Getting in the spirit

 

I did not buy these in October

Some who have read my blogs for several years will recognize them as having joined my closet in February, 2015, when I ran the Gasparilla Half Marathon in Florida.  I made the mistake of going to the expo with a young cousin.  👀  And I'm old and shameless enough that I still wear them!

The Gasparilla event, by the way, has a pirate theme, thus the skulls.  I wore them Thursday with a Halloween themed shirt I swiped from my brother's closet once he was no longer going to need it.

Anybody else having issues with comments from Jofraarchara?

I don't recognize the name, but it seems every day I get an e-mail notification that this ID has put a comment on one of my prior date blogs here on BlogSpot.  The comment does not actually appear when I go back to that blog, and the e-mail notifying me of the comment is a list of links to other blog spots.  Since I don't recognize this person, I am NOT clicking on the links, suspecting a phishing attempt.  Just wondered if anyone else was getting this?

The first time it happened, I clicked through to my post and deleted the comment, which at that time did appear, selecting "delete forever", and since then the comments have not appeared on my blogs, but the e-mails are still coming.  Seems like a robo-spam thing to me.

Meanwhile, Mom's Taxi Service has been re-started

What with the son's ankle sprain, his Dr. appt today, and his GF having just got her Covid-19 booster and feeling the side effects, I am useful!  For run #1, I got to his house, texted him I was in the driveway, take his time, and he rang my phone... "Do you remember my garage code?"  "No"  So he gave it to me... "I need help getting Carl into his kennel."

So I got inside, was greeted by a very enthusiastic pup, who was about ready to tackle me for the chance to go do something fun!  

I wrangled him into his vest and leash and took him outside, as requested, so the passenger could finish putting on a shoe.  Carl was on alert outside, wanting, I'm sure, a longer outing than he was going to get.  His "daddy" came out the front door, having got his shoe managed, crutches and all.  We let him pee, then I took him in and invited him into his kennel.  He was obedient, if not exuberant about it.

I'm thinking when we take the son home, I'll take Carl for a little longer neighborhood walk, 'cause he's been so impacted by his humans being immobilized for separate reasons.  Anyway, that's my intention!

Then we made the drive across town to the VA, dropped son off, and he told me to "go on home" and he would call when his medicalizing stuff was done.  He has lab work and a face to face with the doctor today.  He is breaking this new doctor in, his primaries had retired in the past year.  My house is a lot closer to the VA than his is.

So, I'm writing my little blog, and will later head back for Mom's taxi run #2 to take him back to his house.  Update on the ankle?  It's looking like the diagnosis of sprain was valid, in that there is some healing taking place.  He still can't put weight on it, but he's able to put his foot down for balance.  Still moving slow, and doing his best to follow standard sprain care instructions.  Carl does not always make this easy.

Pep talk:  the value of self-care

OK, troops:  the rest is standard pep talk--let's get out there and live the best Friday, October 22, 2021 we can manage, whatever life is tossing our way today.  Taking care of ourselves, best can do, is the best way to ensure that when loved ones need us, we can do what needs doing.  

Life is good.  Spark on!

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