NEED NEW HIPS!

FUNNY HOW YOU NEVER THINK THAT YOUR BODY PARTS WILL GROW OLD OR JUST TIRE OUT, SO IT IS NOT A HAPPY THING TO REALIZE IT.  I WAS SO HAPPY TO BE LEARNING SOMETHING NEW AT MY AGE THAT IS SO MUCH FUN AND GOOD EXERCISE TO BOOT.  THEN LAST NIGHT MY STUPID HIPS HAD TO SHOW ME WHO'S BOSS! LIKE AN OLD LADY, I WAS HOBBLING ALONG WITH THE BED BUDDY WRAPPED AROUND MY WAIST.  FOUR PILLS LATER,  I LANDED IN MY BED,  AND WAS BLESSED TO SLEEP MOST OF THE NIGHT.  I CALLED MY DOCTER THIS MORNING, AND HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR TOMORROW AFTER I GET HOME FROM SERVICE TO SEE WHAT SHE CAN DO FOR ME.  

IN THE MEAN TIME, I DID GO TO THE GYM THIS MORNING AND DID ABOUT 20 MINUTES ON ONE OF THEIR MACHINES.  SO FAR MY HIPS HAVE NOT REVOLTED, BUT I AM NOT HOLDING MY BREATH.

I GOT SOME VERY SAD NEWS YESTERDAY.  MY BEAUTIFUL GRANDDOG ASHA WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER.  THIS HAS JUST BEEN HEARTBREAKING, AS SHE IS SO LOVED BY MY DAUGHTER AND SON IN LAW.  I CAN NOT EVEN PICTURE LOSING ONE OF MY TWO LOVING COMPANIONS PRISKA, AND PRESLEY.  THEY HAVE BEEN SO COMFORTING SINCE MIKE PASSED, AS I KNOW ASHA HAS BEEN FOR MY DAUGHTER.  I WONDER IF OUR PETS WILL BE ABLE TO LIVE A LOT LONGER IN THE NEW SYSTEM.  I SURE HOPE SO.

WELL I'M OFF TO DO CHORES, SO TILL NEXT TIME ENJOY THIS DAY TO THE FULL!!  

WORKING AGAIN AT 67 YIKES!!!

 I NEVER WOULD HAVE EXPECTED TO BE BACK IN TRAVEL AFTER MIKE PASSED, BUT IT'S WHAT I KNOW BEST, AND FORTUNATELY I STILL HAD SOME FRIENDS IN      THE BUSINESS.  IT'S AMAZING WHAT THE HUMAN SPIRIT CAN DO WHEN NECESSITY COMES CALLING.  I ALWAYS DID LOVE A GOOD CHALLENGE, AND AT MY AGE, WHO ELSE WOULD HIRE ME???  I'VE ALREADY GOTTEN MY FIRST BOOKING UNDER MY BELT, GUESS IT WILL ALL BE DOWN HILL FROM NOW ON!!  YES, I DO KNOW THAT I AM A COCKEYED OPTOMIST.

YESTERDAY,  MY SISTER VICKIE AND I TOOK OUR NEIGHBOR MARTHA TO LARGO TO VISIT HER 90 YEAR OLD SISTER.  WE HAD TO STAY OVER NIGHT, AS IT WAS TOO MUCH FOR HER TO GO ROUND TRIP IN ONE DAY.  THE WEATHER WAS  GREAT THE WHOLE TIME, AND WE EVEN MANAGED TO TAKE TIME TO WALK ALONG THE BEACH THIS A.M. BEFORE HEADING BACK HOME.  

TOMORROW A.M. MY SISTER VICKIE AND I WILL GO FOR OUR SECOND LINE DANCING LESSON-I WONDER IF THIS MEANS  I WILL SOON NEED TO BUY A PAIR OF COWBOY BOOTS?

GUESS WHAT??  I ALSO NOW HAVE A ROOM MATE (SAMANTHA).  SHE IS SUPER SWEET, AND IT IS SO NICE TO HAVE SOMEONE ELSE LIVING HERE BESIDES MY TWO ADORABLE CKC SPANIELS.  SHE CAN ACTUALLY TALK BACK WHEN I TALK TO HER!!

WELL, THAT'S IT FROM ME FOR NOW.  PLEASE SHARE YOUR DAY OR YOUR THOUGHTS WITH ME.  I GREATLY ENJOY HEARING FROM YOU!

RECOVERING FROM YEARS OF CAREGIVING !

IT HAS BEEN ALMOST ONE YEAR TO THE DAY SINCE I LAST WROTE IN MY BLOG.  AS I SAID THEN, I NEEDED TO TRY AND MOVE FORWARD AND FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THE REST OF MY LIFE.   NEEDLESS TO SAY, THERE HAVE BEEN MORE CHANGES IN MY LIFE THEN I COULD HAVE EVER IMAGINED SINCE THE PASSING OF MY BELOVED HUSBAND (of 43years) Michael (AKA Mike).  

I HAVE COME TO ONE CONCLUSION-LIFE GOES ON WHETHER WE PARTICIPATE OR NOT !

I NOW HAVE A NEW CAREER (Dist. Sales Mgr. for Rainbow Travel), AM TAKING LINE DANCING LESSONS, HAVING GARAGE SALE FUND RAISERS FOR ALZHEIMER'S, AS YOU MAY RECALL, BOTH MY SISTER VICKIE'S HUSBAND, AND MINE, HAD IT.  I AM ALSO GOING TO THE GYM A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK.  ALL THIS ALONG WITH MY ALREADY BUSY SCHEDULE OF CHRISTIAN MEETINGS, AND MY MINISTRY.  AS YOU CAN SEE, BY DOING ALL THESE THINGS, I AM TOO TIRED TO GET INTO ANY KIND OF TROUBLE.  ALSO STAYING BUSY HAS HELPED ME WITH THE GRIEVING PROCESS, THAT CONTINUES TO THIS DAY.

I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TOMORROW WILL BRING ( OR SHOULD I SAY THROW AT ME), BUT I AM FEELING STRONGER WITH EACH PASSING DAY, AND WANTED  TO SHARE THAT WITH ALL WHO ARE STILL WHERE I WAS LAST YEAR.  THERE IS HOPE, AND A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.

PLEASE SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS WITH ME, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.