I've been thinking lately that I should shut this blog down since we really have nothing noteworthy to say.......so, this is the last installment of "Drifting with the Monarchs". Perhaps we'll do another blog in the future if things get interesting. :)
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It's been fun!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Our Memorial
Memorial evening was not bad weather-wise, as it was last year. I did wear a coat but probably didn't really need it. Last year as I recall it was snowing sideways!
We met with our ASL group and I believe the total was 264. I'm thinking that's about 140 more than we have publishers! Many, many inactive ones, family members and interested ones attended.
I really liked the speaker's style and the way he presented the information. He was very personable and friendly. Natural. Seemed like a nice guy. He and his wife came from Walkill. I heard they too are in an ASL congregation back there.
I can't say we had any attend that we invited. Jess was excited that a workmate was going to come but she ended up getting sick that day. Perhaps she can still start a study with her!
Mike and I need about 5 hours each still to complete our special hour requirement for aux. pioneering this month. The weather has basically been in the 60s and pleasant so it shouldn't be too hard.
How did everyone else's Memorials go?
Friday, April 1, 2011
Could This Be Spring?
It was almost 80 yesterday and today it was close to it! This warmer weather is certainly lifting everyone's spirits. And it's great for our congregation because we have the C.O. this week and we start the invitation work tomorrow! We have at last count.........drum roll........58 aux. pioneers + 24 reg. pioneers this month! 82 !! Wonder how long it will take to arrange for service Sat. morning. Ha, ha.......I think Michael has it all figured out. I hope he does! I am still getting on call nursing gigs every week. I go to the adult day care, health fairs, insurance assessments and I have an infusion/pt. teaching thing next week. It's quite varied. I actually wish I could just find a two day a week 8 to 10 hr. a day job that was regular. I'll keep looking :) Hope all is well with everyone. Have a great invitation work and Memorial!
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Dog Park
Today it was probably 65 degrees (in Feb.!) so we decided to get outside with Kobe. I looked up dog parks on the Internet and saw that there is one maybe 10 min. from us, so off we went.
It is a very nice park in the east foothills of Reno in the Hidden Valley area. There is not only a dog park for small and large dogs but hiking trails, play ground equipment, tennis courts and a whole arena with bleachers for horse or cattle events. Really nice.
I was a bit worried about how Kobe would act being around a lot of other dogs. 6 months ago when we were camping he attacked two larger dogs, after being provoked by them and also snapped at a little girl who was just being nice.
We entered the small dog area and Mike kept Kobe on his leash for a while. Then we let him loose and did he ever have fun! He was not aggressive at all; he just wanted to play with every dog there. He had a special liking for a little female dachshund that he kept going back to. We will definitely take him back since he did so well.
It was a beautiful day with views of the Sierras and all of downtown Reno. Nice to get outside.
That's all for now. Hope all is well with everyone!
It is a very nice park in the east foothills of Reno in the Hidden Valley area. There is not only a dog park for small and large dogs but hiking trails, play ground equipment, tennis courts and a whole arena with bleachers for horse or cattle events. Really nice.
I was a bit worried about how Kobe would act being around a lot of other dogs. 6 months ago when we were camping he attacked two larger dogs, after being provoked by them and also snapped at a little girl who was just being nice.
We entered the small dog area and Mike kept Kobe on his leash for a while. Then we let him loose and did he ever have fun! He was not aggressive at all; he just wanted to play with every dog there. He had a special liking for a little female dachshund that he kept going back to. We will definitely take him back since he did so well.
It was a beautiful day with views of the Sierras and all of downtown Reno. Nice to get outside.
That's all for now. Hope all is well with everyone!
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Car Seats and Weekends
If I could just get the passenger seat in our car up an inch or so I would have just about no more glitches when it comes to sitting! The driver's seat does go up and down but not the passenger seat......I guess a pillow would do it. Pretty much back to being able to do everything now and I'm so thankful :)
I was recently thinking that we are really enjoying the weekends in the last few years. You see for 15 +yrs. we worked on Sat. and either before or after the Sunday meetings. So now being able to go in service, maybe socialize a bit in the evening and not have to run out of the Sunday meetings to go to work is just wonderful! We aren't dead tired by Sunday night. Yikes, weekends were the busiest days when we were running our spa. Also for years we did all the laundry for the spa at home. Dragging home huge sacks of sheets and towels and body wraps. We made a good living for the family but so glad those days are over!
Not too much new going on. I did decide to stop doing in-home medication box set ups for old folks. Too much liability. And what I made doing it didn't warrant paying for all the licenses necessary, which are due at the end of the month. Still have the other two jobs which are sporadic at best right now.
Hope those who read this are doing well! Till next time......
