Time Flies.....

Boy...where did the month go? It has been a busy one....

I had a MRI a couple weeks ago to see what was going on with my back...Come to find out I have lumbar spinal stenosis...a product of old age, I guess. I go to a Physiologist - whatever that means - on the 9th. In the meantime I am on a non-narcotic pain med and Aleve....I surely don't want back surgery but I surely don't want to hurt either. Perhaps a cortisone shot or two will do the trick like it did with my knee.....The short time I spent in re-hab didn't do much but make it hurt more....Mercy me!!

Susie came to visit from New Hampshire...and that was fun!! We were able to have the whole family together for Dian's birthday. What a treat!! Love it when that happens! Her birthday was the 18Th and we went to dinner at the Cabbage Patch, In Snohomish. Then she left the 19Th at midnight for the long flight home. Fortunately they have avoided both the earthquake and the hurricane that are plaguing the East Coast.

We finally have some actual summer weather.....I LOVE it! My apartment stays fairly cool - compared to most of the others - I have a hedge in front of me and that seems to provide enough shade to keep it cool. Down at the river, however, the breezes blow and it is ideal!

Granddaughter Brooke's birthday is the 28Th (August was a busy month for the Mortlands ) She will be 30 years ole! I can't believe it! Her 2nd baby is due the 10Th of Sept...it is a girl...and we are super excited...

Well...I'd best get to gettin' Talk to you later!

August already!

Howdy....here we are....already into August - My oh My, how time flies as we get older!!

Enjoying the summer weather, finally. The rubber ducky race was much fun. I learned that one can purchase a ducky for 5$...and they set up a finish line at the bridge down the river. There were a lot of "officials" making sure the kids didn't go out and grab a ducky, or otherwise impeded their travels down the river. Quite a sight, believe me....hundreds of yellow rubber ducky's floating down the river...much fun to watch!

Had a tragedy happen Tuesday....one of the residents here - a stubborn, cantankerous old man, who drove his "scooter" way too fast - got hit and killed by a truck in the intersection at the end of the building. He had been a long time resident here and many were really upset about it. I always passed

his window on my morning walk with Fritz, and saw him often sitting in his chair in his underwear....That's about as far as I knew him...

Yesterday I had a wonderful visit with some old Sweet Adeline friends...One of them lives in Merrill Gardens a few blocks over, and the other is in Walla Walla......It was so good to see them...we yakked until it was almost dark!

Physical Therapy is "going"...I don't like it but I do it...I always hurt more afterwards...perhaps that is a good thing????? I see my doc on Monday.....What I want is some stronger pain pills but maybe I need a cortisone shot instead??? We'll see what she says on Monday.....

Fritz gets his hair cut this afternoon....I know if he knew what he was going through he wouldn't be looking forward to it....but I surely am...He is extremely hairy!

That's it for now.....see you later.