Day by Day

 

Day by day, those sprouts grow.

Phone call early on Wednesday morning, from the Dr's office to tell me the mammogram came out "normal" and the bone density test showed it is still osteopenia (not escalated to osteoporosis), I am stable.  They are still advising (pushing) calcium, vitamin D, and weight bearing exercise.  All doable.

Ember came on a longish (for her) car ride with me Wednesday morning, too.  She wasn't ready to go in the crate yet, so I coaxed her into the car, and went to drop off my ballot request at the election commission.  This covers both the primary and the general local elections here.  I will get my ballots in the mail, fill them out and drop them back at the election commission when the time comes.

On the way home we went through the coffee drive-thru and got Ember her dog-treat.  At home, we managed a safe passage to get the cat down to his safe haven in the laundry room, as he'd been outside since first thing in the morning.  Ember was down the steps onto the patio when the kitty decided to jump for the open door.  I got the door closed behind him before she got there, then convinced her to let me go in (good threshold manners, Ember) and go put Prisoner in his room.  

When I came back up and let her in, we played a little while longer before she went into the crate for my human time, part of which I'm using to type this.

Meantime, planning for FGC's week between school letting out and Summer Day care starting up.  He'll be going to Zoo camp.  This is the last week in May, and between now and then I need to get Ember trained to ride in the back seat and allow a human alongside.  The hope is that FGC can ride beside her without getting licked to death.  If all goes well, I'll be on tap for two days that week.

In preparation for this, I vacuumed out the back seat, located the seat belts, and experimented with inviting Ember to jump in while I sat in half of it.  Success!  Come Saturday, we will try a practice ride with FGC from the dog park back to my house, beside Ember in the back seat.  It's only about a mile, and if we survive this, it will be counted as a good sign we can do the transport to Zoo camp.

Wednesday it got nice and warm out, and Ember got not just one but TWO leash walks.  We joined the puppy parade that walks every Wednesday afternoon about 4 p.m.  This is the same time that kid sis Alicia and I used to visit, but since that has dropped off to a "by appointment" sister visit arrangement, it frees me up to join Ember into that puppy parade.  She did well today and then she collapsed onto the cool garage floor.

Thursday morning, Ember was a little slow in terms of morning energy, but she was clearly hungry and went for not just the "chow" (canned food), but the kibble later.  She did ingest a bit of the fabric from one of her newer toys, as I found the regurgitation in the crate in the morning.  Bedding being washed.

After my workout with the trainer, I got my hair cut and laid in groceries for the week ahead.  I picked up my little diva at the usual time, and she was ready to come home and have her supper and quiet time leading up to bedtime.  It is still light when I start "last call" now, since the clocks got moved, but between her day care days and a really active Wednesday, she was ready for her "big sleep".

Thankfully, Friday is a "just mommy and me" day for Ember, and Mommy is ready for a quieter day, too.  

Onward, my friends!  Whatever the world throws at us (and it may not be pretty at any given moment), we can choose LIFE!  It's not a spectator sport.  It's one day at a time, one right action at a time.  It's choosing to be kind.  It's choosing to love.  And yes, sometimes that can lead to us feeling some of the "downside" feelings.  But Life is good!  Spark on!