always just so fun to spend time with this family.
I've had a dental appointment, several lymphedema treatments, and an endodontist appointment in the last few weeks. Fortunately, the dental appointment was good and the lymphedema is under control and my arm is back to normal. The endodontist appointment proved I need three more gum grafts, which will be done on August 6. Whoopee.
I attended a new support group that started on July 19 with other cancer survivors who have 'issues' now that we're all a little farther out of treatment and moving on to trying to live a life. It's a nice group, will only have about 12 people in it, and will continue to the end of the year. Afterwards, Julie and I went to El Serape for margaritas (Julie) and Sangria (me), enchiladas, and some good yakking. It was fun; lots of laughing.
I took Leonard to Costco last Friday to get his tires rotated, so I got to have a mocha freeze. Yum.
Last Saturday Mark and I went to a retirement party for John Grettenberger at Millersylvania Park. It was lots of fun and a beautiful park. A good time was had by all. On Sunday we played a great round of golf at Tumwater Valley Golf Club. We had never played there before. It is a really nice course. We were paired up with a nice father and son twosome. Unfortunately, I came home with a cold, so I haven't been doing much this week. I did find a new haircutter, though. Yea! So, I got my haircut yesterday and so far, so good.
Mark was in Portland all day today for some kind of meeting and is now on his way home. It's time to feed the puppies and watch the evening news.
So, that's it for now.
My cancer yoga class started up again after a two week hiatus while Joanna taught a teacher training. It was really nice to see everyone again. We had a fun lunch and catchup session at Hearthfire Grill after class.
I went to my second cancer-girls-night-out dinner. It was a smaller group this time since some folks were on vacation, but still lots of fun. We ate at El Serape again, which has been voted the best place to meet because it has big tables for groups, is centrally located for everyone, and has a menu full of corn products for those who cannot eat wheat.
Our truck's window got a crack in it on Mark's way home from Montana, so Leonard (that's his name) got a new windshield. It's really clear!
Since were were contemplating breeding Ty with Dick and Mary's dog, Lulu, we took Ty to the "happy ending" vet in Lakewood. He was a bit confused by all the 'commotion.' Unfortunately, he's still a little 'young' and is now taking supplements and vitamins to help him 'man up.' We'll check him again in a couple of months. Maybe he'll be happier about going next time since he now knows what happens when he goes to this vet!
We went to Des and Judy's in Snohomish the weekend of July 13-15 and, as always, we had a wonderful time. Mark and Des golfed Saturday and Sunday. Judy and I went antique shopping in Snohomish. Duncan and Waylen came over for dinner Saturday night, and Shannon and Clint came over on Sunday. It's always just so fun to spend time with this family.
I've had a dental appointment, several lymphedema treatments, and an endodontist appointment in the last few weeks. Fortunately, the dental appointment was good and the lymphedema is under control and my arm is back to normal. The endodontist appointment proved I need three more gum grafts, which will be done on August 6. Whoopee.
I attended a new support group that started on July 19 with other cancer survivors who have 'issues' now that we're all a little farther out of treatment and moving on to trying to live a life. It's a nice group, will only have about 12 people in it, and will continue to the end of the year. Afterwards, Julie and I went to El Serape for margaritas (Julie) and Sangria (me), enchiladas, and some good yakking. It was fun; lots of laughing.
I took Leonard to Costco last Friday to get his tires rotated, so I got to have a mocha freeze. Yum.
Last Saturday Mark and I went to a retirement party for John Grettenberger at Millersylvania Park. It was lots of fun and a beautiful park. A good time was had by all. On Sunday we played a great round of golf at Tumwater Valley Golf Club. We had never played there before. It is a really nice course. We were paired up with a nice father and son twosome. Unfortunately, I came home with a cold, so I haven't been doing much this week. I did find a new haircutter, though. Yea! So, I got my haircut yesterday and so far, so good.
Mark was in Portland all day today for some kind of meeting and is now on his way home. It's time to feed the puppies and watch the evening news.
