I’m so thankful my knee is doing so much better. I’m able to do almost everything without pain. I’m still only walking 1 + mile but I’m grateful for that. This morning on our walk, I added one extra loop around the school parking lot. That put me 1.2 miles, so I’m jazzed about that. I went to the pool yesterday and swam for @35 minutes. I’m not back to 45 but 30 is a good enough time in the water. I’m thankful for the beautiful morning with sunrise quite early.( 6:21). It was almost too bright for my eyes which is one reason I walk in predawn light. I guess since sunrise is going to continue g ..read more

Our yard is pretty right now with everything so green and lots of different blooms. Above is the Rhode Island Greening apple tree. I wonder if we’ll get apples this year. We only bought this about a year ago so I’m not sure. Lots of California poppies. I tried for years to get them to grow here but finally, my daughter, the gardener, got some to grow and once they start, they will spread. Here’s the white camellia tree. This is the only original plant from when we moved here. I’m not sure how old it is but probably over 50 years. It is of unknown variety but again probably one that doesn’t ..read more

Our drive home yesterday was rainy part of the way. Traffic was not too bad and we made it home by 2pm. Everything was good at home and the house was tidy. Of course, it was mostly only my daughter home because my son was off camping with his partner. He got home Wednesday. We woke at ‘camp time’. Err, later than normal. I woke at 6am which is normally our walk time. I just figured,’ Oh well’, tomorrow is another day. I planned on doing the kitchen zone, bathroom zone, and bedroom zone. They are all done now. I also did not plan to go to the Auburn gym as I wanted to do the zone cleaning. I pl ..read more

I’m certainly thankful we had an uneventful and safe trip down here to Capitola. Overall traffic wasn’t too bad even through San Jose. We arrived to find traffic though completely backed up going into Capitola. So from Santa Cruz to New Brighton, it took forever to go 2 miles due to construction. We made it still a little after one only to be told the new regulations were no checking in before 2pm. I told the guy( park worker) that we had always been able to check in early. His response was so rude, he turned to get our plate # and said” Why are people always lying to me”. I was pretty shocked ..read more

I went to the pool yesterday and was surprised that it was not crazy busy. Saturdays are definitely hit or miss with being busy. I didn’t do anything afterward, just came home. This morning I went to the Auburn gym and it was somewhat busy but I just did my thing and left. Then I went to Safeway to get wine, deli sandwich stuff, bread, and some snacks to leave at home. I don’t have anything I need to do around the house so I will get my clothes ready for tomorrow and organize the food a little more. Capitola is a good 4 1/2 hours trailering so we’ll probably leave around 9am. We also stop at t ..read more

I was planning on going down to the pool but right now at 7;06 it’s snowing. I usually leave till 8 so I’ll wait and see how it is. Of course, in Roseville, it’s always different. But it’s the crazies up here that don’t know how to drive in snow. So I may just skip it. I had a good workout at the gym yesterday and then picked up 14 books to read/take with me to Capitola. Frugal wise, I didn’t stop and get a coffee after the gym and came home and had some with a piece toast. B only spent $100 for the Costco stock up which was mostly because we forgot dishwasher pods last time. He also picked up ..read more

We decided if we wanted to see Tahoe before all the snow melted we’d better get a move on. So off we went and it was really great. We were not disappointed. Tahoe has a.lot.of .snow. still. It was very encouraging for the snowpack. We decided to head to Tahoe City to go to Tahoe House Bakery. They have the best coffee in the area. The pastries are delicious plus their breads and bagels and ready-made meals are quite nice. Pricey, but worth it. It was pretty empty as were the main roads. Tahoe, off-season is really a lovely place to be. I-80 was also pretty empty of traffic except for lots of s ..read more

We had a nice early walk in the park before the Christians started showing up for the easter sunrise service they do in the park each year. It was cloudy and it was sprinkling rain. We finished up and left before the drizzle started. It’s still cloudy out but not really cold. I went to the gym and now I’m home deciding what to do with the day. I’m in the entryway zone so I may sweep and tidy out both doors. I’ve done a little more reorganizing in the closet and took out a few things to go out to the garden shed. I have some more to do in there. Once the weather gets nicer I can go out to the s ..read more

Yesterday ended up not so good with my blood pressure really spiking. I didn’t feel great but knew it was dex. I did take an extra lisinopril and within the hour it dropped to almost normal. And I felt better too. This morning it was 127/ 90 and that was without any lisinoprol so all good. It was a tough day though. Today my face is red still but that’s all except maybe a little jittery from dex. It’s cloudy and grey again which is also a little depressing after a while. But next week looks sunny and we have a few outings planned. Frugal-wise, Costco went well and came in at $279. But $79 was ..read more

We just got back from Sacramento where it is all sunny and so pretty. When we hit Auburn the foothills were cloudy and we were starting to get some rain. I’m grateful B drove as I was on dex and had a bit of a headache probably due to higher blood pressure. My doctor appt went well. All is pretty good and stable. My kappa light chains went back down to normal so I was very jazzed about that. I’m totally grateful to see those normal numbers. We’ll see what my next labs bring. I had my infusion yesterday so I’ll get labs next week. He’s on vacation so I may not get them till the following week ..read more