The River

Gosh, I just love the Cedar River.. the other morning, Fritz and I were out walking and I thought I saw some fish swimming....sure enough...they are on their way down from where they were born and on their way to Lake WA and eventually on their way to Puget Sound....and two years from now they will be on their way up-stream to start the process all over again.

Then I spied six baby ducklings swimming around with their mom....was that ever cute!!! I had seen several males (drakes?) but no females, Evidently the males are not too hot about the little ones because they peck at them and toss them around,....The mom fights back and the chase is on....away from the babies.....They run down the river, fly up over the trees , land back on the river and fly some more,,,...the male chasing her all the time. But she comes back to her brood and steers them back to their hiding place....so sweet...

So...while that was going on, I heard a helicopter and looked up and saw it was hovering over the river....and circling around the area of the senior center down "stream" then a fire truck came by sirens and lights going.... found out later that a body was found floating in the river down by the senior center....It was a man who had been missing for a few hours.

Granted not all of our walks are this interesting.....but I wanted to get it all down so I didn't forget anything!!

A quiet week coming up....have a good one!!

Hello, again

I sorta slept in this morning - when I finally rolled out of bed I detected that perhaps Fritz had been naughty....sure enough he was..I cleaned it up, made the coffee and prepared to take him out and discovered he hadn't gotten rid of all of his"stuff".....this called for what I call a "butt bath" and some hair trimming....Not a great way to start the day, huh?!

B y the time I had my appointment with the cardiologist, I had worked myself up into a fine lather composing dire situations with my heart.....in fact I had Dian come with me so she would hear the same thing I did.....come to find out "abnormal" is my "normal" and things are fine....Evidently the heart muscle is somewhat weak from the heart attack several years ago....the one I didn't know that I had.....I complained about the word "abnormal"....and he asked what I would suggest as an alternative....couldn't come up with one.

This past week was "birthday"week....Steve was Tuesday and Jocelyn was Wednesday...gosh it is had to believe all the years have gone by so quickly....We weren't able to connect with Steve but will in a week or so....Jocelyn had her dinner at the Snoqualmie Casino....which was fun ...and Actually came out ahead in the gambling venture....I doubled my money - which isn't all that much 'cause I tend to bed minimum amounts on the machines....but it was fun.

Before I met the girls at the casino I attended volunteer appreciation function at the hospital. It was really nice....they served dinner which was good. Prior to dinner they offered "cocktails" which were mojitos without the liquor....a bit tasteless, obviously.....but the thought was there.

Yesterday we had lunch for Fritz 's babysitter who is moving to Florida this weekend. There were about 12 of us there.....we went to a Mexican restaurant here in Renton...

Well - since I got a late start, I had best get to gettin' It is almost noon and I haven't had breakfast yet...0h dear!!

Hello

Lat time I wrote, I was about to go to my primary doc for a physical.....so I went and, for the most part I am fine. Then she asked if I had seen my cardiologist about the echo results. I figured no news was good news in that department and she said I should call him....so I did and have an appointment this coming week because the echo was "abnormal"......what kind of word is that??!!

That word is not a nice one when mentioning medical tests!! Well, we will see on Thursday!

In the meantime - on Tuesday the building is sponsoring another gambling trip to the Snoqualmie Casino whoo hoo!!!

Fritz's baby sitter is moving to Florida this month so Tuesday will be the last time he will be able to stay with her.

Last Tuesday evening our family friend, Sherrie, had some of us over for dinner. She used to live in Jocelyn's house but moved out when Brooke and her family moved in. She is a great cook, let me tell you ! I was stuffed....so good...

Next week will be "3rd floor inspections"....whatever that means.....I should probably ask someone. They announce the inspections a couple months ago - I had Jocelyn come over and power clean for me - and nobody showed......we'll see...I 'll let you know.

Supposed to be warm today....I ;believe it - I have my windows open and the ceiling fan going and it is not even noon yet.....See ya'!

Happy Easter everyone!

Hi folks...I can't believe it has been two whole weeks since I last wrote......Not much has been happening which can be good or bad - all in how you look at it!

Since I have my new parking spot, I seem to be using my car more often....it is so much easier to get to. I still don't enjoy driving much and rarely after dark. The best part is when I am able to go see baby Grayson.....what a cutie. He looks a lot like his mama - and then it seems like he looks more like his daddy.... He is one month old now and doing just great! I get over there about once a week....a lot can happen in a week of a baby's life!!He has that - if you stretch your imagination - little smile going on...so cute! He now weighs almost 12 libs and has grown an inch and a half.

Tomorrow I go to my primary care doctor for a physical. I don't like those much.....I always have a written list of things to talk to her about....she is very patient with me and my lists. Once I am done with that, then I should be "doctor free" for quite a while. Yea!!!!

I passed my one year anniversary in this building....and that surely went by fast! I still love it here - the decision to move here was one of my smarter ones!

Steve came down this morning - it was so good to see him. We went to see Jocelyn - and she gave us lunch.....

I am tired of eating frozen entrees for dinner....so I decided to cook up some recipes and freeze what I don't eat for another time....Hopefully acquiring a large supply of meals in my freezer. So...with that in mind, Dian and I went to Trader Joe's (almost my most favorite store in the world) and picked up a few things...then on to QFC to get stuff on sale from their ad. Yesterday I finished up at Safeway....and I was so pooped from doing all that shopping that I was not in the mood to cook! Hopefully I can start tomorrow -:-)

Well it is time to transfer from one chair to another - about the extent of my strenuous exercise (aside from the dog walking, that is!) Talk to you soon....