It's been a minute...

Sunset's a little later each day now.  But just as pretty!

Friday the 10th was the bone density scan (every two years), and the mammogram (every year).  Sigh.  Not terrible, but not fun, either.  But done and dusted, and the results were as expected:  no surprises.  Keep up the weight bearing exercise, the calcium and D supplements, etc.

On Super Bowl Sunday, I had Puppy Bowl XIX on one screen, and pre-game football on another.  Even though I'm not a huge fan, KC is one of our "local" teams.  So I was happy when they won.

On Valentine's day, I bought myself flowers, which is always a cheery thing.  They lasted about a week before drooping, and I finally pitched them on Wednesday the 22nd.

I could feel the weather front coming through in my sinus passages when I got up Wednesday the 15th.  Also got a text message from my kid sis that due to the forecast, we would forego the regular weekly sister walk.  Same thing on Wednesday the 22nd, as it's starting to slick up out there again (storm #2).  Get home safe is the priority!

Most bizarre episode related to my eye appointment on the 15th!  I was not on their calendar!  I ended up leaving without seeing that eye doctor, with instructions to contact them AFTER I'd seen the other eye doctor in July.  OK, then!  But strange.  I was there when the appointment was made.  I put it in my phone calendar as it was made.  If they canceled it, you'd think they would have notified me?  Regardless, I came on home.  And found the card they had filled out for me, confirming the appointment, but so goes it.

That same afternoon I found out two things:  I'm on the permanent list of mail-in ballot requestors... my form showed up in the mail.  And the forecast was about on target for the beginnings of the snow.  In with my own ballot request form was one addressed to my neighbor around the corner (they can stick together), so I ventured out to make sure it got to her.  Which is how I found out the weather was starting to happen.

Thursday morning the 16th, I was wakened from an odd dream to find the drifts building outside.  The wind picks the fluffy white stuff up on the roof and whirls it down to land in "the usual spots".  So, yes, we got the predicted snow.  Ten inches worth.

I cleared the sidewalks, but left the drive to do on Friday the 17th, as my ankl griped.  On Friday the 18th I finished the side of the driveway behind Dexter, and by afternoon, it was dry concrete.  

I continued in "cave" mode over another weekend, and was glad to have the trainer back in town in time for Tuesday the 21st session.  Time to get back into a routine!

Wednesday the 22nd I had a canine visitor, who took over the house for a few hours.  It got slick again (another storm?  yes, another storm), so son ended up with a canceled appointment and Carl got to head home early!  Yes!  Not that I would want to give up Carl so soon, but that my son will be safe home and not out on slick roads.  He had to drive quite a ways for his first appointment of the day, and is ending his day a few hours early because of that cancelation.

We played in the back yard, and tossed the indoor ball a few times, and watched TikTok videos of other dogs and cats... the one that most got his attention was when the cattle dogs were being commanded by whistles.

But I got my canine fix, and I won't go adopt a dog of my own as long as I get enough "Carl time" mixed in.  Next I stepped out on the deck to let the cats know he's gone and they can return to take over their castle.  Sure enough, they had not gone far, and came right back in.  They are not so dumb as to stay out in the cold and wet.

That's about it from this end.  I need to go play catch-up on the blogs of others!

Life is good.  Keep on Sparking!