Pets

I think all three of my pets had a meeting to come up with ways to make today a challenge.  The first thing this morning while I was in the shower, I think they all conspired to turn over the litter box and scatter it everywhere (I had to blame it on all of them since I wasn't watching).  Then later in the day, Mia used my leg as a launching pad when she wanted to chase one of the cats and left a big long painful scratch; Okie threw up in the bed (which meant I had to strip the bed, while trying to keep Jerry and Mia from trying to eat it ... Eewwww) ... and then this evening when I made dinner (chicken and veggies) and it was sitting on the hot stove Okie jumped on the stove to start eating that food -- I have no idea how he didn't burn his feet; and Jerry ripped apart one of my plants and made a huge mess.  As I'm writing this, the day isn't over yet, so........

Today, in between yelling at my pets, I went to the Thornton Recreation Center and took a tour and got a membership.  They allow all age groups.  The first thing I'm going to do is sign up for their Tai Chi class.  They've also got a huge weight room, racquetball courts, a pool, an indoor running track and probably more.

After that I went and took a tour of the Senior Center and talked to them about their activities.  They obviously don't cater to all age groups. :) The lady at the information desk was going over all the activities with me and she said they offered a belly dancing class.  The lady standing behind me tapped me on the shoulder and said, "You really should take that class, it's fun."  I turned around and this woman was carrying an oxygen bottle and her husband was helping her with her walker.  She cracked up at herself and I got a good laugh!

Both facilities had great things to offer so I'm glad I finally went.

Harley

Pikes Peak Harley called me yesterday to give me an update on the bike.  The riser has been installed, so I have high hopes for that extra inch and a half making the bike handle low areas.

They also said that the rear brakes don't work at all (wow...) so they will check all the brakes and fix them where necessary.

The oil was kind of like sludge after sitting for two years so they will drain the oil and put new oil in and new filters.  They will do all the other regular servicing stuff, too.  So as of today the total cost is $900 and that could still go up. (Yikes) I guess when you factor in the fact that no servicing has been done for two years this isn't too bad.  But I want to feel comfortable and safe riding this thing.

One of Marshall's last requests while he could still talk was that I take good care of the bike and that I ride it and continue to spread prostate cancer awareness.  He had made up some pamphlets that he used to keep on his bike and pass out concerning how men should take care of themselves and get tested for prostate cancer and he wanted me to continue that practice.  I told him I would try, so I sure do hope I can.

He also wanted me to continue to enter the bike in shows.  So far he has won every show the bike was in.  But I couldn't make that promise.  Entering in shows requires a lot of prep that I'm not comfortable with (draining the oil, draining the gas tank, putting the bike on a trailer and then manually pushing it off the trailer and then back on again).  I will not be able to handle that.  But if there are shows that are all outdoor and the bike can simply be ridden in, I will try to do that.

Another thing he really BADLY wanted to do himself but his health never cooperated was to ride with the Patriot Guard accompanying the body of a deceased veteran to his/her final resting place.  If the opportunity presents itself, I will try to make that happen with me riding the bike.  First I need to get comfortable riding a trike.  Baby steps.....

This week

Yesterday I had to take the car to Toyota in Pueblo for its 15,000 mile checkup.  I like to go back down to the Toyota dealer in Pueblo, even though it's a long trip, because I really like them.  I tried to form a relationship with the Toyota up here in Denver and they treated me like a helpless female who couldn't understand anything they said.

So I dropped Mia off at Camp BowWow yesterday morning.  When I picked her up at 4:00, I took her out to the car and she immediately fell asleep.  When I got home, I fed her and then she went back to sleep and she is basically still sleeping.  She loves going to Camp BowWow and it exhausts her physically and mentally, but I'm a little concerned about how long she is napping and hope tomorrow she is a little perkier.

Today I went to the dentist for the millionth time.  I hope in the next month to six weeks I will be finished with that.

So I am close to finally bringing all of my health issues up to where they were four years ago and all I will need to do is maintain.  I wish I had listened to my own advice and had taken better care of myself when I was caring for Marshall.  I think I would have been in much better shape now.

All is calm

Everything is still uneventful.  No A-Fib episodes and pacemaker is ticking along perfectly.

Valentine's Day was sad but Monday was my grief support group and we all brought pictures of our loved ones and we told stories.  Very very cathartic.

Today I got a manicure, pedicure and massage.  Ahhhh, felt good.

Today I had Pike's Peak Harley Davidson come and pick up the motorcycle to do service.  The bike has been sitting in the garage for a year and is probably due for oil change, etc.  They are also going to install a riser apparatus that should raise the bike's tailpipes about an inch and a half which would mean I could (hopefully) get it across the curb at the end of my driveway without dragging and ruining those custom "gatling gun" tailpipes.  And then hopefully I'll be able to actually get it out and ride it.  Here's a picture of my "babies" waiting for the Harley guy!

One of the girls in my grief group mentioned on Monday that she has a Harley and that she belongs to a ladies riders group so I'm going to join that group this summer.

After the Harley guy left, I took Mia to Starbucks so that I could get a latte and she could get her Puppuccino.  (Starbucks will give you this treat for your animal at no cost -- it's a cup of whipped cream and Mia loves it!  When we pull into the Starbucks, she goes nuts with excitement...)

Update

Not really anything to talk about.  I haven't had an Afib episode since the Pacemaker was implanted, the Pacemaker is just purring along like it's supposed to and I am still enjoying the fact that I don't have Parkinson's.  Pretty nice.

Nothing exciting to report

When Marshall and I moved here in 2000, we had a house built in a subdivision called River Run on Oswego Street.  Our house was a ranch style model called a Redwood.  It was a great house and we had a lot of happy memories there.

For the past few weeks I have been looking at ranch-style houses to see if I could find a house I could afford -- I thought it would be great to get away from these dangerous stairs.  And my real estate agent assures me that my townhouse will sell quickly and at a good price.

Yesterday my real estate agent called and said he thought my old house had just gone on the market -- and the price was definitely right.  The way he described it, it sure sounded like our house.  I got a little excited thinking maybe I could move back to our house.

But he checked it out and called me this morning to tell me the house he saw was a Redwood model in River Run on Oswego Street but it wasn't mine.  So ... I almost had exciting news ...

Today I got my bimonthly massage.  These massages are really helping me.