I was recently thinking that we are really enjoying the weekends in the last few years. You see for 15 +yrs. we worked on Sat. and either before or after the Sunday meetings. So now being able to go in service, maybe socialize a bit in the evening and not have to run out of the Sunday meetings to go to work is just wonderful! We aren't dead tired by Sunday night. Yikes, weekends were the busiest days when we were running our spa. Also for years we did all the laundry for the spa at home. Dragging home huge sacks of sheets and towels and body wraps. We made a good living for the family but so glad those days are over!
Not too much new going on. I did decide to stop doing in-home medication box set ups for old folks. Too much liability. And what I made doing it didn't warrant paying for all the licenses necessary, which are due at the end of the month. Still have the other two jobs which are sporadic at best right now.
Hope those who read this are doing well! Till next time......
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Update
In the famous words of Inspector Clouseau......I can walk! Doing pretty well with only a few glitches here and there now. My x-rays looked fine and muscle testing to see if I had a bulging disc were negative so I guess it was just a freak nerve pinch. There was a slight narrowing at the very end of the lumbar vertebrae just before the sacrum which is exactly where the hot knife feeling was. Wish I knew what the movement was that I did to cause it so I could avoid ever doing that again!
I have to give a gold star to Mikey......he waited on me hand and foot the whole time I was down. What an awesome hubby I have!
It's super cold here in Reno lately. There has also been freezing fog that the Native Americans call pogonip. The snow pack in the mountains is 200%! It seems like it's been a long winter already but it's only been a few weeks that it's been officially winter :(
It was a great coincidence that I've virtually had no work for the last 4 weeks but I couldn't have done much anyway! It is starting to pick up a bit now.
We got our convention dates the other night: Aug. 19-21 in Sacramento. The hotel list was almost completely different. Now there are only 3 hotels within walking distance. I was happy to be able to get a room at one of those. We really liked parking the car and walking everywhere last year.
That's all the news from us. Hope everyone is well :)
I have to give a gold star to Mikey......he waited on me hand and foot the whole time I was down. What an awesome hubby I have!
It's super cold here in Reno lately. There has also been freezing fog that the Native Americans call pogonip. The snow pack in the mountains is 200%! It seems like it's been a long winter already but it's only been a few weeks that it's been officially winter :(
It was a great coincidence that I've virtually had no work for the last 4 weeks but I couldn't have done much anyway! It is starting to pick up a bit now.
We got our convention dates the other night: Aug. 19-21 in Sacramento. The hotel list was almost completely different. Now there are only 3 hotels within walking distance. I was happy to be able to get a room at one of those. We really liked parking the car and walking everywhere last year.
That's all the news from us. Hope everyone is well :)
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Wouldn't Wish This On Anyone!
I believe since the day after my last post I have had sciatica of one intensity or another. This is not something I would wish on anyone! And I now have complete empathy with anyone who has it or has had it! One friend said she "felt my pain in her butt", since she's had the same thing. True empathy!
From out of nowhere came the burning, cutting, stabbing feeling to the right of my tailbone over to the right hip joint and down the front of the leg to the knee. Wish I could at least say I had been climbing Mt. Whitney at the time! Nope, just doing normal everyday stuff. That lasted for 10 days. Didn't matter what kind of pain pills or whatever I took, it stayed the same. No sleep.
Then gradually, gradually, one pain pill seemed to help, ice seemed to help and I kind of sort of got some sleep. Now on day 15 I can say that I have slept 3 or 4 nights in a row (with chemical help) and the pain has changed to a feeling like I have been kicked by a bull in the right hip. I guess that's progress! I can walk around the house for about 5 min. before the affected muscles get really tired and I have to sit/lay down. Hmmm, at this rate I may be able to be back to normal in several months!
The best thing is I was able to go to the KH Tuesday night. I just hobbled in, sat down and did OK. Sitting seems to be what I do best right now!
So, that's my current situation. I know many people have much worse ailments and that makes me very sad. Hopefully I can write something much more encouraging next time!
From out of nowhere came the burning, cutting, stabbing feeling to the right of my tailbone over to the right hip joint and down the front of the leg to the knee. Wish I could at least say I had been climbing Mt. Whitney at the time! Nope, just doing normal everyday stuff. That lasted for 10 days. Didn't matter what kind of pain pills or whatever I took, it stayed the same. No sleep.
Then gradually, gradually, one pain pill seemed to help, ice seemed to help and I kind of sort of got some sleep. Now on day 15 I can say that I have slept 3 or 4 nights in a row (with chemical help) and the pain has changed to a feeling like I have been kicked by a bull in the right hip. I guess that's progress! I can walk around the house for about 5 min. before the affected muscles get really tired and I have to sit/lay down. Hmmm, at this rate I may be able to be back to normal in several months!
The best thing is I was able to go to the KH Tuesday night. I just hobbled in, sat down and did OK. Sitting seems to be what I do best right now!
So, that's my current situation. I know many people have much worse ailments and that makes me very sad. Hopefully I can write something much more encouraging next time!
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