Hi everyone. another busy day here. we ran errands and did banking.tomorow the puppies have a vet check and shots. in all things its one step forward and 2 back. being handicapped is a learning process. the last few days i have been trying to navigate the kitchen without the wheel chair. i still have to hang on to something so trying to walk hang on to counter and go from sink to stove with apot of water is a disaster. after spilling,loosing my balance,dropping food on the floor(the dogs love that) and sliding off a reg kitchen chair and my feet and legs not co-operating i have brought the wheel chair back into the kitchen only and parked it there. its just safer and easier but the rest of the house and traveling no wheel chair.maybe in time i can figure a better way for now it is what it is and im ok with that.Hoping you all have agreat evening (((hugs))) rosey

KarenFL, OK so I went to Petco and found the long display of Wellness brand doggie foods. I read every bag’s ingredients (since they didn’t list it on the front where it should be). Anyway, there were about 8 choices and none were venison and sweet potatoes. Natural something or other had a limited ingredient Venison and Sweet Potatoes so I bought 15#. I’d struck up a conversation with a man looking for Duck and Potatoes for his doggie since we were both scouring and reading labels. As I was leaving with my bag, I spied the duck one I’d seen last week so we walked to the checkout together, still chatting. After I paid, I said to him that I hoped that picky Kai would eat it because I was getting tired of throwing the food, aka money, away. The checkout lady heard me and said that if she didn’t like it, to bring it back. Too bad I’d thrown away last week’s try but this time I’m saving the bag, not putting it in Kai’s bin. Isn’t that cool? I can bring it back. It was $$$. For the 15# bag, it was $39.99. At this point, I could buy her boneless, skinless chicken breasts for cheaper and she’d eat that. Picky doggie. But I love her so I keep trying. Next try will be MustangKaren’s Canadae (wow I remembered that without looking it up). I do believe Kai is on a one doggie mission to push me over the edge.

So my reason in trying the venison one first was Kai has been known to eat the deer scat on our walks. Won’t eat expensive food but likes deer nuggets. So I thought the match was perfect. Yes, I have a warped sense of humor.

Val, don’t be fascinated by the process – I never do it the same twice. I’m a diagnosed ADHD person and my mind flips everywhere at warp speed. I came up with the idea and one main character will be from the manuscript I just finished. However, I made the character unlikeable although by the end of the book, he had developed a few redeeming qualities. It’ll be interesting to make him likeable in this one. That’s where the fun will be. But… I gave him a name I hate – Kurt – and I just can’t leave that if I’m going to give him center stage in the next manuscript. So I needed to find a name that fit the unlikeable character but that could grow into a nice name. That’s where I was lost and why I hadn’t just started writing. BTW, to all of you with people named Kurt that you adore, I’m sorry I don’t like the name and didn’t mean to insult. Last night I perused boy name websites and found a name I hadn’t used in the past and that fit the character I’d already written. He will be Ian and I just have to change it in the last manuscript. OK, that was way too long-winded.

BTW, Val, have fun at pool tonight and I hope your back let’s you enjoy yourself. Truly you are an amazing woman.

Donna, I always like when I can get the countdown for something I don’t like or anticipate down to the less than 24 hours. Granny/mom must be fine tomorrow because it’s my mom’s birthday and I think the gods would be nasty to have anything but perfection on August 18th. And yes, the offer is still good. Nancy is reading her second. She private messaged me her email and I sent her a PDF of one. So if you want one, just let me know. I’m loving reading my manuscript on iBooks on the iPad (since I learned how to convert the word file). It’s like a real book.

Rosey, you are an inspiration. You have made so much progress and having the chair in the kitchen makes loads of sense. Safety in there is paramount and we don’t want anything to ever happen to you.

Now time to play with writing. Or Sudoko. Or Doggies. Or a combination of all them. Wherever my whims take me. That, by far, is the most wonderful aspect of having DH on swing shift. Bad me… Have a great night everyone.

Marie, most places that sell the Canadae have little sample bags of it you can try for free.. For Kai it would probably take at lease a couple sample bags to try maybe even about 4 for a serving for her. They also have a biscuits that are really good for them for treats. I use the "little round treats" for mine because the biscuits are too big for them. I hope you find something that works for you. My brother had a Great Dane that had gotten into and eaten fiberglass insulation before they got her and all she could eat was boiled hamburger and rice. Sometimes I think we are pickier about our pets food than we are of our own!! LOL!!!

Donna, sending good thoughts and prayers for you and granny/mom tomorrow. Will be very anxious to hear from you. (((HUGS)))

Hello everyone! I'm still around just keeping busy but pop in to read the posts now and then. It's been another beautiful day...in the 80s so guess we are getting a little summer at last but not sure how long it will last. Dh planted another cherry tree today and has been enjoying working outside. I had computer problems and had to call a tech (a hardware issue not about Chrome), but we got it working again. Still can't get Chrome to reinstall so am using IE still.