So, that's it for now.
Friday, July 6, 2012
A quiet week
It's been a fairly quiet week. The puppies handled the 4th of July neighborhood fireworks pretty well. We went to bed early that night (10:30-ish) and that got Brenna to totally settle down. Of course, having rawhide chew bones earlier helped, too. The only fireworks I got to see were the ones on TV on the Capitol Fourth broadcast. It was fun watching the fireworks over the Washington Monument and remembering how incredibly much fun it is to actually see those fireworks live! Best in the world.
Mark is coming home a day earlier than I thought he was (yea!). It will be nice to have him back at home.
Our weather has been perfect -- sunny, warm, just wonderful. It's supposed to get a bit warmer this weekend (into the low 80s). It's really nice.
Our next door neighbor, Mary, came over this evening with some wine and fresh lettuce from her garden, so we made fun snacks and salad and had a very nice evening chatting together. It was fun.
And that's it for now.
Mark is coming home a day earlier than I thought he was (yea!). It will be nice to have him back at home.
Our weather has been perfect -- sunny, warm, just wonderful. It's supposed to get a bit warmer this weekend (into the low 80s). It's really nice.
Our next door neighbor, Mary, came over this evening with some wine and fresh lettuce from her garden, so we made fun snacks and salad and had a very nice evening chatting together. It was fun.
And that's it for now.
Monday, July 2, 2012
Day after Day 1
Yesterday was July 1, which I decided to be my new beginning day. It was the first of a month, a Sunday, a good day to start over/renew. It also was a special day -- it was Chip's birthday in 1994 and it was the day Sweet Pea died in 2006. I woke up yesterday ready to re-boot, even though I was very tired. So, I took it easy, did some office work that needed to be done, paid attention to what I was eating, and generally got some inspiration. I went to bed early (10:00) and read for a while. I had a terrific night's sleep (yea!).
Last Friday evening was fun. Mark and Brian went to a Mariner's game, so Susan, and Wendy and I went out for sloppy burgers and spirits. We had a great time. Lots of laughs.
Saturday Mark left for Butte for the week. I always get really sad when he leaves, and it generally takes me a few days to get around to getting off the couch and stop moping. I'm trying to be better about that this time. It's part of my re-booting.
Today I am working my Weight Watchers shift, and also going to my meeting. This morning I took care of Scampi, our next door neighbor's 16 year old cat. She likes me when I feed her. Other than that, not so much. I've been taking care of her since Saturday afternoon. She's a black and white cat and very pretty, but a little cranky in her old age (aren't we all!).
I have a small list of projects I am hoping to complete this week, or at least get the long-term ones underway. I have an appointment with the lymphedema therapist on Thursday, and that's about it. I don't have a yoga class again this week because Joanna is teaching a teacher training course. I am looking forward to getting back to that class and seeing the people in it.
Well, I'd better go and get the puppies ready for me to leave and then head off to work.
And, that's it for now!
Last Friday evening was fun. Mark and Brian went to a Mariner's game, so Susan, and Wendy and I went out for sloppy burgers and spirits. We had a great time. Lots of laughs.
Saturday Mark left for Butte for the week. I always get really sad when he leaves, and it generally takes me a few days to get around to getting off the couch and stop moping. I'm trying to be better about that this time. It's part of my re-booting.
Today I am working my Weight Watchers shift, and also going to my meeting. This morning I took care of Scampi, our next door neighbor's 16 year old cat. She likes me when I feed her. Other than that, not so much. I've been taking care of her since Saturday afternoon. She's a black and white cat and very pretty, but a little cranky in her old age (aren't we all!).
I have a small list of projects I am hoping to complete this week, or at least get the long-term ones underway. I have an appointment with the lymphedema therapist on Thursday, and that's about it. I don't have a yoga class again this week because Joanna is teaching a teacher training course. I am looking forward to getting back to that class and seeing the people in it.
Well, I'd better go and get the puppies ready for me to leave and then head off to work.
And, that's it for now!
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