Here she is.

Ok, let's try that again.

Cloud pictures

I had a professional photographer come out and take some pictures of Cloud. Here are a few.

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I sold my scooter!! Yay!!. No more payments on that. I sold it Monday to a really nice young couple. The lady said that they had been looking for awhile for a scooter and had gotten really discouraged because what people call perfect condition, wasn't. Mine was in great shape and had only been laid down once. They paid $2900 cash and I threw in my old helmet.

I got some nice photos of Cloud and posted them on my ksl ad this morning and got an email about her just awhile ago. So, maybe, with some luck, she will go to a new home where they will ride her. It will hurt to see her go, but it will be better for her and me for this to happen. I do think about getting another horse in awhile , like a quarter horse, gelding, calm old boy horse. No drama.

I am currently radio-active, until sometime tomorrow. I go for the scan tomorrow morning. I went off the low iodine diet this morning. YAY!!! I lost about 5 lbs on that stupid diet, because there is almost nothing to eat that doesn't have iodized salt, or natural iodine in it. All dairy, soy milk, eggs, tomato sauce, bananas, processed meats, crackers, cookies, almost everything premade, beans, broccoli, spinach, strawberries, chocolate, blueberries...the list goes on and on. So, that leaves water, cantaloupe, apples, grapes, lettuce, fresh meat ( I am not a big meat eater), plain pasta (no salt to add flavor), garlic, cinnamon, fruit juices and a few more things. Oh, unsalted roasted nuts, so I ate almonds until I can't look another one in the face. I have been on the diet since last Saturday, so this morning I was having fantasies about french toast, eggs, cereal with soy milk on it, toast with butter, but when I weighed myself and saw the weight loss, I calmed down a little. Then when I went to the kitchen, there was about 3 tablespoons of soymilk in the fridge, so I had cheerios with a tiny bit of milk on them, a banana, orange juice and two slices of toast with butter. I still have to avoid getting close to people, so I am hoping Dana will go to Applebee's and get me take-out. I have been having fantasies about that. I don't usually eat at Applebee's so it is weird. I set up Mike's bedroom in the basement for me and I like it except there is no phone and no TV. I have been watching dvd's on his computer, which is good. Ketza sits outside on the windowsill and begs for me to let him in. I can't have any of the animals on me, but I can't explain that to him. Poor kittyboy. I got a lot of knitting done yesterday and some good naps, but now I am bored. I wouldn't make a good invalid. Because I am excreting the radioactivity in my bodily fluids, I have to use disposable plates and bowls, and plasticware, wash my laundry separate, flush twice and rinse out the tub after showering or bathing. I'll be glad when it's over. The worst thing is that I can't see KC, but I will be able to see him after Friday. It would be awful if this lasted longer than that. Well, I need to find some lunch. Oh, peanut butter was on the bad food list, too. Thankfully, jam wasn't. No chocolate and no ice cream. Life was hardly worth living. TTFN

Yay for the opera

I got the email that I could go and pick up my score for the Scottish Play.    I guess there is a superstition about saying the name of MacBeth.  Anyway, I picked up my score and am excited to get started on it.  It's in Italian so that won't be too hard.  German is my least fav.  Carmen is in French, so that will be a little hard, too.  

I worked 11-7 last night and survived.  It wasn't too busy, so that helped.  Plus, it is a fun group on nights and we laughed most of the night.  It's amazing how funny stuff on YouTube is at 3 a.m.  

I am so glad that I won't have to do that again for 4 wks.  

I am still working on stripping and washing the walls in the kitchen.  Wallpaper paste is miserable stuff, just gooey.  

I also went to PT and Kurt gave me some exercises for  my neck and my shoulders.  He didn't seem to think that it is very serious and  he thinks that I will be able to improve my shoulder and neck with exercises.  He also suggested that I get a massage, so I will do that too.  And he said that riding my bike shouldn't aggravate either my neck or shoulder.  Yay.  

So, tomorrow, I plan to ride Cloud early, before it gets hot.  Then a bike ride sometime tomorrow.  THen, tend my vegie garden, strip wallpaper, clean house, do laundry...maybe I won't get all of that done, but it's good to have goals.  

Today, I was feeding a popsicle to KC and he wanted to hold it, so I showed him how.  Then he held it out for me to take a lick.  He would feed it to me for a few licks and then would feed it to himself for a few licks.  It was so cute and I didn't mind sharing a popsicle with him.  

Time to go to bed.

Where has the time gone?

My last posting was a month ago! I can't believe it. Since then, we have gone to Oregon for a family reunion, which was fun. It was good to see my sisters and my mom. Mom seems better than she has been in a year or so. Yesterday I helped Dave and Kristen move into a 2 bedroom apt. I don't know who is more excited about having a bedroom for KC, them or KC. Actually, KC is excited about everything, especially the balcony that he can crawl on when he escapes from the apt. D and K kept marveling about how much stuff they had accumulated in 2 1/2 yrs. I was marveling at how hard it was to carry the stuff up the stairs to the new place.

Work is as stressful as ever. I wish I could cut back on the L and D part of my work. Maybe someday.

Today I saw my endocrinologist and he wants me to have a full body scan to look for thyroid cancer. I guess I need to do it, but I still think I am fine. If I do this and it is fine, then maybe he will get off my back about this. I am sure it is in my best interest, but the test is involved and I will have to be in isolation for 3 days after drinking this radioactive stuff. That means missing some work. Oh well.

I also am trying to reach the neurosurgeon who saw me at IMC after my fall. I think I need a follow-up scan to see if the clot is going away. Things seem a little different these days and I need to get it checked out.

I am trying to sell Cloud and my scooter, but no one is even interested. That's discouraging.

My house is a mess, my garden isn't doing very well, my car needs a tune-up and I am off to PT tomorrow after working a night shift tonight for the first time in a long time. It sucks to be me right now. But KC is as cute as a bugs ear and he makes me happy. TTFN