My dh is having some vision problems in his right eye. This is the eye that he almost had surgery on for his glaucoma. He is having double vision every now and then...not all the time. He called his eye doctor and they didn't think it is the meds and said it could wait until his next appt (coming up in 2 weeks or less) but did say it possibly could be a symptom of a stroke so to contact his primary doctor. So he called the clinic but his doctor wasn't in today. Instead of explaining he hung up. I told him he should have talked to someone there but he wouldn't. He has no other symptoms so I very much doubt it is a TIA or stroke but I have an appointment with our primary doctor tomorrow so I've told him to call in the morning in case they can work him in with me, at some other time tomorrow or he can even take my place. Mine is just a routine checkup so it can wait. It started out when he squinted it would be double and then clear when he opened his eye. Now it is when his eye is open and clears when he squints and then opens it again. I don't think he would have even told me about calling the doctor if I hadn't overheard him. He is not a complainer and that's nice in a way but sometimes I wish he'd complain a little bit more so I can be aware of what's going on.

Well he is calling me to watch America's Got Talent...so talk later.

Marie....sorry I forgot to say that Dash eats the canned venison/sweet potatoes along with helping of turkey thigh. There are absolutely no kibbles we can find that doesn't cause an outbreak. So he gets vegie dog cookies in his bowl.

I did it, I got my Google Chrome back!! Yea!!

Donna, Just wanted you to know that prayers are being sent your way, for Granny/mom and you too.

Good morning GG's,

Just checking in quick.

Donna ~ thinking of you and prayers for you and granny/mom today. Keep us posted.

Mary ~ glad you got your google thing fixed.

Rie ~ congratulations on your SAC Thank you for sharing. Funny ~ my daughter and I were watching that movie just the other day.

Three days down ~ one to go. Then a day off.

Maddie invited me over last night, so I spent the evening with Sara's family. That is always fun.

I will hopefully be able to catch up with the rest of you this evening.

Have a nice day

Thinking of you this morning, PT – and sending my very best thoughts and prayers to you and Granny/Mom for the best possible outcome.
Well, sixteen more days to ds’s wedding. A little more than 2 weeks. I ought to be able to lose 5 more pounds, right? And I haven’t weighed myself since last Saturday, so maybe it’s already a little less than 5? So far, so okay. Not spectacular, exactly, but okay. I think I’m feeling a tad lighter, but you know how that is – some days you feel pretty streamlined, and other days – well, other days you feel downright puffy. Today’s sort of in between for me. I’ll be glad when (someday) I don’t have to focus so much on what I put in my mouth, but I don’t imagine that’s coming any time soon. I do have to say (again, probably) that eating lightly, as I’m now doing, I don’t have the digestive problems that I was having, and I am actually less hungry. If I miss lunch because of meetings or whatever, it’s no longer a big deal, and I’m not ravenous when I get home. My morning Fiber One and berries (strawberries & blueberries) seems to be enough to get me through until suppertime, if need be.
I dropped in to see little IzzieBee yesterday on my way home from work, but, alas, didn’t have my camera. She just gets cuter and cuter, does our IzzieBee. Dh is due to be in NH this weekend for some work, so I’ll probably spend a few hours at ds’s visiting. Also have to go back-to-school shopping with 9-y-o dgd, and am hoping to get in a few hours at the lake.
Hooray for your Google Chrome, Mary! I downloaded it a few weeks back, and didn’t see much difference. Finally went to doublemyspeed.com, and bought a year’s coverage. It really cleaned up a lot that System mechanic had missed, and my PC is running much faster, now!
Oh, Rie/Val….we’ve all got saggy butts, m’dear! Well, most of us, anyway. Okay, well, I do, anyway! I’ve always had a rather flat fanny that just gets wider if I gain any weight to speak of. But it used to be just boney. Now the bones have a sort of deflated cushion hanging on them. So attractive, doncha know? I’ve got to say that I don’t pay a lot of attention to it. A quick backwards glance in the mirror after I’m dressed is about it. I think I’d be very much afraid of looking back there in an undressed state. Of course, I’m a little hesitant to look at the front in an undressed state, as well. At my heaviest, I once caught a glimpse of myself as I was dressing and could’ve sworn that I was looking at my mother. When I was in my 20’s, I walked in on her when she was getting into the shower and was so traumatized that I immediately became nearly anorexic for fear that I would look like that. Needless to say, I outgrew that stage, but have always had (and still have) an unhealthy relationship with food and my body. I don’t even know if it’s fixable anymore.
Oh, Marie, if only I could share in your whimsical world right about now. I’m looking forward to a little “me” time this weekend, but have a lot to do, and don’t anticipate having as much “me” time as I could really use.
Rosey, progress is progress – sometimes not quite so fast as we’d like, but better to be moving forward than backwards, eh? You’ve accomplished wonders, my dear lady – and I have no doubt that you will continue to do so.
Glad to hear the endoscopy went smoothly, Lynn. Get a good rest, now – your body surely needs it!
K3, I’m so happy to hear of your daily progress – getting better and better. It’s been a rough go, but it seems like you’ve turned the corner now, and things should start getting a little easier for you. I think of you every day.
Gayle, I don’t have a treadmill, but I did about 100 laps around our living room last night while dh was watching “Zeitgeist – Moving Forward”. Pretty thought-provoking, as was the original Zeitgeist movie. Anyway, my legs were tensing up as I sat watching the TV, and I finally had to get up and stretch them. I kept moving for about ten minutes or so, and they felt better. Okay. I’m just not getting enough exercise, and I’m going to get better about it!
You still floating in the pool, KarenMo?
Hiya Lyn, Freda, Nancy…have a great day, okay?
Later,
Z

Hi Everyone,

Running late - have to hurry. Off to book club and lunch and movie - The Help.

Check back later,

Lynn