REMEMBERED TO TAKE MY CAR BACK TO MAZDA

IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY THE BATTERY, SO I PAID THEM FOR IT.  TOTAL OF $174. UNEXPECTED DOLLARS FOR IT.  BUT IT HAS A GREAT GUARANTEE I AM TOLD.  FULL REPLACEMENT FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS, THEN THEY PRORATE AFTER THAT.  I'M JUST GLAD THAT IT CRANKS UP EACH TIME I GET IN IT, SO FOR NOW, THAT SHOULD DO IT.  I HAVE THAT EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT OF COURSE IT DOES NOT COVER BATTERIES.  OH WELL, NO BIGGIE-IF THAT'S THE WORST PROBLEM OF THE WEEK I WILL BE THRILLED.  MY SISTER VICKIE AND I ARE GOING TO GO TO A FEW GARAGE SALES THIS AM.  WE ARE GOING TO LOOK FOR NEW STUFF CHEAP, SO WE CAN RAFFLE IT AT THE GARAGE SALE WE ARE HAVING FOR ALZHEIMER'S SOON.  YOU CAN'T FAULT US FOR TRYING, WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR ALL KINDS OF WAYS TO RAISE FUNDS AND AWARENESS.  WE HAVE A WHILE TILL THE WALK, SO I HOPE WE CAN AT LEAST DO HALF AS GOOD AS OUR KIDS DID LAST YEAR.  I SLEPT WELL LAST NIGHT, AND THAT WAS A BIG IMPROVEMENT.  I GOT ONE OF THOSE HEATING BELTS THAT ARE ONLY GOOD FOR 8 HOURS OR SO, BUT IT KEPT MY BACK WARM, WHICH I THINK KEPT THE LEGS IN CHECK.  TOO BAD MOST INSURANCE COMPANIES WON'T PAY FOR THINGS THAT REALLY HELP BECAUSE THEY ARE OVER THE COUNTER AND CHEAP.  BTW.  I CALLED MY PAIN DR. YESTERDAY, AND THEY ARE GOING TO SET UP ANOTHER EPIDURAL FOR ME FOR MY BACK AGAIN.  THEY SAID THAT SOMETIMES IT TAKES UP TO THREE BEFORE YOU SEE ANY REAL RESULTS.  I WILL TRY JUST ABOUT ANYTHING (EXCEPT SURGERY) AT THIS POINT.   ON A DIFFERENT NOTE, I THINK MY GIRL PRISKA IS HAVING SOME KIND OF PROBLEM WITH HER FRONT LEG.  SHE HAS BEEN LIMPING SO I KNOW IT IS GIVING HER SOME TROUBLE, BUT I CAN'T FIND ANY THING THAT WOULD CAUSE HER TO LIMP.  I THINK IT COULD BE ARTHRITIS.  DOES ANY BODY KNOW IF DOGS CAN GET ARTHRITIS??  SHE IS STILL PRETTY YOUNG TO HAVE ANY SUCH PROBLEMS, ONLY 7 YEARS OLD, BUT WHO KNOWS-THAT'S 49 YEARS OLD IN DOGIE TIME.  STILL I THINK THAT IS PRETTY YOUNG TO ALREADY HAVE ARTHRITIS.  IF SHE CONTINUES TO LIMP, I WILL HAVE TO TAKE HER TO THE VET NEXT.  WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY IN SUNNY FLORIDA.  IT HAS BEEN RAINING MOSTLY AT NIGHT, WHICH IS THE BEST TIME FOR IT (IN MY OPINION).  I LOVE TO FALL ASLEEP BY THE SOUND OF RAIN.  IT IS SO SOOTHING.  WELL, THAT'S IT FROM ME FOR TODAY, I MISS MY BABIES IN C.A. AND THEIR PARENTS TOO, BUT I WILL GET TO SEE AT LEAST HALF OF THEM SOON FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S WALK IN OCT..  TILL MONDAY-JUST ME